Played key role in launching successful garden pest control business, supplying oversight for various aspects of sales, marketing, finance and operations to help launch and sustain business growth and profitability. Author blogs and social media content, designed and maintain company website, and create email campaigns to encourage customer engagement and repeat business. Market product line to garden centers and other distributors. Attended trade shows to promote product line in person and drive sales. Assist with order fulfillment, product packaging, and inventory management.

Prepared classroom for learning each day which involved setting out centers and selecting learning toys. Assisted students with writing skills, communication skills, understanding of colors/letters/numbers/shapes, and guided through art projects. Helped maintain classroom order and adherence to schedules. Maintained classroom cleanliness and organization. Filled in for lead teacher when sick or on vacation.

Assisted with general bookkeeping to include planning, budgeting and accounts payable. Attended trade shows to identify potential clients, scheduled sales appointments, and instilled customer-focused approach for this landscaping business. Assisted with creation of brand messaging utilized on company website. Provided business consulting services as needed.

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Prime | North American Enterprise Sales: Defined workflows after major organizational restructuring and introduced headcount management database to support transformation. Developed an operating rhythm and presentation package for SG&A (Sales, General, and Administrative) reporting to ensure consistent reporting and forecasting across the business unit. Supported transition to SAP as a User Acceptance Tester and trained colleagues on utilization of budget planning tool. (2007 – 2008)Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Prime | Global Order Management: Created budget plans, monthly forecasts and results to support senior leadership in $58M annual spend organization. Reconciled and tracked headcount in downsizing organization. Worked directly with VP and directors around the globe to control spending and drive organizational change. (2006 – 2007)Financial Analyst | Global Operations Finance: Managed royalty accounting and documented outstanding liabilities with vendors—ensured proper reporting of balance sheet and P&L accounts. Corrected journal entries to restate the P&L and balance sheet. Tracked and reported expense by category for VP’s organization to help control spending. (2004 – 2006)Financial Analyst | Portfolio Finance: Facilitated financial planning cycle to include template creation, consolidations, trend and change analysis, supplemental schedules and presentations for executive review. Maintained databases to track headcount and weekly spending for 11 executives. Directed fixed asset review process, serving as key contact with Capital Services. (2001 – 2004)Business Center Operations Co-op (8/2000-5/2001)