Division CFO and executive team member with leadership over all finance functions and oversight of IT.

Finance executive and division controller with leadership over all finance functions.

Finance leader with extensive experience working in public and private equity companies to grow revenue and increase EBITDA. Business partner with operations and supply chain functions including procurement, manufacturing, distribution, logistics and transportation in the United States and global locations.

Finance leader for $700M spending with oversight of manufacturing and distribution plants in United States and Mexico, global procurement and transportation. • Lowered costs and improved margins utilizing overhead cost reduction projects and capital investment.• Performed as finance lead on project team to rationalize product specifications and palettes to reduce cost of goods without disrupting consumer pricing and value perception.• Partnered with A & M consulting. Identified supply chain cost savings opportunities in procurement and transportation. Resulted in significant annual savings.• Developed make vs. buy analysis comparing total landed costs between US manufacturing and Asia sourced goods resulting in significant annual savings.• Performed as finance lead on project team to rationalize plant network. Resulted in fixed cost savings from plant closure.• Selected as finance lead on project team to rationalize plant network by combining distribution of key product line from 2 plants into 1 location resulting in savings.• Provided cost management of operating budgets utilizing financial scorecards and operational metrics to meet or exceed fiscal year financial plans.• Participated in due diligence discussions and information sharing during multiple M&A events. • Hired, developed, and managed a team of plant accountants and FP&A analysts.

Finance manager for global supply organization. Oversight of plant budgeting including standard costs.• Delivered global pricing “should cost” matrix for Asia card suppliers resulting in cost of goods savings.• Selected to lead a “Big Ideas” corporate improvement team to brainstorm, create and execute a project that would “test the boundaries” of normal business to improve EBITDA.• Represented finance on project team to move UK manufacturing to US to provide a lower total cost and provide cost of goods savings to UK business unit.• Provided finance support to business unit of key product line to improve margins by reducing high-cost specifications and SKU level margin reviews resulting in savings.• Optimized cost accounting process and direction for annual standard cost setting of manufactured and sourced finished goods; and purchased resale finished goods with import freight costs.• Assembled global spending reports by procurement category to measure rate, volume and mix against prior periods and fiscal years including tracking of inflation and cost savings.• Created monthly reporting and analysis on cost of goods, distribution and SG&A expenses that incorporated key operating metrics to provide financial performance analysis for each area. • Partnered with manufacturing and distribution plant management and accountants to review financial results, comment on variances and identify improvement actions.