Financial Planning & Analysis ManagerEmail: matthauer@hotmail.comFinancial Manager with extensive record of providing analysis of ongoing actual revenue and spending versus budget to ensure proper cost controls are in place and risks/opportunities are identified and communicated. History of overseeing multifunction and matrixed organizations. Strategic thinker with ability to get into the weeds as well as get a thirty-thousand foot view of the organization. Experienced in forecast, annual budgeting and long-range strategic planning. Able to map out organizational change in context of budget and forecast. Employs a mission-driven leadership style, able to partner with stakeholders, motivate teams, and influence executive leadership. Expert in data analysis to get to root cause of financial variances.CORE COMPETENCIES• Financial Management & Analysis• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles• Strategic Planning• Financial Statements & Reporting, KPIs• Microsoft Excel, Word, & Powerpoint• Gross Margin Analysis• Expense Reduction / Cost Control• Forecasting & Budgeting• Financial Modeling• Customer Profitability & Metrics• Leadership• Strong Communication• Consultative approachACCOMPLISHMENTS• Directly supported $45M of multiple Corporate and centralized functions in budgeting, forecasting, and performed month-end and year-end close activities, financial statement and budget variances, assisting management to resolve variance, result in cost savings, and create proper reporting.• Created in-depth Board of Directors reporting slides quarterly with robust and actionable commentary, often focusing on particular aspects / dynamics for the quarter. • Improved and simplified allocation and chargeback processes to be more accurate, shorten analysis and processing time.Contact me at Matthauer@hotmail.com for any financial analyst/manager opportunities.