Manager Plant

Finance leader with over ** years of progressive financial experience

within the areas of Operation's Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting,

Category Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Sales Finance, and Corporate

FP&A. Proven to be an innovative, result-orientated business partner that

has consistently demonstrated the ability to over-deliver against business

objectives, build high performance teams, develop and implement strategic

and process simplification initiatives.

Financial Planning, Analysis and Manufacturing - Cost &

Reporting Productivity Analysis

Manufacturing Strategy Development Building High Performance Teams &

Organizational

Budgeting & Forecasting Development

Organization Restructuring Business Process Simplification /

(Assessment and Implementation) Re-engineering

System Design and Implementation Internal Controls & Compliance

Education:

Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

Bachelor Administrative Studies York University, Toronto, Canada

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kraft Canada Inc.

1997 - Present

Gemini Project Lead

Apr '12 -

Present

Finance lead responsible for ensuring all functions within Operation's are

focused on the key deliverables necessary for the successful separation of

Kraft Foods and re-launching of two new companies on Oct 1'st (Project

Gemini)

Key Responsibilities:

. Lead a team of 4 employees including: 2 Managers, 1 Associate Finance

Manager and 1 Analyst

. Analyse cost impacts due to the Distribution Network re-design (One

time cost and on-going Dis-synergies/Synergies)

. Work with cross functional team, Strategy, Legal, Tax to develop

Transfer Service agreement (TSA) between the two companies

. Build detailed Job Descriptions for all roles within Operations

Finance for both companies due to 'Gemini' (role consolidations/new

roles)

. Develop detailed Knowledge Transfer Plans for employees changing roles

(+60%)

Key Accomplishments:

. Successfully argued Canada's case with the US, ensured funds set aside

for write-off assets

. Achieved all major timelines/milestones

Received award from the President (Kraft Canada) & VP (Gemini Project)

Sr. Finance Manager - Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting &

Procurement Finance 2009 - Mar'12

Finance Lead responsible for providing superior value added business

advice and financial counsel as it relates to Financial Planning and

Reporting for all functions within Operations; responsibilities also

included management and forecasting of the Commodity and Foreign exchange

costs in support of Kraft Canada's business and financial commitments. Key

Stakeholders included: VP Operations, VP Finance, Sr. Director Operations

Finance, Director Manufacturing Finance, Sr. Director Corporate Financial

Planning & Analysis

Key Responsibilities:

. Leading a team of 7 employees including 3 managers, 3 Associate

Finance Managers, 2 Sr. analysts.

. Financial planning and analysis of Kraft's $1 Billion Commodity cost

base, Fixed Overhead planning & analysis and Consolidation and

reporting of variances vs Kraft $2 Billion Cost base

. Develop Pricing analysis and work with Marketing, FP&A and Sales team

to develop and implement pricing actions

. Developing, Consolidating and Reporting of Operations results

including Key performance indicators for Kraft Canada's 11

manufacturing facilities.

. Preparing presentations & present to the Executive Team, VP Finance,

Operations VP, EVP (US)

. Lead: M/E process/analysis, budgeting process, Target setting,

Opportunity and Risk identification/mitigation for the 5 Businesses

units

. Assist Sr. Director Operations Finance to develop Overall departmental

objectives

. Help lead the 'Peak' project developed to make Finance more

efficient/effective

Key Accomplishments:

. Successfully led Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis team through

significant changes due to new System integration, new processes and

with a 75% turnover in Staff ( still attaining all key departmental

deliverables)

. Helped develop and lead the implementation of a Monthly 'Governance

Process' designed to report relevant, timely information to the

Operations Leadership Team in order for make timely/better quality

decisions and sharing of best practices (Recognized with a Values in

Action Award (VIA) given to individuals or teams that make significant

contribution to their function/organization)

. Developed and implemented strategic pricing initiatives, business

process simplification and best practices

. Developed new tool for Operations Leadership Team for benchmarking

. Established stronger relationships between CDN and US teams

. Developed 'Key business driver' page for month end reporting with

Finance leadership team, allowed for pinpoint focus on key business

issues

Network Controller - Canadian Bakeries, Snacks Sector

2006 - 2009

Finance lead and key member of the Network (5 Manufacturing Facilities)

leadership team. Key Stakeholders included: the Plant Manager for the

Network of plants, Plant Manager Lakeshore Bakery, VP Manufacturing, Sr.

Director Manufacturing Finance US Snacks, Director Marketing Finance Canada

Snacks and VP Finance Canada

Key Responsibilities:

. Develop and implement strategic initiatives to help attain Network

Targets and implementing Business Process Simplification initiatives

to help drive responsible and sustainable growth within the Network

. Financial management of the Canadian Bakery Network (5 Manufacturing

Facilities) and the management of the commodity, productivity, capital

and commercialization activities for the Canadian Snacks Business

Unit.

. Lead a team consisting of 7 direct reports and 16 indirect Reports, (1

Network Cost Manager, 1 Finance Manager, 3 Sr. & 1Jr. Analyst,

Accounting Supervisor, 3 controllers and their staff of 13)

. Develop the financial capability and Business Acumen of employees

within the network

. Lead key financial processes within the network: forecasting, actuals

reporting and variance analysis (Total Cost Focus).

. Support productivity generation and pipeline analysis.

. Ensuring cost optimization across the network, driving process

simplification and standardization.

. Ensuring a strong internal controls environment

Key Accomplishments:

. Key member of the CDN Manufacturing team that executed the North

American Business Process Simplification/Work Force Reduction

initiative; newly created Biscuit Network was one of the first to be

operational within North America.

. Reorganized the Lakeshore Bakery Finance group to support growth by

creating two specific functional areas, the first focused on driving

conversion results by working closely with the Plant Manager, Business

Unit and Continuous Improvement Manager and the second on accounting

integrity (A/P,A/R, Controls)

. Successfully recovered the $2.8 million dollar claim made against the

supplier; received VIA Award

. Led process to develop a comprehensive Strategic Growth plan for the

Biscuit Network and helped in presenting to Senior VP's of

Manufacturing and Finance Directors in the US.

. Revamped Plant's Line Performance Reports to show Supervisors and the

Plant Leadership Team where significant dollars were being lost and

key areas to focus on to reduce unfavourable variances and generate

productivity savings

. Co-Lead "Leadership Academy" a Global Finance initiative focused on

improving Finance's Technical training/understanding. Help lead a

Manufacturing Team that created and presented a detailed manufacturing

fundamentals course; significant undertaking was successful and team

received one of the highest ratings. (VIA award received)

. Led the Orientation for New Hires campaign (2007 & 2008). Goal of the

three day event is to help new employees come up their learning curve

quicker; event was rated extremely effective by new hires (VIA award

received)

FINANCE MANAGER 2 - Financial Planning and Analysis

2004 - 2006

Finance lead responsible for all aspects of the financial planning and

analysis of the Biscuit, Enhancers, Coffee, Cereals and Confections

business units (mfg. costs: ~$1.1 billion, +50% of Kraft portfolio]). Key

stakeholders included: VP Manufacturing, Senior Directors of Manufacturing

and Marketing Finance (reporting into - dotted line basis)

Key Responsibilities:

. Financial and business assessment of: 1) Product Cost related

Productivity initiatives, 2) New Product opportunities 3) Risk &

Opportunity assessment and 4) Contingency Planning

. Manage team consisting of 1 Manager, 1 Associate Finance Manager and 4

Senior Financial Analysts.

Key Accomplishments:

. Led a team that put in place best practices for the Manufacturing

Finance budgeting process for all Business Units in order to: 1)

streamline the process, 2) better deliver against our stakeholder

requirements and 3) Reduce analyst and managers workload. ('Manager's

Award' received from Director of Mfg Finance Canada)

. Led the initiative to develop overall Manufacturing Finance Objectives

for all Business Units

. Worked closely with the R&D team in order to help transform the

Biscuit (Cookies/Crackers) into a trans-fat free portfolio

. Developed and implemented Roles & Responsibilities and Guiding

Principles for Manufacturing Finance used for the new Global Marketing

Commercialization process

Took on additional responsibilities for the Management of the

Enhancers and Confections portfolios due to the North American Work

Force Reduction in (2004)

Key member on project team that helped develop the project scope, work

plan, execution & implementation of a North American harmonized

system. (Team received a VIA award)

Additional Career Experience:

Finance Manager 1 - Cross Border Accounting

2003 - 2004

Finance Manager 1 - Acquisition/Integration Biscuit portfolio & Financial

Planning & Analysis (Confections Portfolio) 2001 - 2003

Associate Finance Manager - Kraft Canada - Financial Planning & Analysis,

Grocery Division 1999 - 2001

SR Financial Analyst - Kraft Canada: Sales Finance, System Design and

Implementation 1998 - 1999

Financial Analyst - Kraft Canada: Sales Analyst & Reporting

1997 - 1998

Other Awards & Recognition:

2005 VIA Award - Confections Divestiture

2004 VIA Award - Iimplementation of Product Structure Change

2001 VIA Award - Integration of Financial Systems

1999 Superior Achievement Award - Category FP&A, Kraft Dinner Business

Plan/Results (Highest award given by Kraft Foods Inc.)

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