San Francisco Bay Area
Finance Executive successful at achieving recognition and results across small and large organizations. Combines financial expertise with strong systems knowledge to drive innovation and business insight. Proven record of leading and building high performance finance teams; being a trusted advisor to business partners and company leaders; and implementing planning and reporting systems.
Responsible for leading the Global Sales Finance team supporting 4,000-person Field organization including planning, forecasting, deal analysis, commissions, partner programs, renewals, and P&L management.
Responsible for the development and execution of the Company’s BI strategy and governance. Direct the Financial Reporting function, which includes oversight of Sales Analytics, Sell-Thru reporting, Business Process Transformation, Hyperion, Business Objects, and QlikView. Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver analytics ranging from product profitability to discount analysis. ■ Increased reporting consistency by reducing inventory of excel reports by 80%. ■ Drove enterprise platform adoption by redesigning 5 Hyperion Essbase applications and 7 financial BO universes. ■ Partnered with Sales to deliver a Channel performance dashboard and Discounting scorecard.
Direct the FP&A function for company’s largest business unit with $1.5B in sales. Responsible for supporting the Label President and COO, coordinating the annual plan and monthly forecast cycles for the Label, scenario planning, and pricing analysis. Tasked with building a remote team in India. ■ Successfully integrated the Label’s $800M acquisition of VG Holding Corp. ■ Key member of restructuring team that helped transition the company to multiple Business Unit structure. ■ Built high performing team to support 11 development studios and global marketing organization.