Experience

AXEL Plastics, Inc.
• Controller

  • Apr 2017 - Present


MB Sport

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance and Operations

  • 2015 - Apr 2017

  - Responsible for development of annual company budget ($20M), all reforecasts and quarterly analysis as well as variance reporting. - Conduct bi weekly payroll and other various A/P and A/R requirements as well as company cash management reporting and review with company leadership. - Supervise accounting for international office sites with monthly and year-end reconciliation of accounts. - Operations lead for 30+ employees, liaising on all human resource issues (staffing, new hires… Show more - Responsible for development of annual company budget ($20M), all reforecasts and quarterly analysis as well as variance reporting. - Conduct bi weekly payroll and other various A/P and A/R requirements as well as company cash management reporting and review with company leadership. - Supervise accounting for international office sites with monthly and year-end reconciliation of accounts. - Operations lead for 30+ employees, liaising on all human resource issues (staffing, new hires, leavers and any disciplinary issues). Lead contact dealing with ADP, annual 401K testing requirements and medical insurance renewals. - Line manager for staff in IT, logistics and office manager – liaising on weekly workload, annual reviews department processes and conflict resolution - Developed a company wide 360 review process to implement annual employee reviews and goal settings. - Review annual insurance policies, including business, marine and building policies, ensuring compliance with customer coverage requirements. - Review and approve purchase orders, vendor invoices, and expense reports, ensure all are in accordance with company policies

• Finance / Accounting Manager

  • 2011 - 2015

  - Oversee accounting entries, monitoring all A/P and A/R ensuring accurate allocations. - Developed company budget and created internal reporting tool for end users to give visibility into the development of individual products. - Monitor A/R ensuring all accounts are submitting payments within agreed terms and making collection as needed. - Reconcile all accounts including bank statements, internal accounts and ledgers on a monthly basis with an overall annual review and adjustment.… Show more - Oversee accounting entries, monitoring all A/P and A/R ensuring accurate allocations. - Developed company budget and created internal reporting tool for end users to give visibility into the development of individual products. - Monitor A/R ensuring all accounts are submitting payments within agreed terms and making collection as needed. - Reconcile all accounts including bank statements, internal accounts and ledgers on a monthly basis with an overall annual review and adjustment. - Developed an (excel) reporting tool via Access to Oracle database for individuals to access (real-time) utilization and operational reports. Responsible for maintaining and updating as needed. - Client finance lead responsible for developing customer invoicing, perform credit analysis for new customers and monitor analysis for current customers.



PAREXEL

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Operations Manager

  • 2007 - 2011

  Created an original financial operations tool, which became the company standard for use, by using innovation and creativity in answer to the needs of the organization. Strategic partner of the Project Life Cycle Management program, offering solutions to mentor and guide internal staff on new practices and applications. - Created strategic multimillion dollar pricing proposals for domestic and global congresses and exhibitions reflective of internal and client requirements, with a focus… Show more Created an original financial operations tool, which became the company standard for use, by using innovation and creativity in answer to the needs of the organization. Strategic partner of the Project Life Cycle Management program, offering solutions to mentor and guide internal staff on new practices and applications. - Created strategic multimillion dollar pricing proposals for domestic and global congresses and exhibitions reflective of internal and client requirements, with a focus on consistent and competitive pricing. - Provided financial analysis of industry pricing information against current company cost strategy to advise Global Business Unit Directors to ensure competitive rate structure for current and prospective accounts. - Developed a company-wide profitability (excel) program to generate proposals and to monitor and analyze financial data to measure productivity, progress and projected revenue. This data was provided monthly and quarterly to Management. - Collaborated with Senior Management for set up of clients, by facilitating and directing discussion of competitive rates as well as generation of RFP/RFI submissions and financial responses to client driven Service Agreements. - Supervised Global team of 15 by mentoring and advising, while managing equal workload assignments.

• Finance Manager, Budget Management Group

  • 2005 - 2007

  A team leader with experience in creating process efficiencies. Day to day responsibilities grew from project management of fiscal proposals to launching and developing an international department, with focus on establishing operating excellence to create uniform financial proposals globally. - Generated proposals from initiation to revision, followed by reconciling the completed project and providing financial analysis of the financial data for internal profitability and… Show more A team leader with experience in creating process efficiencies. Day to day responsibilities grew from project management of fiscal proposals to launching and developing an international department, with focus on establishing operating excellence to create uniform financial proposals globally. - Generated proposals from initiation to revision, followed by reconciling the completed project and providing financial analysis of the financial data for internal profitability and utilization. - Established an international budgeting and pricing department, which was responsible for creating uniform financial proposals, project management and financial analysis across multiple teams and locations. - Actively managed a Global team of 10, in various office locations across US and UK, by cultivating personal development plans and mentoring new team members. - Responsible for monthly data presentation to global management team, showing analyzed profitability from recent reconciliations and department metrics of budgeted vs. actual revenue, spend and hours.

• Financial Analsyst - Reconciliation Manager

  • 2000 - 2005

  Developed and managed a dependable team delivering accurate and timely reconciliations of large complex projects. Increased organization profitability by analyzing financial data and offering solutions for future efficiencies. - Responsible for global meetings, congresses and exhibitions reconciliations ensuring correct allocation of costs and expenses. - Maintained department database with internal reports to show overall reconciled statistics inclusion revenue, profit and client… Show more Developed and managed a dependable team delivering accurate and timely reconciliations of large complex projects. Increased organization profitability by analyzing financial data and offering solutions for future efficiencies. - Responsible for global meetings, congresses and exhibitions reconciliations ensuring correct allocation of costs and expenses. - Maintained department database with internal reports to show overall reconciled statistics inclusion revenue, profit and client savings.


Barclays Bank
• Branch Manager

  • Sep 1990 - Dec 2000