Manager Management

Marcus Phillips

Finance Manager with experience in Consumer Products and Apparel Industries

Brooklyn, NY

******.**********@*****.*** - 336-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Financial Analyst

Kate Spade & Company - North Bergen, NJ - February 2014 to November 2014

• Responsible for delivering $60M EBITDA Forecast for Distribution, Marketing, and HR organizations.

• Managed monthly closing activities for Corp Finance (Accruals, Brand Allocations, Acct Recs, Variance

Analysis etc.)

• Created financial model to standardize monthly forecasting procedures throughout organization.

• Developed financial model for VP of Real Estate to write off $20M in vacant real estate as part of corporate

restructuring.

• Managed capital expenditure amortization for inventory software packages installed at North American

Distribution Centers.

Financial Accountant

MODA OPERANDI - New York, NY - June 2013 to January 2014

• Responsible for ensuring General Ledger accuracy after ERP system migration (Quickbooks to Netsuite).

• Managed Balance Sheet analysis to improve reporting for Billing, A/R, A/P, and Inventory in preparation for

upcoming Financial Audit (100+ vendors).

• Led process to identify and resolve $2M in unallocated expenses following a new accounting system

implementation.

• Developed and implemented Purchase Order validation process to ensure accuracy and completeness,

resulting in a decrease in occurrences of purchase order variances.

Financial Analyst

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT - Cincinnati, OH - April 2012 to May 2013

•Utilized past Finance Manager experience to help clients execute short-term financial objectives by providing

financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic recommendations.

•Founded Blue Vista LLC – Real Estate investing business with a focus on acquiring properties for rental.

•Interim Head Girls Basketball Coach at Withrow High School - Cincinnati, OH

Plant Finance Manager - External Operations

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY - Cincinnati, OH - November 2008 to December 2011

• Responsible for all aspects of cost, cash, and controls for $150M external manufacturing organization,

collaborating across multiple business functions. Managed forecasting, data analysis, variance analysis,

material BOM costing, and budgeting for 7 contract manufacturers.

• Redesigned and deployed new monthly forecast and analysis process to deliver a 20% productivity increase,

and a staffing reduction of 1.

• Identified and proposed sourcing strategy adjustment delivering $1M in commodities savings over 3 years.

• Led and developed financial analysis of bids from multiple vendors for $1M manufacturing contract.

• Responsible for career management and performance evaluation of one direct report.

Global Financial Analyst - IT Organization

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY - Cincinnati, OH - January 2007 to November 2008

• Responsible for forecasting, budgeting, and communicating $100M global IT Infrastructure business.

• Led development of initiative economics for global reorganization project delivering $60M in total savings.

• Identified and pursued opportunity to archive and consolidate expensive data storage, delivering $3M in

organizational cost savings.

• Created and deployed financial model to evaluate net present value of projects within the cost savings

portfolio. Using the data, proposed prioritization and resource allocation for projects with largest potential.

• Developed and implemented global forecast process for data storage cost and usage. Delivered improved

visibility to management, overall server reduction of 50%, and $1M in savings.

Sr. Financial Accountant - Finance Development Program

THE GILLETTE COMPANY - Boston, MA - December 2005 to December 2006

• Responsible for delivering accurate and on time Balance Sheet reporting for Gillette Commercial Operations

across multiple business units.

• Responsible for developing processes and procedures to ensure organizational adherence to SOX

requirements.

• Implemented process to track proper journal entry documentation resulting in increased accountability and

improved adherence to standardized processes and procedures.

• Developed process to ensure accurate mapping of General Ledger accounts during implementation of new

accounting system.

Financial Accountant - Finance Development Program

THE GILLETTE COMPANY - Boston, MA - June 2004 to November 2005

Responsibilities

• Responsible for P&L reporting for North American Gillette business for various brands.

• Prepared standard BOM costing for multiple skus across Gillette brand. Amended costing, as needed, to

ensure accurate COGS reporting.

• Developed and implemented process to ensure accurate booking of revaluation journal entries for

product materials. Eliminated duplicate entries and created a single point of responsibility that streamlined

communication from Finance to customers.

• Developed procedure to prioritize journal entry booking during monthly closes. Procedure resulted in

the development of decision authority thresholds that ensured that “material” journal entries had proper

organizational approval.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY - Greensboro, NC

August 2000 to May 2004

SKILLS

Financial Planning & Analysis, Forecasting, NPV Analysis, Financial Modelling, Employee Management,

Supply Chain Management, Product Supply Management, Data Analysis, Cost Accounting, SAP Proficiency,

Budgeting, ESSBASE, Hyperion, JD Edwards, Netsuite

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

QUALIFICATIONS

Motivated and passionate professional with 7 years of experience in fast paced, high demand corporate

environments. Demonstrating a focus on delivering business results, providing financial leadership, and

creating organizational value.

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