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• Leverage analytics to optimize project outcomes and financial performance, contributing to strategic decision-making.• Drive month-end reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes• Oversee financial operations within the SPT (Strategic Planning and Transformation) team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial best practices.• Utilize data-driven analysis to optimize financial performance, contributing to the success of high-impact, multinational projects.

• Oversaw financial controllership for North American Transportation, coordinating the issuance of $100M in funds payments to US Bank and validating transactions through Uber freight.• Drove continuous improvement initiatives using data analytics to optimize transportation operations, reduce costs, and enhance financial visibility.• Developed financial governance processes to evaluate transportation performance, conducting root cause analysis and driving efficiency improvements.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to refine financial processes, ensure internal control compliance, and track financial impact of initiatives.

• In addition to Finance Manager responsibilities Oversee B&L Returns Team, Bausch Health Returns team and Cash Applications Team member for Bausch Health.• Carve out analysis and part of IPO entity split between Bausch Health and Bausch & Lomb• Completed entity contract split for 3PL and product separation in system and for wholesalers• Manage Account Receivable Cash Log – multiple banks, wire, and credit card accounts• Overall month end reporting Cash Application (BH) and both B&L and Bausch Health Returns• Cash and return carve out analysis with Ernst Young. Audit support for both Cash and Returns. • Oversaw crediting of $148M in 2021 expired returns, reduced the company exposure of an additional $69M from the Debit Memo price and additional $79M from 3PL validation consisting of over 215k lines of data• Part of ERP SAP Hana implementation for Bausch Health

• Manage relationship with 3PL returns processors from a policy and product management to contract negotiation and issue resolution and oversee an internal team of 5 Return Analyst• Point of contact for all RX expired product return issues and returns based on recalls. Liaison with third party processor for wholesalers daily regarding product and policy updates and/or issues• Updated pricing metrics used by returns analyst used for credit validation• Oversaw crediting of $146M in 2020 expired returns, reduced the company exposure of an additional $64M from the Debit Memo price and $89M from 3PL validation consisting of over 245k lines of data• Metric and process improved by creating a scorecard to manage team• Develop and maintain effective policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) relating to processes around returns• Reviewed billing to and from other manufacturers for returns credited through asset purchases• Strengthened internal credit departmental relationship which aided to reducing the aged Return items by $14M and Return Variances by $11M in 2020. • Perform Site visit/audits to Return Processors and business reviews with major wholesaler• Enforce company policy and contract agreements for accuracy• Provided support for all return audited items for PwC and Deloitte. • Responsible Month End Reporting and ad hoc reporting for the Business and Upper Management• Used to help redline returns portion of DSA and Generic Contract with wholesalers. • Oversee and manage the Risk Control Matrix for Returns processing and SSAE review• Work directly with Walgreen and CVS for outlier reconciliations and paybacks.

• Oversaw Solta Team and monitored Bad Analysis for Solta USA/International• Managed AmerisourceBergen Account, major wholesaler pharma account which consisted overall daily balance of $362M with over approx. 3000-line items with large volume of deductions and chargebacks• Work with counterparts within Trade, Contracts and Rebates, Returns and Finance to work through issues, seek resolution to AR related matters for wholesale customers • Assist in hiring and training new staff, and team development• Coordinated and assisted with Audit Reporting (Revenue Recognition Testing and other SOX Compliance Testing) for designated Risk Control Matrix. Financial Carve out reporting analysis

• Lead Credit Analyst for a team of 8, reporting to manager. Trained staff.• Portfolio consisting of over 3000 accounts, focusing on Solta USA & International, Synergistics International & Precision Lens. Solta Medical Inc division, a global leader in aesthetic devices such as Thermage, Clear+Brilliant, Fraxel and Vaser. Portion of portfolio consisted of Consumer and Surgical accounts, CODMAN, STRYKER.• Developed, coached, and implemented departmental processes to assist collection efforts.• Ad Hoc reporting/analysis of data consisting of $1.5B with over 150k line items to produce reports of: Daily Over Credit Limit, Weekly Deductions report, POD reports, AR Monthly analysis reports, Credit availability overview reports which is used for department analysis review for Managers and Directors. Commission Claw back for delinquent accounts.• Use Experian, D&B report, Articles of incorporation, financials etc. analysis to report credit worthiness to monitor company risk. Verified contracts for equipment purchased.• Month end reporting, Acquisitions, Divestitures, and merger activities.• Reduced top invoices over 60days past due from $2.03M (05/2015) to $165k (07/2016)• Streamlined processes with 3rd party finance companies to efficiently obtain payment.• Assisted with SOX POD Testing Audit and Compliance Support for part of Month End Reporting• Reduced Top 30 over 60 days past due from $2M to $300k. Aging from $19M to $3.5M in 2015.• Provided support for customers, senior management, Customer Service, Product Support, Sales, and finance companies as necessary to properly maintain accounts.• Research chargebacks and deductions for validity and/or credit

Portfolio consisting of nationwide Surgical and Bausch and Lomb accounts• Monitor daily release credit hold and daily collection activity.• Initiate collection activities, write-offs, monthly AR analysis reports, Bad Debt, Credit Limit

Monitored Major and National Accounts receivable due from wholesale retail accounts for Penguin Group Division. Portfolio consisted of account specialty term programs, major retail accounts, Best Buy, TJMAX, COSTCO that exceed $4M credit lines. • Reduce DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) by 28.20 days and ADD (Average Days Delinquent) by 19.75days for Higher Education and Penguin Accounts for 2013 compared to 2012 DSO/ADD• Reduced 93% open cash items through June 2013, versus corporate objective 75% by Dec 2013.• Achieved a 38% aggregated reduction in open Debits, 180 days past due, versus the corporate objective of 25% reduction for 2013.• Month end reporting, cash forecasting, reconciliation of accounts.• Resolved chargebacks, COOP, shared mark down, rebate and pricing deductions• Reviewed the portfolio for bad debt, settlement proposals and negotiation of re-payment terms.