Leading the global FP&A, commercial, and functional financial support activities for the Laboratory Chemicals Division (LCD) of a $40 billion biotechnology company. Member of the LCD Extended Leadership and Finance Leadership Teams and process owner for the Division’s operating mechanisms. Directing the Annual Operating Plan, STRAP and monthly/quarterly business reviews, supporting the month-end close and accrual process, and serving as a finance business partner for the Commercial, Marketing and IT functions. Managing a team of four direct reports.

Member of both the North American Finance Leadership Team and the Nutritionals & Digestive Health Business Unit Leadership Team, provided financial leadership and advice to the General Manager of a $700 million business, including strategic planning, business development, forecasting and budgeting, P&L steering and resource allocation. Managed a team of two direct reports.• Served as lead finance representative on the Sales Displays team; identified and resolved process issues with the assigning, forecasting and tracking of approximately $60 million in Divisional Displays costs.• Led a Continuous Improvement Management Systems (CIMS) team charged with introducing more efficient management techniques and removing obstacles to more effective communication within the finance organization. Recognized with a Bayer Pinnacle Better Because of You Award.• Directed the NA Consumer Health Finance Employee Engagement team, aimed at promoting greater collaboration, integration and exposure for the finance community to the commercial organization.• Financial lead on a Division-wide, cross functional Pricing Strategy and Process team, developed and implemented a comprehensive pricing strategy and consistent process that served as a blueprint for the organization when developing go-to-market plans.• Appointed co-lead of Bayer’s 2018/2019 International Finance Leadership Development Program; coordinated a team of finance professionals to represent Bayer at college recruiting events and conduct on-campus interviews. Achieved the goal of identifying and hiring two high potential individuals for the program.

Provided FP&A and Sales Finance leadership for Bayer’s $3B North America region. Led the Forecasting, Annual Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Reporting, Risk & Opportunity, and Contingency Planning processes to ensure delivery of financial commitments. Directed a team of eleven (six direct reports) in the FP&A and Sales Finance areas.• Directed the development of a comprehensive Commercial Policy for Consumer Health U.S. encompassing all critical policies and procedures. Successful collaboration across functions including Sales, Customer Logistics, Legal, Risk Management and Credit was imperative in the creation of this strategic framework.• Established roles and responsibilities for the new Sales Finance organization, ensuring alignment with our Business Partner expectations, leading to greater efficiency and enhanced productivity by 10-15% within the team.• Assigned to lead a cross-functional work-stream tasked with developing a financial workspace within our new demand planning system in order to achieve a Marketing financial forecasting workload reduction of 20-30%. Received Bayer’s Special Recognition Award for Leadership.• Increased automation in data delivery by introducing new processes around the monthly close and forecasting activities, including leveraging the Hyperion SmartView Excel add-in for planning, enhanced communication with Marketing and Sales Finance and greater inclusion of Divisional Consumption and Inventory data

Collaborated closely with Marketing and Sales in the role of Business Partner, advised and provided financial leadership, direction, oversight and support to brands with gross sales in excess of $700 million. Managed a staff of four (two direct reports). Divisional responsibilities included media management, consumption and inventory tracking and reporting, obsolescence and special product cost tracking.• Appointed to temporarily backfill for Finance Director in 2012; collaborated closely with the vice-presidents of Marketing, Sales and Finance to develop the 2013 Budget, negotiated with the Marketing Leadership Team to determine Budget targets, and successfully submitted all related schedules. Recognized with a Bayer Pinnacle Better Because of You Award. • Provided financial support for a divisional initiative to capture market share in response to competitor product supply issues. Created and maintained a tracker of approved incremental investment spend and associated gross sales; also tracked planned initiatives, fair share growth, opportunities and risks. The project led to an incremental $54 million in sales, resulting in the project team winning the 2013 President’s Listening in Action Award.• Nominated to the Retail Marketing Team as financial lead, charged with developing, recommending and implementing a more integrated brand planning process incorporating perspective and input from Sales, Marketing and Finance. Received Bayer’s Special Recognition Award for Teamwork.• Appointed Bayer North America’s main contact for an internal audit of marketing spend in Q4 2013. Acted as liaison between Corporate Audit and the various Divisions, elicited timely responses to requests and facilitated a successful partnership that resulted in several value-added recommendations.

Established business partner relationships with the Brand team; directed the preparation and execution of the 2008 Budget for the Venture Brands, aligning targets with the strategic goals of the business. Managed two direct reports.

Operated as a member of the business unit management team while providing an independent financial perspective to Marketing and R&D teams with a combined $61 million in annual spend. Maintained R&D cost centers and tracked project spending versus budgets; developed and implemented contingency plans when necessary.