Experience

INEOS Styrolution America LLC

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Product Manager, PS Americas

  • Dec 2019 - Present



INEOS Styrolution

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr Financial Analyst, Transparent Specialties

  • Dec 2015 - Dec 2019



Conagra Brands

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

• Sr Financial Analyst

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2015

  Act as portfolio co-pilot by developing a comprehensive understanding of the various business drivers of 3 brands with combined net revenue of $450MM; Provide technical and process expertise to Brand Management team and other cross-functional partners; Communicate key financial and business drivers to assist in strategic decisions; Create comprehensive pro forma financials for product development projects, customer and competitive analysis; Constructively challenge and question various business decisions, offering alternative recommendations; Lead/participate in monthly business reviews with full cross-functional team; Provide variance analysis during monthly review of financial forecasts; Assist in the development of the annual business/strategic plan; Assist in successful implementation of financial forecast system; Train/onboard new hires Show less



Rasmussen University

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr Financial Analyst

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2014

  Analyzed various aspects of both full-time and adjunct faculty expense totaling $30 million annually to determine main cost drivers and find operational efficiencies; Created detailed budget/actual reporting templates and processes for $20 million annual Occupancy expense to enable granular visibility to variances and areas of potential cost savings; Modeled various scenarios for new program offerings and campus expansion into new markets; Participated in a cross-functional team to create a weekly dashboard of academic and financial metrics provided to leadership; Act as liaison between Finance and campus personnel Show less



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Inventory Team Lead

  • Dec 2010 - Aug 2012

  Analyzed monthly crude and product inventory reconciliations for exchanges, terminals, pipelines and in-transit bulk locations valued at $1.1 billion; Reviewed and approved payments for financial settlement, transportation and storage fees on six million gallons of product to verify alignment with negotiated contract pricing; Monitored monthly control reports to ensure accurate inventory valuation, appropriate financial controls and provide variance analysis; Assisted with resolution of aged items and root cause identification to meet monthly metrics goals, ended fiscal year with zero aged items; Provided coaching, mentoring and resource alignment to a team of 10 analysts, including monthly team meetings, semi-annual and annual reviews; Completed a project to standardize monthly reconciliation process across the team to create significant efficiencies for analysts and team leads, saving approximately 30 hours per month across team; Guided team through large divestment of 30 terminals and 2 pipelines, which resulted in a 50% increase in transactional activity; Led transition of 50% of team’s reconciliations to Accenture Bangalore as part of a sourcing initiative Show less

• Lead Financial Analyst

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2010

  Coordinated data gathering for annual internal audits; facilitated annual external audit for operated joint venture; Provided accounting and financial analysis support to seven federally regulated pipeline assets, including one operated joint venture, with combined revenue of $120 million; Presented financial analysis and forecast information from various data sources to management to communicate the relationship between business activity and financial results; Assisted with financial aspect of operations decision-making, including maintenance of project portfolios; Facilitated submission of detailed annual and multi-year performance plan by coordinating team meetings and developing reports to be used by operations; Acted as Controller for operated joint venture and presented financial results at bi-annual Board meetings; Streamlined financial reporting process for projects included in the Whiting Refinery Modernization Program through interaction with project/program management and the finance team at Whiting to increase accuracy of project forecasts; Supplied consultants with information related to potential asset divestments and reviewed final document; Worked closely with analysts located in the Business Service Center as well as BP’s accounting outsource provider as needed to investigate/resolve issues and correct errors; Trained and oversaw Business Service Center analysts to ensure the integrity and timely completion of monthly reporting, including ad hoc requests received from Operations, Engineering and Business Development; Coordinated profit/cost center restructure of SAP for post-divestment pipeline organization consisting of approximately 1,500 employees in 1,700 cost centers; Ensured proper financial controls were in place in accordance with GAAP Show less



Sara Lee

• Sr. Accountant

  • 2003 - 2007

  Consolidated, analyzed and assisted in preparation of monthly internal financial statements and schedules; Generated financial information and footnotes used in completion of the 10-Q, 10-K and annual report filings; Conducted detailed trend and variance analysis of non-operating income submitted by all reporting units; Assisted in restatement of historical data for continuing operations and preparation of stand-alone financial statements related to eight discontinued operations, primarily focusing on non-operating income, intangible assets and capitalized interest; Contributed to completion of cash flow statements; Recorded and submitted monthly bookkeeping for foreign entity; Completed government surveys related to annual capital expenditures and research & development for domestic entities; Oversaw completion of large government report project related to annual results for all foreign legal entities; Completed ad hoc reports using a variety of resources as requested by field personnel and corporate management; Assisted in training of department new hires Show less