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Chicago, Illinois, Us

Overseeing financial planning, analysis and reporting functions with global focus and scope for a high profile client, one of the world's largest e-commerce companies.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Direct responsibility for new client finance transition deliverables; finance system structure, procedures, compliance requirements, financial reporting, and coordinating the setup between finance and other disciplines (IFM, Procurement, IT, HR, PDS, LA, TM, etc.)- Confirm account setup compliance with Management Service Agreement (MSA), JLL standards and client specific requirements. - Lead working sessions with client SMEs to gather information, discuss requirements, and approve key processes and procedures.- Provide technical guidance to assist with systems integration, development of interfaces, and custom reporting and/or invoicing.- Create procedures and process flows for account team and client to effectively manage finance and accounting requirements.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Complex analytical support to key functional areas; Merchandizing, Marketing, Sourcing, Private Brands, Pharmacy Services and Brand Finance teams. Proactively identify, research, analyze and interpret business performance drivers as well as opportunities for FP&A enhancements- Manage overall Long Range Planning (LRP), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and Forecasting processes; setting timelines, responsibilities, analyzing financial data, maintaining financial models, submission templates, and managing results consolidation- Oversee period close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of results, analyzing actuals against forecast/budget/prior year, understanding trends, and providing insight into potential risks and opportunities to RBS business partners- Prepare Business Review decks; consolidating information, working with key stakeholders to provide a clear understanding of results, performance drivers, actionable insights, and input from Brands/RBS to synthesize key messages

Horsham, Pennsylvania, Us

Provide support to multiple manufacturing plants by; tracking operational performance, reviewing results, understanding economic drivers, analyzing trends, researching variances, and providing recommendations to Senior Leadership. Successfully implemented processes to standardize and streamline the period close process across all bakeries to facilitate consolidation and timely reporting of regional results. Developed a P&L model to assist with analytics and the Earnings Variance Analysis (EVA) review process.Manage the period close process and Earnings Variance Analysis (EVA) reporting, consolidate regional results and corporate deliverables, understand and present off trend results and key performance variance drivers to the regional leadership team.Developed plant/regional level weekly flash model for Finance Managers and plant management team to forecast full period results in order to increase reporting frequency, visibility to expected performance, understand potential risks and opportunities, as well as to drive ownership and accountability. Annual planning process lead. Streamlined the process by; incorporating prior year results, normalized baselines, current trends, volume, mix, inflationary impacts, prime cost and PPV review, as well as consolidating regional level targets.Work with management teams on waste elimination/productivity projects; vetting ideas, tracking and forecasting performance.CAPEX review and approval, including; business justification, financial analysis, and timely asset capitalization.Oversight and review of physical inventories, as well as lead contact for all audit activities. Direct management responsibility for Plant Finance Managers.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Responsible for providing financial support for key decision making to Supply Chain and Corporate Finance leadership, and Regional Directors by; developing and maintaining effective performance measurements, financial reporting, ad-hoc analysis, and recommendations based on financial results, trends, as well as risks and opportunities to critical business priorities.Successfully led finance integration of legacy organizations (Office Depot & Office Max) by consolidating and standardizing; monthly reporting, forecasting and budget process, weekly flash reports, and month-end freight accruals from SAP and Oracle.Manage annual operating plan process with the Supply Chain finance team, field management, regional directors, and corporate executives. Operating customer delivery expense budget of $391M, and delivered sales of $5.1B.In charge of month-end close, distribution cost allocations to business units, forecasting P&L accounts based on business outlooks from; retail, business-to-business, e-commerce, and supply chain operations, as well as capital expenditure requests.Coordinate and draft narratives for monthly financial reviews, weekly flash, operating plans, and synergy savings validation.Supervise team of financial analysts.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Provided financial support to senior Supply Chain management by; preparing and presenting monthly financial/operational reviews, analysis of variances to annual operating plan and forecast, tracking results of business decisions and initiatives, in order to understand potential risks/opportunities to the business.Developed strategic plan templates for Supply Chain initiatives, and effectively managed planning process with business leaders and senior management team to ensure timely completion and data accuracy.Spearheaded quarterly forecasting, and month-end close processes with the Supply Chain finance team, regional facility leaders and transportation directors. Also partnered with regional directors to manage and prioritize capital expenditures. Created enhanced forecasting and planning models to integrate strategic business initiatives, targets, field input, and multiple performance scenarios based on identified risks and opportunities.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Developed planning and forecasting models for North America Retail division at location, regional, and divisional level, monthly/quarterly financial reports to monitor variances to expected performance, and analytics to identify opportunities to reduce costs and achieve margin plan. Established month end close process for North America Retail Division, with business owners and Retail Finance team, to ensure accurate and timely revenue and expense recognition, variance analysis, and data interpretation of business impact and results.Led Retail Reporting Project, along with Business Intelligence IT, to design and develop automated Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports to monitor store/district/regional performance, as well as Cognos based P&L reports to review financial results. Provided counsel on business decisions, definition of KPI metrics, and assisted users in understanding new reports and metrics.Responsible for presenting North America Retail division results at monthly controller meeting, and for providing analytics of Retail division to External Reporting to support quarterly earnings release data and script information.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Financial management, budgeting, reporting, and analytics for two Retail regions (300+ stores) with combined revenue of $1.5B, and operating expenses of $418M. Responsible for financial support to Regional Vice Presidents and District Managers.Led production of “Store Level Profit Management Guide” presentation, to assist Store/District Managers with P&L understanding and management, in order to provide insight on key levers that enable operators to improve profitability.Produced monthly P&L and operational reviews, as well as analysis and research of significant variances to operating plan.Acted as liaison between field management and corporate partners, to ensure resolution of financial and operational issues.Created and implemented store/district/regional planning models integrating full year projections, comparable performance from prior years, trends, multiple scenarios, and operational input from Regional Vice Presidents and District Managers. Formulated month-end variance explanations and forecast updates of various Retail Division P&L accounts, based on progressive knowledge and understanding of key drivers, G/L activity, and input from corporate business owners, as well as ad-hoc reporting and analytics for North America Retail Division, and regional level results.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Prepared month-end close entries, accruals, adjustments, and other miscellaneous journal entries.Organized and published weekly cash forecast. Analyzed and monitored quarterly cash forecast trend, and enhanced the forecasting methodology to assist Treasury and Upper Management by providing accurate and timely information.Monitored Accounts Payable (AP) activity to ensure accuracy and prompt resolution of out-of-balance conditions, by analyzing and researching variances to provide detailed information to area responsible for correction.Responsible for daily reconciliation of positive pay, transmission, and exception reports in order to discourage fraudulent activity, and balance daily cash flow from all disbursement accounts, as well as processing daily transmission of electronic funds.

Generated annual budgets based on evaluation of actual and expected performance, revision of variances, analysis of financial plans, future requirements and goals. Designed quarterly reports to monitor and control annual budgets through the analysis, measurement, and explanation of variances to expected performance, to be presented to the board of directors. Evaluated processes and implemented changes improving productivity and effectiveness as well as fiscal accounting procedures.Streamlined annual cash flow, including monthly updates and revisions, to present to the Regional Director of Finance. Responsible for the completion of all accounting tasks, monthly review and analysis of all financial data for accuracy, correction of any general ledger discrepancies, and management of all aspects related to billing, A/R and A/P.Processed payroll, and performed human resource duties, such as, administration of personnel files, workers compensation, group benefit insurance policies, and other employee benefits, as well as, tracking vacation, personal, and sick time.Assisted with internal audits and year-end tax preparations by providing required documents, and other pertinent information.Supervised team accounting analysts.

Supervised accounting staff of six. Managed monthly financial statements, tax computations, fixed asset control, monitored payroll, and financial business analysis. Addressed a wide range of taxpayer concerns and provided resolutions.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting