Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
PROFILE * Entrepreneurial, forward-thinking finance and operational leader with record of success. * Expertise with revenue and process enhancement, expense and asset optimization and cost analysis. * Skilled at operational analysis, financial modeling, forecasting, reporting, planning, variance analysis, internal controls, auditing, project management, process review, budgeting and strategic marketing. * Guided re-engineering, manufacturing cost reviews and improvements, strategic planning, product integration, financial reviews, sourcing, ABC implementations and revised business plan initiatives. * Astute at product strategy refinement and execution, product pricing and integration, market and trend analysis, cost allocation and chargeback, KPI determination, mentoring and team-building. * Created reconciliations, bridges, consolidations, gap analyses, labor productivity reports, inventory reviews and audits, transfer pricing mechanisms, and headcount tracking.
Finance Manager for $133MM PAP (Patient Assistance Program) which provides free medicines to 200k needy patients. · Created SKU-level forecasts, LRP, LBE and budgets for approx. 50 medicines included in PAP program. · Executed variance analysis, margins review, demand planning, financial reporting, reconciling and grants tracking. · Coordinated unit volume production and allocations, cost-of-sales reviews, accruals and SG&A expenses.
Product Manager for ComEd’s on-line electronic bill payment product. * Grew market 22.0% over 18-month period, generating $1.9MM/yr. in increased profits. * Co-authored a successful proposition before the Illinois Commerce Commission that amended existing utility policy. Proposition has potential to generate additional profits of $800k/yr. at historical 50% conversion rate. Created process criteria, customer communications, roll-out strategies and reporting. * Devised raw paper acquisition strategy that reduced paper expense 24% in 2023. * Lead/managed numerous campaigns to increase electronic payment usage and market penetration. * Managed relationships with numerous external payment processing vendors.
Financial Planning and Analysis Consultant. Lead projects to support company goal of $1.8B of cost savings, as part of Zero-Based Spend program, for $142.0B pharmacy and retail company. * Re-mapped income statement, grouping expenses by program, to enhance cost control and monitoring. * Analyzed expense mapping to Chart of Accounts, validating if expenses met account descriptions. * Reviewed income statement accounts to determine business need; consolidated/re-classified accounts. * Linked new SAP Ariba procurement program to Chart of Accounts; finance expert for module roll-out.
Senior Financial Analyst for $14.0B water, hygiene and energy technologies and services company. * Analyzed pricing, revenue and margin results in evaluating future pricing adjustments. * Designed financial models to track, report and forecast departmental strategic initiatives.
Senior Financial Analyst, Manufacturing for $500MM Foodservice Business Unit of world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of food packaging and foodservice products. * Drove value by analyzing manufacturing costs and maximizing performance to expense targets. * Delivered monthly and cyclical planning and reporting to target, plan and forecast. * Developed improved overhead reports which lead to stronger production expense controls. * Created daily labor modeling tools to optimize labor expense and monitor productivity. * Lead and performed inventory audits, cycle counts and backflush costing for production facilities. * Consolidated and reviewed monthly financial performance and reporting for 18 facilities.