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Wind Lake, WI PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLEBusiness & Accounting executive who creates processes, procedures and strategies that result in compliance, profitability, and bottom-line growth.High Energy Dedicated and Passionate business leader, true professional with extensive global experience in operational & corporate accounting/finance. Successful leader of Supply Chain initiatives. Bottom-line business manager with a thorough understanding of the complexity of operations and broad knowledge of corporate structure, compliance, and strategy. Provides financial leadership using sound principles, practices, and procedures. Initiates innovative solutions to business issues and negotiates their introduction; proposes solutions to address operational and control risks in a changing environment. Expertise lies in helping companies establish revenue and cost budgets, contain, and allocate costs, monitor performance, streamline processes, develop teams. Experienced in leading large continuous improvement projects and new product development. Creates key performance indicators and metrics to assist in evaluating business, program & project performance, and growth potential. Builds dedicated teams and instills a high-performance, ethical culture.Global Business Leader - Forecast and Budget Analysis Supply Chain/Logistics International TradeFinancial Modeling & Analytics - Consolidations- Cost Management- Fixed Assets AccountingOperations - Tax - Internal Controls SOX / GAAP / IFRS Compliance ReportingOPEX Accounting- Standard & Project Costing - Variance Analysis KPIs Continuous ImprovementRevenue Recognition - POC Accounting - P&L Management - ERP SystemsPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAIRANSWERS North Chicago 2022 PresentVP Finance, IT & AdministrationProvide strategic support to the CEO and leadership.Responsible for all Financial, IT, Tax, Banking and Supply Chain and HR functionsLead the company through its transformation from a start-up to a commercialized entity.Established and implemented business processes & systems to support the emergence of the company.Perform all accounting and financial reporting. Prepare and present monthly financial reports to the leadership and Board of Directors.Collaborate with investors on fundraising initiatives.Implemented Equity Management software [CARTA] to manage investor fundraising and Cap Table management.Lead the IT strategy taking the company from standalone applications to implementation of Sage Intacct ERP (replaced QuickBooks) and integrating SalesForce CRM, Magento E-Commerce, and Lab Management systems.Created daily dashboard report for CEO for Revenue, Burn rate & Cash position.Implemented KPI reporting for Commercial, Laboratory Ops, Supply Chain and Fulfilment functions.Established detail business budgeting process by Business Sector and Cost Centre.Prepared Commercialization Pricing structures, including volume and rebate incentive programs.Prepared term sheets for larger customer.Candidate's Name
PAGE 2 PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLESEDA Packaging Mt Pleasant, WI 2018 to 2022DIRECTOR FINANCE, US CONTROLLERProvides strategic, financial, and operational support to the North America business, ensuring alignment with corporate strategic goals and objectives.Partnered with Supply Chain & Logistics team to ensure effective sourcing and inbound cost improvements.Cooperates with R&D and new product development teams to ensure sound fiscal responsibility and adherence to program costs, delivering on-time, executable new products to enhance company value proposition.Support Sales in establishing pricing and managing commodity adjustments with customer escalator/de-escalator adjustments.Partner with functional leads to drive continuous improvement, in systems and processes, driving bottom line improvement. Lead the capital investment processes for expansions and strategic investments. Review and approve all CAPEX ensuring appropriate ROI thresholds are met.Coordinate annual audit with external auditors.Contract negotiation with vendors, landlords and service suppliers.Develop staff, through goal assignments that challenge their existing skill sets.Introduced structure and discipline to the month end close and reporting process, resulting in the financial period 3 days close.Improved the product costing processes within SAP, through assignment of cost drivers and allocation of manufacturing conversion costs.Design & develop an actual cost model, to measure actual margin identifying of variances analysis against standards.Implement processes to measure customer profitability and margin management.Implemented financial and operational reporting systems that support effective day to day decision making.Created daily financial snapshot report.Introduced annual budget and monthly forecasting, assisting functional leaders with planning resources and spending profiles, appropriate to the profitability expectations of the organization.Support operations in identifying, controlling, and eliminating manufacturing waste.Improved inventory accuracy with focused cycle counts, reduced annual paper stock losses by $4MAbbott Laboratories Neuromodulation Division, Plano, TX 2015 to 2018CONTROLLER & SENIOR FINANCE MANAGERProvide executive-level financial stewardship as member of Neuromodulation Operations leadership team. Responsible to FP&A function for the Neuromodulation DivisionSupervising four financial specialists in preparing accurate financial reports, business activity reports, financial forecasts, and operational budgets for annual revenues of $965 million. Ensure all reporting functions meet federal/state regulatory requirements and SOX compliance.Prepare monthly operations P&L with explanation of variances, risks, and opportunities. Hire, train, and mentor staff to exceed all expectations.Authored streamlined divisional accounting policies and procedures.Introduced action plans that reduced month-end closing process by 50%.Integrated an acquired entity into the facility in Texas. Saved $8 million in annualized fixed costs.Consolidated manufacturing footprint, reducing annualized fixed cost burden of $14 million while ensuring continuity of supply of End-of-Life products.Annual cost profile and margin improvement of $12 million following cultural emphasis on variance analysis and stress remediation, together with a culture of continuous improvement.Candidate's Name
PAGE 3 PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLEJohnson Controls Milwaukee, WI / South Africa 2002 to 2015CONTROLLER Power Solutions Global Costing / Commodity Controller (2010 to 2015)CONTROLLER Building Efficiency - Global Manufacturing (2007 to 2010)Collaborated with business unit leadership peers to oversee the accounting, forecasting, and reporting of an annual spend of $1.4 billion. Provided guidance and support to Global Regions in standardizing global cost accounting processes. Directed the detailed accounting for all global entities including the preparation of internal reports for financial statements, balance sheets, and cash flows in compliance with GAAP. Oversaw preparation of annual standard cost reports and year-overyear change analysis. Prepared annual and quarterly forecasts and weekly outlooks for executive review.Credited for standardizing and implementing robust global product costing and variance accounting processes at eight US, two Mexican, and two Chinese manufacturing facilities.Built a global team of Cost Accountants dedicated to streamlining accounting operations and function across multiple international manufacturing operations and cultural geographies.Authored and deployed new work instructions and policies to ensure all activities complied with Sarbanes Oxley.FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Automotive: South African Region 2002 to 2007Responsible for all Financial, Treasury, Supply Chain, and IT operations for South African region. Collaborated closely with corporate executive management to prepare regional profit plan and implement new business processes. Established and maintained critical relationships with banks/financial institutions to ensure adequate cash flow to fund business growth. Ensured regulatory compliance with central bank and government authorities.Credited for increasing revenues from $30 to $120 million and ROS growth from 3% to 14% in three years.Converted region to SAP, reduced General accounting function and consolidated into Global Shared Services.Improved cash flow enabled SA region to repay $60 million intercompany loan while maintaining a cash positive position.Reduced inventory DOH 40% by optimizing material management and Supply Chain & Sourcing strategies.Alucast Foundry, South Africa General Manager 2001 to 2002Engelhard, South Africa Finance Director 1994 to 2001Autocable, South Africa Financial & Commercial Director 1992 to 1994Welfit Oddy Finance Director 1988 to 1992Deloitte Audit Manager 1982 to 1988Master of Business Leadership & AdministrationUniversity of South Africa (UNISA) - Graduate School of Business Leadership, Pretoria, South AfricaBachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Finance, Taxation & AuditingUniversity of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaTechnologies: SAP, Oracle, Business Objects, Hyperion, HFM, Essbase, Sage Intacct, Advanced Microsoft Office Suite, Power Excel User (Pivot Tables, Lookups, Macros), SmartsheetPersonal Achievement: Completed 7 Ironman Triathlons; Founded Heartbeats for Hope fundraiser that raised $150,000 for Childhood Cancer Foundation by earning $1 for every heartbeat over the 140-mile race. |
