Sales Manager

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SADHNA SACHDEV

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SUMMARY

Finance professional with MBA, CPA track, and 14+ years experience in

Budgeting, Reporting, Accounting, Financial Statements, Metric Assessment,

and Cash Management. Strong project management and analytic skills.

Experienced in the supervision of Financial Analysts. Demonstrated depth

managing Worldwide consolidations, Unit finance, and Start-ups.

Demonstrated breadth supporting Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales,

Nonprofit, and R&D. Proficient in Monthly Close and Audit.

CORE COMPETENCIES

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

( For annual audit, built new controls and tests spanning all General

Ledger accounts. Established new accounting

processes and business protocol. Coordinated audit requirements

among affiliates and third parties.

( Saved company $10MM by choosing optimal supplier. Modeled cost and

legal ramifications of various options.

( Investigated and corrected Balance Sheet accounts including $1.8MM

adjustment following assumption of new

business from Parent company. Established separate Balance Sheet.

( Produced scenario analysis to demonstrate mechanism of new employee pay

structure.

( Enhanced intercompany reporting by ascertaining $2MM correction to

transfer pricing schedule.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VARIOUS (CONSULTANT), Philadelphia, PA 2012 - Present

Consulting Manager of Reporting, Planning, and Analysis

(Manage $200 Million Annual Sales)

( Direct reporting and forecasting across region and product to inform

priorities and direction of Global team.

( Produce presentations and ad hoc analyses for monthly and quarterly

Senior Management meetings.

( Coordinate annual target setting for regional Account Managers.

( Improved report accuracy by analyzing data and system requirements and

developing diverse data quality checks.

( Produced reference and resource guides to support on-boarding of newly

created reporting team.

( Identified potential for greater reporting efficiencies via use of

macros.

Consulting Finance Controller, Nonprofit

( Managed cash flow to meet organizational needs. Produced financial

statements for presentation to Board

members. Submitted external financial reports. Provided guidance on

financial policies and procedures.

( Produced annual budgets across four organizations. Assessed variance to

Prior Year and to Plan.

( Assessed variances, reallocation opportunities and sources of risk

across individual budgets.

( Performed and supervised operations and accounting in relation to Bank

Reconciliations, Ledger Postings,

Intercompany debt, Payroll, Benefits, and Accounts Payable.

( Planned and implemented new system of payroll disbursement to improve

data integrity.

( Coordinated annual A-133 Audit. Oversaw compliance with internal

controls on funding, payments, and payroll.

( Managed talent selection, growth, training, and supervision of

accounting unit.

Consulting Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis

(Managed $500 Million Annual Sales)

( Managed reporting and forecasting with Controllers. Directed and

coordinated processes.

( Consolidated financials and produced monthly financial statements.

Communicated sources of variance to Board.

( Produced detailed EBITDA bridges for monthly variances, calculating

various components of margin.

( Enabled conversion to new financial system, ensuring accuracy and

completeness of transferred financials.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON - Consumer Group, Skillman, NJ

2009 - 2012

Topical Products Finance Controller

(Managed $1 Billion Annual Global Sales)

( Produced annual and quarterly budgets. Communicated updates, risks and

opportunities, and variance analysis.

Managed monthly, quarterly, and annual Close and for business unit

P&L and Balance Sheet, including

Reporting, reconciliations, account analysis, and postings.

Validated statements.

( Managed Strategic Plan for P&L. Drove alignment with budget owners on

growth projections and investments.

( Supervised Financial Analysts to ensure accurate and timely generation

of financial reports.

( Influenced negotiations and relationships with vendors by modeling cost

projections and assessing ROI.

( Built cash-flow models. Determined inputs, pressure-tested

assumptions, and articulated drivers of YoY change to

inform funding priorities.

Evolence Product Finance Controller

(Managed $8 Million Annual US Sales at Startup)

( Working in financial systems; produced quarterly budgets and monthly

reports.

( Managed monthly Close including journal entries, cash analysis,

accruals, reserves, intercompany transactions,

bad debt expense, prepaids, account research, and reconciliations.

( Managed fixed asset requests and depreciation schedules. Assessed

variance to budget.

( Assessed cost of inventory and manufacturing requirements for product

sampling program

DELL- Small / Medium Business Group, Austin, TX

2006 - 2008

Forecasting Manager

Supported Sales & Marketing groups (Managed $1.8 Billion Annual Sales)

( Developed business plan to drive P&L goals through cross-functional

forecasting process.

( Analyzed sources of weekly and monthly variance and recommended

corrective measures.

( Consolidated and reported call center costs and metrics. Discerned

variance to forecast and to prior periods.

( Networked with business and financial managers and consolidated

financials. Drove uniform understanding

of performance metrics across consolidated entities.

VARIOUS

1999 - 2006

To fund MBA degree, worked as Accountant/Finance Analyst at various

corporations including Ace Insurance Group and Arthur Andersen public

accounting firm.

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MBA Full-time, Major in Finance

2003 - 2005

Financial Analysis & Treasury Group, Social Impact (Selected to Service

Corps and to Speaker Committee)

WHARTON EVENING SCHOOL

Certificate in Accounting and Finance

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

BA, Major in Biology, Minor in Engineering & Philosophy

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

CPA Track.

Experienced in ERP systems such as SAP, Peoplesoft, Cognos, Bravo,

Salesforce, Quickbooks, Enterprise Data Warehouse, and Ariba. Proficient

in Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word.

As member of local volunteer Junior Achievement program, taught business

fundamentals to both elementary and high school students.

Led annual corporate Backpack Drive. Provided backpacks and school

supplies to underserved children of local schools. Generated two-fold

increase in year-over-year proceeds.

Registered as GMAT Kaplan Instructor.

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