• Strategic Financial Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Finance team, ensuring alignment with the company's financial goals and objectives. Lead annual and long-range planning processes, oversee FP&A, commercial finance, and operations finance functions, and create materials for the Board of Directors and investors.• Cross-functional Partnership and Insightful Reporting: Partner cross-functionally with company leadership to drive profitable growth, balance risk and opportunity, and understand business impacts on financial forecasts. Deliver insightful and actionable reporting and analytics to leadership and external partners and scenario-plan the financial impact of strategic business decisions.• Process Improvement and Financial Stewardship: Construct and implement new processes, capabilities, system enhancements, and automation. Support strategic projects such as capital expenditures, pricing assessments, innovation, and cost savings initiatives. Enhance financial knowledge across functions and foster a culture of strong financial stewardship.

• Led the Marketing Finance and Sales Finance teams to clarify strategic choices that enable growth and profitability for an organization with over $8.7+ Billion of annual gross sales in the Confectionery category. Drove the finance agenda within the demand creation organization, supporting innovation and activation strategies and in-market execution.• Managed a team of 16 finance professionals, including five Senior Finance Managers. Focused on talent development to build a winning culture of highly engaged associates. Coached and mentored team members to continuously improve performance by strengthening development areas. Managed the organizational design of the finance team to provide the appropriate business partnering support to senior marketing and sales leaders.• Drove P&L results through strategic pricing, trade optimization, mix management, diligent cost controls, forecast accuracy, lean inventory management, and ROI-based decision-making. Built productive relationships with key influencers, including the CMO and Head of Sales. Served as the key deputy to the CFO in steering the overall finance organization in enterprise initiatives such as career planning and process management.

• Delivered financial commitments for the Savory portfolio of brands, including Ritz, Triscuit, Premium, and other local brands. Led the forecasting process for the business segment comprising over $2.9+ Billion of annual gross sales. Managed the full P&L results while serving as the financial lead to the Senior Director of Marketing.• Drove favorable product mix shift by influencing Marketing spending and trade investments, championing the waste agenda, and rigorously managing the innovation pipeline. Evaluated the profitability of innovation items based on historical benchmarks, incrementality, and net contribution.• Led the Strategic Planning process to construct the 3-year financial plan for the business. Implemented strategic pricing and pack size architecture, contributing to developing a clear roadmap for pack types and price points. Formed a high-performing team through coaching and creating a collaborative environment.

• Led a team of finance professionals to manage the $400 Million Sales, General, and Administrative budget for the Consumer Products Division. Provided financial decision support to key stakeholders, including the SVP of Finance, Head of HR, and President of the Division, regarding headcount, salary planning, market research, and technology costs.• Delivered automated solutions to enhance the monthly reporting packages using the planning systems. Focused on improving and simplifying the monthly close process to provide faster and more accurate information to budget owners. Communicated monthly results and commentary to senior management focusing on solution-oriented Risks and opportunities.• Built the short-term and long-term financial budgets for SG&A by working with various business partners. Managed and maintained budget files, process controls, and audit documentation. Provided ongoing guidance and coaching to the team regarding financial best practices and collaboration methods with business partners.

• Led a team of 8 professionals, including 6 Demand Planning Managers and 2 Reporting Analysts. Managed a product catalog of +2,000 SKUs, $2.0+ Billion annual gross revenue, and 470 million annual units shipped.• Forecasted consumption and shipments for complex product lines driven by innovation, with approximately 20% of the volume coming from new products yearly. Improved long-term forecast accuracy and bias utilizing statistical modeling software, historical sales analysis, retail inventory projections, and strategic business collaboration.• Led the S&OP Process for the division by facilitating monthly alignment meetings, evaluating risks and opportunities, and influencing strategic decisions. Served as the Local Key User for the FuturMaster Forecasting System to the entire Consumer Products Division. Coordinate IT enhancements to the FM system with cross-functional partners in IT, Corporate SC, and Finance.

• Led the annual budgeting process for the Maybelline, Garnier, and Essie Division with annual net sales of over $1.5 Billion. Coordinated multiple finance teams, including commercial, brand, and supply chain, to deliver the 2017 financial budget for the division. Developed the planning calendar and aligned resources to provide information packages in the proper sequence.• Managed the financial planning system (IBM Cognos TM1) for the 10-person finance team. Responsible for maintaining the product hierarchy, allocation rules, and standardized reports. Led the monthly close process for the division. Managed the relationship with Accounts Payable to ensure purchase orders and invoices were processed efficiently for the $400M+ Advertising & Promotion budget.

• Led a team of two Senior Financial Analysts to deliver Customer Profitability Analysis, Annual Planning Tools, Sales System Support, Executive Reporting, and Trade Management for the Gerber Infant Nutrition, Boost, and Carnation Breakfast Essentials brands that represent over $1.7 Billion of annual revenue. Presented Customer Profitability Results to the CFO and Head of Sales every quarter.• Administered the Siebel-based CRM system in support of over 50 Customer Managers. Controlled over $200 Million of annual trade funding, including the monthly adjustment process and reconciliation. Improved the reporting portfolio for the sales finance department by eliminating duplicate reports and enhancing the remaining reports to be more actionable.

• Led the Change Management component of the Customer Planning and Managing (CRM Module) SAP Implementation Project. Represented the Nestle Nutrition business unit in project team discussions and negotiations. • Documented the existing Commercial Planning Process for Nestle Nutrition and identified process gaps compared to the global best practices. Aligned documentation with cross-functional stakeholders, including the Head of Sales, Head of Customer Development, IT, Sales Finance, Demand Planning, and Marketing.

• Provided financial guidance to multiple sales teams responsible for Grocery Channel customers with annual sales of approximately $300M. Managed a complex promotional trade budget (over $20M annually) for over 80 customers and ten sub-brands. Improved budgeting by centralizing control and consolidating the information into one Excel model.• Implemented a customized Siebel-based CRM system for the Acosta Sales Brokers. Delivered $250k savings by eliminating a duplicative Excel-based process that four business analysts managed.

• Provided financial support to the packaged Ice Cream business with annual sales of approximately $900M. Delivered the monthly S&OP planning forecast for the Breyers and Starbucks brands. Developed an eight-quarter forecast that included major innovation launches, price changes, A&P investment changes, and highly volatile commodity costs.• Led the price increase analysis and execution for the US Ice Cream Category. Modeled the financial impact of various price increase scenarios. Coordinated the execution of the changes within the financial systems and the communication with the sales team.

• Conducted the business case analysis of innovation projects for the Beverages category (Ades & Tea Based Beverages). Utilized the global standard business case model to assess the financial feasibility of projects. Resolved discrepancies over project assumptions between the local and regional teams by facilitating fact-based discussions with the various stakeholders, including Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain.

• Developed a trade rate setting Excel model that enabled Customer Marketing Managers to modify trade funding allocation decisions based on ROI, category cross-subsidization, customer profitability, and POS trends. Utilized OPSO (Optimizing Promotional Sell Out) and ERO (Event ROI) tools to analyze the ROI and uplift of promotional price points and recommended enhancements to promotional strategies.