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Chicago, Il, Us

Rochelle, Il, Us

Working with early stage Startups, Small and Mid-size businesses and Private Equity firms. Responsibilities included: Interim Management, CFO, Controller, Due Diligence, Oversight to all finances and operations reporting directly to the CEO, Cash Flow Management, Cost Reduction Analysis, Budgeting/Forecasting, P&L Management, Opening Balance Sheet, Manage Auditor and Bankers relationship, Turnaround Work, Inventory Management, Price Modeling, Systems Assessment and Implementation, M&A, Sales Management, Supply Chain Assessment and Operations Improvement.

Provided day-to-day leadership and management for $25,000,000 business and team of 26. Developed, reviewed, and analyzed strategic business plans, including sales and financial performance. Led value stream mapping exercises to improve front-end processes.

Neenah, Wi, Us

Managed $100,000,000 in revenue at nine locations across U.S. Oversaw life cycle of operations management at all levels, from strategy development to day-to-day performance. Facilitated productive collaboration across all functional groups, including partner companies and clients

Neenah, Wi, Us

Authored SOPs and site-level agreements for Unilever, Kraft Foods, and P&G. Served as key point of contact and relationship owner for Fortune 100 clients, such as P&G, Kraft, and PepsiCo. Provided leadership to a staff of 5 Account Managers.

Neenah, Wi, Us

Developed and maintained timely and accurate financial statements and reports in accordance with GAAP. Served as key member of team that implemented enterprise-wide SAP ERP system. Influenced global supply chain from partner companies to optimize profitability and maintained high standards of customer service, yielding $1,500,000 in savings. Spearheaded expansion of three new fulfillment operation facilities on schedule, and managed and maintained spending under budget.

Led and developed team of five financial analysts and various operations and inventory managers. Facilitated financial decision of nine diverse business units. Managed and developed bottoms-up budget and forecasting. Analyzed and reviewed monthly and quarterly variance. Liaised between investment bankers and private-equity investors in connection with financing and M&A activities, leading to acquisition.

Developed month-end close process to improve closure of books. Instituted monthly financial reporting packages to board members, resulting in continued awareness of business issues. Optimized enterprise- wide networks for leveraging business (make versus buy). Developed forecasting tools to manage uncertain demand, which reduced inventory levels for key customers by 40%. Steered implementation of new WMS and ERP systems. Managed working capital needs with $45,000,000 revolver.

Set up and maintained $14,000,000 merchandising-floor account for inventory purchases. Monitored accounts receivable and initiated collection efforts, resulting in increased cash flow of $3,500,000. Evaluated, discussed, and bridged financial variances with senior management. Assisted and performed year-end audits with KPMG, Deloitte, and PWC. Recorded and prepared all monthly sales, inventory, and cash journal entries in accordance with GAAP.

Mba, Finance And Operations

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics And Finance

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