• North America Durable Assembly Finance Business Partner• Lead commercial team through budget and outlook process from sales through direct operating expense• Present budget and quarterly outlooks to senior leadership• Manage monthly P&L through direct business income maximizing profitability• Collaborate with commercial and pricing teams to drive successful price increase campaigns• Analyze results of monthly key objectives and draft countermeasures where necessary• Negotiate supply, rebate and equipment contracts with commercial teams to drive profitable growth• Automated and trained Finance Partners on monthly financial reporting saving each Partner 3 hours per month• Collaborate with commercial teams to develop profitable new business proposals• Train sales force on use of Business Intelligence sales reports and improved financial acumen• Manage capital request process for commercial investments• Manage annual sales and contribution margin budgets for commercial team of 30• Assisted in a product demonstration with a customer to win $2M of new business• Collaborated with cross-functional team to develop best practices for index contract pricing

• Finance Partner to our Polymer business and our direct and distribution sales channels• Collaborated with business unit and channel directors to develop annual budgets• Developed new 5 year STRAP around key technology markets• Managed a P&L and provide value-added insight to maximize profitability• Improved accuracy of quarterly business unit sales outlooks by 92% and CM outlooks by 58%• Analyzed financial impact of special freight and rebate programs to drive cost savings

• Financial analyst for the direct and distribution sales channels• Integrated customer and sales data from large acquisition• Managed quarterly operational review and outlook processes• Analyzed impact of new business and erosion on performance against budget• Prepared annual budget and compensation targets• Evaluated financial performance against budget• Decreased time to update strategic pricing tool from one hour to under five minutes per account• Participated in strategic pricing meetings that led to margin increases of over 200 bps for selected accounts• Collaborated with IT in the development of a global Business Intelligence dashboard• Built and supported sales reporting to business directors and sales force using business intelligence tool• Trained sales force and business directors in use of sales reporting tools• Reviewed quarterly sales compensation• Improved reporting through creating automation processes

• Analyzed and implemented filing method changes in California and Tennessee• Completed monthly account reconciliations and withholding tax calculations• Designed tax department’s SharePoint site and taught the site’s uses to the department• Created insightful Business Intelligence financial reports for business directors• Trained business directors on uses of the Business Intelligence tool to help improve their business results

• Prepared and reviewed federal and state tax returns for complex multi-national and multi-state corporations• Prepared and reviewed foreign tax reporting forms (i.e. 5471, 5472, 8858, 1118)• Amended federal and state tax returns for multi-national corporations• Prepared FAS 109 provision for income taxes and FIN 48 for a public corporate client and performed reviews of income tax provisions for public and private clients• Authored responses to IDRs for federal exams including an IRS protest letter, as well as prepared responses to state tax notices • Performed research and completed documentation on complex income tax topics, including: schedule M adjustments, foreign tax credit, and domestic manufacturing deduction• Effectively communicated with CFOs, VPs, and managers and executed efficient project management duties• Participated in tax planning strategy sessions with tax teams at large corporate clients• Facilitated training sessions on FAS 109, FIN 48, and changes in accounting methods• Educated staff on use of tax software tools• Served as a key resource for driving best practices on compliance and consulting projects• Supervised associate tax accountants, including setting budgets, scheduling resources, coordinating training and reviewing workpapers • Mentored direct reports, peers, and interns to aid in professional development

-Decreased technical exceptions in commercial loans by 40%, reducing risk to the bank -Trained new employees on computer system and file organization essential to successfully track and reduce technical exceptions-Audited commercial note requirements and verified files containing required documentation-Drafted credit write-ups for commercial loan customers-Attended credit committee meetings and participated in discussions with loan officers and credit analysts regarding loan proposals