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Steamboat Springs, Co

Steamboat Springs, Co

Dakotas

Manage nine district sales managers in North Dakota, northern Minnesota, northern South Dakota, and Montana. Directed operations of Monsanto’s regional brand business ‘Rea Hybrids’, overseeing $63M in gross seed sales, a marketing budget of $15M, and SGA budget of $650K per annum, the largest volume of Monsanto regional brands. Develop district business plans and monitor sales progress and utilization of discretionary funds. Collaborate with partnering departments including agronomy, operations, and finance. Serve as member of Regional Leadership Team.

North Central Us

Served as management team member of four brands: Gold Country Seeds, Jung Seed Genetics, Rea Hybrids, and Trelay Seeds. Managed the direction of each brand including marketing funding programs, personnel, and duty distribution. Worked as liaison between brands and multiple home office departments including finance, marketing, credit, IT, and manufacturing. Maintained close communications with staff members. Monitored usage of market funding within brands and SGA spend to ensure budget compliance. Prepared financial forecast through collaboration with finance and operations groups. Provided indirect matrix management to four offices and fourteen total staff. Served as member of Regional Leadership Team.

Wisconsin, Minnesota

Fulfilled role of regional brand finance team member leading all financial aspects of business unit for Jung Seed Genetics and Trelay Seeds including forecasting, general ledger, month-end close, and budget monitoring. Managed brand financial staff with direct supervision of eight administrative personnel.

Broadhead, Wi

Served as first CFO of organization; assisted in company evolution into a consistently profitable operation, implementing cost controls and procedures to control cash flow.

Madison, Wi

Led finance activities and supervised purchasing department. Supported conversion of business from consolidated enterprise to independent unit prior to business sale. Assisted in development of individual accounting practices, procurement of business insurance, and establishment of employee benefits and retirement plan.

Randolph, Wi

Served as controller, HR, administrative director, and maintenance/capital improvement manager. Supervised nine staff members in two business units. Installed inventory control system and improved monthly statement reporting time from 45 to 15 days. Worked internally with owners and legal teams to amicably separate 100-year-old business, continuing as only shared employee between separated units.

Fort Atkinson, Wi

Guided transition from entrepreneurial management to departmental/team management structure. Established computerized cost and financial accounting system, developed cash flow controls, and solidified banking relationships for business with no former profit history or formal accounting system.

Columbus, Wi & Neillsville, Wi

Initially served as a audit manager and tax preparer moving into small business advisor in the Columbus WI office before being transferred to Neillsville, WI to manage that office that specialized in tax preparation and small business consultation.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting And Finance, B+

Activities and Societies: Tau Lambda Upsilon Green Bay Rugby Club

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

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