Executive
Resume:
Amanda R. Lemke
**** ****** ***** ************@*****.***
Hartford, WI 53027
Education
University of Wisconsin Whitewater Concordia University Wisconsin BBA Degree: Graduation Date-May 2004 MBA: Graduation Date-May 2013 Major: Finance Concentration: International Business Experience
Circana March 2023-Present
Vice President, Global Financial Planning & Analysis
• Drive system implementations for ERP, Adaptive Planning, CRM and HRIS system as recently acquired organizations integrate to achieve global view of financials and procedures for $2.5B private equity organization.
• Lead Global FP&A team in development and execution of annual budget, quarterly forecasting and month end close while communicating them effectively to stakeholders.
• Develop strategic relationships with leaders across the organization, gaining in-depth knowledge of the business and contributing towards deployment of the Company strategy and achievement of enterprise objectives.
• Partner closely with CFO and Executive Leadership team long-range plan including and financials to meet goals and objectives of private equity owners and lenders.
Gainwell Technologies July 2022-March 2023
Vice President, Strategic Finance
• Drive strategy and oversee implementation of financial plans, policies, accounting practices and procedures to ensure financial and strategic goals are attained for $2.3B private equity organization.
• Provide an expert financial/accounting perspective and make recommendations to senior executives with respect to financial opportunity and strategic fit with the company's objectives.
• Provide thought leadership to business partners, including the ELT, and other operating leaders on a broad range of business- critical topics.
• Partner closely with CFO on strategic financial development, including development of long-term business objectives, supporting strategies and financial milestones.
Ankura Consulting Group Managing Director, March 2022 – July 2022 OCFO - M&A Financial Strategic Services Senior Director, June 2020 - February 2022
• Member of the Senior Leadership team within the Ankura OCFO group and participate in the creation of the business practice growth strategy, training plans and project audit directives.
• Engage with clients throughout M&A process from due diligence to post-acquisition integration including assisting with leadership on identifying future business strategy, integration timelines, and process improvement.
• Work with Private Equity portfolio companies to identify potential gaps in TSA agreements and assist Executive Teams in standing up new organization post-acquisition.
• Communicate and identify TSA key metrics, disputes and escalations to Private Equity firms and business Executives to assist with long-term strategic decisions including facility closures, transition implementations, and operational setup.
• Work with client CFO’s and Finance teams to create organizational strategies and financials as carve-out organization while monitoring incremental standup and separation costs. ACE Business Consulting, LLC
Owner - Independent Business Advisor March 2020 – July 2022
• Advise technology and manufacturing organizations on future business strategy, integration, mergers and acquisitions and financial process improvements.
RF Technologies, Brookfield, WI
CFO July 2019 – March 2020
• Developed corporate strategic plans, directing the finance and IT function, implemented operational improvements, and assessed risk mitigation resulting in $500K in cost savings and a 10% revenue growth rate year-over-year within a six-month timeframe as CFO.
• Led due diligence of potential new internal ERP solutions while building an ROI case and identifying additional annual savings of
$800K post-implementation and reduced contractual risk with customers through agreement restructuring and internal training.
• Review month-end close process, accounts receivable, manage financial reporting/KPI’s and streamlined IT infrastructure to reduce costs.
• Led Executive team in developing overall strategy that supports financial and organizational goals for the next three years.
• Manage banking, audit, insurance, and vendor relationships.
• Create, review and approve pricing and discount strategies with sales team for customer presentation.
• Standardize operational and financial policies and procedures to improve overall business profitability. API Healthcare a GE Healthcare Co, Hartford, WI October 2011 - July 2019
*API was acquired by GE Healthcare in February 2014, acquired by Veritas Capital Group in July 2018, and acquired by Clearlake Capital & Symplr in April 2019
CFO – API Healthcare July 2018 – July 2019
• Worked on multiple acquisitions and divestitures while leading the due diligence and M&A process.
• Grew annual recurring revenue to 77% through annual subscription and maintenance focus and deal negotiations.
• Led planning efforts for long-term business growth, goals and strategy through business intelligence, engagement with executive leaders, and alignment of decisions.
• Managed and led integrations post-acquisition transitioning from public company to private equity firm including leveraging existing relationships for transitional services while rebuilding teams and infrastructures to support a standalone organization.
• Involved in multiple ERP implementations including due diligence, timeline planning, data migration, data validation, and post reconciliations.
• Worked closely with commercial sales team on deal strategies for new and existing business, while responsible for reviewing and negotiating client contracts.
• Manage Supply Chain, Facilities, Contracting and Legal teams to ensure high value and low business risk with all new customer and vendor relationships.
Business Unit CFO – API Healthcare, a GE Healthcare Co. July 2016 – July 2018
• Finance leader for two divestitures including due diligence and transitional services from GE Healthcare to API Healthcare.
• Effectively manage Finance team and all daily activities including revenue recognition, report-outs to GE Healthcare and Virence, variance analyses, cash-flows and process improvements.
• Owner of developing estimates, operating plans/forecasts, Growth Playbook (3-year plan) and SII (1-year plan).
• Member of the Executive First Team and served as a business partner to the organization to drive business initiatives, growth, business strategy, and profitability.
• Partner with functional leaders and staff to drive operating performance and act as champion for strategic initiatives within the organization.
• Work closely with commercial sales team and responsible for reviewing and negotiating client contracts for new and existing business.
• Responsible for leading the integration of API into the GE Healthcare business and determining appropriate synergies across the organization.
• Drive quarterly ledger reconciliations with FP&A, CF&O and Controllership functions to identify areas of leakage. FP&A Director –API Healthcare & GE Healthcare October 2011 - June 2016
• Built up new FP&A team while implementing the new forecast and budgeting tool leading to standardization, consolidation, efficiency, and accuracy in forecasting, reporting, and budgeting within the organization.
• Develop and execute financial strategies working with key business partners to assist with growth initiatives, tactics, and short to long-range planning.
• Prepare and present quarterly financial forecasts and actuals to GE leaders on a weekly basis and provide appropriate execution plans when necessary.
• Perform monthly operating reviews with senior leadership to address current financial status versus budget while providing financial direction to operating departments to assist with achieving goals within the established parameters.
• Work with Executive leadership team and business leaders to generate annual and five-year operating and strategic plans that align with business roadmaps.
• Develop and prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows for all business units used for external and internal reporting.
• Implement and provide support for identification and reporting of key performance indicators and productivity. Broan-NuTone, LLC, Hartford, WI May 2004 - October 2011 Senior Group Financial Analyst & Product Controller July 2008 – October 2011
• Led turnaround of unprofitable sister facility by creating a zero-based budget, implementing new procedures, eliminating material and labor waste and establishing KPI’s to track trends and areas for improvement.
• Lead special global cost reduction projects and analysis reports along with analyzing capital requests for new products for return on investment.
• Work with Controllers and CFO’s on annual standard costs, financial statements and budgets of all 11 global companies within the Broan-NuTone Group totaling $8000M in revenue.
• Assist the Executive team with the annual budget strategic five-year business plan for all business units.
• Monitor and analyze group statistics and variance reports monthly and assist Executive team with determining appropriate action plans.
Group Financial Analyst May 2007-July 2008
• Work with department Managers and sister company Executives on special projects for new product development and production savings/efficiency reports.
• Review and analyze monthly and quarterly financial packages for the group companies and assist the parent company with special requests or questions.
• Monitor levels of group inventory monthly provide recommendations for proper action.
• Analyze monthly foreign exchange impacts to the profit and loss Statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Manage and track global cost reductions needed to improve profitability. Manufacturing Financial Analyst May 2004-May 2007
• Analyze new product profit/losses, close books for month-end, update monthly liquidation entries, track inventory value and turns, and reconciliations for month-end closing.
• Review and complete capital requests using, discounted cash flow models, and net working capital forecasts.
• Work with manufacturing Engineers, Product Managers, and sister companies to analyze product cost savings/reductions in materials, labor, and overhead, and set, review, and analyze standard costs for all Products.
• Develop plan/budget for $450M in Sales and $340M in costs by meeting with department Supervisors and standardizing budget working papers to assist in tracking actual expenses compared to plan.
• Monitor, analyze and compare sales and expenses to budget and prior year to determine actions needed.
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