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Chicago, Illinois, United States

London, England, Gb

- Advise technology startup company on the development and implementation of product features and functionality for a smart contract and licensing product.- Provide strategic guidance on fundraising strategies, financial modeling, compliance, and capital structure.

Austin, Texas, Us

Full FP&A responsibility for 6 global divisions ($500M+ ARR) for the largest car dealership software company with direct reports located in the US & EU. - Led a team of associates focused on FP&A, long and short-term planning, operational cost optimization, price modeling, allocation and management of bottom-line expenses, new business expansion modeling, order-to-cash reporting, and improving ERP system and process. - Partnered with business leaders to analyze business trends and continuously implement new processes promoting a better customer experience while improving our utilization rates by 20% YOY.- Drove annual goal and driver-based financial planning process generating 7-figure cost reductions through efficiencies and addressing underperforming and underutilized areas.- Directed design and execution of new Global Finance Service Center located in Prague, Czech Republic: candidate recruitment, processing, training, and integration into overall finance operations.- Facilitated the post-sale transition from a publicly traded company to a private corporation.- Fostered a work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover.

Austin, Texas, Us

Team leader responsible for P&L accountability and finance team management for $200M Digital Advertising business with CDK's global solution portfolio.- Led budget planning and allocation, forecasting models, and cost-optimization initiative delivering forecast accuracy and financial visibility improvements by creating ownership and participation within the functional management team.- Led effort to digitize invoice approval process eliminating paper-based process.- Collaborated with the corporate development team and outside partners on M&A due diligence and post-close integration.

Chicago, Il, Us

Oversaw financial operations of the Sears’ Customer Support Network, including P&L management and analysis, capital spend management, vendor negotiations, annual planning and forecasting, plus monthly adjustments, close, and accruals.- Led a team of 30 global associates supporting 4 business units focused on driving enhanced customer experience through analytics and business process improvement while reducing cost.- Built a driver-based budgeting model connecting financial results to operational decisions empowering stakeholders to understand their impact on the P&L.- Created a web-based P&L Management software tool for effective, efficient internal reporting.- Reduced expenses by 40% over 4 years exceeding corporate planning targets including offshore operational restructuring resulting in a $10M YOY improvement.

Chicago, Il, Us

Accountable for financial operations of three logistics divisions of, Home Services (Home Delivery, Retail Installation, and In-Home Repair), with combined annual budgets of $600M. Collaborated with Retail business leaders, Call Center representatives, and Local Installers to ensure profitable growth while delivering a positive customer experience.- Owned annual planning, monthly forecasting and analysis of results, and general financial support - including investment cases for real estate development.- Led several projects with intensive data gathering and analysis aimed at targeting specific areas of cost structure improvement responsible for delivering $15M in savings.- Created a streamlined variable pricing model, improving business partners' ability to influence cost and target improvement actions.

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Us

Responsible for strategic planning advice and oversight for ongoing budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of results for the Worldwide Headquarters group with a budget of $43M in annual spend.- Developed a standardized entry template allowing business leaders, across 110 global locations, to quickly input various financial data elements and automatically generate P&L reporting output.- Built offshore network to lower administrative costs; identified capabilities to offshore, hire and train the workforce, transition workflow, and oversee ongoing operations.- Supervised capital spending business case process, standardized case creation, and submissions across business units.- Nominated by leadership panel to the Corporate Audit Rotational program, including participation in an anti-bribery audit review on location in Bangalore, India.

London, Gb

Progressed from entry-level analyst to manager role, managing over $1B in ARR, by enhancing transparency in financial systems, processes and procedures.- Built a new Sales Finance function, drove the development of a new contract management system, improved the existing internally developed finance platform, and created numerous streamlined internal and external management reporting and analysis processes.- Created results and statistics reports used by the Investor Relations department to inform company financials to Wall Street analysts following the IPO.- Prepared systems and processes required for the IPO process, company training on new processes, and change management for transition to full P&L management from lower-resolution internal metrics used pre-IPO.- Constructed and implemented processes to support sales performance scorecards, commission structure development, target setting, payouts, and contract audit.