Experience

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  Big Red Rooster Flow

  • Controller

    • Mar 2024 - Present

    Bringing your projects to market on time, on budget, and on brand—that’s just the beginning of what BRRF can do for you.

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  Duracell

  • Bethel, CT

  • F&A Director - Walmart/Mass Business Segment

    • 2018 - Mar 2024
    • Bethel, CT

    Duracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a strong portfolio of specialty cells and rechargeable personal power. Financial leader of the Walmart/Mass commercial segment responsible for all aspects of accounting and finance. Previously held similar responsibilities as Controller in Amazon business segment.• Present monthly forecast and variance analysis based on market activity and operational drivers to senior leadership team.• Assess financial implications of business opportunities to provide strategic and financial guidance to the team.Prior to that, in role as North America FP&A Manager, responsible for financial planning and analysis, management reporting and financial decision support. Focused on streamlining processes, enhancing systems and finding new ways to add value and provide strategic business support.• Manage Budget process for North America division by effectively communicating throughout the process with business segments and partnering with operational teams to explain the key business drivers.• Responsible for monthly and quarterly analysis of financial performance focused on operational drivers including commercial market growth or decline, trade flow, production costs, trade spending and overhead.• Team lead for analysis of working capital and cash flow forecasting, providing commentary on business drivers including sales, inventory and expense trends, cash collections, and payment terms.• As the lead in a special project, created financial model to analyze packaging costs by supplier and SKU.

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  BIC

  • Shelton, CT

  • Global Finance Manager - Reporting & Analysis

    • 2000 - 2018
    • Shelton, CT

    BIC® products are known and appreciated all over the world for their quality, affordability, and ease of use. The ballpoint pen, the pocket lighter and the one-piece shaver are all part of the daily lives of millions of consumers.As a Finance Manager on the Global FP&A team, provided reports to senior management including P&L, Inventory, Working Capital, Operating Cash Flow, and flash reports, as well as Price Volume Mix margin analysis for all BIC entities worldwide. In prior role as North America Finance Manager, coordinated and reviewed North America financial results, with a specific focus on analytics and financial planning.• Trained and supported users throughout the world using new forecasting tool (TM1). • Led reconciliation process for conversion to new application of Hyperion Financial Management (HFM). • Initiated a comprehensive review of published reports, creating new value-added analysis and eliminating unnecessary reports.• Designed user friendly process for budget owners to input department budgets directly into the Accounting system, increasing efficiency and reducing the risk of errors in budgeting.• Collaborated with external audit team to streamline the year-end audit, which reduced audit overrun hours by 86%.Originally hired as a Staff Accountant and subsequently promoted to increasing levels of responsibility, including Accounting Supervisor and Corporate Finance Manager.• Assembled a highly effective accounting team, recognized by senior management for increased accuracy and efficiency.• Reduced time frame of month end close by 50% from 5 days to 2 ½ days.• Provided valuable in-house training to accounting software users in all functional areas.

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  Concentrex, Inc (formerly MECA Software)

  • Trumbull, CT

  • Senior Accountant

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Trumbull, CT

    Provider of Personal Banking Software Prepared Financial Analysis and Forecasts by business segment as well as Job Costing and licensing reports. • Implemented account reconciliation best practices.• Selected to participate in the due diligence process for the acquisition of a small distribution company.

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  PopShots, Inc.

  • Bridgeport, CT

  • Controller

    • 1993 - 1999
    • Bridgeport, CT

    Manufacturer of 3D Pop-Up Greeting CardsPrepared and supervised accounting records for all functions including AR, AP, GL, Cash and Fixed Asset Management, as well as payroll, royalty and tax reporting. • Promoted to Controller, the top finance position in the company, within 5 years.