Charles Williams Resume

Charles E. Williams Jr. * of *

**** ******* ***** • Roswell, Georgia • 30075 • 770-***-**** • ****************@*******.***

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Finance position complimenting my educational background

while utilizing my proven business experience.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Over 14 years of experience in broad-based financial analysis with most recent focus in the area of Animal Health - Research & Development supporting a 500-person R&D organization responsible for $300 million in project related expense. A team player with demonstrated success in financial analysis, forecasting and process improvement. Specific areas of expertise include:

 P&L Management  Budgeting  Pricing Analysis

 Forecasting  Annual Planning  Spreadsheet Modeling

Professional Experience:

Caremedic Systems, Inc., Business Analyst, Decatur, Georgia (January 2007 - Present)

• Provide financial insight and decision support to management

• Coordinate preparation of month, quarter, and annual corporate forecasts

• Coordinate annual budgeting and financial planning process

• Create models to track financial data and prepare written narratives and/or presentations to explain the outcomes of this data to management

• Perform variance analysis and determine root causes of such in an order to maximize performance

• Provide day to day support to Vice President of Corporate Strategy

• Recognize areas for process improvement and work with management to effect change

• Perform financial analysis for special projects

• Perform ad-hoc analysis as may be requested by management

Merial Limited, R&D Finance Controller, Duluth, Georgia (August 2004 – August 2006)

• Coordinated the development of Strategic Plans for the R&D organization.

• Manage, coordinate and monitor department P&L for 40 cost centers.

• Provided monthly cause of change analysis for each cost center comparing Actual expense to Profit Plan and Prior Year.

• Prepared monthly financial close to include accruals and reclasses.

• Led variance analysis discussions and provided in-depth commentary to R&D and Corporate Finance Leadership.

• Developed balance of year expense forecasts by Project – Gained alignment with Project Team and Finance leadership to ensure proper resource allocation to achieve stated finance goals.

• Coordinate quantitative analysis for an expense optimization and reinvestment initiative directed at Achieving Competitive Excellence.

• Provided Net Present Value model updates for the marketing group utilizing the @ Risk computer application, as well as provided numerous ad hoc Essbase reports as requested by both the Finance and Marketing groups.

Pepsico Beverages and Foods, (March 1997 – July 2004)

Senior Financial Analyst/S,G&A Analyst/Supervisor, Compass & Reporting, Alpharetta, Georgia (September 2002 – July 2004)

• Prepared period close submissions for Quaker Foods, Snacks, Gatorade and Tropicana brand business units utilizing Essbase (Hyperion).

• Analyzed and created period trade accrual.

• Developed balance of year business unit forecasts by package size – sales and trade, and gained alignment with Customer Team directors.

• Led weekly forecast conference calls with Publix, Winn Dixie, and Delhaize customer teams.

• Provided cause of change analysis for each business unit comparing Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Forecast and Prior Year for period, quarter, and full year.

• Worked closely with Business Development managers to analyze IRI trends, Customer promotional event performance, and outlying period forecasts.

• Led variance analysis discussions with business unit personnel at period close.

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The Quaker Oats Company, Manager, Financial Analysis/Sports Ticket Administrator, Alpharetta, Georgia (March 2000 – September 2002)

• Led 8 people Customer Financial Services (CFS) team to deliver our annual deduction balance commitment.

• Proactively managed gaps identified by working with CFS analysts and sales team leadership. Developed comprehensive action plans to close the gaps.

• Manage the Financial Planning process - development of annual operating plan, ad-hoc financial reporting, measuring sales and trade performance to ensure the execution and delivery of annual operating plan.

• Managed CFS Analysts including training, coaching, development, audits, etc.

• Support Finance Manager/Finance Analysts during period trade accrual and forecasts.

• Implemented and trained field personnel on trade payment tool and performed compliance reviews.

• Set up and managed model to analyze and track $3M deduction balance.

• Facilitated all Sports Ticket allocation for Southern Region for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and NCAA with assistance of an administrative assistant.

• Performed post event analysis at direction of Finance Director.

The Quaker Oats Company, Customer Financial Services Analyst, Chicago, Illinois (April 1996 – March 2000)

• Identify deductions and issue trade payments and system adjustments to resolve the deductions for a portfolio of customer accounts with $80M in gross sales.

• Ensured compliance with all CFS policies and procedures.

• Solutions based approach to issues. Contacted customer and sales team for deduction support issues and worked to resolve the issues.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Operating Systems - Windows 95/98/2000/NT, XP, DOS

Applications – MS Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Compass and @ Risk.

Databases – Essbase, Business Objects, Oracle, SAP, Access, Great Plains, FRX, Discoverer

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s of Science , Economics – Northern Illinois University (May 1991)

INTERESTS: Finance, Family, Sports.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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