Director of Finance
Resume:
THOMAS R. HUG
La Grange, KY *****
**********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/tomhug
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Received stakeholder and senior executive accolades for successfully leading cross-functional team projects. Experience in consumer product, chemicals and various manufacturing industries. Delivered top strategic corporate finance initiatives using track record of lowering operational costs, deploying new technologies and delivering new finance organizations. As the change agent, improved and standardized financial processes; transferred transactional accounting activities and controls to third parties; migrated standardized finance activities and accounting policies to shared service centers and created new finance business partner roles.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Consolidated Financial Reporting
Financial Planning and Analysis
Budgeting and Strategic Planning
Mergers and Acquisitions
Treasury, Risk and IT Management
Project Managment
Accounting and Cost Accounting
Business Process Improvement
Supply Chain Management
Inventory Planning and Reporting
Logistics and Distribution
Audit and Compliance/ IFRS/ SOX
Change Management
Human Resource Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AKZO NOBEL, N.V. ($16B SALES), Louisville, KY 2009 - 2015
Director of Finance, AKZONOBEL PERFORMANCE COATINGS
*Transformed 200 finance employees across 22 manufacturing sites after moving financial reporting into regional hubs and outsourcing all accounting activities which resulted in the creation of business partner roles to better support each strategic market unit and the its local businesses.
*Successfully managed 15 direct reports (Internal Control Manager, SAP Applications Manager, HR Manager, Business Process Managers and Transition Managers), within a complex management hierarchy, to standardize and harmonize accounting policies and related business processes.
*Managed 25 separate projects, including deploying Orders-to-Cash information technology SAP EBS and SAP FSCM, by delivering centralized platforms during several very disruptive reorganizations.
Regional Controller, BU INDUSTRIAL COATINGS (2012 - 2014)
*Received high marks for global turn-key integration from managing deployment projects to embed vendor invoice management, supplier resource management and Concur information technologies across 41 sites.
*Led North America sites to successfully implement Hyperion HFM, new Record-to-Report process including standardized bank reconciliation tool and process and company wide closing calendar.
*Developed and implemented multiple strategic initiatives, business process enhancements, and training programs that received praise from senior directors.
*Contributed sound ideas in developing recommendations for complex product costing problems; anticipated problems and offered clear solution by creating, recommending and piloting standard product costing methodology that became business model.
*Led regular senior finance executive meetings and presentations in Europe for governance purpose and site decision-making process to ensure support and promotion of site objectives and activities in $2B BU.
*Received corporate academy instructor high marks teaching budget and forecasting techniques to finance.
Manager Financial Planning & Analyses, BU WOOD FINISHES (2012 - 2012)
*Served as key finance team member responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting financial analytics and strategic projects across $1B BU. As change agent, embedded standard processes and KPI reporting adopted by all BU site controllers worldwide.
*Prepared financial and business analysis for operations, sales trends, cash flow, and ROI and unit economics with high commendations from my key stakeholders.
Compiled and reported weekly and monthly forecasts, financial reporting package and annual budget with staff comprising of two financial analysts.
*Oversaw annual budget process, coordinated 5-year business plan and consulted sites on control aspects including year-end auditing process of $2B BU, resulting in cost savings and fewer audit points.
*Ensured timely and accurate processing of bi-weekly and monthly accounts payable, payroll and travel expenses in accordance with corporate closing procedures and all federal, state and local regulations.
Senior Financial Analyst, BU INDUSTRIAL FINISHES (2009 - 2012)
*Led multiple EBITDA savings initiatives; developed world-class %OWC program overachieving a 12% industry benchmark.
*Created, launched, and managed influential cross-functional strategic KPI dashboard.
*Delivered margin management program by implementing QlikView that was widely praised by sales division.
*As project manager, piloted and implemented North America new standard chart of account roll-out one-month ahead of schedule and later successfully implemented same for South America and Asia.
BROWN-FORMAN, ($4B SALES), Louisville, KY 2001 - 2009
Senior Business Analyst, Human Resources and Corporate Strategy
*Presented Jack Daniels project recommendations and strategies using external databases Bloomberg, IWSR, ACNielsen and Datamonitor. Results were highly regarded by executive committee.
*Used expert modeling methods to assess potential acquisitions, wine and spirits brand portfolio optimization, market prioritization, product launches, competitor intelligence, and marketing thought processes while reporting to SVP Corporate Strategy.
*Served in leadership development role in Business Consulting Group (BCG) to leverage primary and secondary research. *Developed insights, white papers and influential presentations that improved the financial performance of the business.
*Compiled and analyzed financial reports, graphs, charts, and trend data for corporate executives and board of director presentations that were ultimate used in company annual report.
Financial Analyst (2001 - 2003)
*Directed global wine brand marketing team’s financial performance through robust financial analysis while juggling risks and opportunities, using gaming profit investment scenarios that successfully increased ROI, EVA and ensured appropriate financial conclusions were reached for each major business initiative.
*Directed all brand financial analysis, reporting, and accounting functions, providing accurate and complete information for evaluation of improving inventory and operations and interpretation of cost management.
*Designed demand planning techniques to successfully build and test SAP APO.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration, MBA
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY
Bachelors of Business Administration, BBA, Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
ASSOCIATIONS / CIVIC DUTY
Board of Director: ECHO 2007 – 2009
Board of Trustee and Treasurer: River Bluff Farms, Inc., 2002 – 2004
Young Professionals Association of Louisville
Alpha Kappa Psi
Junior Achievement
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