Experience

Riviana Foods Canada Corporation

• Canada
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Analyst, Trade

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  • Key Finance person managing the overall Trade spend worth $20MM for the Olivieri team. • Performs monthly close process and provide variance analysis for trade by tracking Actual vs Budget and forecasts and provides detailed summary to VP of Finance. • Prepares annual operating budgets and forecasts for the entire Fresh team and generate timely variance and trend analysis with commentary for Senior Leadership review. • Conducts quarterly trade reviews with Sales and work closely with the team and plan how to efficiently manage trade which will drive the bottom line profits. • Improved accrual reporting by leveraging SAP and by managing trade promotions in TPM. • Prepared and presented comprehensive reporting packages to management teams that played critical role in Strategic planning efforts. Show less



Spectrum Brands, Inc

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  • Built Customer and Brand Specific P&Ls which helps senior management and Sales teams to analyze on Sales and Marketing Promotions. • Developed and maintained Financial models in excel to support budget, reporting, planning and forecasting activities to present to the Senior Leadership team. • Performed Variance analysis, Balance Sheet reconciliations, Deductions review which contribute to the strategic direction of the business unit by identifying trends and issues. • Built Customer and Brand Specific P&Ls which helps senior management and Sales teams to analyze on Sales and Marketing Promotions. • Developed and maintained Financial models in excel to support budget, reporting, planning and forecasting activities to present to the Senior Leadership team. • Performed Variance analysis, Balance Sheet reconciliations, Deductions review which contribute to the strategic direction of the business unit by identifying trends and issues.



Mondelēz International

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Finance

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2016

  •Key member of the North American Marketing Finance group which supports Marketing and FP&A to deliver on Financial Commitments.•Ensured all Advertising and Consumer (A&C) Accruals were in accordance with accounting guidelines and contained appropriate documentation managed in the Enterprise Marketing Management system.•Managed monthly SOX reports, tie-outs and completed Balance Sheet reconciliations that included reporting and analysis of 14 General Ledger Accounts.•Analysed Marketing and Consumer spends weekly and advised marketers about their financial position.•Integral part of Mondelez Canada MBS transition to Genpact in 2015 Show less

• Inventory Deductions Specialist

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  •Key contributor in deduction management•Responsible for resolution of Inventory – Sobeys and Regional Accounts•Provided upper management with monthly reports like Days Deductions Outstanding (DDO) which provided the days it took to resolve a deduction and thereby helped cross functional teams to resolve any issues.•Supported upper management by providing valuable ideas and feedback which helped in the inventory simplification process.

• Sales Trade Coordinator

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  •Coordinated and managed the Accounts Receivable for the biggest Customer Business team (Loblaw) and ensured trade spending complied with the company policy and procedure.•Solved the AR Deductions which was at $31MM down to $1MM in less than two months time which was beyond organization’s expectation and was awarded Mondelez Sales Excellence Award•Coordinated a team of 10 Account managers and provided them with strategies to manage their trade efficiently.•Provided full support to the Mondelez Sales Service Organization for the transition to the new trade system in 2014 Show less

• Sales Process Integration Associate

  • Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

  •Key member supporting Project Gemini team during Kraft- Mondelez separation•Lead a team of 10 interns to ensure smooth transfer of promotional business from Kraft to Mondelez in the form of promotional activities and associated deductions.•Worked on data transition from Tracer to Siebel, data validation, preparation of training documents and post go-live Account Manager support.•Seen by AMs as subject matter expert on Sales Systems – i.e. Cognos, Siebel, SPARK, C-Pro (Food Services).•Supported a very diverse team of AMs comprising of direct, wholesale and retail accounts broadening my expertise and knowledge in handling complex situations Show less


The Kraft Heinz Company
• Netherlands
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sales Process Integration Associate

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

Shoppers Drug Mart
• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee
• Customer Service Representative

  • Jun 2011 - May 2012