Financial Analyst Sales

WILLIAM PRYZCHODNIEZ, MBA

Financial Professional with extensive experience performing financial analysis, reporting, budgeting/forecasting, auditing and oversight of process controls. A highly motivated self-starter with excellent communication and leadership skills, able to work both individually and with a team.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Extensive process experience gained in Pharmaceutical/Chemical Manufacturing environments using SAP

Headed a business request for a network distribution cost analysis to determine potential cost savings

Results found in an optimum shipping network analysis a distribution cost savings of $1million per annum.

Participated in the corporate decree for the conversion of the homegrown ERP system to SAP

Successfully headed the effort to train financial users as a designated super user that supported the P&L and G/L functions. Coordinated follow up training and support to all financial users.

Managed the conversion of all product package cost center combination cost structures due to sale of the company’s plant in timely and efficient manner resulting in accurate financial presentation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Unilever Corporation Jan 2014-Present 2016

Senior Financial Analyst/Legal Business Analyst

Managed the daily operations for the legal invoicing, reconciliation, reporting and metrics.

Managed the legal vendor maintenance process for SAP and Accounts Payable system.

Developed Outside counsel and non-law firm performance metrics (KPI’s)

Responsible for annual budget process for all Legal Department Cost Centers.

Unilever Corporation June 2013-Jan 2014

Senior Financial Analyst (Manpower contract assignment)

Cost Center Administration and management for North America

Overhead Business Partnering with HR, Legal and Tax

Supported financial close process.

Managed sundry check deposits, ad hoc treasury queries and provided America financial management backup.

Activas Pharmaceutical May 2012-March 2013

Senior Financial Analyst (Foster Mckay contract assignment)

Prepared monthly sales product analysis reports for the global Finance Team with variance explanations, price/volume and gross margin analysis.

Worked with marketing teams in preparation of SKU level budget, forecast and 3 year plan.

Coordinated all sales requirements within Cognos, including SKU Mgt. and new SKU set ups.

Worked with plant controllers as standard COGS piece of budgets and forecasts.

Novartis Pharmaceutical Dec 2011-May 2012

Senior Financial Analyst II (Aerotek Contract Assignment)

Supported the OTC Americas (Mexico, Central & South America) Finance Team by providing direction to key financial processes and coordination with local finance teams.

Key Financial processes included: Monthly Closings, Monthly Reporting, Targets and Latest Estimates (LE).

Performed ad hoc analysis to support the finance and commercial areas regarding Finance Projects

Merck Pharmaceutical July 2011-Dec 2011

Senior Auditor - Special Project Expense Reports (Spectraforce contract assignment)

Responsible for Auditing T&E Expense for the US Commercial Organization to ensure compliance with established Merck Policies.

Collaborated with Charlotte Shared Service expense team & top Animal Health Finance & Operational Management.

Communicated findings to US top Management for corrective action & potential training.

Reckitt Benckiser May 2010-Oct 2010

Senior Financial Analyst (Robert Half contract assignment)

Worked in the Global Supply Department, responsible for generating the monthly Freight Scorecard and detailed freight analysis.

Forecasted and analyzed impact of fuel rate changes on the NA Supply Business.

Performed timely calculation of cost development for forecast and annual plans.

Analyzed variances versus plan and year over year. Applied them to proper brands and set standards for primary and secondary freight.

Merck Pharmaceutical Co. March 2010-May 2010

Financial Analyst (Contract Assignment)

Supported the Company’s transition of the Accountants Payable and Purchase Order replacement process from JD Edwards to SAP.

Identified and processed Indirect and Spot order invoices from the Legacy control sheets to close out JD Edwards Purchase Orders.

Identified invoices to incomplete legacy Blanket Orders which required SAP replacements. Returned invoices to Vendor and requisitioner, requesting the issuance of a replacement SAP PO.

Dr Pepper/Snapple Group May 2008-July 2009

Accounting Supervisor - Reporting to division Plant Controller (Contract Assignment)

Managed the Accounts Payable process requirements of the division’s three manufacturing plants: to reduce errors and eliminate problem/late payment issues and implement an SAP purchase order (PO) process to streamline the system.

The SAP PO system was successfully implemented, resulting in reducing process and approval times, as well as reducing errors and late payments.

Ensured monthly accuracy of all production cost center statements performed the review, calculation & recording of all unreported liabilities.

Created clear concise monthly management reports highlighting metrics & variance analysis for accurate and timely plant management and corporate information requirements.

Alpharma Corporation Jan 2007-April 2008

Senior Financial Analyst - Reporting to the Director of F,P&A (Contract Assignment)

Responsible for TM1 database integrity by validating the company ERP system downloads and subsidiary template uploads assuring accuracy to the financial statements.

Responsible for annual and long term corporate planning process, participated in the Annual Budget by working with business leaders by collecting, compiling and reporting the results.

Supported the Marketing Department information requirements, created monthly management reports by summarizing top customer activities and performed validations for sales & expenses and analyzed associated variances.

Supported the marketing management planning process by assembling, creating and disbursing the US, Canada and international Monthly & Quarterly forecast reports.

Stryker Corporation Jan 2006-Dec 2006 Senior Financial Analyst - Reporting to Business Unit Manager (Contract Assignment)

Responsible for the calculation & payments of executed clinician contracts (Royalty, Consulting, Research Assistants & Studies, Fellowships, Grants, etc. - $50M Annual).

Provided financial oversight for reporting and analysis to senior management. This included periodic financial forecasts and performance of the 2007 Royalty budget.

Performed monthly closing functions for Royalty, Marketing and R&D financial reporting.

Cyro Industries Jan 2005-Jan 2006

Senior Financial Analyst - Reporting to Manager of Treasury and Analysis

Financial responsibility for Advance Polymer Shape business

Reviewed monthly results and analyzed variances with corporate controller.

Performed annual budget to support marketing objectives.

BASF Corporation Oct 1981-Dec 2004

Financial Analyst Supervisor

Directly responsible for reporting the monthly Performance Chemicals and Biocides business results supervised 2 staff members during the closing process.

Responsible for the monthly reporting & variance analysis, reviewed results with Marketing Management to improve operations

Responsibilities included inventory cost accounting for the division, maintained variable product costing for the production facilities and updated variable standards once a quarter.

Acted as the Cost Accountant for the group’s 3 production facilities.

Developed accurate fixed unit cost in a batch process in SAP critical to business profitability.

Accountable for a high volume of intercompany sales activity.

Created and maintained detailed transfer activity reports, providing total activity analysis for business management

Senior Financial Analyst

Responsible for Performance Chemicals reporting.

Prepared journal entries analyzed variances and finalized monthly financial statements ($150M sales).

Accountable for Performance Chemicals business results.

Analyzed profitability, sales, variable and fixed costing, variances, cost centers results with group controller.

Took ownership of cost accounting responsibilities.

Performed product maintenance, reviewed pre and post closing entries, as well as calculated plant fixed unit costing.

EDUCATION

M.B.A., Finance, Seton Hall Graduate School of Business

B.A., Accounting & Economics, Rutgers University

SOFTWARE SKILLS

SAP (4.6) – (Advanced), JD Edwards – (Intermediate), Microsoft Excel – (Advanced), Microsoft Word (Advanced), Oracle - (Intermediate), Hyperion Essbase – (Intermediate), Microsoft PowerPoint – (Intermediate), Microsoft Access (Intermediate), Cognos – (Intermediate), TM1 – (Advanced)

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