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Wellsville, PA

Welsville, PA

Integral financial leader of high growth US-based manufacturing company. Driving productivity and implementing new MS Dynamics ERP system to position the organization for better financial performance.

• Provide financial leadership in a rapidly expanding organization that was previously a US based company and now is conducting sales is over 70 countries.
• Implement process improvements to enhance productivity and profitability.
• Advise owners and drive strategic financial direction and operational metrics to improve margins and ROI.
• Own the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts and long range financial projections
• Develop long range financial planning and cash flow performance to feed key strategic growth investments

Philadelphia, PA

• Responsibilities:
• Lead, direct, and oversee the activities of the Global Finance and Accounting team, consisting of employees and external vendors
• Direct and oversee monthly consolidated income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and (quarterly) financial footnotes for International Group.
• Verify and review P&L results
• Provide analytical and strategic support to internal stakeholders and leadership
• Joint-driver of profitability, competitiveness, and client pricing initiatives together with operations and sales groups

Midatlantic Region

• More than 20 years of extensive financial management experience. Effective at:
• Decision Quality
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Creativity
• Business Acumen
• Planning

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Provide financial leadership to the business through developing and updating strategic plans, driving the forecast and budgeting process, analyzing cost to serve performance and driving for financial results.
• Interact and interlock with various business leaders to mutually agree on strategic actions and forecasts.
• Prepare and present executive level presentations for monthly and quarterly business review.
• Primarily responsible for the Americas business, however the role also coordinates and conducts global analysis and projects with peers in Europe and Asia.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Provided leadership to global business through developing and updating strategic plans, driving the forecast and budgeting process, reviewing capital investments, analyzing and driving for financial results.
• Served as the main architect in a massive re-organization effort that combined two business units and then divided the unit into seven industry focused business units over the past year.
• Interacted very closely with executive leaders of the businesses to improve efficiencies, cost reductions and savings, and drive for growth and improved profitability.
• Consolidated and prepared extensive presentations for monthly and quarterly business reviews for senior TE executives and the Board of Directors.
• Worked with corporate mergers and acquisition teams on integrating the operation into the business or the divestiture of products/businesses from the portfolio.
• Drove investments for revenue growth and synergies and cost savings for OI improvements throughout the organizational functions.

• This $1.2 billion business unit manufactures and sells products in PC, Mobile Phone, Consumer Electronics, Data Communications, and Circuit Protection industries.
• Developed strategic plans, determined proper capital investments, managed return on investments and achieved positive financial results. Actively involved in all key business decisions to improve efficiencies, cost.
• Prepared and analyzed budgets and forecasts, as well and business unit actual results for a multi-national operation that encompasses all of USA, Mexico, Canada, several countries in South America, and some Chinese.
• Managed a staff of 20 financial managers and analysts.

• Restructured back-office finance functions upon emergence from Chapter-11 bankruptcy when the Shared Services Organization was established in 2003.
• Accountable for all aspects of finance for the US Airways Express subsidiaries organization of Piedmont Airlines, Inc., PSA Airlines, Inc., and Material Services Co., Inc.
• Responsible for all financial matters including establishing corporate policy, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act, rationalizing and standardizing business practices, preparation of financial statements and addressing.
• Administered pension and 401K benefit programs, workman's compensation and other insurance benefits.
• Prepared and presented studies and cost reduction plans to the Presidents and Board of Directors.
• Began with company as Assistant Controller accountable for all areas of cost control.

Masters Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting