Business/Finance Analyst with 8 years SAP cross function experience
Resume:
Liz Byrne
Rathfarnham
Dublin *4
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PROFILE
Business/Finance Analyst with 30 years’ experience in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
industry. Specialising in SAP Pricing Order to Cash System, using Customer/Pricing hierarchies for
accurate invoicing and correct condition types to ensure Standard Chart of Accounts (SCOA) compliance
reporting. End user support to identify/ resolve functional/technical issues.
Proven track record in financial analysis with Unilever Ireland (€300m Turnover) including change
leader, new projects/systems (SAP) support. Recognised for analytical skills & commercial awareness,
focus on return on investment (ROI), ensuring compliance and achieving deadlines.
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) financial team member advisor on the cut over controls (eg charges
relating to pre M&A) and time lines required to ensure no delivery impact either through Unilever or 3 rd
party distribution.
Direct report to Financial Director.
Recently led a 3 month/ongoing complex project to enable top customer (Tesco) using agreed exchange
rates to be billed in Euro as opposed to Sterling (Project Scale).
Director of Loreto Property Management Company (Budget 600k)
KEY SKILLS
• Project Leader/Continuous improvement advisor.
• Analytical with strong commercial awareness.
• Self starter, with the ability to work on my own initiative to tight deadlines
• ROI Challenger
• Sarbox Champion, Code of Business Principles maintainer.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• First Unilever UK & Ireland employee to achieve 2 awards within the same calendar year.
• Financial lead M&A integration resulting in incremental Turnover €64m
• Financial lead Seasonal Gifting, target €3m Turnover 47% Gross Margin (Awarded for
achievement)
• Project Scale (Awarded for achievement)
• Financial lead to ensure Customer Trade Terms Compliance (including Efficient Ordering, Pay as
Billed and Payment Method.
• Key contributor to improving controls whilst reducing administration.
CAREER HISTORY
Unilever Ireland 1983-2013
FMCG Company in the Household/Personal Care/Foods/Chilled and Ice Cream Sector.
Customer Financial Analyst (SAP pricing expert) 2009-2013
• Primary function to set pricing for Ireland (excess of 3000 skus) that blocks cross border/grey
trade between UK & Ireland by monitoring GBP v’s Euro exchange rates.
• Set Recommended selling prices that are in line with the market place whilst maintaining
Customer Category Margins and Unilever Gross Profit requirements.
• Using SAP expertise to ensure invoicing is consistent with pre agreed customer pricing in order to
reduce extensive administration due to price claims.
• Maintenance of accurate/ monthly financial reporting.
• Tesco Scale, recognise control requirements in order to minimise price claims.
• Integration into the Unilever portfolio new products from recent acquisitions (€64m)
• In a challenging market advisor to sales teams on ROI
• Commercial awareness in house trainer.
• Provide information that will give guidance on business decisions.
• Be prudent in accrual set up.
• Continual review of ways of working in order to improve operations and reduce administration.
(recent 3 month project to equip Sales Team with tool that shows discounts both on and off
invoice by customer/category)
Marketing Management Accountant 2001-2009
• Budget controller of Advertising and Promotional (A&P) spend.
• Category Reporting to identify which promotion activities work best for top 4 customers
• Optimise ROI using OPSO tool (Opportunity Promotion Sell Out).
• Advertising spend auditor ie ensuring that billing reflected air time.
• Annual A&P spend processor/forecaster.
• Project lead on seasonal gifting.
Assistant Financial Accounts Manager 1982-2008
• Team leader of 7.
• Accounts payable/receivable.
• Profit & Loss reporting Company/Statutory. Including VAT.
• Intercompany reporting
• Sarbox challenger with emphasis on conflict of duties.
• Disaster recovery team member
• Auditor (external/internal) facilitator
Professional Qualifications/In House Training
• AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians)
• SAP Financial Compliancy
• Consumer/Legal Compliancy
• Code of Business Principles
• VAT/Export reporting
• Excel Proficient
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