Experience

Alliance Consumer Group

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Dec 2020 - Present

• • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020



Signet Jewelers

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst // Stores & Corporate FP&A - North America

  • 2015 - 2019

  Supported Finance Director, Finance leadership, and the department better serve internal clients with sales planning, corporate expense activities, as well as various ad hoc analysis and reporting. SELECTED EXPERIENCE: In the post-merger environment, took ownership of monthly sales planning for all legacy Zale stores in North America. Daily activities focused on detailed trend analysis at the store level, anomaly analysis, and developing a comprehensive sales model that is driven by historical trends and its flexibility allows for several budget drivers, such as: promotion or calendar shifts, weather impact, as well as providing relief to stores in distressed areas Ownership of US and Canada P&L which included variance analysis, research, and providing results commentary to Finance leaders. Developed a working knowledge of new tools (SAP and APT) in order to leverage their capabilities to better analyze the business and gather insights that will add value. Partnered with other divisions to create and distribute consolidated expense summaries to department heads so they can manage their expenses and help drive the business forward. Show less



Cash America Pawn

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst // Corporate FP&A

  • 2014 - 2015

  STORES FINANCE Planned and created forecasts for hundreds of retail locations, including most revenue and expense P&L line items, as well as balance sheet items such as inventory and several internal key metrics. Created, analyzed, and distributed various reporting packages to field support center staff, field Vice Presidents, and field management on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis. CORPORATE FP&A Analyzed and reported on the top publicly-traded competitors’ financial performance, store footprint, and any other relevant information. Prepared monthly store performance presentation and various supporting schedules, as well as supported the preparation and review of the quarterly Board of Directors presentation. Aggregated national and regional economic data from various sources to provide visibility into economic trends that may impact our business. Show less



Mission Foods

• United States
• Food Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Budget & Planning Analyst

  • 2011 - 2014

  Supported a $2B operating budget, monthly forecasts, variance analysis, management reporting, and trained international counterparts. SELECTED EXPERIENCE Provided strategic planning and analytical support to Director of Strategic Planning and VP pertaining to new sales and cost-reduction initiatives across the U.S. Assisted senior managers with any ad hoc requests for analysis, forecasts, pro-forma income statements, presentation decks, and written manuals. Aggregated national and regional economic data from various sources to provide visibility into economic trends that may affect our business and deliver via PowerPoint to senior managers. Show less



Atrinsic

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Analyst // E-Commerce // Mobile & Online Subscriptions // Lifetime Value Analytics

  • 2007 - 2011

  Helped build the FP&A function from inception and experience culminated in developing the industry's premiere mobile subscription forecast models in a start-up and ultra-high-growth environment that were vital during the company's first M&A transaction. This resulted in a promotion to Senior Analyst six months into tenure. SELECTED EXPERIENCE Oversaw the company’s $55M Mobile portfolio of products to ensure financial and operational performance standards were maintained. Forecasted month and year-end revenues and expenses for the $114M annual operating budget, support periodic forecasts, and continually refine forecast models to improve accuracy. Performed variance analysis and research as part of the monthly review process to identify opportunities for increased profitability. Show less