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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Strategically lead the financial functions of manufacturing plants, driving operational excellence, maximizing profitability, and ensuring compliance. Manage financial accounting, planning, forecasting, and analysis including sales target revenue, inventory working capital and profit margin. Drive continuous improvement initiatives in all functions of the business.• Developed a robust internal control including data integrity, asset protection, segregation of duties, budgeting, financial reporting, information systems and adherence to corporate policies and governmental regulations (GAAP, SOX compliance, etc.)• Collaborated with Commercial for contract review, identify pricing strategies, cost efficiencies and margin improvement opportunities, leading to an average 6% price increase across portfolio.• Led a high-performing finance team, cultivating a culture of excellence and best practices to deliver superior financial results.• Managed monthly closing and annual budget process, ensuring all critical deadlines were met and streamlined financial operations. • Developed financial evaluation and net present value model for capital projects, providing crucial information and insights for senior management review and decision-making.• Partnered with Finance VP in executing strategic and operational plans through timely and accurate reporting and analysis.• Drove continuous improvement in working capital by establishing key metrics and monitor operational excellence. Achieved a 3% reduction in working capital, enhancing liquidity and operational efficiency.

Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Collaborate with Business Leadership Team to provide critical financial insights and develop long-term financial plans and annual budgets. Drive transformation and optimization of operating structure and processes, including cost management of sales, manufacturing, and overhead structures while offering visionary support of cogent, innovative investments for growth. Manage monthly and quarterly financial closing and estimate processes.• Drove accountability in partnership with business leaders, achieving 15% compounded annual growth rate over 5 years.• Led logistic cost analysis on optimizing products sourcing by sites, contributing $1MM in cost savings annually.• Developed 10-year strategic plan identifying key growth areas with solid financial visualization, securing additional $5MM capital supported by executives.• Established rapport of consistently delivering value by identifying opportunities for growth, minimizing risk, and defining the right strategies to achieve desired outcomes.• Led customers’ formula pricing to mitigate negative impact of fuel price volatility, enhancing business profit stability.• Migrated business processes to an efficient, customized, and integrated process, increasing productivity 5% for entire leadership team.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Standardized financial reporting metrics across all regions, resulting in a more consistent view which improved decision-making and financial planning for business executives.• Led customers’ formula pricing to mitigate the negative impact of fuel price volatility, enhancing business profit stability. • Migrated business processes to an efficient, customized, and integrated process, increasing productivity by 5% for the entire leadership team.• Drove fact-based decision-making across Supply Chain functions and challenge business assumptions, attaining better demand and supply balances.• Created financial evaluations for all innovative R&D projects, prioritizing portfolio investments.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Received recognition from the Asia Pacific team for being nominated and chosen for the CEO Exchange program.• Acted as an active CEOX member, sharing experiences, learning about different cultures, and enhancing diversity and inclusion in the organization.• Created new metrics and data points to enhance the financial scorecard and improve business performance.

Shanghai, China

• Achieved a 50% increase in work efficiency by leading a team restructure. Cut headcount from six to three and subsequently hired and promoted a contractor to a full-time employee, resulting in four direct reports.• Oversaw a global contract with TATA and streamlined the complex operational transition, realizing corporate finance outsourcing objectives, saving $300K in annual costs, and improving team effectiveness by 30%.• Aligned the transition with the global costing strategy to encourage effectiveness. Implemented the transition and ensured knowledge transfer and adherence to work processes over the course of six months.• Restructured team communication through monthly meetings to share challenges and successes and brought in speakers from other functions to provide exposure.

Shanghai, China

• Acquired a comprehensive understanding and expertise of company operations, establishing productive professional partnerships and guiding management in comprehending and adopting internal control principles.• Contributed to enhancing productivity by recommending operational improvements in line with internal control principles.• Recognized by superiors for maintaining exceptional levels of accuracy, efficiency, and productivity while ensuring adherence to all relevant industry standards and regulations.

Shanghai, China

• Prepared financial plans that led to a 10% increase in profits.• Executed budgeting strategies, resulting in a 5% reduction in expenses.• Provided crucial insights that informed strategic decisions, increasing market share within a highly saturated market

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance