Experience

"I and love and you" pet

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Oct 2021 - Present



noosa yoghurt

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Finance Manager

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2021



Newell Brands

• Denver, CO and Chicago, IL

• Senior Finance Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2018

  • Commercial finance oversight for Coleman, Aerobed, Contigo, Bubba, Rubbermaid, Marmot, ExOfficio, Stearns, Puddle Jumper and Sevvlor brands • Managed annual line review process, including the development and maintenance of dynamic customer-specific price program files measuring various financial metrics. • Partnered with sales and product teams to create pricing strategies that aligned with internal goals. • Advised senior management on customer level profitability and obtained program approval for large customers such as Walmart, Amazon, Target and Costco. • Responsible for developing and approving ad hoc pricing outside of the annual line review process. • Provided support to product managers during the development of new products to ensure corporate financial goals were achieved. • Developed metrics and reports for senior management to assess the overall health of the business. • Provided regular ad hoc financial analysis at various levels, including channel, customer, category and even individual items. • Partnered with the accounting group during month end close periods to ensure accurate revenue and cost accounting. • Effectively team with functional groups across the organization including sales, product management, engineering, accounting, supply chain management, customer service and legal. • Managed the pricing component on the annual budget and quarterly forecast process. • Accountable for the loading of pricing between pricing software and SAP to ensure orders are processed timely and accurately for shipment. • Responsible for building business case justification analysis for CAPEX spend up to $1M. • Led project that was awarded the President’s award in 2016 for analysis identifying products and categories with low margins and recommending corrective actions. • Successfully managed the transition and build out of the commercial finance team from an exiting team in Colorado to a newly formed division HQ in Chicago.



Self

• Denver, CO

• Independent Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2014

  Independent Consultant (specific projects/contracts below) • MWH Americas (2012-2014) – Frequent consulting work focusing on numerous financial tasks, including dynamic pricing model creation, business process optimization and litigation support. • 4 month contract in finance manager role while director of FP&A was on leave. • 3 month contract in analyst role during CFO transition. Responsible for managing month end close and reporting functions while documenting and streamlining business processes and creating new processes where there were none. • Various other small projects primarily supporting 3 local small business startups with business planning, financial projections and new business setup.



MWH, now part of Stantec

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Nov 2011

  • Financial responsibility for program management division encompassing Programs in the US, Canada and Latin America producing annual revenues of $100M.• Led annual budgeting process for up to 12 program units and associated overhead units with emphasis on projections of labor, office and equipment leases, and capital expenditures.• Managed forecast, risk and opportunity, and management reporting activities on a monthly basis.• Liaised with accounting group on revenue recognition, allocations, accrual, invoicing, and collection activities.• Maintained regular communication with corporate senior management on division performance.• Led analysis and response to internal, 3rd party, municipal, and Federal audits.• Responsible for elaborate and detailed pricing models for potential Program opportunities across numerous geographies and currencies at the Project and Income Statement levels up to $100M.• Direct management of 1 analyst, 1 billing administrator and indirect oversight of financial analysts on up to 10 individual Programs throughout division.• Identified and documented financial best practices and successfully implemented practices on new program startups.

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Dec 2007 - Dec 2008

  • Led quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting processes for 25 operating units in 30 offices across US and Canada. • Strategic pricing support and modeling for large marketing pursuits.• Led formal training for colleagues in economic and financial workings of the firm. • Indirect oversight of financial administrators in five regional offices.

• Financial Analyst

  • Mar 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Analyst for largest division of a global environmental engineering firm producing annual revenues up to $300M. • Performed financial modeling at various levels from individual projects to consolidated divisional modeling.• Responsible for monthly preparation of internal periodic and ad-hoc financial reporting. • Maintained extensive database with historic financial data used for trend analysis and modeling.