Sales Management

Mary A. Boswell

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Mobile: 586-***-****

Macomb, MI 48042 Email: ********@*******.***

Residence: 586-***-****

SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST

Financial Planning / Budget Management / Internal Reporting

/General Accounting / Project Management / Financial System

Technology/ Leadership / Relationship & Consensus Building

o Highly motivated, results-driven financial professional with 14 years

of experience developing, presenting, and implementing value-added

recommendations for improvement. Strong analytical, technology, and

communication skills with a track record of achievements in financial

planning, risk analysis, and project management.

o Strong leadership and team-building skills with ability to coordinate

cross-functional groups to accomplish objectives and meet critical

deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Committed to high

ethical standards. Consumer, shareholder, and employee focused.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Finance Business Process Redesigns, Forecasting, Operating Plan

Development, Variance Analysis, Variable and Fixed Cost

Analysis, and Strategic Business Plan development

Accounting SAP (General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts

Payable)

Computers Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint ),

Hyperion/Essbase, Cognos

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT, Wichita, KS ? 2010 to Present

Principal Finance Analyst - Product Line Finance

Manage the monthly forecast, reporting, auditing, budgeting, and

variance analysis of a $350 million engineering budget for the King

Air Line. Responsible for setting up how the new material cost

reduction initiatives will be tracked, reported, and forecasted for

all product lines. Prepare the financial metrics for business cases

presented to senior management. Develop Product Cost forecast for the

King Air Line. Prepare the monthly Senior Leadership Review for the

King Air Product Line.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Auburn Hills, MI ? 1994 to 2008

Achieved promotion to positions of increasing responsibility for a multi-

billion dollar car manufacturer.

Senior Finance Analyst - Engineering Finance (2007 to 2008)

Managed monthly forecasting, reporting, auditing, budgeting, and

variance analysis of a $200 million engineering budget. Conducted an

in-depth fixed cost study that identified over $2 million dollars in

tooling equipment that would have been expensed instead of

capitalized. Published a monthly report that measured actual costs to

forecast by Commodity team and provided cost details upon request.

Approved all payments related to expense tooling. Participated in the

redesign of our reporting system Cognos. Trained new team members and

assisted them in their duties.

. Managed the revision of the Accrual process. The project

provided for a more accurate relief of accruals, resulting in

$26 million returned to income.

. Completed Sarbanes Oxley requirements with a rating of "No

Material Deficiency".

. Supported corporate strategy by changing reporting requirements

from Product team to Commodity without any additional resources.

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Senior Finance Analyst - Procurement & Supply Finance (2005 to 2007)

Responsibilities included financial evaluations on production

suppliers and analyzing requests for special financial accommodations.

Monitored financially distressed suppliers and coordinated special

payment accommodations to ensure continued vehicle production. Updated

and distributed the Supplier Risk Report to Senior Management.

Assisted in preparing the yearly operating plan, by simulating the

financial impact of economic changes for various commodities (Steel,

Copper, Petroleum, and Aluminum) based on several scenarios.

Additional responsibility for a Steel/Resin Offload program and the

supervision of contract workers in the collection of all open

receivable accounts. This program was later expanded to include the

production suppliers for Mercedes Benz.

. Created financial impact models within Excel for Purchase Order

change requests.

o Commodity prices

o Currency changes

o Volume agreements

o Payment term changes

. Processed Simulator differentials (Metal Market adjustments to

Purchase Orders) where part had fallen off Simulator or Part

weight changed.

o Contacted Buyers to review Simulator error reports for

Copper and Aluminum.

o Reviewed Purchase Order history to ensure Simulator change

had not been applied.

o Validated Purchase Order information.

. Determined what was missing - weight, run type or

clause data

. Validated pricing on the request

o Determined volumes for parts needing adjustment.

. Designed a Microsoft Access Database in order to reconcile a $60

million accounts receivable balance for Sirius Radio hardware

subsidies from 2004 CY.

. Assisted in designing a new billing and payable process for

Sirius Radio that would simplify the cash flow process, as well

as the reconciliation process for both companies.

. Developed an automated accounts payable offset process for Steel

Offload accounts receivable, which accelerated the receipt of

payments, improved cash flow, and reduced short term borrowing

requirements.

. Completed Sarbanes Oxley requirements with a rating of "No

Material Deficiency".

Volume, Mix, & Margin Analyst - Sales & Marketing (2003 to 2005)

Prepared monthly Global Sales & Marketing presentations for Executive

review, which included actual, forecast, operative plan, and strategic

plan for worldwide vehicle shipment and production volumes. Provided

vehicle margin information to assist the Revenue Management Committee

in achieving corporate revenue targets. Prepared and distributed

market share reports by vehicle segment based on industry volumes to

Senior Management. Responsible for all aspects related to Hyperion

Essbase volume cube, business process issues, technical issues, and

process improvements.

. Managed information technology team in the redesign of the

volume cube, which streamlined the process, efficiency was

improved by 75%.

. Created new Hyperion retrieval templates for all Sales &

Marketing customers.

. Facilitated a major reporting transition from NAFTA markets to

Global markets and from vehicle platform to vehicle brand.

. Elimination of some Period to Period reporting that did not

provide the most accurate information for analysis.

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International Finance Analyst - Mopar Parts Division (2000 to 2003)

Responsible for the commercial and financial processes relating to the

Global Integration of Mopar and Mercedes Benz warehouses. Prepared and

presented Cost/Benefit analysis on proposed warehousing projects to

Senior Executives. Worked closely with the Tax department to review or

revise transfer pricing outside NAFTA. Managed monthly accounting,

forecasting, and reporting of International Parts Business. Provided

guidance on financial issues resulting from Material Cost Management

Initiatives.

. Developed cross-cultural relations with international team

members from the US, Germany, Singapore, Canada, and Brazil.

Team integrated operations of 5 warehouses on three continents,

with sales of more than $1 billion per year.

. Focused on becoming a Global Company, implemented local currency

invoicing to 8 new countries and worked closely with Treasury to

hedge F/X exposure.

. Conducted a supply chain study with strategic suppliers that

identified low-hanging opportunities, which resulted in $4.1

million in Material Savings.

Corporate Credit Finance Analyst (1996 to 2000)

Developed a monthly financial watch list for Dealers and Suppliers for

Senior Management, along with recommended action to reduce the

corporation's financial exposure. Responsible for all enhancements of

our credit rating system, which included periodic review of the entire

system to ensure reliability of information. Developed and maintained

Credit Review screens to provide credit analysts with additional

information in which to make good business decisions. Worked closely

with Sales & Marketing operations reviewing Dealer Agreement packages

to ensure compliance with standard guidelines in order to protect

company assets. Provided service and support to all Domestic Dealers

and their Financial Institutions. Evaluated outstanding receivable

accounts for bad debt reserve or possible write off.

. Identified a multi-million dollar potential risk from a dealer

who was purchasing parts on open account and shipping 95% of

these parts oversees. Recommended to Senior Management to stop

selling on open account and use Letters of Credit,

recommendation was accepted and implemented.

. Created a Microsoft Access Database used to generate ad-hoc

reports for Senior Management, this reduced by 50% the time

managers were utilizing in reformatting Excel reports.

. Team Leader for work procedure documentation relating to ISO

9002 certification.

. Maintained and added additional functionality to a Lotus Notes

database used for ISO 9002.

Accounting Analyst - Manufacturing Group Accounting (1994 to 1996)

As an accounting analyst for multiple manufacturing plants, processed

all General Ledger entries for Inter-Company billings, Project

expenses and all plant assets from cradle to grave.

. Created an Employee Training Manual for Inter-Company Billing

Procedures and Asset Accounting Procedures.

EDUCATION

MBA; Concentration in Finance; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY, Detroit,

MI; 1998

B.A.; Concentration in Finance & Accounting; WALSH COLLEGE, Troy, MI;

1992

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