Tyler Grinstead, Cma Email & Phone Number

Bellbrook, Oh, Us

I am currently on a career break, embracing the opportunity to travel and explore the world. This journey is not just about discovering new places, but also about reconnecting with family and friends across different states, countries, and continents.During this time, I aim to immerse myself in diverse cultures, gain new perspectives, and create unforgettable memories. This break is a chance for personal growth, reflection, and rejuvenation, preparing me for the next exciting chapter in my professional journey. My plan is to start the next chapter of my career in January/February of 2025. Please reach out if you are looking for a travel companion between now and the end of 2024 or are looking for a candidate with my background for a role starting early 2025.

Naperville, Illinois, Us

▪ Lead commercial finance strategy for $650M+ North America Paper division: pricing execution, deal strategy, contract management, profitability improvement projects, sales support, and other strategic initiatives.▪ Restructured commercial finance team around two managers and two analysts to improve focus on profitable growth in our strategic segments: board, tissue & towel, and graphics.▪ Streamlined commercial processes and improved cross functional engagement around pricing and GMI to enhance bottom line impact, resulting in $118M of pricing and $16M of margin improvement over the past 3 years.▪ Organize quarterly townhalls for SVP of Finance for Industrial Sector including setting agenda topics, lining up guest speakers, consolidating the deck, and organizing engagement activities across the three main offices in North America.

Naperville, Illinois, Us

▪ Manage commercial finance strategy for $300M+ North America Board & Packaging and Tissue & Towel segments.

Naperville, Illinois, Us

▪ Oversaw commercial finance strategy for $300M Global Mining Division: pricing execution, deal strategy, contract management, profitability improvement projects, sales support, and other strategic initiatives.▪ Turned pricing delivery around from $3.5M in givebacks the 3 years prior to $22M in increases in my 2 years.▪ Captured over $5M in gross margin improvement projects through logistics optimization, portfolio management, etc.▪ Contributed to overall P&L improvement over 2 years of +18% sales and +64% in operating income.

Sugar Land, Tx, Us

• Coordinate the yearly budgeting and 5 year strategic planning initiatives for the $3.5B Global Energy Services sector.• Oversee the monthly forecast process including leading a global project that dramatically increased the accuracy of the forecast for sales and OI from +/- 10% to +/-3% for sales and +/- 80% to +/-10% for OI.•Prepare monthly sector presentation for the executive team (CEO, CFO, and Division Presidents) and provide analysis for the quarterly Board of Director’s meetings and earnings releases. • Analyze trends in key business indicators including: sales, gross margin, pricing, OPEX, and savings initiatives to provide insights and recommendations to the management team.• Facilitate the implementation and rollout of new finance system’s initiatives globally by working as the partner between the business and system’s teams and assisting in change management. •Managed a critical global project to remap $70M annually of SG&A across 6 ERPs to get functional visibility in the P&L.

Sugar Land, Tx, Us

• Supported budgeting/forecasting process for Energy Division NA manufacturing representing 10 plants and $200M+ annually.• Managed $120M+ Energy Global Other Segment Restatement Project to create fully loaded division P&Ls and improve management decision making.• Performed monthly analysis on Energy Division NA manufacturing including: over/under absorption, inventory write-offs, spend variances, production issues, etc. and presented findings to senior management.

Sugar Land, Tx, Us

• Tracked $7+ million in run rate synergies related to the acquisitions of Nalco and Champion in the energy business.• Consolidated the roughly 9,000 employee headcount for all the global energy subsidiaries on a monthly basis and produced headcount efficiency reports to support business development and margin improvement. • Collaborated with the G&A functions to assist with budgeting, planning, analysis, and sundry finance projects.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Support finance professors via grading/creating of assignments, data compilation, and analysis.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Lead visiting parents and students on tours of Territorial Hall to familiarize them with the dorm.• Utilize effective communication skills by presenting and interacting with small groups of 5-15 people.• Develop problem solving ability by effectively and professionally resolving residents’ issues.

• Conduct fixed income research for an $18 million student managed portfolio.• Prepare monthly economic analysis for the Fixed Income Fund to use in our investment decisions.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

• Coordinated with global business associates to map the variable compensation structures across the main business units for all international regions.• Developed a model to forecast future variable compensation expenses in order to improve management’s understanding of Selling, General, and Administrative Expense growth in relation to sales.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

• Demonstrated strong work ethic by working outside in all types of weather conditions and up to 7 days a week for more than 60 hours per week in order to properly complete the tasks at hand.• Strengthened project management skills by supervising small teams of 10-12 peers in job training.• Assisted agricultural researchers in their research studies by collecting quantitative and qualitative crop data to help them increase crop yields.

Madison, Wi, Us

• Worked directly with the Finance Director on year-end audit preparation and verified accounting system data for accuracy.• Conducted research projects related to corporate tax changes, specifically for s-corps, and presented the findings to the accounting department.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategy & Economics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance & Supply Chain Management