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Responsible for finance function at Central Plains Cement, the leading provider of cement in the Midwest. Managing financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, capex and TWC. Partner to the operations and sales teams in working to achieve our strategic objectives.Central Plains Cement, an Eagle Materials company, manufactures Portland cement, used throughout the country’s heartland for the construction of roads, bridges and buildings. We serve customers from our plant and terminal network using barge, rail and truck freight channels.Eagle Materials Inc. a leading provider of building materials, serving markets throughout the United States.

Perry, Kansas, Us

• Led the finance function for the Hamm Group, a subsidiary of Summit Materials, a Midwest leader in aggregates and highway construction. • Responsible for financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, strategic planning, SOX compliance, internal and external audit management and capex management. Partnered with the general managers to monitor business performance and improve forecasting accuracy. Led the month-end business review process for presenting key metrics to corporate leadership.• Completed acquisition due-diligence and integration of two bolt-on businesses• Collaborated with the Shared Services Center on process improvements across AP, AR, payroll and month end closing

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

• VP Finance for the Central West division and CFO for the KS/MO operations of the Great Plains division. • Responsible for financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, strategic planning, IFRS reporting, external and internal audit liaison, capex management, SOX compliance and acquisition / divestiture due diligence. • Managed the preliminary and final month-end processes. • Mentored the finance teams by conducting workshops on detailed balance sheet reviews, construction contract reviews and SOX compliance.• Completed acquisition due-diligence and opening balance sheet work. Managed a business divestiture.• Initiated and managed a Sales & Use Tax review that resulted in significant refunds. • Participated in process improvement initiative.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

• Joined the group as a Finance Manager, and within 6 months was promoted to Director of Internal Audit where my responsibilities included management of the internal audit function for the United States, Canada and South America. • Directed the development and execution of a risk-based program of financial and IT audit reviews. • Collaborated on Audit Committee updates and led presentations to the Audit Committee.• Recruited and managed a team of 20 finance and IT professionals. Developed a good record of placing auditors in businesses. Collaborated and shared resources with the European audit team. • Managed SOX requirements for Oldcastle Finance, as well as investor relations notes and treasury issues.• Participated in the multi-company procurement initiative to establish national agreements with vendors (Concur, D&B, Amex).

Oldsmar, Fl, Us

Developed a Shared Services Center for centralizing the payroll function for 2,000 team members of this leisure boat retailer. Recruited a payroll team, migrated payroll processing from regional sites and acquisitions, automated GL posting process and introduced exception reporting.

• Project manager for the design, development and maintenance of a data warehouse for the third largest retail drug chain in the U.S.• Managed financial and operational reporting systems for the pharmacy BU with annual sales of $10B.• Collaborated with corporate and store management to develop, implement and monitor new initiatives including web-based scorecard reporting and product pricing strategies for 2,800 stores.• Led an accelerated substitution program for new generic products that generated $6M incremental profit in a 12-month period.• Transition team member for acquisitions and migration to new ownership following acquisition by CVS in 2005, and retained by new ownership to assist in business integration and development of management reporting and dashboard.

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