SMITHA RAMANATHAN, CPA, MBA, ACA

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Highly accomplished Financial Executive with extensive global experience in Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Electronics and Professional Services industries. Proven track record of optimizing financial performance, enhancing controls and improving business processes. Participative leadership style promoting openness and candor and building trust and commitment.

Areas of expertise

Strategic Planning Financial & Capital Management Process Improvement

Systems Implementation Management / SEC Reporting / KPI Internal Controls / SOX / Audit

Forecasting / Budgeting Lean Six Sigma Standard Costs / Price/Mix/Volume Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OMNOVA Solutions, Auburn, PA 2015 – Sept. 2016

Plant Controller, Auburn Facility (Decorative Laminates) Providing financial decision support, analysis, reports to the Plant Leadership Team. Scope included: GL (including AP, AR), reporting, planning of financial activities associated with the plant (e.g. monitoring/follow-up of financial performance/trends, KPI, Budget/forecasts, capital requirements, ROI, cost studies, inventory, audit, etc.). Plant Leader.

Establish, develop and implement systems which support financial closing, analyses within the plant (these activities had been managed from Corporate for the last 7 years). Provided financial management expertise and coaching.

Collaborate with leadership team to control and reduce cost by analyzing and interpreting cost reports. KEDRION BIOPHARMA INC., Fort Lee, NJ 2014 – 2016

Consultant 2015 – 2016

Provided Consulting services to Kedrion USA.

US Controller 2014 – 2015

Reported to the Chief Financial Officer and provided financial leadership and support for US Operations. Scope included, Accounting and Monthly Close and Reporting, Consolidation of Plant and Corporate financial results, Audit Liaison, Treasury, Process mapping, General/Technical Accounting, Establishment of policies and robust processes around key areas. Liaison for SAP implementation at Plant (working with Consultants for system specifications and implementation).

Implemented process to review month end results.

Project lead for implementation of Purchase Order system in SAP (ongoing project). MERCK & CO., INC., Lansdale, PA 2005 – 2014

Associate Director, Financial Reporting and Controls 2011 – 2014 Reported to the Plant Controller, providing financial leadership and support for Plant Manager and staff within a $500MM manufacturing facility. Scope included Financial Planning and Analysis, Month End Close, Consolidation of Financial results

(100+ Cost centers, 8 reporting entities), Capital/ROI (resource allocation) and overall financial management, Audit Liaison, ad hoc analysis and Internal Controls/SOX. Ongoing collaboration with operational managers to identify and optimize efficiencies. Serve as primary liaison to corporate financial areas and other shared services groups.

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Proactively served in expanded role to support interim plant controller which enabled uninterrupted financial management activities.

Improved financial acumen through the Sterile Supply organization and its support areas by delivering financial education.

Received Special Achievement Award, as site Finance representative, for SAP implementation.

Member of Volunteer Coordinating Board (VCB) and the Electronic Resource Management Chair of the Merck Science Education Alliance

Senior Financial Analyst 2005 – 2011

Provided financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, long range planning and analysis of capital investments. Supported Lean Six Sigma projects, for various manufacturing and support divisions at the site. Ensured Sarbanes-Oxley S404 compliance and coordinated auditors. Provided financial management expertise and coaching. Member of the Leadership Team. SMITHA RAMANATHAN PAGE TWO

Senior Financial Analyst (cont’d)

Earned Yellow Belt Certification by working on an Operations project with a cross-functional project team which eliminated

~1 shift per month and consequently reducing payroll expenses.

Received “Award for Excellence" for serving in expanded role supporting consolidation in addition to business support.

Received Special Achievement Award for the coordination of the Merck Internal Audit involving 6 auditors over 3 weeks, resulting in minimal audit “observations”.

Developed overtime report that was adapted across different manufacturing areas of West Point, facilitating identification of potential trends and risks and reducing overtime by 15%.

Completed 6 reconciliations outstanding for more than 2 years, facilitating resolution of financial audit observations.

Received 2 Awards of Excellence for ensuring well-coordinated and planned budgets.

Participated in activities beyond ordinary scope of position including: Director Communications of Employee Resource Group (helped establishment of Interfaith Rooms, Holiday Decoration policy across multiple work sites). SUNOCO, INC., Philadelphia, PA 2003 – 2005

Senior Financial Consultant

Monitored pronouncements by FASB and other authoritative sources. Facilitated adoption of accounting pronouncements and performed due diligence in support for acquisition and divestment. Coordinated external and internal auditors, ensuring compliance with all policies and regulations, including Sarbanes-Oxley S404. Supported SEC filing of 10K and 10Q documents.

Authored revisions and enhancement to company’s accounting policy through research, complying with GAAP regulations.

Proposed and presented guidelines for the adoption of FIN 46 and FIN 45 accounting department (including CFO), complying with reporting regulations.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, New York, NY 2000 – 2003 Senior Associate – Management Consulting – Business Valuation SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX

Financial Analyst

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD., Bangalore, India

Finance & Accounting Executive

Led a task force in the development of a new computerized system for the integration of import payments, accounts, and materials management resulting in significant cost savings and reduction of headcount (from 10 to 6). M/S L. B. JHA & CO., Calcutta, India

Audit Officer – Public Accounting, Business Proposals EDUCATION

MBA, Finance and Management, NYU, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York, NY CA, Finance and Audit, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, India BS, Accounting and Commerce, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Public Accountant Chartered Accountant

Member, AICPA Associate Member, ICAI

Yellow Belt (Lean Six Sigma) certified

Citizen of the United States of America

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office, SAP, BPC, Essbase, AS400, Cognos, Hyperion, Oracle

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