Robin Carter Email & Phone Number

Mineola, Ny

New Hyde Park, Ny

• Provide financial analysis and Excel based models and financial/data analysis

Greater New York City Area

• On-site management of on boarding client to Quad Client Services workflow.• Manage daily manufacturing operational and financial functions for client. • Collaborate with editorial and publishing management producing efficient issue layout with contract economics.• Reconciled paper inventory across multiple locations in preparation for sale.• Performed value stream mapping for existing workflow processes • Implementation of an automated production system. • Utilize advance Excel skills to translate management’s objectives into financial models and ad-hoc reports analyzing manufacturing expenses, postal trends and paper inventory levels. • Estimated cost of publications and special units. • Managed day to day accounting functions for Manufacturing maintaining accuracy and fiscal integrity. • Executed monthly close and presented CFO with comprehensive variance analysis. Achievements:• Created Excel-based model to confirm accuracy of print invoices to contract prices and track expense trends in real time.

Greater New York City Area

• Directed all aspects of high-quality magazine production; vendor management; press checks; quality reviews. • Managed challenges during live production limiting cost without impacting dispatch schedules. • Managed production of special units: collaboration with client, RFP/estimation process, paper options, bindery testing, scheduling, manufacturing instructions and quality review.• Utilized contract economics to identify layouts maximizing efficient use of equipment, raw materials and scheduling of complex manufacturing and distribution within budget for major newsstand publications• Project Manager/Administrator of production system implementation >> System and workflow testing >> Train staff >> Managed communication with programming staff, and cross functional internal divisions. >> Streamlined process and communications utilizing value stream mapping methodology.• Managed team of 25 professionals in the production and supply chain management of print and digital publications• Established relationships and communication with key business partners • Directed project management. • Maintained fiscal responsibility of manufacturing cost of each issue. • Provided operational explanations for monthly budget variance analysis. • Created and institutionalized metrics to analyze trends of key performance indicators to forecast future financial quarters. Achievements:• Leadership role in reorganization of three subsidiaries into one manufacturing department by implementing streamlined workflow based on automated ad portal and production systems reducing costs and improving efficiency.• Created comprehensive analysis tool in Excel linking to budget model examining operational details and related costs to identify and correct inefficiencies prior to manufacturing resulting in significant savings.

New York, Ny

• Managed all day to day accounting functions including processing and reconciliation of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and transactional postings to the general ledger to maintain accuracy and fiscal integrity. • Executed monthly close and provided senior management with comprehensive variance analysis of Strategic Sourcing expenses. • Generated annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for spend exceeding $300 million in manufacturing expenditures across 17 publications. • Conducted major bid analysis for printing of all publications in collaboration with senior executives. • Created complex, yet user friendly, financial models and ad-hoc reports to accurately reflect the operational issues for the business plan; support operational departments; and improve efficiencies resulting in significant financial and labor savings. • Liaison with internal and external auditors: prepare schedules, documentation, and reconciliations• Explain corporate policy and accounting procedures • Provide valuation for paper inventory and expense allocation.Achievements:• Built a zero-based budget model in Excel mirroring the operational detail of the manufacturing process. The model not only accurately calculated annual cost, but was also used to analyze vendor bids. Rapid and accurate decision making. • Created model for production staff providing immediate cost estimate information for calculating issue layouts. Provided total manufacturing and distribution costs per press form for layout process decisions. Controlled cost while reducing labor hours. • Developed model for calculating custom pricing based specific paper type, unit description, and volume for Sales staff cost estimates. Improved client pricing efficiency and accuracy allowing the special ad units to sell $500,000 in additional revenue.

New York, Ny

• Processed, analyzed, and reported production expenses of 17 publications. • Insured all expenses were appropriately allocated on the general ledger each month. • Complied variance analysis for senior management. • Work directly with Production Directors during the layout process providing cost estimates of press layouts. • Liaison for all editorial special units from conceptual phase to actual production: plan, RFP, compile schedules and specifications. • Manage paper inventory valuation and reallocate actual usage to each publication.Achievements:• Migrated paper inventory system to PeopleSoft. Replacement system managed paper purchasing and inventory, and approved electronic payments to vendors and utilizing early payment discounts.

Greater New York City Area

Manage plant operations of news weekly publication - 5M circ, 10K editions. Implemented proprietary production system used to supply all manufacturing instructions to multiple vendor locations. Created customized definitions to qualify subscribers for advertising buys, targeted edit and circulation efforts. Analyze layouts and press run volumes to efficiently assign printing schedules. Collaborate with Sales and agencies to design and produce special advertising units. Monitor and analyze performance trends of each plant; present trends and magazine goals at annual plant reviews.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for all production functions of the Latin American and Canadian divisions including the local language newspaper supplements distributed throughout Latin America. Calculate premiums and coordinate production of special advertising units. Work directly with Editor for book layout of all editions. Main contact during live close. Implemented quality review and reporting to insure TIME Inc reproduction standards are adhered.

Greater New York City Area

Oversee production expenses in excess of $100M annual spend including accuracy and timeliness of accounts payable, receivable and general ledger closes. Monthly variance reconciliation of actual to budget, estimate and prior year for senior management. Coordinate page and copy volume with Central Production for the forecasting and scheduling of paper purchasing and distribution. Collaborate with Finance Manager to prepare budgets and forecasts. Ad-hoc reporting and analysis as requested.