Sean Mcpherson Email & Phone Number

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Led high-performing project teams within the Strategy and Transactions Deal Finance Group, with a focus on Finance and Accounting strategy and execution, delivering high-value services to strategic clients.✓ Spearheaded synergy management workstream as part of the integration of two global tire companies where $350M in cost/margin and $450M of working capital synergies were identified, planned, and executed upon. ✓ Identified ~15% cost improvement and multiple process and organizational design improvements by successfully leading team to define company-wide finance operating model and organization of private equity portfolio company.✓ Developed synergy management playbook and three training modules for all levels of the organization to be used across the EY Buy & Integrate practice.

Worldwide, Oo

Managed $500M budget for Talent organization, including period-end close, analysis and reporting, and budgeting and forecasting. Onboarded new Chief Talent Officer and Talent Operating Officer, educating them on current budgets, financial strategies and targets, and financial processing impacting their needs.✓ Drove execution of $100M cost reductions over 2 years to align with firm targets.✓ Improved month-end processes to free up time used for analysis, enabling team members to take earned PTO, and improve forecasting and reporting to internal clients.✓ Fostered employee advancement by consistently coaching and mentoring high-performing team of finance business partners and controllers, assisting in their professional growth and development.

Worldwide, Oo

Promoted to a newly created position to define and develop methodology to support acquisitions made by Deloitte Consulting. Analyzed financial and strategic performance vs. business cases and prepared annual and periodic budgets and forecasts. Administered the integration, analysis, and reporting on acquisitions made by Deloitte. ✓ Created structure to align and achieve complex business goals for each new acquisition by establishing processes, governance, reporting, and analysis to accomplish firm requirements, and built a network of critical participants from various groups within Deloitte. ✓ Assisted in operationalizing target business cases by successfully collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, and Technology.

Worldwide, Oo

Guided teams in the Strategy and Operations service line, with a focus on Finance and Accounting strategy and execution. Active in project leadership, account development, and mentoring junior staff.✓ Spearheaded reporting workstream for $50B pharmaceutical company’s global bill-of-materials technology solution.✓ Achieved cost savings by eliminating disparate systems and redefining finance processes for $150B automotive company through the successful execution of finance system integration workstream as part of an acquisition.✓ Directed team to establish and implement governance model for global finance technology systems of $150B automotive company to identify and eliminate duplicate development efforts.✓ Guided team in educating global dealership network of $55B off-highway equipment manufacturer’s acquisition of new product line, directly engaging with dealers in US, Canada, China, Russia, Germany, and India.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Directed product profitability on 3 global OEM platforms with activities including customer price development and negotiations, and supplier cost negotiations. Maintained consistent understanding and organization of existing product design and associated pricing and costs for each component.✓ Executed strategic negotiations with procurement team to understand and negotiate costs for material and product purchases, and further developed and negotiated pricing for customer.✓ Consistently aligned products within budget constraints by collaborating with product designers and engineers during product design. ✓ Executed a successful global program launch by coordinating finances across locations in United States, Australia, and India.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Managed accounting staff responsible for >$200M automotive seating facility. Guided team through monthly close process, payroll, and annual plan and monthly forecast development. Developed daily reporting and analysis of plant productivity, and led semi-annual physical inventory count. ✓ Collaborated with department leaders to greatly improve overall financial outcomes through the identification, analysis, and reporting of key performance indicators (KPIs).✓ Contributed to the successful launch of two new assembly product lines, on time and under budget, by developing a comprehensive financial forecast, properly outlining capital equipment needs and other relevant expenditures.✓ Maintained proper controls of plant assets and developed effective budgets, along with respective results reporting to plant and regional leadership to support executive decision-making.

Warren, Mi, Us

Bsba, Accounting

Mba, Marketing