Business Partner Vice President

Robert Mignone

610-***-**** **** Phillips dr

email: ***********@*****.*** West Chester, PA 19380

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-mignone-73b09312

OBJECTIVE

A results-driven leader with a proven track record of financial excellence and strategic vision. Seeking a high-level position in a dynamic organization where I can leverage my extensive experience in financial management, process optimization and team leadership to drive growth, innovation and operational

excellence.

SKILLS/ SYSTEMS

Expert skill level: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, GL Wands, QlikView, Microsoft Dynamics, Business Central, Hyperion, Power BI analysis

Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics BC D365, Medius AP solution, Concur

Excellent leadership, extensive management experience. Strong presentation, communication, quantitative, and statistical/math abilities.

EXPERIENCE

GARDEN STATE BULB – Staple Street Capital, Vineland, NJ 2023 – Present

Vice President of Finance

Lead finance transformation and implement business transformation priorities of the private equity firm (Staple Street Capital).

Lead teams to reform financial systems and processes and gain organizational participation and acceptance (particularly Operations, HR, Procurement and Accounting).

Helped to evaluate and select vendors for financial and operating systems including a new ERP system, Accounts Payable, logistics servicer, T&E expense tracking and credit card management.

Key member of the ERP implementation team. Work closely with consultants and project management to stand up enterprise-wide system and processes and to stress test, evaluate, and re-construct operating processes to improve efficiency and increase productivity.

CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Malvern, PA 2013 – 2023

Director of Finance, US Insulation

Develop long-range strategic plans and Annual Budgets – lead organization’s budget process

Manage all financial and accounting aspects of the business

oDirected monthly financial close activities

oRegularly communicate operating/financial results and drivers to executive leadership

oImprove finance processes and analytical tools through a CertainTeed-wide team

oTrain and develop finance and accounting personnel

oOversaw standard cost development and manufacturing variance analysis

oReviewed key balance sheet and income statement accounts

oEnsure compliance with IFRS 16, US GAAP, and internal controls framework

Evaluate major decisions: sales, product lines, purchasing, capital investment

oAnalyzed customer profitability making actionable recommendations to Sales Team which delivers more than $5M of incremental recurring profit

oAnalyzed and recommended strategies for entering new lines of business

oSpearheaded a division-wide profit improvement initiative that delivered $4 million in 2022

Lead an international team of up to eight plant controllers and financial analysts.

oAdded value through by increased finance team’s productivity by 30%.

oRevamped all production financial modeling and reporting practices

oCreated and presented CertainTeed-wide finance training

Merger integration onto SAP

Established design requirements and led testing for SAP & BI tool implementations

Successfully worked with team to implement new SAP upgrade, developed new processes for our team to utilize new ERP for controlling and reporting

Manager of Finance and Cost Accounting, North America Insulation

Worked extensively with sales on customer pricing strategies and profitability analysis

Refined inventory costing, capitalized variance, reserve, and cycle count methodologies

Improved standard cost, BOM & routing accuracy, and spending monitoring processes

CONSTAR, INC., Trevose, PA 2012 – 2013

PE-owned international manufacturing company, $400 million revenue

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Assistant to Treasurer

Worked closely with auditors to maintain “going concern” rating in 2012

Developed analytical tools to evaluate customer profitability, profit margin and equipment leasing

Built integrated cash flow/consolidating valuation model to forecast and track daily cash

Monitored borrowing availability for senior management and investors

Ran sensitivity analysis against credit revolver facility covenants

NRG ENERGY, INC., Princeton, NJ 2006 – 2012

Senior Manager Operations and Financial Planning

Created KPI reports on plant profitability, safety, and environmental compliance

Worked with Investor Relations to develop earnings call presentations

NRG, Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Built financial model to evaluate prospective M&A activities, Treasury Department initiatives, and the NRG valuation for senior management, the BOD, and investors

Established and implemented new process to evaluate major capital projects (NPV, IRR, payback)

EXELON CORPORATION, Kennett Square and Philadelphia, PA 2000 – 2006

Principal Financial Analyst, Fuels Demand and Analytics

Developed fundamental fuels modeling for hedging and strategic asset valuations

Partnered with outside consultants to create fully integrated electricity, natural gas, and coal forecasts

Presented forecasts, modeling assumptions, and market updates to management and the trade floor

Financial Analyst, Exelon Capital Partners

Analyzed small-business investment opportunities in the energy services, energy technology, and infrastructure industries

Conducted onsite due-diligence investigations of potential acquisition/investment targets and co-wrote, evaluated, and negotiated private equity investment deal terms

EDUCATION

MBA, Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, Columbus, OH;

Areas of study: finance, accounting, statistics, and strategy

MA, International Transactions, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA;

Areas of study: international trade relations, economics

BA, Economics and Political Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE;

Areas of study: macro and micro-economics, statistics, political theory, math

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