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Pompano Beach, FL, US

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Reporting to the President & CEO and a key member of the Executive Management team,Responsibilities included a strategic role in the overall management of the company; primary day-to-day responsibility for planning.
• Implemented a daily operating cash flow forecast.
• Implemented a detailed management reporting process.
• Initiated a top-grading and reorganization of the finance and accounting functions.
• Developed a formal budgeting and forecasting process.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Huber Engineered Materials, a $1 billion division of JM Huber CorporationResponsible for Global financial accounting for division, accounting and consolidations, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Lead SG&A Austerity Program” reducing YTD spend by $6.0 million or 15% of total spend.
• Implemented new automated freight payment solution, resulting in improved working capital.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for financial accounting, consolidations, adherence and compliance to US GAAP, Internal Control Review Board and Work Process Council, annual operating plan and budgeting process, business forecasts for.
• Directed 4 acquisitions and divestitures ($50 million to $250 million deals) from detailed due diligence to seamless business integrations.
• Directed top-grading of staff and reassignment of workload resulting in improved performance.
• Coordinated continuous improvement in monthly financial reporting packages resulting in a clear and concise management reporting package with an executive summary and relevant details and KPI’s.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for managing month-end close, consolidation and reporting processes, managing and directing the cost accounting function, managing the property accounting and sales & use tax functions and supporting the.
• Managed integration of global accounting functions into high performance teams; reduced staff 20%.
• Lead due diligence efforts for 2 acquisitions; deals delivered positive EVA in year one of ownership.
• Created hedge accounting for natural gas and foreign currencies resulting in nominal impact on P&L.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for driving financial and business results for $200 million business unit, development of the annual operating plan, forecast and capital plan, business case analysis for capital appropriation requests.
• Lead two business turn-arounds in one year from negative profitability to 20% EBITDA performance.
• Developed and implemented a “Cost to Serve” model resulting in elimination of unprofitable customers and a 12% improvement in profitability.
• Lead price increase strategy resulting in positive EBIT and EBITDA within 90 days.
• Implemented weekly detailed spend reviews resulting in 30% reduction in discretionary spending.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for designing, developing and implementing FP&A function, developing and coordinating annual operating plan and budget for six business units, preparing 12-month rolling business forecasts, developing.
• Provided financial leadership to Supply Chain function resulting in $23 million in annual savings.
• Developed margin analysis resulting in improved pricing and productivity initiatives.
• Led financial and logistics modules for Oracle ERP implementation resulting in $20.5 million in savings.

Conway, SC

Managed daily operations of general accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, forecasting, cost accounting, fixed assets, inventory accounting, and capital planning for a $500M division. * Drove unprofitable business lines to 15% net profit margins in 12 months.* Implemented a strict capital spending review process.* Achieved Green Belt certification for.

Livonia, MI

Livonia, MI

St. Louis, MO

* Received special achievement award for work on Clorox acquisition.* Month-end close, manufacturing variance analysis, capital planning, operating plans, inventory control

Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Finance