Experience

Pella Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

• United States
• Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Dec 2022 - Present



PERI USA

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Finance

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Executive finance leader of the 2nd-largest subsidiary of PERI Group • Full P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow responsibility • Member of Executive Management Team, reporting to CEO • Provides leadership and direction to Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Collections, Contract Risk, Procurement and IT departments, including 7 direct and 25 indirect reports • Executive finance leader of the 2nd-largest subsidiary of PERI Group • Full P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow responsibility • Member of Executive Management Team, reporting to CEO • Provides leadership and direction to Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Collections, Contract Risk, Procurement and IT departments, including 7 direct and 25 indirect reports



Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director, FP&A

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Coordinated key financial planning processes for a $10B global tools business, including quarterly forecast cycles, Operating Plan and 3-year Strategic Plan • Led broad range of reporting activities, including monthly close meetings, P&L variance analysis, global portfolio performance reporting, POS reporting, and executive communication • Managed a team of eight finance professionals, focusing on continuous team development, ownership, collaboration, and succession planning

• Senior Finance Manager, FP&A Lead

  • Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Provided insight into $3B P&L to the Business President, the CFO and their teams through monthly variance analysis, quarterly financial forecast and risks and opportunities assessment • Led 3-year strategic planning process, ensuring full alignment of product and regional commercial teams around new product development, investment plans and financial objectives • Took financial reporting capabilities to the next level by applying best practices from across the enterprise, identifying… Show more • Provided insight into $3B P&L to the Business President, the CFO and their teams through monthly variance analysis, quarterly financial forecast and risks and opportunities assessment • Led 3-year strategic planning process, ensuring full alignment of product and regional commercial teams around new product development, investment plans and financial objectives • Took financial reporting capabilities to the next level by applying best practices from across the enterprise, identifying right metrics and tailoring the messaging based on audience while preserving data integrity

• Senior Finance Manager, Margin Excellence - US Market

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Improved profitability and reduced complexity by automating promotional pricing approval process in Salesforce and embedding logic that favors higher margin products • Won a prestigious, CFO-sponsored annual finance excellence competition for the best finance project, among top 28 global peers • Championed implementation of a global QlikView BI platform to track sales, profitability and other KPIs across global portfolio of over 100,000 products

• Finance Manager, Commercial Finance

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Increased profit for promotional sales by 400 basis points through scenario modeling, simulation, past performance evaluation, and changes in product mix and pricing • Partnered with VPs of Marketing and Sales to formulate and execute commercial strategies to exceed Operating Plan

• Associate, Financial Leadership Development Program

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2012

  • 3rd rotation, Business Unit Finance: Guided product managers in financial modeling for new product development • 2nd rotation, FP&A: Acquired strong PowerPoint skills by supporting Corporate reporting rhythms • 1st rotation, Treasury: Helped Corporate Treasury manage risk by enhancing several analytical tools



Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern, FP&A North America

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Enabled P&L ownership at every level of a matrix organization by creating reporting tool that calculates sales and margin variances at thousands of customer – product intersects • Enabled P&L ownership at every level of a matrix organization by creating reporting tool that calculates sales and margin variances at thousands of customer – product intersects



Plato Publishing

• Belgrade, Serbia

• Financial Analysis

  • Dec 2002 - Aug 2006

  • Designed process for consolidation of monthly financial results across the company • Centralized Accounts Payable and negotiated payment terms, resulting in $100k of free cash • Designed process for consolidation of monthly financial results across the company • Centralized Accounts Payable and negotiated payment terms, resulting in $100k of free cash