* Strove to have a thorough understanding of my clients’ business environment and objectives, while interacting within the clients’ organization to be a partner at all levels * Led efforts with fulfillment operations team to develop a root cause analysis for freight expenses, resulting in 30% savings for 2012; Participated in the negotiation of a global freight contract, resulting in an additional 20% savings in 2013* Partnered with operations leadership team to develop tools for contract manufacturing and fulfillment center rationalization* Enhanced inventory reporting to reflect demand plan compared to sales initiatives* Communicated and analyzed variances in actual to estimated and budgeted performance to find opportunities and exposures for global operations, quality assurance, technical services and IT teams

* Conducted reviews with CFO discussing resolutions to findings during corporate audits of service centers and factory stores* Converted all account reconciliations to electronic format and documented all journal entries per corporate guidelines to build monthly closing checklist; Documentation and processes were deemed to be ideal to become the first group to transition to shared services company OPI* Developed and enforced policies and procedures for the lawn mower and friends and family events held at offsite locations* Owner of audit tracker for all finance and area manager audits of service centers and factory stores; Ensure that all audits points are resolved by committed completion dates* Acting product service and factory store controller and finance manager for four months prior to replacement being hired* Managed one resource

* Led efforts to identify and implement cost savings reductions that resulted in savings of $1M or $.3M higher than the 2010 goal; These cost savings initiatives helped the product service division exceed the 2010 operating plan OM goal by $1.7M* Enforced efforts relating to the self audit program conducted by finance personnel resulting in 25 completed audits in 2009 and 2010 combined* Partnered with management team to make sound business decisions by providing ad hoc analysis of business alternatives* Responsible for completing tasks related to the month-end close process including ensuring timely and accurate support of journal entries and financial statements* Prepared monthly financial package for national service center managers, finance and business management teams* Reported and analyzed trends in SG&A and allocated costs including key cost drivers and allocation methodology* Managed one resource

* Provided financial guidance and support to the Supply Planning and Sales Operations groups* Reported and analyzed monthly inventory activity for Professional and Consumer Tools including actuals, estimates and budgets* Conducted monthly meetings with Sales Operations and Credit groups to ensure timely resolution and root cause analysis for service level penalties and customer shipping variances resulting in $2M in cost savings* Prepared monthly excess and obsolete reports and solicit quarterly discontinued inventory charitable donations* Reported global inventory turns by strategic business area for all regions* Evaluated and recommended improvements of operating and internal controls to ensure financial integrity

* Provided financial guidance and support to the Saws Power Tools Marketing group * Reported and analyzed monthly sales and margin activity for Saws Portfolios including actuals, estimates and budgets * Estimated and tracked profit and loss activity within the Professional Tools business for Marketing and SG&A Promotion* Prepared capital acquisition requests for various new product development projects, including financial summaries, NPV analysis, cost structure reviews and post investment audits* Documented and followed monthly Sarbanes-Oxley procedures for all balance sheet activity* Prepared financial highlights for the Saws Quarterly reviews * Created quarterly income statements to report expenses by channel and product portfolios * Communicated and analyzed variances in actual to estimated performance to find opportunities and exposures

* Provided accounting support for internal and external audit requests * Evaluated the accuracy of balance sheet and income statement accounts, conducted additional research and resolved discrepancies* Documented and followed monthly Sarbanes-Oxley procedures for all balance sheet activity* Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and resolved variances for ten strategic business units* Interpreted and communicated information in detail to all interested parties in an efficient and consistent manner

* Reconciled cash accounts and prepared monthly bank reconciliations* Processed invoices to ensure accuracy to purchase orders and timely payment to vendors* Entered cash receipts and made proper adjustments to customer accounts* Assisted in the ongoing review and development of team systems, internal controls and processes, in addition to assisting other associates and groups as needed