Experience

Raytheon Technologies

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Business Process Management

  • Apr 2020 - Present



United Technologies

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Finance Transformation

  • Feb 2017 - Apr 2020



Robert Half

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2017

  Managing Financial Planning for the Americas group at MacDermid, Inc. Managing Financial Planning for the Americas group at MacDermid, Inc.



Sikorsky

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2016

  Managed cross function team across all disciplines of finance for implementation of SAP and One Source (formerly Sabrix tax software) within commercial aftermarket business segment. Provided financial leadership for legal entity merger of the commercial OEM and aftermarket businesses. Supervised 2- person team in consignment inventory count and reconciliation of over $75M of inventory value. • Transitioned SAP modules for finance 1 month prior to commercial aftermarket go-live, mitigating big bang and providing finance additional month of systematic use to build expertise. • Completed first consolidated month end close in SAP on time and with no major escapes. • Established monthly, quarterly and annual consignment inventory controls, alleviating issue identified in annual review.



LifePort

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Implemented internal controls process to ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws for financial and tax reporting. Provided leadership and coaching to finance team through implementation of 4 day closing process. Managed financial consolidation of 5 ERP instances into 1 instance with no major escapes. Established financial planning and pricing organization to help support business requirements and controls. • Eliminated over 200 Sarbanes Oxley identified gaps within 2 years resulting in no significant deficiencies during audit. • Reduced monthly closing from 20 days to 4 days supporting monthly submission requirement and providing work / life balance for employees.



Sikorsky

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2010

  Performed specialist position duties, with additional responsibilities that included supervision of 2-3-member team that monitored company’s cash position, risks and opportunities and provided guidance to senior management to make informed decisions. Led multi-division project to eliminate $1B gap in 2009 cash flow plan.• Developed segment reporting for direct and indirect cash flow and balance sheet, improving visibility and cash flow performance. • Implemented first systematic forecast for balance sheet and cash flow in Hyperion planning providing senior management timely analysis for decision making.

• Specialist, Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Jun 2007 - Jul 2008

  Established standard process for monthly close and forecast associated with consolidated cash flow and balance sheet submissions. Provided senior management support for ad-hoc reporting, analytics and monthly presentations. Organized cross-functional work-group to enhance cash flow forecast process and identify proper inputs for enhanced accuracy.• Enhanced forecasting process by establishing cross-functional work groups, providing front line inputs, leading to accurate forecasting for senior management decision making.



United Technologies

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Specialist, Accounting

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2007

  Performed Senior financial analyst duties, with additional responsibilities which included reporting and analytics for ESOP accounting, FAS 115 (accounting for certain investments in debt and equity securities), FAS 133 (accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities). Supervised Financial Leadership Program (FLP) associate on Long term debt and commercial paper.• Achieved ACE Gold as ACE Pilot for the Controller’s department. Examples of progress in the area of 5S were used for UTC executive walk throughs.

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Nov 2004 - Aug 2006

  Led the implementation of Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) for the Financial Operations group which resulted in streamlined process improvements for United Technologies SEC Reporting. Supported United Technologies Tax department with reporting, reconciliation and analysis of the Corporate Tax Liabilities.• Identified as high potential to advise with the UTC Fire & Security HFM implementation developing a Microsoft excel reconciliation to identify variances between multiple reporting systems and ensuring accurate historical data.



Kelley & Company, LLC`

• Middlebury, CT

• Accountant

  • Aug 2000 - Nov 2004

  Prepared tax returns and related work papers for individual, corporations, partnerships and not for profit organizations. Performed audit, review and complication of financial statements. Prepared payroll and sales tax returns. Prepared tax returns and related work papers for individual, corporations, partnerships and not for profit organizations. Performed audit, review and complication of financial statements. Prepared payroll and sales tax returns.