Finance Manager Financial Analyst

CHRIS SEIFERT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

International Fruit Genetics Bakersfield, CA October 2022 – Present

Finance Manager - Revenue

Coordinated with Commercial Managers to develope meaningful metrics, reporting and analytics.

Utilized DB to forecast total worldwide growth, per acre yields and projected revenues.

Developed KPI’s and report card utilizing proprietary DB tools and other financial data.

Developed monthly reporting package for the Private equity group.

Confie Huntington Beach, CA November 2016 – October 2022

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager,

Manage Budget and Forecast processes and reporting for GA and Admin Business units.

Manage Cash Flow reporting.

Developed and Manage weekly Flash Sales/KPI and Monthly/Quarterly/Annual variance reporting.

Meet with ELT members to provide reporting and develop financial strategies.

Develop and review prepared financial information with external auditors.

Levi Strauss & Co. Levis Finance San Francisco, CA August 2005 – November 2015

Sr Financial Analyst

Provided financial information to address shortfalls and leverage opportunities within LSA.

Coordinate and consolidated AFP, Forecast and Actuals data via HFM, Essbase and ad hoc reporting.

Partnered with Demand Planning, Marketing and PM from all affiliates worldwide to obtain financial data necessary to develop management reporting and analysis for all Levi’s Brands.

Identify key drivers by analyzing volume/pricing/mix trends to provide analysis for cost savings.

Lead Go-To-Market process supporting Merchandising in seasonal product planning assortment.

Prepare customer profitability reports with commentary and analysis.

Managed Contractual Royalty process, including ROI analysis, compliance and communication.

Prepared Quarterly Business Presentations for Senior Management.

MEDION USA San Bruno, CA November 2002 – June 2005

Forecasting & Planning Manager /Master Scheduler

Coordinate with Sales, engineers, SBM, TM and CM to ensure capacity and parts availability for productions in Mexico, on time delivery to US/Canada customers and availability of service parts.

Evaluated, proposed and implemented ERP/MRP and inventory management systems.

Responsible for sales of excess manufacturing components and evaluation of grey market vendors.

Direct reports included Traffic Manager, Supplier Base Manager and Service Inventory Manager.

Emachines Irvine, CA June 2002 – November 2002

Sr Forecasting Analyst

Reduced owned “service inventory by 20% in 1 quarter.

Designed and Implemented Enterprise Application Portal, linking SAP with internal legacy and 3rd party vendor systems for real-time view of current inventory status and historical run rate data.

INGRAM MICRO Santa Ana, CA May 1995 – July 1999

Inventory Performance Manager

Received Regional Award of Excellence for profiling DB for improved inventory tracking and reporting.

Provided inventory management and forecasting training to product managers.

EDUCATION

BS Information Technology – Database Management, 2002 – University of Phoenix, Fountain Valley CA

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