ANDREE JACQUES, CFA

310-***-**** ac2chb@r.postjobfree.com

FINANCE MANAGER

Dedicated team worker and entrepreneurial-minded finance professional with extensive corporate finance experience in large fast growing companies and challenging industries. Proven abilities to lead high-priority and high-impact projects and support decision-making. Strong communication and organizational skills. Areas of expertise include: P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

TELESYSTEM MEDIA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 2013-2016 Senior Finance Manager: Worked directly with senior executives of the media conglomerate to evaluate growth initiatives. Served as the liaison with the finance department of each company in the Telesystem Media portfolio, operating in television production, digital music distribution and online gaming.

Prepared business plans evaluating financial benefits of product development, content licensing and M&A initiatives;

Assessed market potential that led to territory expansion in Latin America and Europe;

Supported the establishment of global content licensing agreements, allowing Telesystem Media companies to extend their offerings to 75+ countries. IMPERIAL TOBACCO CANADA, MONTREAL, CANADA 2009-2012 Senior Finance Manager – FP&A and Pricing: Owned annual budgeting, reporting of financial performance and forecasting process of key components of the Financial Statements. Created advanced financial models to improve the forecasting process and the tracking of KPIs. Managed a team of 4 employees in charge of analyzing various pricing initiatives. Presented results and recommendations to executives.

Budget & Forecasting

Process

Strategic Planning

Finance Operations

Financial Modeling

M&A Evaluation

Profitability Analysis

Vendor Negotiation

Month-End Closing

Customer Lifetime Value

KPI Score Card

Executive Presentation

Hyperion Solutions (Oracle)

Change Management

Reporting Automatization

Process Optimization

Entrepreneurial and Self

Starter

Leadership

Team Building

Adaptable

Can Work with Tight

Deadlines

Strong Presentation Skills

ANDREE JACQUES, CFA

310-***-**** ac2chb@r.postjobfree.com

Oversaw a revenue budget of $1.3B in the highly competitive and highly regulated tobacco industry;

Developed and managed forecasting models and P&L by market segment and distribution channel and KPI score card;

Developed sophisticated price elasticity models, factoring in age cohorts, merchant compensation, smuggling and government rules and taxes;

Served as a liaison to the company headquarters in London, UK, both for financial results presentation and integration of processes to eliminate duplicate tasks. ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS, MONTREAL, CANADA 2003-2009

FINANCE Manager, Business Cases, Financial Planning & Analysis: Owned key financial processes, including strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and month-end closing using Hyperion Solutions (Oracle). Built advanced financial models to evaluate strategic projects. Presented results and recommendations to executives to support decision-making process and drive business value. Managed a team of 5 financial analysts.

Oversaw customer lifecycle management for 1.2M subscribers in the highly competitive mobile telecommunications industry;

Worked with business partners to optimize the forecasting process and models;

Developed and implemented the company profitability models: customer lifetime value, market segments, distribution channels and post-launch performance;

Played a key role in the post-acquisition integration of Fido within Rogers Communications, from synergy identification to business processes alignment. E D U C A T I O N A N D O T H E R P R O F I C I E N C I E S Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

CFA INSTITUTE, Charlottesville, VA

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance UNIVERSITÉ DU QUEBEC A MONTREAL, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Other Proficiencies

Bilingual : English and French

Microsoft Office, Advanced Financial Modeling, Hyperion Solutions (Oracle)

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