Manager Financial Analyst

Established Finance professional skilled at building solid business relationships with global business leaders providing critical financial data for optimal business decisions. Results-oriented, critical thinker with proven success in delivering comprehensive and organized analysis with the ability to identify business partner needs and implement effective solutions. Expertise in:

Financial Planning & Analysis Annual Plan and Budget Quarterly Forecasting and Reporting

Business Case Development Strategic Planning Capital Budgeting

Month-End/Year-End Close Performance Analysis Allocation Modeling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ENVIROVAC, Savannah, GA May 2018 – August 2018

Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

EnviroVac is the Southeast’s premier provider of environmental cleaning solutions for industrial businesses.

Prepared profit and loss models, balance sheets and other management reports to forecast financial outcomes.

Responsible for weekly cash flow analysis and forecasted cash receivables projections reported to senior management and private equity partners.

Prepared executive monthly reporting package including profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and key performance indicators for senior management and private equity partners.

Managed monthly profitability analysis by customer and regional location for senior management and equity partners.

PRINOVA USA LLC, Carol Stream, IL December 2017 – February 2018

Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

Prinova USA LLC is a leading global supplier of ingredients and manufacturing solutions for the food, beverage and nutrition industries. By leveraging their broad in-house array of capabilities as well as years of industry expertise, they support their customers throughout the entire development process, taking their product or formulation idea from concept to completion.

Led the corporate budget and forecasting processes which included all corporate functions, manufacturing, warehousing, quality and distribution within Prinova USA LLC. In addition, consolidated the global budgets and forecasts.

Responsible for all monthly actuals reporting and executive analysis.

Analyzed global inventory in both dollars and kilos to ensure effective inventory control which is a key factor to maintaining an inventory and cash flow balance.

Financial lead in cost evaluation project working with the division general managers and an outside consulting firm to reduce spend by twenty percent.

INGREDION, Westchester, IL July 2017 – October 2017

Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance and Planning

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. They make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

Contracted through Advanced Resources.

Facilitate 2018 global operating expense budget for Research and Development, Marketing and Global Specialties corporate entities.

Assist Senior Manager of Finance with the 3rd quarter forecast for Global Innovations Group.

Responsible for monthly and ad-hoc financial analysis including the month end close.

Communicate financial results to senior management.

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE, Sycamore, IL April 2017 – July 2017

Kishwaukee Hospital, Sycamore IL

Consultant

Contracted through Advanced Resources.

Advising on the transition and implementation from Meditech to PeopleSoft financial systems.

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE, Chicago, IL December 2016 – April 2017

Senior Financial Analyst – Internal Reporting

Contracted through Advanced Resources.

Responsible for analysis of consolidated and consolidating financial statements including eliminating and consolidating entries.

Responsible for the preparation of all monthly board and senior management financial presentations.

Responsible for preparation of all PowerPoint slide presentations for board and senior management.

MILLWARD BROWN, Lisle, IL 2006 – 2016

As one of the industry’s leading global research firms, Millward Brown has spent the past four decades understanding consumers and advising some of the world’s most successful brands on marketing communications, brand equity and media. 2016 estimated revenues $1 Billion+.

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager/Headquarters Controller 2008 - 2016

Led the development and managed all planning and analytics functions and processes for the $30M Global Headquarters division, including all aspects of financial planning, operational planning, and forecasting. Oversaw all monthly and year end accounting, including the creation of financial materials for the CFO and Senior Vice Presidents/Global Business Leaders.

Key Achievements:

Prepared the Global Headquarters annual budgets and quarterly forecasts in conjunction with the global business leaders based on parent company financial objectives. Includes Global Systems, Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, Global Brands, Global Solutions and Unilever.

Partnered with global business leaders by providing actionable business analytics and fact-based recommendations to deliver against the stated P&L objectives.

Controlled the monthly accounting for Global Headquarters (GAAP) and improved the close cycle by streamlining the process by reviewing results timelier and increased the accuracy of the submission.

Executed a global cost allocation model used to allocate the headquarters costs to all 65 global units across Millward Brown. Liaise with all global unit CFO’s to ensure understanding and acceptance of recharge. Addressed and made recommendations for all inquiries related to statutory regulations.

Managed the annual Deloitte audit of the global cost allocation, provided all necessary back-up, supporting documentation and defended any queries received from Deloitte. Received Audit Approval Letter from Deloitte for all years 2008 – 2015.

Senior Financial Analyst 2006 – 2008

Charged with consolidating global budgets, forecasts and actual monthly results. Liaison with parent company for all global reporting.

Key Achievements:

Developed a set of checks in SAP to evaluate and ensure accuracy of global budgets, forecasts and actual results before submission to parent company. Scale includes 65 global units. The process reduced the number of queries requested by the parent company and improved the accuracy of the financial submissions.

Produced global revenue report detailing results by region and country and by product and market sector used by the Operations Group for strategic and sales development. Prepared in depth analysis on the Top 50 global clients including “Risers” and “Fallers”. These reports enabled Sales management to make key business decisions with this critical data.

Improved the accuracy and timeliness of financial data to key stakeholders including KPI’s relative to Revenue, Working Capital, and AR Aging using SAP.

MCDONALD’S CORPORATION, Oak Brook, IL 2002 – 2005

Lead Financial Analyst – Information Technology

Directed all financial aspects of the Information Technology Infrastructure Department including annual budgets, forecasts and actual results. Managed all accounting processes.

Key Achievements:

One of two financial representatives of McDonald’s Corporation to evaluate the RFP process for outsourcing Information Technology Infrastructure. Reduced annual IT spend over $2M per annum.

Established key financial processes to facilitate a smooth transition to Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (IT Outsource Partner).

Developed and managed four department Information Technology budgets, forecasts, actual reporting and variance analysis process.

Activity Based Costing training.

Additional Experience:

BUDGET GROUP, INC., Lisle, IL Finance Manager, Information Technology

EXPERIAN, Lombard, IL Accounting Manager

WHITTMAN-HART, INC., Chicago, IL Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

STORAGETEK, INC., Lisle, IL Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, U.S. Sales

PANSOPHIC SYSTEMS, INC., Lisle, IL Manager, Financial Analysis

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Chicago, IL Administration and Planning Manager

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Dominican University, River Forest, IL

Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP BPC, SAP BFC (Cartesis),

JD Edwards, FBSS, Cognos Business Objects, Maconomy, Hyperion, Oracle, PeopleSoft,

Computer Ease and Liquid Frameworks

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