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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Developed and maintained quarterly forecasts and yearly budgets for the region
• Effectively managed cost control activities for overheads and logistics spend of $70m annually
• Led accounting period close activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting in overhead and logistics P&L lines
• Designed and implemented a robust Power BI dashboard to analyze and track logistics spend exceeding $12m annually
• Overhauled manual Excel management reporting by transitioning to Looker & Tableau
• Developed and implemented standardized processes for month-end close and forecasting cycles, ensuring consistency in the region

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Processed and delivered financial data during A.P. Møller-Mærsk‘s acquisition of B2C Europe as a member of the M&A team
• Owned comprehensive yearly budgets and quarterly forecasts spanning the full P&L for HQ and group companies
• Designed and delivered monthly management reports to the leadership team of the Amsterdam, London, Madrid, and Paris hubs
• Led a team of 5 professionals in addressing negative gross margin customers and parcel shipments on a weekly basis, deciding on price increases and supply chain adjustments
• Implemented customer profitability reporting, targeting low performing and loss-making customers, resulting in the elimination of loss makers and an 85% decline in the number low performers
• Published monthly sales team reports analyzing customer profitability, sales trends, revenue forecasts, and volume expectations

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Managed a $600k annual procurement budget, optimizing raw materials and supplies purchases
• Reduced on-hand inventory by $1.5m in one year by developing and implementing an inventory management system
• Designed reporting to forecast raw materials spend and track variances versus actuals

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Co-founded a manufacturing company specializing in football and rugby tackle training equipment
• Orchestrated a royalty-based distribution agreement with an international company headquartered in the UK
• Designed processes for AR/AP, accounting period close, and forecasting cycles

Master Of Science - Ms, Financial Management

Master's Thesis: Executive Level Social Ties and M&A Announcement Date CARs

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Double Major In Finance And Management

Summer Immersion: New York City Program, The Science Of Psychology

Psychology fundamentals program at Columbia University

Education record