Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Results-driven finance leader with over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and business partnership roles. Expertise in leading high-performing teams, driving strategic resource allocation, and enhancing operational processes. Proven ability to develop assumption driven forecasting models and present actionable insights to executives, leveraging key performance indicators to support organizational goals.
Lead a team of finance professionals supporting the Global Technology and Data & Analytics teams. I am responsible for driving the budgeting, forecasting, and analysis processes. Additionally, I collaborate closely with senior leaders to develop scenario analysis and advise on business decision support aligned with corporate strategies and KPIs as we deploy new products and services to our owner community. I am responsible to the development and presentation of present monthly financial dashboard reporting to executive leadership, highlighting risks, opportunities, and strategies to drive positive outcomes for the company. I strive to foster a work environment that promotes the development and retention of high-performing talent through delegation of value add work, proactive coaching, and opportunities for team building.
Partnered with key business and IT leaders to analyze and report progress on major initiatives for the Digital portfolio. Led the financial planning and analysis activities including business cases, monthly reviews, funding analysis, and proforma scenario analysis. Established strong intra- and cross-functional relationships to identify process improvement opportunities.
Led the consolidation, analysis, and reporting of financial performance, including manufacturing variances and margin analysis, to C-suite leadership for a global network of 20 plants contributing $1B in annual sales. Partnered with global team of manufacturing site leadership and HQ based leadership to improve yield, output, and deliver on growth commitments.
Rotational leadership development program in Demand Planning, BU Finance, and IT Finance Transformation. Partnered with cross-functional leadership and stakeholders in a matrix organization to model transaction service agreements to support the divestiture of a major business unit; perform scenario analysis for an IT restructuring initiative, developed a tool to drive connectivity between Sales, Manufacturing, and Finance.
Worked on a consumer behavior project to correlate national shopper trends with store loyalty cards in the grocery channel.
Led a five-person team consisting of Finance, Accounting, and IT professionals with total ownership and executive decision-making responsibility Corporate Finance, IT, and Risk Management strategies. Served as Chairman of the C. Steinweg Political Action Committee (PAC) directing strategic contributions to local pro-business political candidates. Led two key strategic initiatives to move business processes to a cloud-based IT infrastructure, and developed business case for acquisition of additional warehouse space in the Baltimore region to meet increasing storage demand.
Oversight and responsibility for all general ledger activities for five operating companies and two real estate holding companies. Analyzed and determined proper accounting treatment for a wide variety of transaction types. Generated and presented monthly GAAP financial statements to CEO and Director of Finance.
Performed audits, reviews, and compilations for a variety of clients in the Manufacturing, Wholesale, and Distribution industries. Assessed potential risks for each client based on internal control structure and flagged any concerns to senior leadership for review and client escalation.