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Raleigh, NC, US

Leading Corporate FP&A for $11B Public (NYSE: AAP) auto parts retailer.

The Woodlands, Texas, US

• Head of FP&A, Procurement and Investor Relations. Led strategic planning and supported acquisition of 380-unit Furniture retailer (Badcock). Direct report to CFO.
• Corporate FP&A: Led Financial planning for consolidated business including P&L and Capital investments intended to drive future synergistic benefits post-acquisition.
• Expense Optimization: Led identification and planning for $55M in synergy driven savings in FY24, with $30M captured within 21 days post-acquisition.

Manchester, CT, US

• Led strategic planning and financial performance including Corporate FP&A, Sales Planning & Forecasting (B&M & Ecomm), Stores FP&A, Marketing FP&A, Real Estate FP&A, Transformation Office, and Corporate Strategy.
• Corporate FP&A: Led financial planning and performance including annual operational budgets, quarterly reforecasts, and analysis of monthly results for senior leadership and PE/Board reporting.
• Transformation Strategy/FP&A: Led Expense Optimization/Margin capture to advance IPO/M&A readiness through opportunity identification/business case development, SteerCo prioritization, execution road mapping support.
• Strategic Planning: Led development of Long-Range plan through BCG engagement on identification of whitespace opportunity, leading executive alignment on geographic expansion, analysis and alignment of operational.
• Leadership: Led PE (Bain Capital) relationship with FP&A through MBR and BOD reporting during CFO transition.

Manchester, CT, US

• Hired to build newly created Finance function supporting growth driving functions including Sales Planning/Forecasting (B&M & Ecomm), Marketing FP&A, Real Estate FP&A, and leading organization innovation/strategy.
• Corporate FP&A: Led customer-centric transformation of organizational sales planning and insights, redefining drivers of sales growth through consumer insights across B&M and Ecommerce channels.
• Marketing & Customer Strategy: Led development of new analytical frameworks to better understand our customers and the impact of our Marketing investments, including Acquisition, Retention, LTV and CAC drivers.
• Strategy/Capital Investment: Led development and execution of Real Estate LRP by defining vision for future Real Estate location growth and supply chain capacity needs, providing a strategic lens to Capex investments.
• Innovation: Led organizational innovation through Test & Learn program, including innovation portfolio management, cross functional alignment, data driven analysis, and scaling of winning business strategies.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Supported Digital Business Development through strategic assessment, launch, growth and financial management of $1.5B of digital commerce/omnichannel business.
• Corporate FP&A: Led G&A annual financial planning, quarterly forecasting, and monthly variance analysis for Digital organization.
• Corporate FP&A: Finance lead for multiple digital commerce/omnichannel initiatives (Drive Up, Restock, Google Express, Border Free, Subscriptions, Registry), driving strategic priorities and financial performance.
• Strategy/Innovation: Partnered with Business Development team to drive digital innovation and growth through alignment of innovation vision and goals, innovation portfolio management, opportunity strategic analysis.
• Strategy/Capital Investment: Developed business case (Market selection, Store scope, Capital investment, Sales & OpEx Forecast, NPV) for $55M+ investment in the launch and nationwide expansion of a new omnichannel.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Led Corporate FP&A for pure play ecommerce subsidiary (Dermstore) including annual budgeting, monthly variance analysis, quarterly reforecasts, and long-range planning. Direct report to subsidiary CFO.
• Corporate FP&A: Owned P&L financial reporting and planning on a Monthly, Annual, and Long-Range basis. Conducted variance analysis, identifying risks and opportunities, and presenting recommendations to Executive team.
• Strategic Analysis: Influenced marketing investment strategy through development of organization's Customer LTV methodology, providing an advanced understanding of organizational performance in key LTV drivers.
• Promotional Analytics: Developed methodology and tools to measure promotional effectiveness while leading cross-functional review of promotional initiatives, resulting in enhanced organizational knowledge of.
• Supply Chain Analytics: Led relationship with 3PL Warehouse. Developed internal reporting and performance insights on Distribution Center efficiency, ensuring service levels are achieved and financial forecast accuracy.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, MN, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Led FP&A for Corporate Overhead, Fulfillment Center, and Customer Care through monthly close and annual budgeting.
• Corporate FP&A: Developed Variable Expense Model for Fulfillment Center to model impact from Strategic Operational changes
• Corporate FP&A: Developed Annual Operating Budget for Fulfillment Center, Customer Care, Executive, Finance, Human Resource and Overhead Departments

San Francisco, California, US

• Led Stores financial performance through development of store sales, payroll, and variable expense plans/budget (500+ stores)
• Corporate FP&A: Developed and managed monthly revenue, payroll, and expense plans for 500+ retail stores
• Corporate FP&A: Led transition to an activity-based store payroll allocation strategy that resulted in +100bps of leverage in FY13
• Corporate FP&A: Redesigned Field reporting package, streamlining process to improve responsiveness of reporting, and focusing on key organizational KPI’s aligned with annual performance goals

Executive Education: Lead Leadership Development

Master Of Science - Ms, Accounting

Master Of Business Administration

B.S. Business Administration