Randy B. Polonsky

Sr. Finance Executive Bridging the Gap between Finance and Senior Management

*** ******** ****., ******* *****, IL 60089 773-***-**** adkjwz@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Director of FP&A…..To serve as a key member of a financial management team at the corporate division or major business unit where my proactive leadership, financial, and business operations skills will provide the company with the strategic tools, analysis, and reports to drive business results and a company’s strategic vision forward.

SUMMARY:

A dedicated and versatile Director of FP&A who is highly effective in reorganizing, streamlining, strengthening financial operations, and mitigating risk to maximize performance and corporate profitability in diverse industries including Medical, Information Technology, Consumer Products, and Retail. Expertise in establishing KPIs and metrics to evaluate operations, formulating, and presenting key financial information in an informative and concise matter to management, to help enhance the top and bottom line.

Exceptionally skilled at reorganizing, streamlining, and strengthening financial operations to maximize performance and profitability while building long-term value for an organization

Meticulous in the analysis along with a strong sense of anticipation in both downturn and upturn business cycles to better manage assets

Deep operational acumen gained as a strategic business partner to senior executive teams and functional leadership; simplifies financial concepts & insights for non-financial colleagues connecting the dots between operational actions and financial performance

Ability to develop and implement strategic and financial planning processes, such as forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning

Highly skilled in the preparation of monthly/quarterly management reporting and dashboards for senior executives, and KPI reporting for board-of-directors

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Profit & Loss Management

KPI Dashboards

Strategy Development

Change Management & Innovation

Revenue, EBITDA, Cash Flow Analysis

Project Management

GAAP Compliance

Business/Asset Management

Resource Alignment and Optimization

Financial Analysis/Value Creation

Operational Controls & Management

Advanced Excel with Pivot Tables

Budgeting & Financial Reporting

Root Cause Analysis

Business Tools

Financial Modeling & Data Mining

Strategic & Tactical Initiatives

Variance Analysis

Short & Long-Term Forecasting

Pro-Forma Modeling

SAP

Multi-Currency Cash Flow Forecasting

Business Process Redesign

Process Improvements

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Vyaire Medical, Lake Forest, IL 09/17 to Present

A recognized $1.2B global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of Respiratory Diagnostics, Ventilation, and Anesthesia Delivery & Patient Monitoring equipment

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Responsible for creating and executing Vyaire’s annual operating plan, three-year plan, quarterly forecasts, monthly business reporting package, and improving the profitability of the business working in support of Finance, IT, HR, Legal, Marketing, and R&D

Manages the company’s financial performance by developing accurate forecasts/projections and monitoring ongoing performance against plan, as well as evolving a KPI driven culture at the company

Supports the long-range financial planning process, including creating and maintaining standardizing and simplifying financial model and process

Develops and recommends guidance across the company in the creation and alignment of our financial plans and strategic objectives

Owns the preparation of and drives the continuous improvement in monthly financial results reporting and analysis to provide senior leadership with insights on variances, trends, and potential risks & opportunities

Proactively partners with cross-functional stakeholders to identify financial drivers & maintain the highest level of data quality

Implements and manages system based/process-driven integrated short/long-range and annual budget disciplines

Significant Accomplishments:

Designed and implemented the Reporting Package for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT); served as the primary architect of what rational data and schedules would be most significant working with Accounting and IT teams and to have these reporting packages automated and produced monthly that were both timely and accurate

Built out a cash flow model that could be managed weekly during a period of very tight cash constraints; led the process that included Treasury and Corporate Controller to assist in making critical business decisions weekly which provided the necessary updates for our investors; this model resulted in the company being able to maintain the proper liquidity during their most turbulent times without any disturbance in their day-to-day operations

Initiated and built the planning and forecasting calendar and received total buy-in from our leadership on the process which allowed us to meet necessary deadlines and build a plan that was acceptable to our Board-of-Directors

Hired a team of 4-analysts based on reporting needs and executive structure

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CDW, Lincolnshire, IL 02/10-09/17

Provider of technology products and services for business, government, and education

Senior Manager of International FP&A (02/16-09/17)

Led the integration of the international acquisition, completed in August 2015

Provided leadership and analytical support for EVP International and International CFO, including materials for Executive Committee and Board of Directors presentations

Managed, planned, and forecasted for both the United Kingdom and Canadian entities in local and US currencies during challenging economic condition

Prepared, reviewed, and distributed monthly reporting package highlighting key financial results, actively discuss such results with senior management

Ensured adequate accruals/reserves were in place for respective functional areas

Significant Accomplishments:

Promoted to Senior Manager of FP&A International supporting both the International CEO and CFO; created their monthly reporting which included all schedules and slides that supported Board of Director presentations

Appointed to membership of the Due Diligence team in the acquisition of Kelway, an IT Services and Solutions Provider out of London; worked closely with CDW’s Accounting team and the teams in the UK on the integration of Kelway’s system into CDW’s close and reporting processes

Charged with building out a 3 statement model (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow) which was adapted for CDW emergence into going Public, this model focused on levers to enhance EPS and stock price with an initial IPO price of $17 and now trading over $130

Uncovered disturbing trend of skyrocketing sales compensation costs and led the project in conjunction with HR to rebuild the compensation structure focusing on a better alignment of incentives; this project led to a reduction of $2M-$3M in selling payroll costs with limited increase in turnover; this new payroll alignment became part of a payroll scorecard that was presented to our leadership team monthly

Senior Manager of Financial Planning (02/14-02/16)

Managed, planned, and forecasted consolidated financial performance for all 3 statements including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow with recommendations for action to senior management about emerging financial and strategic issues as well as those relating to new business activities

Produced monthly & quarterly reporting and analysis for business partners, the Executive Committee, and the CDW Board of Directors

Provided critical financial analysis relating to the annual operating plan, including advising business partners regarding reporting framework, guidelines, and assumptions

Delivered hands-on guidance with budgeting and planning activities including working with sophisticated financial models, performing sensitivity analysis and forecasting

Teamed with business segment leadership to analyze and assess business and financial risks, opportunities, and requirements

Analyzed monthly/quarterly results against budget, forecasts, and prior periods ensuring that the reasons for variances were fully understood; made recommendations for actions, where needed, and updated forecasting methodology to reduce variances

Provided critical decision making for multiple Incremental Funding Requests related to large Capital Expenditures

Sales Finance Manager – Corporate Sales ($6B Gross Sales) (02/10-02/14)

Managed the forecast and annual planning process for Corporate Sales, providing detailed monthly financial packages to improve decision making by delivering key insights to corporate leadership on Net Sales, Gross Profit, and Payroll expense

Created the Sales Compensation Scorecard apprising the Executive Committee on key sources of payroll expenses

PepsiCo, Chicago, IL 06/05-02/10

Wal-Mart Inc. Finance Manager – US Gatorade ($1.2B Gross Sales)

Wal-Mart Inc. Finance Manager – Quaker Foods/Snacks $750M Gross Sales)

Successfully led the coordination, strategic and financial development, and presentation of the US Gatorade and Quaker Foods/Snacks Annual Operating Plans (AOP) to deliver profitable growth for Senior Leadership with all financial variances to plan, as well as assessing risks and opportunities

Steered the Period Close process in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley

Developed the proper trade accruals and documented all sales and trade variances for the Business Unit

Recipient of QTG 2008 All-Stars At-Large Award for support of Wal-Mart Inc. sales team

Recipient of Sam’s Club Award in Q3 2006 for outstanding performance

Sears, Roebuck & Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 12/02-06/05

Sr. Financial Analyst (10/04-06/05)

Planning Manager (12/02-10/04)

EDUCATION:

DePaul University – Kellstadt Graduate School of Business: Chicago, IL

Master of Business Administration, Finance - June 2003 with distinction

University of Wisconsin – Madison: Madison, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting - May 1994

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