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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• Led a successful good receipt/invoice receipt clearing project, eliminating all unnecessary balances over 180 days and improving the accuracy of our month-end close• Streamlined the full purchase order creation lifecycle by introducing a comprehensive “How to Buy” initiative• Defined the strategic vision and future state of the new regional team in partnership with the heads of finance, sales, and marketing, aligning team objectives with organizational goals

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