Fp A Associate Director

Nicholas Allen Clark

Mission Viejo, CA *****

Cell: 949-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Data driven FP&A manager experienced in financial statement reviews and reporting. Well suited in handling large amounts of data while well versed in major ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle while experienced with reporting tools Tableau, Snowflake, Power BI and Hyperion. Strong accounting background having overseen accounting at ATM while also experienced in yearly audits and managing the month-end close process. Proficient in providing accurate data sets, using reporting tools helping business maximize profits and meeting financial regulatory requirements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kiva Brands Inc. - Alameda, CA 2023 – 2025

(Start Up, Consumer Goods, laid off due to budget cuts)

Associate Director FP&A - Distribution

Implemented Operating Budget process and timeline while communicating this to both internal Finance Leadership and functional leadership to ensure successful completion of the Budget

Led cross-functional team responsible for the implementation of Datarails (Dashboard Reporting tool)

Built Pro-forma income statements as it related to M&A requests for two potential mergers while responsible for all finance related due diligence requests

Managed Distribution Annual Operating Planning for all three financial statements

Implemented a more robust financial model encompassing all three statements while also integrating more visibility into KPI’s aimed at enhancing profitability including price, volume, sales mix in addition to working capital reporting for each of our four respective business units

Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual results to leadership on planning and operating execution efforts, outcomes and KPI’s

Instituted monthly operating reviews (MOR) analyzing financial key performance indicators (KPI), by including feedback on deviation/fluctuations vs budget and prior year for budget owners and management

Via Datarails, built out dashboard reporting outlining key metrics such as revenue by customer, margin by product category and spend by capital project

Responsible for building and presenting the financial portion of our quarterly board decks to executive level leadership highlighting key results including revenue, margin, working capital and operating expense deviations vs budget

Partnered with HR in instituting enhanced headcount reporting to our existing quarterly forecasting process aimed at alleviating preexisting payroll discrepancies vs budget/ forecast

Strategic planning team member to ensure financial compliance and alignment with corporate goals and financial covenant

Managed 13-week cash flow projections to ensure financial compliance versus our loan covenant

Instituted a new view on Free Cash Flow aimed at understanding the differences between cash management and capital allocation

Enhanced cash flow by successfully renegotiated favorable payment terms across several key suppliers in our portfolio resulting in our cash conversion cycle improving by nearly three days

Streamlined existing reporting to ensure simplicity and efficiency resulting in more real time reporting for functional leaders

Assisted in the development of the mapping framework between Datarails, Intacct and Snowflake

ATM.com, Inc. - Newport Beach, CA 2022

(Start Up, Fintech, left after company was unable to secure funding)

Head of FP&A

Designed a new Financial Model outlining ATM’s business from our revenue assumptions, cash flow projections, profit and loss statement and Balance Sheet.

Led yearly financial audits for all three business entities completed in just over two months’ time

Managed the Accounting Manager responsible for all AR and AP while working in tandem to reduce month-end close from five days to three by removing redundant exercises and streamlining close processes mainly AP/AR reporting and payroll

Managed all due diligence requests related to M&A activities with interested investors

Implemented new Chart of Accounts across all three business entities streamlining financial reporting

Oversaw and managed Cash Flow projections

Instituted month end reporting outlining variances versus plan and prior year across all departments

Targus International - Anaheim, CA 2019 – 2022

(Private Equity Owned, Computer Equipment, left to work for a start up in the Fintech space)

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Compile Board of Directors Monthly Financial Deck. Instituted new slides outlining key KPI’s such as product CPU & top sales earners by region.

Global SME for ERP implementation (Microsoft Dynamics) responsible for key areas: Budgeting, Project Accounting, and new pricing module

Implemented new Data Analytics reporting aimed at sku rationalization for the product team.

Managed Global Reporting Manager overseeing all data warehouses, key financial reporting by region & all ad hoc sales reports prior to her departure in 2020.

Implemented a new report outlining our personnel costs by region and department allowing for more accurate forecast and budget planning.

Streamlined existing financial reporting utilized during month-end and monthly board meetings.

Responsible for consolidating regional budget/forecasts for senior management and board of directors. Provide guidance on changes to P&L and balance sheet to ensure it adheres to corporate requirements.

Oversee alongside my CFO corporate balance sheet ensuring we maintain proper working capital and cash flow.

Responsible for corporate balance sheet forecasting, including cash flow and capital expenditures to ensure we maintain proper levels of cash on hand.

First American Title. - Santa Ana, CA 2015 – 2019

(Publicly Traded, Financial Services, recruited to oversee Corporate FP&A alongside the CFO)

Lead Financial Analyst

Compiled new Sales forecasting Model aimed at providing better visibility into our customer revenue activity based off main KPI’s such as price per unit, cost per unit and overall sales outlook.

Financial leader for all capitalized projects reviewing KPI’s as working cost of capital, ROI, NPV & ensuring all meet company standards. Worked side by side with project leaders compiling necessary data and provided financial support prior to executive approval.

Key contributor in generating our new cost center hierarchy model aimed at simplifying our business structure.

Oversaw all executive reporting including monthly P&L, balance sheet & cash flow statements. Provide high-level commentary identifying key increases or reductions in actuals relative to budget/forecast.

Managed all Undergraduate Interns. Train, oversee & provide guidance through key financial reporting such as P&L & quarterly forecast reviews.

First American Title. - Santa Ana, CA

(Publicly Traded, Financial Services, Promoted to Lead Analyst)

Senior Financial Analyst

Compiled Appraisal lender/product profitability model aimed at identifying state cost deficiencies in addition to identifying key lender product mix. This resulted in identifying key flaws in cost structure, helping them in turn reduce costs and improve operating profit.

Key contributor in M&A project whereby First American purchased Forsythe Appraisals. Assisted in successful transition including helping with setting up of accounting and financial metrics.

Streamlined existing reporting resulting in reducing redundant times.

Oversee all executive reporting including monthly P&L, balance sheet & cash flow statements. Provide high-level commentary identifying key increases or reductions in actuals relative to budget/forecast.

System expert within primary sales tool (Tableau) responsible for ad hoc report request.

Via Tableau, implemented month-to-date revenue flash reporting utilizing standard run rate method

Callaway Golf Inc. - Carlsbad, CA 2013 – 2015

(Publicly Traded, Golf Equipment, left as my family relocated to North OC)

Senior Financial Analyst

Oversaw $2.5M capital investment project in the UK intent on reducing local COGS by over 200 basis points by way of improving overall supply chain. Built a robust financial model outlining payback year, NPV & working cost of capital.

Managed all North America Manufacturing/Distribution finances including yearly budget and monthly variance results. Responsible for reporting KPI results and in month variances.

Implemented a new simplified warranty process allowing more visibility to executives while maintaining appropriate balances on the reserve and alleviating unnecessary tasks and duties done before this process was implemented.

Managed all International Local COGS; coordinated with all regions, ensuring forecast is updated accurately and reflected properly on my monthly variance analysis.

Managed Excess and Obsolete at the Corporate level; worked closely with Supply Chain on maintaining proper reserve balances on the Balance Sheet.

Worked as a liaison between IT and Finance as we launched our new reporting dashboard early last year. Worked closely with IT on assuring reporting fits our financial needs and reports out accurately.

Ingram Micro Inc. - Santa Ana, CA 2007 - 2013

(Publicly Traded, IT Distribution, recruited to work in the golf industry)

Business Analyst

Through extensive analytics, identified several advancing customers in Q4 2011 resulting in a $2M increase in revenue YoY.

Generated new sales reporting/analyses for several incumbent vendors outlining revenue, sku and customer breakdown more effectively.

Via P&L analysis; identified several rebate opportunities for five DCPOS vendors resulting in a 5% increase in margin year over year.

Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales figures to Business Unit.

Assist Senior staff with compiling and forecasting yearly sales figures.

Responsible for compiling and reporting P&Ls to our Senior Staff/Business Unit

Assisted Senior Staff when modeling pricing for over 10 customer/vendor lines in 2012.

Analyze market segments to identify advancers/decliners and effectively communicate to our Business Unit.

Enhanced my problem-solving skills along with my ability to multitask, prioritize and stay detail oriented.

Expertise with Business Objects (Magellan)

Ingram Micro Inc. - Santa Ana, CA

(Publicly Traded, IT Distribution, Promoted)

Associate Financial Analyst II

Provided analytical support to sourcing projects including profiling internal usage and spending patterns, e.g., spend analysis, total cost of ownership analysis.

Expertise with ERP Systems Oracle and SAP BPC. Designed and maintained the department’s Intranet site.

Via the Sourcing process, worked alongside management in recognizing over $350K in savings in 2010 through extensive negotiations with multiple vendors.

Responsible for all Financial Reporting for Strategic Sourcing including yearly savings forecast and compliance reporting.

System Matters Expert for the Ingram Micro North America wave for SAP integration.

Trained/Managed over 100 associates in Oracle/SAP.

Ingram Micro Inc. - Santa Ana, CA

(Publicly Traded, IT Distribution, Promoted)

Jr. Accountant

Responsible for reconciling over $300K of unidentified credits sitting in unused GL accounts.

Handled the complete accounting cycle, including opening, posting entries, and closing of accounts.

SKILLS:

SAP ERP/BW

Business Objects

Microsoft Office (Access and SharePoint included)

Sigma

Power BI

GAAP

Google Business Suite

QuickBooks

Intacct

Tableau

Hyperion Software (Oracle, Essbase, SmartView)

SQL

Snowflake

Salesforce

B2B Saas

Bill.com

Datarails (Dasboard Reporting Tool)

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science, Finance, California State University Long Beach – Long Beach, CA 2007

Associate’s Degree, Saddleback College – Mission Viejo, CA 2005

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