Laura E. Leigh, MBA, CTP

Wilmington, DE C: 302-***-**** adiyx9@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/pub/laura-e-leigh-mba/1/b1/b9b/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Confidential, PA 2018 – present

Financial Analyst

Working in Global Corporate Treasury Department of Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical Distribution Company.

Monthly Securitization report, Month-end Cash Balance Analysis, Bank Fee Analysis, NPV Lease Analyses, Wire Payments, Intercompany Payments, User entitlements, Audit support, Account opening/closing activities, Cash Desk, Cash Forecast, Special Projects.

QPS, LLC, Newark, DE 2014 – 2018

Financial and Treasury Analyst

Worked at Global Headquarters of Pharmaceutical CRO.

Treasury/Banking, Cash Reporting, Global Cash Outlook, Cash Application, Payee Positive Pay, Capital Spend, Debt Rollforward, Intercompany Accounting, Intercompany Funding, Insurance, Credit Cards, Equipment Lease financing, Guaranteed Payments, Tax/Audit support, Minority Business Enterprise certifications. Footnotes, Collections, Posted Journal entries in NetSuite and QuickBooks. Coordinated weekly wire, ACH and/or other transfer payments for three Delaware subsidiaries.

Axalta Coating Systems and DuPont Performance Coatings, Wilmington, DE 2005 – 2013

Finance Consultant / Senior Financial Analyst

Worked at the Global Headquarters of the #1 or #2 global coatings supplier to the Automotive, Transportation, Industrial, Architectural and Decorative markets. DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) was sold to private equity firm Carlyle Group in 1Q 2013 for $4.9 Billion and launched as Axalta Coating Systems in June 2013.

Prepared monthly Global Cash flow analysis, reflecting drivers of Cash performance versus prior year and Budget. Automated analysis tab to identify drivers draining or bolstering Cash including elements of working Capital.

Drove Global Outlook Consolidation process, to publish appropriate financial signals to DPC and the corporation.

Created Global quarterly Investor Relations consolidation package, generating an accurate and on-time management presentation and analysis for Corporate Investor Relations group.

Led Global monthly, quarterly and annual Earnings Variance analysis. Identified drivers of Earnings performance versus prior year and Budget for Corporate Treasury’s Earnings per share analysis, including impact of Currencies.

Conducted monthly, quarterly and annual high-level financial analysis of Corporate and Functional costs versus prior year and Budget ($360 MM spend annually) and developed Outlook. Tracked spending and Outlooks for business level costs including restructuring program payouts.

Provided Audit trail for U.S. SOX internal control assessments (long-lived assets and sales pyramiding).

DuPont Titanium Technologies, Wilmington, DE 2002 – 2005

Senior Financial Analyst

Worked at Global Headquarters which sells White Pigments to the Coatings, Paper, Plastics, and Minerals markets.

Currency Hedging in coordination with Finance Director and Corporate Treasury.

Financial support for Titanium Intermediates business, Capital Project evaluations (NPV/IRR), Capital Project review meetings, Six Sigma (financial project validations and corporate effectiveness Audit), Global Revenue Recognition consolidation and U.S. analysis, support for Sourcing leader (monthly financial analysis and budgeting support), Tax requests. Prepared business internal control owners for initial SOX certification after SAP R3 startup.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, Widener University, Chester, PA, GPA 3.858

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - Accounting, with Distinction, GPA 3.63

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

SAP, NetSuite/Oracle, QuickBooks

Banking applications

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