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Winston-Salem, Nc, Us

• Financially accountable for $4 billion of manufacturing costs and $2 billion of inventory across multiple channels from global supply chain operations in over 30 manufacturing facilities and nearly 40 distribution centers in 30 countries.• Responsible for the financial processes to deliver five year and annual plans, monthly forecasts stemming from S&OP, and ROI analysis for investment opportunities and maximizing supply chain efficiency and cost.• Provide financial inputs and review of quarterly and annual external reporting.• Developing a finance organization through objective setting, continual feedback, and training.

Columbus, Ga, Us

Finance leader of the senior management team who has driven sales and profits to its highest level in the company's history.Responsibilities:strategic plan; business growth; cash management; currency and commodity hedging; financial planning, analysis, and reporting; accounting; risk management; IT; and leading five financial professionals. Accomplishments:* Developed and delivered a turnaround plan addressing products, pricing, process, and people from 2015-2017.* Created and executed a growth strategy that included organic product development, business acquisitions, channel expansion, market share growth, and deployment of SAP S4 Hana from 2018 to present.* Returned to shareholders sales, profits, and return on average capital at the highest levels in the company’s history.* Strengthened a finance organization through recruiting, development, training, certifications, and career advancement.

Columbus, Ga, Us

Senior manager leading the internal audit team.Responsibilities:global assurance and advisory engagements; managing charter, activities, and business risk topics for the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors; and leading a team of three accounting professionals.Accomplishments:* Designed the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategy for the company.* Developed the company’s strategic plan process utilized to create operational and financial strategies for all businesses.* Evaluated the financial requirements to turnaround the Lamplight Farms business unit.

Irving, Texas, Us

Finance member of the senior management team accountable for two manufacturing sites in East Peoria, Illinois and Denison, Texas with a combined $3.5 billion in revenue and 1,700 employees. Responsibilities:long-term strategic sourcing, financial planning and analysis, key performance indicators and metric reporting, operational cost and asset management, capital investment analysis, accounting, controls, business risk management, and leading a team of fourteen accountants.Accomplishments:* Exceeded planned profit by $70 million and lowered inventory 36%.* Strengthened the control environment by reducing the number of failed controls from six to none.* Improved my accounting team's employee satisfaction and engagement survey by 20 points to 90%.* Deployed SAP in East Peoria as the chosen ERP solution for Caterpillar.* Integrated the Denison, Texas manufacturing accounting team into Caterpillar after the acquisition of Bucyrus Corporation. * Guided a $40 million cost reduction effort covering two years.

Business partner to the CEO and board of directors for this start-up business with $100 million in revenue.Responsibilities:strategic plan, currency hedging, IT, accounting across multiple global entities, planning and analysis, credit, risk management, cash management, and integrating 30 global accountants from two companies. Accomplishments:* Collaborated with Caterpillar tax and legal departments to implement a legal entity structure that based on the business plan would have been $15 million in annual tax savings.* Partnered with the Navistar treasury department to establish foreign currency hedging accounts covering the Brazilian real, South African rand, and the Australian dollar.* Provided financial structure to starting manufacturing operations and financial support in Australia.* Deployed Infor PM10 as the chosen ERP solution.

Irving, Texas, Us

Advisor to the corporate vice-president and business CFO with accountability for a business with $10 billion in revenue and 700 employees operating in the United States, Brazil, France, Belgium, England, China, and Japan.Responsibilities:long-term strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, performance and metric reporting to corporate, global pricing analysis, cost and asset management, business risk management, and leading a staff of eight accounting professionals.Accomplishments:* Designed and decentralized a reporting and analysis package that incited an inventory reduction of 25% and was adopted by other product divisions.* Instituted audits on $40 million of offsite material to eliminate $0.5 million in annual inventory write-offs.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Advisor to the corporate vice-president of this $700 million business on executing the business strategy to expand in China and product line strategy.Responsibilities:* Collaborated with the country manager to improve brand recognition in China by fostering an engineering organization in Shanghai.* Partnered with the country and product managers to work with Chinese automotive manufacturers regarding their product and technology requirements to arrange engine management system joint ventures.* Evaluated and aligned the division's product portfolio for our long-term strategy.Accomplishments:* Developed feasibility studies and letter of intents with FAW for an engine management system joint venture worth $130 million in revenue over five years.* Provided counsel to executives regarding the strategic direction to take regarding a declining product line in the United States based on product, market, and valuation analysis.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Finance member of the supply chain management team accountable for $1.3 billion in manufacturing costs, $140 million of inventory and 3,000 employees in the United States, Mexico, China, and France.Responsibilities:long-term strategic sourcing, financial planning and analysis, key performance indicators and metric reporting, operational cost and asset management, capital investment analysis, accounting, controls, business risk management, and leading a globally remote team of 32 finance employees.Accomplishments:* Improved metric-based reporting process to reduce delinquencies by 50%, improve pack performance by 20%, and increase production efficiency by 20%.* Implemented Accounting Operations Reviews (AOR’s) to drive consistent cost, inventory, and control practices across five global accounting teams.* Increased cash flow by $3 million by documenting the cost of poor supplier quality and delivery.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Finance member of the management team accountable for six businesses with $700 million in sales, 570 employees, and manufacturing in the United States, Mexico, China, and France.Responsibilities:long-term business strategy, business development, customer negotiations, engineering cost management, new product investment analysis, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, controls, and guiding a team of seven accountants.Accomplishments:* Settled a $20 million pricing dispute enabling Motorola to win a $280 million automotive contract.* Collaborated with Changan Automotive on a $600 million engine management system joint venture.* Conducted product and market analysis in order to counsel executives on strategic alternatives for automotive product lines.* Rationalized engineering efficiency and resourcing for profitable automotive programs.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Business partner to five sales managers, 70 sales associates, and 30 marketing associates accountable for revenue of $3 billion, sales budget of $14 million, and marketing budget of $70 million. Responsibilities:long-term business strategy, pricing and market share analysis, marketing program management, sales and marketing budgeted cost management, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, and leading four finance associates.Accomplishments:* Received the Outstanding Support Award for business partnering and pricing solutions to improve profitability* Eliminated millions of dollars in price adjustments for North American cellular phone distributors.* Designed a marketing program management system to control $70 million in marketing budget.* Drove the recovery of paging base stations by partnering with Motorola’s outside counsel to locate the equipment and negotiate the release of the equipment, removing and warehousing the located equipment, collaborating with a Motorola sales associate to sell the equipment, and finally distributing the proceeds to three secured creditors with the result being the sale of 857 located pieces of equipment for a price of $12 million.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Financial controller on a five-person management team to start up an international broadband service business with $10 million in revenue. Responsibilities:long-term business strategy, business development, customer negotiations, service offerings, financial planning and analysis, and financial reporting.Accomplishment:* Negotiated with customers to set prices for service and support agreements, call center support, warranty agreements, and parts depots in Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Manufacturing Controller in the newly developing telephony and cable modem industry.Responsibilities:financial planning and analysis, cost per unit reporting, cost reduction management, operational cost management, capital investment analysis, and inventory management and control.Accomplishment:* Opened a new manufacturing facility with $12 million in capital budget.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Manager of the paging amplifier production line, a sub-assembly of the paging base station.Responsibilities:develop two shift production schedules, participate in sales and operations planning (S&OP) meetings, manage workforce levels, manage key metrics (quality, safety, delivery, and cost), evaluate supplier quality, and execute cost reduction opportunities.Accomplishments:* Launched a supplier parts review process to improve quality by 50%.* Instituted a scrap reduction program yielding a 40% improvement.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

My initial years at Motorola were filled with staff accountant and financial analyst roles. Paging Infrastructure Cost Accountant - Provided financial planning, cost per unit reporting, bill of material analysis, controls, inventory accounting, and cost reduction plans.Radius Division Financial Analyst - Prepared reporting, planning, analysis, and cost monitoring for low tier two-way communication devices. Consolidations Staff Accountant - Performed accounting for consolidations, sales and cost of sales, intercompany transactions and eliminations, inventory, capital, and reporting for several divisions in the Communications Sector.

Mba, Finance & Business Policy

Bs, Finance