Experience

Mölnlycke Health Care US

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Director-Maine

  • Oct 2020 - Present



L.L.Bean

• Manager Financial Analysis/Manager Manufacturing Finance Operations

  • Aug 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Coordinated and managed operating and capital budget processes for Manufacturing and Facilities operating areas.• Monitored financial position through consistent delivery of timely financial reporting, analysis, and projections. • Partnered with senior leadership in the evaluation of business operations, opportunities and options.• Provided strategic level financial direction to support areas on projects, initiatives and decision-making, providing guidance and direction to address challenging financial targets and budget gaps. • Partnered with Manufacturing Operations leadership to incorporate production planning, standard product costing, direct labor and overheads into planning/forecasting cycle.• Provided strategic level direction in Manufacturing Senior Leader Advisory regarding strategy, financial targets, system replacement, business planning, long range planning, safety, and workforce issues.• Established transfer pricing strategy and set pricing guidelines with corporate buyers.• Established/monitored weekly KPI metrics measuring productivity, efficiency and product quality.• Managed, coached and developed staff.

• Finance Business Process Lead-Business Transformation (SAP Implementation)

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2017

  • Managed/led Finance team through two successful deployments of SAP implementations.• Ensured key stakeholders, Senior Management, Executive Sponsors timely informed of process developments.• Identified/prioritized opportunities for process improvements across cross-functional business processes, related systems and workflow to drive business benefits.• Developed key process metrics to monitor health of processes implemented.• Partnered with Change Management to support rollout and manage change across the business.• Lead training efforts to successfully incorporate processes into normal business practice.• Managed/directed a team of internal business experts and external consulting partners.

• Corporate Accounting Manager

  • May 2006 - Apr 2013

  • Managed all aspects of financial reporting, analysis and management reporting activities through monthly, tax and year-end financial closings.• Managed the performance, maintenance and development of complex accounting systems. • Managed communication and development of company accounting policies, research and write policy as needed.• Managed the year-end audit with the company's outside auditors, ensuring audit issues raised on a timely basis. • Presented audit results to Audit Committee.• Facilitated the review of financial results with senior management, helping to identify strategies necessary to meet financial goals.• Managed senior accounting personnel.

• Assistant Accounting Manager/Senior Financial Analyst Corporate Accounting

  • May 2001 - May 2006

  • Assisted in managing, preparation and oversight of financial reporting, analysis and management reporting activities through monthly, tax and year-end financial closing processes. • Assisted in the review of financial results with senior management.• Acted as lead in year-end audit with outside auditors.• Developed and maintained internal business unit management reporting. • Coordinated annual physical inventory process and complex inventory analysis (LIFO, NRV, Shrink)• Assisted the Budget department in the preparation and review of the annual operating budget, profit updates, long-range plans and quarterly business updates. • Supervised assigned accounting personnel.

• Business Unit Finance Manager-IT

  • Jun 2000 - May 2001

  • Coordinated and facilitated operating and capital budget processes for Information Services business unit. • Provided finance oversight/support for budget performance, variance analysis, cost drivers, management reporting, forecasts, departmental initiatives, corporate financial performance and goals.• Supervised Asset Management department responsible for negotiating, monitoring and obtaining IT assets.

• Senior Analyst/Assistant Accounting Manager

  • Feb 1999 - Jun 2000

  • Responsible for managing fixed assets, bank reconciliations, catalog accounting, foreign sourcing accounting and inventory reconciliations including complex inventory analysis (LIFO, NRV, Shrink). • Provided financial and technical expertise for developing and maintaining the financial reporting structure.• Acted as a liaison between the Budget and Financial reporting departments to ensure consistency in allocation methodology within both processes.• Managed staff of three accounting specialists.• Participated in the month end closing process, reviewed closing reports, prepared corporate financial statements, analyzed financial results and explained any significant variances.• Prepared fiscal gross margin budgets, analyzed monthly variances and incorporated current business trends to profit updates and long range financial plans. • Coordinated/oversaw the preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules for annual benefit plan audit.• Provide reconciliations, supporting schedules and financial statements in support of year-end audit process. • Supported implementation of Lawson Financial System leading to reconfiguration of the corporate reporting structure.• Responsible for monthly business unit reporting, variance analysis and interpretation of financial data.• Developed departmental productivity performance and comparative analysis reports.

• Accounting Analyst

  • Sep 1996 - Feb 1999

• Associate Accounting Analyst

  • Jun 1995 - Sep 1996

• Accounting Specialist

  • Sep 1992 - Jun 1995