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Fairfield, NJ, US

• Manage and develop a team of ~50 resources covering six sites, and many contract manufacturing partners. Oversee all aspects of Finance & Accounting, FP&A, Information Technology (IT), and Customer Service for fourth.
• Member of the Executive Operating Committee, providing companywide strategic guidance and decision making.
• Negotiated and secured the largest credit facility in company history.
• Successfully led selection, contract negotiation, and implementation of various systems streamlining processes and resources companywide.
• Key contributor of the Whisps brand spin off to Kainos Capital, the largest such transaction for the company to date. Function as lead managing relationship with Private Equity Firm, including Board Meetings.
• Successfully led the company through challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Eliminated over $5.5MM of expenses at critical time for business.

Fairfield, NJ, US

• Led thirteen-member team involved in all aspects of Finance & Accounting for specialty foods sales, marketing, and distribution company ($210MM revenue).
• Managed bank relationship on $42MM asset-based line of credit.
• Significantly enhanced month end close process resulting elimination of five days from process.
• Consistently received stellar bank audit scores (3 per year) and clean annual external audits (2 per year).
• Created comprehensive financial, as well as management reporting package and acquisition models.
• Managed cash and maintained vital role in treasury. Developed model to ensure optimal use of cash.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Managed all financial aspects of Research Chemicals, Medical Products and Commercial Development business segments ($100MM revenue). This included: financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, Cost.
• Attained 6σ Green Belt Certification (3/09) by implementing new freight reporting process. Reporting provided visibility into freight details not previously available; $400M of cost savings immediately recognized.
• Managed finance effort on $15MM Department of Energy grant proposal to build two manufacturing facilities.
• Functioned as lead finance contact on $1.3MM Research & Development grant from the Department of Defense.
• Developed Commercial Development financials by carving out three segments from existing businesses. This entailed setting up systems, creating processes and developing reporting for the leadership team.

New York, NY, US

• Managed Global Client Profitability (GCP) team and represented Global Commercial Card (GCC) ($380MM net income) on reengineering projects. Supervised staff of one Finance Manager, one Financial Analyst and two.
• Functioned as key Finance liaison on cross functional special projects. Participated in the development and implementation of the GCP system, which garnered our team the prestigious Chairman’s Award for Innovation.
• Represented GCC as lead finance contact on three critical reengineering initiatives representing $40MM in incremental fee revenue and $1.4MM in annual cost saves. Received Excellence Awards for efforts.
• Leveraged GCP to institute systematic approach for producing regional level profit and loss statements for GCC.

Atlanta, GA, US

Finance Supervisor - Package Operations 1/06 – 5/06Managed five member team who provided financial support to Metro Jersey District ($450MM budget). Supervised business planning and analysis, financial reporting, customer pricing, profitability analysis, internal audit and safety activities.United Parcel Service (UPS) – Information Services (IS) Mahwah.