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Purchase, New York, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

● Key Achievements: Led 2 AOP Cycles for Protein, Led PPA and Pricing for Protein, created management reporting for Protein and BTC businesses, managed one direct report and nurtured strong business partner relationships● Copilot the BTC BU - owning the Protein portion of the business● Proactively provide timely, insightful, actionable, and accurate financial reporting, analysis, and recommendations to key areas in the organization.● Provide financial analysis support for key capital projects, Protein profitability and War on Waste requests.● Own and manage the AOP submissions and target setting for the Protein business in BTC● Manage Periodic forecasts in addition to Annual planning and BTC QBPs● Own periodic financial reporting presentations for the BU leadership● Build consolidated and segment level financial reports for the business.● Perform periodic reviews of BTC and Protein financial performance vs. plan, prior forecast and prior year. This includes working with department heads and Finance leadership to assist them in understanding results.● Own pricing and price pack architecture for the Protein business in BTC● Coach, train and develop one direct report by providing just in time feedback● Manage and publish Daily Sales reporting to BU sales team.● Utilize complex financial models to provide insight on performance targets.● Automate and improve financial planning processes.● Build successful partnerships with key internal customers and cross-functional team

Lake Forest, Il, Us

Key Achievements: Developed management reporting and nurtured strong business partner relationshipsCopilot a sales team of 8: 2 Directors and 6 National Account Managers Proactively provide timely, insightful, actionable, and accurate financial reporting, analysis, and recommendations to key areas in the organization. Manage and publish Daily Sales reporting to BU executives.Manage, own and publish monthly Commodity forecast file.Manage Monthly and Quarterly forecasts in addition Annual planningDevelop periodic financial reporting presentations for the BU CFO and the BU President. Build consolidated and segment level financial reports for the business. Perform monthly reviews of the departmental financial performance vs. plan and prior year. This includes working with department heads and Finance leadership to assist them in understanding results. Utilize complex financial models to provide insight on performance targets. Automate and improve financial planning processes. Provide financial analysis support for key capital projects. Build successful partnerships with key internal customers and cross-functional teams.Build and manage business unit strategic long-term planning model.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

• Key Achievements: Developed management reporting and nurtured strong business partner relationships• Copilot a sales team of 6: 1 VP and 5 Directors responsible for Net Sales of $2.9 Billion and Profit of $325 Million.• Proactively provide timely, insightful, actionable, and accurate financial reporting, analysis, and recommendations to key areas in the organization.• Develop periodic financial reporting presentations for the Sales and Finance leadership.• Plan and forecast segment and channel level SG&A and T&E budgets• Develop and create innovative reporting to address business needs• Mentor, coach and train new analysts • Build consolidated and segment level financial reports for the business.• Performs monthly reviews of the departmental financial performance vs. plan, forecast and prior year. This includes working with department heads and Finance leadership to assist them in understanding results.• Utilize complex financial models to provide insight on performance targets.• Automate and improve financial planning processes.• Provide financial analysis support for key capital projects.• Builds successful partnerships with key internal customers and cross-functional teams.

Mettawa, Il, Us

• Ensured all monthly, quarterly, and annual work streams are well-planned and coordinated consistently on time and completed with impeccable accuracy.• Supported 3 Sales VPs with financial modeling, forecasting and annual planning.• Mentored, coached and trained new analysts • Led annual revenue and planning process for Ventilation, RDx, Respiratory and Operative Care.• Organized weekly revenue forecasting process, including providing performance statistics to the leadership team and working with sales leadership and operations to deliver regular updates on expected performance.• Partnered with cross functional partners to ensure monthly results are well-understood, appropriately assessed for improvement opportunities and in-line with forecasts; provide accounting guidance as needed to broad audiences.• Provided financial leadership and insights for commercial teams around growth initiatives, customer development, sales performance incentives and product development opportunities.• Collaborated with business partners to develop meaningful global revenue reports and metrics.• Ensured team is providing investigation and explanation of variances to Plan and Forecast for all accounts with responsibility.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Acted as a co-pilot for a $669+ million dollar business unit team • Supported a brand team of five: 1 Director, 2 Senior Manager, and 2 Associate Managers • Led and created comprehensive pro forma financials for product development projects• Led and created comprehensive pro forma financials for customer and competitive market analysis• Actively participated in monthly consensus meetings on volume, trade, and advertising and promotional spending• Constructively challenged and questioned various business decisions while offering alternative recommendations• Led and participated in monthly business reviews for brand owners• Provided comprehensive understanding of various business drivers for Refrigerated Ingredients brands • Communicated key financial and business drivers to various parts of the organization• Provided specific, actionable, forward-looking commentary on changes in the monthly and quarterly financial forecasts• Assisted in the development of the annual business and strategic plan• Mentored, coached, and trained new analysts• Provided technical and process expertise to the brand team

Brookfield, Wisc., Us

• Summarized key business drivers for month/quarter end, planning & forecasting periods on a $1.5 billion dollar segment• Compiled and completed Monthly and Quarterly Flash Reporting• Communicated financial results to corporate business partners• Constructed decks on financial results and projections• Completed timely updates to existing financial forecasts• Gathered, interpreted, and incorporated financial and statistical variables• Completed advanced work with Excel using macros, pivots, and formula building• Developed and completed meaningful reports and ad hoc projects for management and business partners• Provided technical input to assist in development of project planning• Compiled and completed quarterly flux analysis for external auditors • Performed additional responsibilities as requested or assigned

Brookfield, Wisc., Us

• Performed variance analysis for three lines of business with $100 million of annual revenue• Completed meaningful ad hoc projects used to influence and guide key business decisions• Ran, validated, and published monthly reporting• Forecasted, analyzed, and constructed revenue models for three lines of business• Communicated revenue results to business partners• Constructed decks on revenue results and projections for a $1.5 billion dollar segment• Gathered, interpreted, and incorporated financial and statistical variables• Maintained large data sets and interconnected files while ensuring data integrity• Completed advanced work with Excel using macros, pivots, and formula building• Provided technical input to assist in development of project planning• Performed additional responsibilities as requested or assigned• Maintained, updated, and constructed Hyperion Essbase hierarchies

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

• Assisted in the construction of a $180 million budget template • Gathered, interpreted and incorporated financial and statistical variables• Completed variance and other financial analysis on forecast and actual data including, but not limited to, comparisons and reconciliations to prior forecasts, budget comparisons and comparisons to prior year results• Assisted in the budget planning process by supporting timely completion of data and analysis needs of department personnel• Supported other financial analysis completed in the department• Provided technical input to assist in development of project planning• Performed any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned• Completed proforma, balance sheet and cash flow analysis• Analyzed the firm’s debt structure and related metrics • Participated in merger and acquisition analysis on potential pipelines

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Sold Educational Books and Software in the Hudson River Valley• Worked an average of 75+ hours a week• Managed every aspect of sales, deliveries, and record keeping • Interacted with 100+ people daily• Brought in gross product revenue of $4000 from sales

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration, Economics And Finance