marc segal

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Doylestown, PA 18902 Email: acaomf@r.postjobfree.com Cell: (215) 431-

4465

Summary

A Financial Professional providing leadership and support to continually

improve business potential. Diverse background in a variety of service and

product driven settings. Proven track record of success interacting with

clients and colleagues across the organization in team environments. Areas

of expertise include:

Competitive Research Process Improvements Human Resources

System Integration Strategic Planning Project Management

Accounting Operations Financial Analysis Financial Reporting

Professional Experience

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Wayne PA

5/2013- Present

Specialty Biopharmaceutical Company

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST - Information Technology - Contractor

. Month end close & journal entries.

. Manage & report capital and related operational spend ensuring

adherence to IT budget.

. Research and educate all cost center owners about their costs. Manage

monthly cost review meetings.

. Comply with Shire's required standards and policies.

. Maintain forecast of operating expense and capital expenditure for IT

. Approve and validate business cases including analysis and make

recommendations relating to costs & costs savings/avoidance

MedImmune Vaccines, Philadelphia, PA

8/2012- 5/2013

Global Manufacturer of Vaccines

FINANCE MANAGER - Contractor

. Month end close, P & L variances, balance sheet movement across cost

centers.

. COG calculations, variance analysis, prepare presentations &

discussions to cost centers owners, educate staff on good business

practices & financial controls. Supporting the sites with financial,

analytical and business decision support services.

. Annual & quarterly financial plans, timely delivery of accurate

monthly management reporting. Manage and report capital spend ensuring

adherence to budget.

. Partner with the business to achieve strategic, financial and

operational goals.

. Ensure Operational Excellence is integrated into the team's

responsibilities.

. Comply with MedImmune's required standards and policies.

Sweet Ovations, Philadelphia, PA

4/2012 - 8/2012

Food Manufacturing for the frozen dessert, foodservice, bakery &

refrigerated dairy industries

SENIOR COSTING ANALYST - Contractor

Product/material costing, providing costing models, research & financial

analysis for customer quotes.

Calculation of PPV for all inventory line items

DuPont, Wilmington, DE

5/2009 - 3/2012

International $39B Chemical Manufacturing Company

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST / SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - Contractor

Sales & Use Tax, product costing, plant accounting, budgeting/forecasting,

A/P and financial analysis, using SAP and BW software. Maintain general

ledgers and performs the complete accounting cycle in compliance with

established practices and generally accepted accounting principles,

including month/year end closings.

. Research and educate all cost center owners about their costs. Managed

monthly cost review meetings.

. Cost of Manufacturing Analysis and Reporting

. Key contributor to monthly Maintenance Cost meetings.

. Initiated process improvements for reporting accurate utility costs,

discovered an overpayment of $331,000 in electricity cost that was

reimbursed to DuPont.

. Key contributor to the month end close, including general journal

entries/accruals.

WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH, Yardley, PA

1/2007 -

12/2008

International $3.9B research and publishing medical, legal and financial

products company.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST & INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ANALYST

Interact and centralize the functions of Sales Reporting, Finance and

Operations as it relates to the sales/revenue function to enhance sales

force efficiency and the process that ties sales to revenue.

. Initiated process improvements to tighten the checks and balances

needed to report accurate information; discovered ~ $40,000 in

overpayments that were reimbursed to the company.

. Member of Operational Excellence & Sales Effectiveness Teams

. Conducted risk assessment analysis to measure financial results and

gather revised assumptions for future planning including target/budget

analysis.

. Converted key performance indicators into a format that enables the

organization to clearly understand current category dynamics including

shortfalls to potential financials.

. Participated in a weekly "order to cash" initiative and identified

opportunities for improving cash flow and A/R days outstanding.

. Managed and prepared quarterly and annual incentive plan calculations;

verified accuracy and integrity of commissions submitted to payroll.

. Key contributor to the month end close for sales, revenue and

accruals.

. Managed and educated on line sales reporting to all sales staff and

senior management.

CONSULTANT

3/2006 - 1/2007

Comcast/American Water/JYC of Allentown/Food for Life/Gamesa

Provided financial consulting assistance performing a variety of roles

including bank reconciliations, budget editing, general journal

preparations, A/P, fixed assets and A/R, researching and completing

applications for funding of non profit housing projects, sales reporting

and financial analysis.

MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE Inc., Newtown, PA 6/2002 - 2/2006

International $800M manufacturer of surgical drapes/gowns and wound care

products.

Accounts Payable Manager / Senior Accountant

Managed all accounts payable functions, including all company accruals and

account analysis. Prepared cash flow analysis, inventory analysis, fixed

assets and reconciliations. Also handled intercompany invoicing and

reconciliation, month end closings, purchase order and vendor

reconciliations, and interacted with outside accounting firm during audits.

. Key contributor to the SAP software conversion, which integrated all

manufacturing and related applications into one computer system

including integrity of the financials. Perform the complete accounting

cycle in compliance with established practices and GAAP including

month and year end accounting closings.

. Managed monthly budgeting analysis and monthly interactions with

related managers/directors reviewing their department's actual

activity vs. budgeted.

. Implemented the GR/IR process, which was in disarray, reconciling the

process and reconciling to the GL.

. Created SOP manuals for A/P and GRIR processing.

. Established centralized purchasing initiative which reduced supply

costs by ~11%.

PETRUCCI'S ICE CREAM company, Warminster, PA 12/1997 - 5/2002

Owner/Operator

Purchased a frozen dessert franchise. Built company visibility within

target market analyzing demographics and wrote business/marketing plan.

Also initiated community relations, sponsoring non-profit programs.

. Created a unique setting, an ice cream store and bakery combination.

. Established policies and procedures to maximize productivity and

profitability.

. Hired, trained and continually motivate staff to achieve sales and

service objectives.

. Develop pricing structures, specials and advertising campaigns.

AUTO CLUB CELLULAR CORPORATION, Newtown, PA 1/1991 - 11/1997

Company markets and sells cellular phones via AAA Clubs nationwide.

Controller

Directed all accounting functions; supervised a staff of 7 managers and a

department of ~20.

. Converted organization to a new computer system MAS90. System enabled

consolidation of data, flexibility and increased access to up to the

minute customer information and service using one computer system.

. Experienced the growth of a company from 10 employees to 300 and

successfully guided their financial needs and concerns through their

growth. Achieved year-after-year sales growth of ~12%.

. Established vendor and banking relationships, as well as policies and

procedures to maximize productivity and profitability.

. Established and managed centralized purchasing which saved Auto Club

~14% of supply costs.

Education

Pursuing, MBA, University of Phoenix, Philadelphia, PA

BA, Accounting, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Technical Training

Microsoft Office, SAP, MAS90, Great Plains, JD Edwards, QuickBooks,

Salesforce.com, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, SalesLogix, Ariba

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