Experience

Avon Protection

• Defense & Space
• 200 - 300 Employee

• FP&A Director

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• FP&A Manager - Operations

  • Apr 2021 - Sep 2023

  • Finance Business partner to Division Operations President.• Timetable management and preparation of Global operations Element of long-, mid- and short-term financial forecasting, including annual budget pack• Full P&L variance analysis, recommendations development and presentation• Monthly Global Operations management letter preparation for inclusion in board pack and Group Performance slide deck• Liaising with Product Manager/Product development/Planning/Procurement teams to ensure standard costing system is updated and maintained• Engaging with external SAP consultants addressing post ERP implementation issues and developing enhancements to reporting suite • Supporting the engineering team on costing, both product and labor based. Responsible for development of direct and indirect absorption rates.• Assisting with yearend statutory reporting, including the external audit process• Managing and administrating inventory control functions including physical counts Show less



Permaswage

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Controller

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Lead accounting department (AP, AR, bank reconciliations, payroll, inventory costing and month end close processes). Improved timeliness and accuracy of the financial statements reporting by reducing period end close process by a full day. • Brought 95% of vendors to status current and achieved 25% past due AR reduction via facilitating deeper Sales Procurement departments involvement and implementation of KPI tracking mechanism for AP/AR staff • Responsible for Balance sheet and Income statement reporting and variance analysis. • Physical inventory count projects finance lead achieving two days manufacturing down time reduction, 10% count accuracy improvement and reporting optimization. • E&O inventory reduction finance lead. In collaboration with Supply chain and Operations achieved 30% excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory reserve reduction in year-on-year comparison ($2.5M), as well as implemented a process to flag potential E&O items. • Served as a SOX inventory control owner with zero findings for five rolling quarters. Show less



Brill, Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr Finance Manager, NA

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Finance business partner to commercial and marketing teams in setting annual operations plan, monthly full P&L forecasts, and variance analysis.• Developed, implemented, and presented consolidated reporting deck during monthly and quarterly reviews with upper management.• S&OP process optimization project lead. Facilitated continuous engagement of Operations, Procurement, Commercial and Finance teams in S&OP process, resulting in 15% year-over-year forecast accuracy improvement.• Price increase finance project lead. In collaboration with Sales and Marketing department provided upper management with price increase analysis by customer/product line. Insured accurate price increase execution by establishing central point of customer communication, price sheets development and distribution, allowing achieving project completion stage three weeks earlier targeted date.• Partner to cost centers’ functional owners in a process of SG&A expenses optimization, variance analysis, controls, and reporting. Identified cost saving opportunities of > 7% in year-on-year comparison.• Liaison between commercial and master data management teams within on-going cost structure enhancement project and Trade Program software implementation• Financial consolidation and reporting procedures optimization project lead. Show less

• FP&A & Special Projects Manager, Foodservice NA

  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2018

  • Finance partner to Foodservice Channel Commercial VP• Commercial finance team lead in prospect business cross functional pricing evaluation and customer contracts and portfolio profitability analysis. Responsible for development and implementation of process controls as a part of Trade Spend optimization project, driving savings of > 2M$/year. • Budget process transformation lead, ran SG&A zero base budget implementation across 6 business units ($800M in sales portfolio)• Implementation of new tracking and reporting processes at BU level, improving efficiency & resource allocations Show less



Hillphoenix

• United States
• Retail Groceries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr FP&A and Cost Analyst

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Coordinated financial efforts between accounting, operations, and engineering team to enhance, formalize and create documentation for new and current activities in support of production cost optimization. • As a part of corporate FP&A team, led reporting procedures advancement project. Trained business units’ finance managers on utilizing newly implemented and legacy tools and systems. • Facilitated financial analysis for productivity improvement projects across seven business units • Participated in the strategic planning by consolidating financial models, providing initial feedback from company objectives standpoint, and coordinating the strategic plan presentation reviews. • Served as primary financial support for Hillphoenix’s Director of FP&A on quarterly forecasts, division financial performance analysis and productivity tracking and reporting. • Owned responsibility for Shared Service’s budgeting process. • Supported Monthly, Quarterly and Annual financial reporting and preparation including preparation and publishing of the monthly financial reports. • Coordinated Weekly Operations' Metrics and KPI report consolidation and analysis for review with CFO and CEO of the company. Show less



Imerys

• France
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial analyst

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Member of Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation team served as SME for Capital Expense module set up and proper utilization. • Liaison between Finance team and external IT consultants during Data Warehouse development and implementation project • Capital expenses analysis and optimization project lead. • Sole contributor to low margin product lines ROCE model execution and reporting • Development, implementation, and execution of budgeting and forecasting models. Consolidation of financial and operational data (280M in sales portfolio) • Period management reporting and variance analysis • Month-end closing procedures including JE posting and account reconciliations. • Collection of sales, production, and inventory data across multiple sources, variance analysis, and presentation of findings to management and key stakeholders. • Utilization of SQL, Excel, Access and Business Objects queries in building ad hoc reports and creating solutions for senior, mid management and staff. Show less



Oglethorpe Power Corporation

• United States
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Analyst 2

  • Dec 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Assisted with implementation of new budgeting system and provided training to future system users. • Participated in corporate budget preparation • Prepared monthly financial reports and presentations for senior and middle management • Successfully incorporated results from newly acquired power generating plant in monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting procedures. • Analyzed utility cost of service and formulary rate making • Coordinated an integration of data and forecasts from multiple sources and departments to support development of corporate budgets Show less



University of West Georgia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Help students to analyze business information problems using formal methods• Provide support for students completing exercises in Excel, Access, and Word.• Supervise and consult students on MIS issues in person, through e-mail, and chat sessions• Grade students’ assignments and workbooks

• IT Support Lead Technician

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

  • Solve hardware and software computer problems• Consult students face-to-face and over the phone• Improve technical quality support for UWG students • Increase productivity and reduced waiting time of service• Develop biweekly performance reports



Woodworking Enterprise

• Financial Analyst

  • Jun 2004 - May 2007

  • Forecasted quarterly/annual revenues and costs • Created annual financial and operating plans • Coordinated and executed monthly billing • Performed cost analysis and management, variance analysis and financial reporting • Reconciled revenue and cost reconciliation to budget and forecast • Prepared business operations materials including KPIs’ and company metrics • Analyzed new contracts as well as their implementation • Work with legal and accounting to ensure new contracts meet company objectives • Developed repeatable procedures to optimize finance operations Show less