Supply Chain Financial Analyst

Steven Blandin

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HEWLETT PACKARD Jun 2007 -

Present

Senior Financial Analyst (Business Critical Systems Business Unit)

May 2008 - Present

. Financial Planning and Analysis around Cost Of Goods Sold.

. Act as the corner stone of the Flash, Budget and variance analysis

processes for the Business Critical Systems General Business Unit.

Improve predictability through accurate and timely forecasting and

reporting including Flash, Budget, Portfolio Plan, Supply Chain cost

reduction initiatives.

. Provide financial and business support for the Business Unit related

to Cost Of Goods Sold.

. Ensure accurate and timely monthly Cost Of Goods Sold statements at

the World Wide level. Act as a lead with Region teams to foster

optimal financial processes and controls around Cost Of Goods Sold

planning and reporting. Monitor consistency in metrics and

definitions.

. Influence the reduction in supply chain and inventory driven costs.

Provide financial support for supply chain projects. Enhance and

develop analysis with relevant financial modeling.

. Owns the SOX control for Enterprise Standard Cost variance during

quarterly and annually Audit processes.

. Assist in development of short and long-term business plan.

Financial Analyst IV (Industry Standard Servers Business Unit)

Jun 2007 - May 2008

. Financial Planning and Analysis around Inventory and Excess &

Obsolescence.

. Processed inventory reporting and analysis for the Industry Standard

Servers General Business Unit, in an accurate and timely manner.

Transformed inventory reports into clearer and more standardized tools

to communicate to Supply Chain team and management.

. Performed Excess & Obsolescence reporting at a World Wide level, and

proceeded to the Industry Standard Servers contract cancellation

accounting bookings. Presented key business drivers to management and

monitored Excess & Obsolescence activity, ensuring a close control on

expenses and enhance predictability.

. Lead the Enterprise Standard Servers supply chain group for inventory

and procurement specific disclosures and contingencies.

. Assessed vendor risk on request by procurement groups as needed with

in-depth financial statements analysis. Met with vendors on a had hoc

basis to complete the requirements of the task.

. Acted as the controller for the Industry Standard Servers procurement

team.

. Innovated and lead various project and process improvements within the

inventory and Excess & Obsolescence space.

Financial Analyst IV (Enterprise Standard Servers Division)

Sep 2007 -Dec 2007

. Took over World Wide Enterprise Standard Servers inventory reporting

as the interim replacement until a permanent hire was located.

. Ensured smooth transition by getting trained on tasks and

responsibilities to later on train the next hire for that position.

. Set up processes to ensure a better accuracy and timeliness of General

Business Unit and Region inventory report submissions: creation of

submission scorecards, better communication of data requirements to

teams, better controls to catch errors.

. Significantly improved automation to process inventory data

consolidation from teams, allowing better timing and accuracy in

deliverables. Delivered Power Point presentations faster and presented

more straight forward Excel spreadsheets thanks to an innovative

modeling.

Steven Blandin

Cell phone: 813-***-****

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LEGRAND NORTH AMERICA: Financial Analyst - Hartford, Connecticut

May 2006 - Jun 2007

. Financial planning and analysis duties include: forecasting,

budgeting, variance analysis, financial modeling and preparation of

government surveys.

. Gathered detailed IT and HR expenses data not available in Financial

ERP system to present relevant key performance indicators to senior

management.

. Bridged the gap between corporate and divisional levels to ensure

timely and accurate completion of financial reporting packages.

. Analyzed sales information to support strategic decisions regarding

customer rankings.

. Created and utilized complex modeling to assess inflation risk of

materials used in the manufacturing process.

. Determined volume and price effects for materials at part number

level.

. Coordinated entities' efforts to ensure proper purchasing performance

and inflation key performance index reporting in financial system.

. Utilizing MS Excel and Access, created model template to provide data

to determine product pricing.

. Mergers and Acquisitions work included: due diligence assistance,

financial statement analysis, valuation with net present value

computation, integration of new entities in company processes, market

study and support in development of strategic direction.

BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE: Financial Analyst (Co-op fulltime) - Paris, France

Mar 2005 - Aug 2005

. Substantially improved the profitability analysis tool to measure top

customers.

. Supported credit lines (syndication, LBO and other) allowance process

with credit analysis.

. Acquired a good understanding of banking processes.

AGIDIS NETWORK: Financial Analyst (Co-op fulltime) - Paris, France Jun

2003 - Aug 2003

. Supported customers and suppliers accounting department in closing

process.

. Assisted the Chief Controller with relevant data mining.

. Performed valuation of potential acquisitions.

EDUCATION

. Master in Business Administration (Finance and Information Systems)

May 2006

The University of South Florida - Tampa, Florida (AACSB) GPA: 3.82

. Master of Global Management, with honors

March 2005

University Paris IX Dauphine - Paris, France

. Bachelor of Arts in Finance, with honors

April 2004

University Paris IX Dauphine - Paris, France

. Bachelor of Arts in Marketing, with honors

April 2004

University Paris IX Dauphine - Paris, France

SPECIAL SKILLS

. Computer Skills: advanced in Excel (macros, pivot tables, modeling),

advanced in Power Point, advanced in Access (database creation), Word,

SAP, Business Warehouse, Cognos, Hyperion Essbase, Oracle, SQL

programming, Visual Basic programming, SAS, etc...

. Languages: fluent in English and French, advanced in Spanish. Strong

written / oral communication skills.

. Other: strong analytical and problem solving skills, detail oriented,

integrity, excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

. Former member of the Master in Global Management Association (event

organization, meetings with professional), National Society of

Hispanic MBA's member.

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