Experience

ELM Home & Building Solutions

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Responsible for analyzing monthly business results, KPIs, trends, and synthesizing results to provide critical business insights to leadership. Analyzing sales by product category and customer category ensuring profitability as well as price-volume analysis. Reviewing pricing and promotion initiatives. Partnering with supply chain to manage the demand planning process including inventory management. Leading the financial analyses of BU growth initiatives including capital spend initiatives, supported by economic data. Leading planning through all budgeting and forecasting cycles. Show less



LifeStyles Healthcare

• Belgium
• Consumer Goods
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manager, Finance

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2022

  Global Manufacturer with offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Providing Financial leadership and partnering with the Americas Sales and Marketing commercial organization. Performing analysis on Customer profitability, Product profitability, Product Launch, Inventory Analysis, Advertising and Promotion, and SG&A spend. Global Manufacturer with offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Providing Financial leadership and partnering with the Americas Sales and Marketing commercial organization. Performing analysis on Customer profitability, Product profitability, Product Launch, Inventory Analysis, Advertising and Promotion, and SG&A spend.



Component Hardware Group

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2021

  Key leader of the finance and accounting activities for $100M Global Industrial market leader. Responsible for budget management, financial analysis, forecasting, financial reporting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and risk management. Ensure all elements of working capital are healthy and well managed. Key leader of the finance and accounting activities for $100M Global Industrial market leader. Responsible for budget management, financial analysis, forecasting, financial reporting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and risk management. Ensure all elements of working capital are healthy and well managed.



M&P Export Management Corporation

• Vice President of Finance & Operations

  • May 2015 - Sep 2019

  Hold concurrent responsibility for finance and operations. Provided executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for a $9M Start-up E-Commerce and International Distributorship. Oversee and manage accounting, logistics, warehouse operations, and all vendor negotiations. • Negotiated with freight provider to reduce annual freight cost by $100,000. • Developed strategic ordering process to reduce inventories by more than $300,000 and significantly improve cash flow. Hold concurrent responsibility for finance and operations. Provided executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for a $9M Start-up E-Commerce and International Distributorship. Oversee and manage accounting, logistics, warehouse operations, and all vendor negotiations. • Negotiated with freight provider to reduce annual freight cost by $100,000. • Developed strategic ordering process to reduce inventories by more than $300,000 and significantly improve cash flow.



Solvay

• Belgium
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director

  • Oct 2008 - May 2015

  Responsible for the fiscal operations of a $400M North America sulfuric acid manufacturer, designated in directing the five-year roadmap, three-year business plan, annual budget, and quarterly P&L and cash forecasts. Conduct analysis and preparation of monthly financial package to be submitted to senior management for review. Coached, managed and directed financial analyst and four plant controllers deployed in various locations throughout the United States. Responsible for the fiscal operations of a $400M North America sulfuric acid manufacturer, designated in directing the five-year roadmap, three-year business plan, annual budget, and quarterly P&L and cash forecasts. Conduct analysis and preparation of monthly financial package to be submitted to senior management for review. Coached, managed and directed financial analyst and four plant controllers deployed in various locations throughout the United States.



Philips Lighting

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Manager of Finance and Operations

  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2008

  Financial controller and strategic business partner for a $40M sales organization encompassing diverse key financial duties such as financial analysis; profit and loss management; journal entries; forecasting and planning; financial statement preparation and reporting; management summaries; credit line evaluation; supply chain operations; inventory and demand planning; and customer representation. Financial controller and strategic business partner for a $40M sales organization encompassing diverse key financial duties such as financial analysis; profit and loss management; journal entries; forecasting and planning; financial statement preparation and reporting; management summaries; credit line evaluation; supply chain operations; inventory and demand planning; and customer representation.



Nestlé Waters North America

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Zone Finance Manager

  • Mar 1999 - Apr 2005

  Responsible for $75M zone, creating annual business plans and forecasts. Overseeing all expenses, along with approval and control of travel and expense (T&E), accounts payable (A/P), purchase cards, capital creation/justification, and vendor negotiations while overseeing post-accounting closes, P&L review, and diverse payroll processes. Responsible for $75M zone, creating annual business plans and forecasts. Overseeing all expenses, along with approval and control of travel and expense (T&E), accounts payable (A/P), purchase cards, capital creation/justification, and vendor negotiations while overseeing post-accounting closes, P&L review, and diverse payroll processes.