Marketing Manager

Fletcher St. Jean

**** ******* ***** **. ? O'Fallon, MO 63366 ? Ph: 636-***-**** ? Email:

**************@*******.***

Dedicated Finance Professional with nine years of progressive experience in

the accounting and finance field with expert knowledge in budgeting,

forecasting and variance analysis coupled with additional strengths in

recognizing weaknesses in internal control, and strong development skills

in creating efficient controls for best practices and efficient workflow;

extensive background with presenting to top executives. Other areas of

expertise include financial modeling skills, Marketing, Profitability

Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Customer Relationship Management,

Communication skills, certified training in GAAP & SOX, and lasting

business relationships.

EXPERIENCE

Chrysler LLC, St. Louis, MO

01/2008 - 06/2009

Senior Financial Analyst (Contractor) Fenton Plant closed permanently on

6/26/09

. Developed business plan initiatives for each department to incorporate

with the 2009 budget. Analyzed the business trends and presented the

fluctuations and validated model year changes.

. Prepared and analyze the Revenue forecast, based on future sales

estimates. This entailed analyzing the various base car models, together

with the standard cost which included labor, materials, and overhead

burden rates.

. Prepared, analyzed and reported the weekly cash forecast to corporate

using actual results of prior week.

. Developed and analyze the daily performance reports. Analysis based on

variances of actual manpower compared to plan manpower. Final analysis

interprets the expense hours per unit, taking into account the daily

units (minivans & Dodge Ram pick-up trucks) produced, and actual salary

overtime hours worked.

. Computed the Chrysler North Plant capitalization reports and computed

depreciation and resulting Net Book Value (NBV).

. Audited Plant Inventory necessary to complete Asset balance on balance

sheet

. Developed an automated Advanced financial model system for the finance

department that is used to analyze daily cost and performance of the St.

Louis, MO Plant wide activities (units produced and dollar results) of

the Chrysler Minivan and the Dodge Ram Pick-up truck. Automation process

increased efficiency by 50%.

Nestle Purina, St. Louis, MO

01/07 - 01/08

Senior Finance Analyst (One year contract)

. Managed Cat Food budget of $150M

. Provided forecast of remaining year expenses, based on plan, adjust

monthly and provide variance reporting and analysis to plan.

. Assisted in the development of Brand Marketing Plans for strategic

marketing; worked cross-functionally with the Marketing Team.

. Facilitate weekly planning/status meetings with Marketing Brand Managers

and Sr. Executives to expedite the flow of information between

participants.

. Verify accuracy of actual Advertising and Promotion results; Coordinate

activities performed by other areas to maintain accuracy and integrity of

the reported results.

. Consulted with Senior Executives to implement a change in the invoicing,

AP/AR Process which resulted in company wide operations efficiency.

THERMADYNE INDUSTRIES, Chesterfield, Missouri

06/05 - 12/06

Market Analyst - Brand Management

. Developed the Sales & Profitability analysis for products associated with

Thermadyne companies. This included the analysis of margin trends and

make recommendations based on analysis. The results findings were then

communicated to the Vice President of Marketing, and Marketing managers.

. Distributed monthly pricing reports to departments Regional Business

Managers (RBM) and product line managers with analysis of monthly margins

and comparisons of variances of prior month.

- Responses of results is analyzed and distributed to department

VP'S.

. Collaborated on decision making projects as needed on a time constraint

basis

- Capital Analysis of various initiatives needed to direct feasible

marketing plan

- Price Effectiveness Reports - CY vs. PY

. Worked with Marketing Administration Manager and Vice President of

Marketing, North America region on marketing campaigns and sales

promotions.

CITIBANK, St. Louis, Missouri

02/03 - 06-05

Manager - Reconciliation Department

. Managed and supervised the work and professional development of six (6)

Reconciliation Specialist, the duties consisted of assisting in problem

solving and ensuring the integrity and principles of Citibank coupled

with in-depth research analysis to ensure the accuracy of general ledger

balances.

. Managed and approved the daily reconciliation process. The process

involved an approval limit of five million dollars to ensure the

effectiveness and efficiency of Citigroup's banking transactions.

Further, my effective communication and leadership skills ensured that

transactions were completed on time and with accuracy.

. Extensive on-going research with qualitative and quantitative data

transactions to ensure Citibank customers requirements are needed on a

time constraints basis. Customer satisfaction and emphasizing efficiency

and effectiveness was always a top priority.

. Prepared, analyzed and distributed the daily & weekly variance reports to

senior level executives on a highly timed schedule. This process included

the presentation and communication with cross functional teams and

departments, which included other Accounting/Finance and IT departments.

Further the variance analysis included the explanations of multi-million

dollars fluctuations of Citigroup assets. The movement of current assets

such as cash was of high importance in the process.

. Reviewed monthly Management Self Audits (MSA'S) that were prepared by the

reconcilers, for both internal use (MIS Department) and external use

(KPMG Auditors). Communicated with the KPMG auditors on the effectiveness

of the internal controls and the department processes.

. Managed initiatives of a continuous operating business (COB) plan along

with other management and senior executives. This entailed activating a

call tree to staff members in an effort to test the department's

effectiveness of bringing the staff together in an event of a disaster.

. Improved the effectiveness of the department internal controls by

designing a management excel database system that was used in the

approval process of the daily functions. This system allowed the senior

management team to look at the shared file for information about any

particular account in an event that a quick historic analysis of data and

commentary was needed.

EDUCATION

LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY - St. Charles, MO

Master of Business Administration, 2004

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, 2001

Bachelor of Arts in Finance, 2001

*Expected to complete final two sections of CPA exam 02/2010

SKILLS

Expert in MS Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Cognos, JDE

Systems, Oracle Finance, Essbasse and the ability to understand a new

software system quite easily

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