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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name (CLIFFORD)EMAIL AVAILABLEStreet Address Golden Hill St, Milford, CTPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESikorsky Aircraft; a LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPANY, Stratford, CT 06/2015 presentSpecialist Pricing Financial Analyst (Army and Air Force Systems)Report to manager of International Campaigns Finance, responsible for campaigns pricing and business acquisition strategies for all International Commercial Sikorsky products.Create cost sheets and cash flows, as well as perform cost sheet analysis on all commercial programs.Responsible for submitting all approved cost sheets by required data on time.Serve as integral member of cross-functional teams that support the sale of new helicopters and related services.Design pricing strategies while ensuring that revenue and gross margin targets are met.Analyze internal aircraft and product support cost data, recommend, and implement pricing programs to generate profitable revenue growth.Act as liaison to Sales, Marketing, Finance Management and Program Management regarding pricing strategy and execution.Evaluate payment terms and financing while gaining an understanding of global trade and letters of credit, and remaining cash positive for the duration of the program.Assist in identifying opportunities to benchmark across other RMS segments as well as outside companies to review and adopt pricing and proposal best practices and other pursuit strategies.Participate in annual financial planning process/indicative pricing process.Provide support to Campaigns Finance Manager in the review of proposal and contract terms & conditions to ensure financial risks are identified and mitigated through the application of proper accounting controls and practices.Sikorsky Aircraft; a LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPANY, Stratford, CT 10/2013 06/2015Senior Business Financial Analyst (Defense Systems & Services International)Report to manager of DSS-International Finance, responsible for assisting with the monthly & quarterly closes/reconciliations, collection of business budget/forecast/long range plan data, headquarters forecasting, variance analysis, ad hoc reporting and all executive presentations.Perform reporting for the month/quarter close and manage ad hoc requests for the International FP&A team (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Statements).Responsible for submitting all corporate required data on time.oMonthly variance deliverables (variance explanations, R&O, rec sheets, firm/speculative analysis)oManagement PackageoPresentations (all hands & programs day)Create Ad-Hoc Reports for the Office of Defense Systems & Services.Provide various analysis and coordination in project management with the other Business CFOs and analysts.Create standardized reporting for DSS-International Business Office.Coordinate/assist collections of business data to load into systems and analyze.Evaluating financial reports such as income statements, cash flow statements and balance sheets and determining how a companys finances will impact business operations.Report and analyze Derco Rotary Spares program finance business actuals & forecast with DSS-Int business office and create a process around Derco A/R receipts.Facilitate decision-making by finance and business personnel to invest in furthering our business.Create standard processes across the enterprise on Bid and Proposal, including charge number creation, dashboard reporting, latest estimating, and funding of new pursuits within the pipeline.Restructured process of Bid and Proposal to better align to our Earned Value Management System and trained regional businesses on new processes and tools.Assist in UTC audit on bid and proposal processes and actuals reporting.Supply the DSS Finance and DSS International business with business finance ACE metrics.DIAGEO, Norwalk, CT 02/2013 10/2013Senior Business (Charmer) Financial Analyst/Project AnalystReport to the Senior Director of Charmer Finance responsible for depletion and shipment reporting.SAP Journal entries for Entity Grants, Credit Memos, Unsaleable and Purchase Orders.Perform the checking of all accounting journal entries made for our division.Responsible for the implementation of a new system for our wines business. Implementing, forecasting, data entry and analysis of data within the new tool.Perform reporting for the quarter close and manage ad hoc requests for the Directors, Vice President and General Managers of the Charmer Business; including Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and slow moving obsolete inventory. Perform reconciliations at month-end, quarter-end and year-end.CHEMTURA, Middlebury, CT 03/2012 02/2013Senior Business Financial AnalystReport to Director of Organometallics Finance, responsible for assisting with the monthly/quarterly closes, collection of business budget/forecast data, forecasting, variance analysis, ad hoc reporting, and all Executive/Board of Director Presentations.Responsible for submitting all corporate required data on time.oMonthly Business Review, Management Package and COO PresentationsoSignoff and backup data for consolidations review.o Manage the OMS Actual Package which states all monthly P&L actuals, abbreviated cash flow, AR, Top 10 customers and Inventory graphs showing trends from previous years to date.Perform reporting for the quarter close and manage ad hoc requests for the CFO including SG&A graphs, and AR and Inventory ratio graphs. Perform reconciliations at month-end, quarter-end and year-end.Review sales and operating income and write the MD&A in the annual report (for the 10K or 8K) by business unit and quarterly and yearly data.Create Ad-Hoc Reports for the Office of the Chairman as well as the VP of Finance as requested.Provide various analysis and coordination in project management with the other Business CFOs and analysts.Create Dashboard reporting for Executive and Management teams.Coordinate collections of business data to load into systems and analyze.Evaluating financial reports such as income statements, cash flow statements and balance sheets and determining how a companys finances will impact business operations.Facilitate decision-making by finance and operations personnel to invest in furthering our business (i.e. Capital Spending).CHEMTURA, Middlebury, CT 10/2010 03/2012Senior Financial Analyst (Department was reorganized- responsibilities split up)Report to Manger of FP&A, Corporate Finance and responsible for assisting with the consolidated budget, forecasting, variance analysis, ad hoc reporting and all Board of Director Presentations.Responsible for Board of Director and Management Packages:oCreated BOD package, run each month after forecasts are approved, which includes monthly forecasted data with YTD actuals and includes graphs, P&L summaries of all Business Units, cash flow and inventory/AR data. Provide variances against previous year and yearly budgets.o Manage the Actual Package which states all monthly P&L actuals, abbreviated cash flow, AR and Inventory graphs showing trends from previous years to date.Perform reporting for the quarter close and manage ad hoc requests for the CFO including SG&A graphs, and AR and Inventory ratio graphs. Perform reconciliations at month-end, quarter-end and year-end.Review sales and operating income and write the MD&A in the annual report (for the 10K or 8K) by business unit and quarterly and yearly data.Create Ad-Hoc Reports for the Office of the Chairman as well as the VP of Finance as requested.Provide various analysis and coordination in project management with the other Business CFOs and analysts.Create Dashboard reporting for Executive and Management teams.Coordinate collections of business data to load into systems and analyzeCHEMTURA, Middlebury, CT 11/2007 10/2010Financial AnalystReport to Manger of FP&A, Corporate Finance and responsible for assisting with the consolidated budget, forecasting, variance analysis, ad hoc reporting and all Board of Director Presentations.Collaborate with all cost centers and department managers to collect and upload income statement, working capital revenue and expense data utilizing SAP and responsible for consolidating all data to be presented to Executive Management for final budget approval.Manage the budget process of collecting data, loading up data, and tying out budget changes.Review cost center expenses and perform monthly forecasts and variance analysis.Responsible for Board of Director and Management Packages:oCreated BOD package, run each month after forecasts are approved, which includes monthly forecasted data with YTD actuals and includes graphs, P&L summaries of all Business Units, cash flow and inventory/AR data. Provide variances against previous year and yearly budgets.o Manage the Actual Package which states all monthly P&L actuals, abbreviated cash flow, AR and Inventory graphs showing trends from previous years to date.Perform reporting for the quarter close and manage ad hoc requests for the CFO including SG&A graphs, and AR and Inventory ratio graphs. Perform reconciliations at month-end, quarter-end and year-end.Review sales and operating income and write the MD&A in the annual report (for the 10K or 8K) by business unit and quarterly and yearly data.Involved in SAP migration and responsible for monitoring and updating G/L account numbers to align with cost center numbers on a weekly basis.Perform weekly Sales and Open Order report for the Directors, Vice Presidents and Chairman Executives which reviews all sales invoiced and monthly open orders. Perform variance calculations against budget and forecast.Create Ad-Hoc Reports for the Office of the Chairman as well as the VP of Finance as requested.Provide various analysis and coordination in project management with the other Business CFOs and analysts.ELIZABETH ARDEN, Stamford, CT 05/2007-9/2007Inventory AnalystReported to Director of Manufacturing and Inventory Control and responsible for creating, maintaining and reconciling spreadsheets monitoring inventory flow across 43 locations within the United States. Reconciliations performed at month-end, quarter-end and year-end.Analyzed data formulated to see level of variances between quantities. Performed intercompany reconciliations.Created reports in Discover and Access to show Negative Variances, Frozen Items and Items History.Resolved problems with bill of materials, work orders and manufacturing warehouses.Researched variances along with root problems such as substitutions and pieces missing to complete a product.Provided various analysis and project management as needed to all 43 accounts.Performed problem resolution to variances involving frozen items and transfers among others.PRATT & WHITNEY 07/2006-05/2007Financial Analyst (consulting assignment)Report to Team Lead and responsible for providing planning consultation for a $16M military project to ensure effective scheduling of human and material resources in alignment with contract milestones.Maintain necessary communication channels with various engineering teams to ensure universal understanding of project status, cost, resources, limitations and exceptions.Utilize SAP to compile monthly reporting including creation of charts and graphs to show monthly, quarterly and yearly variances to engineers.Assist in variance analysis and development of recovery plans to mitigate schedule and cost risks. Analyze percent completion and monthly and quarterly budget.Developed and sustained detailed summative performance reports for monthly program management review.Develop, plan, coordinate and analyze resource plans (including development hardware) and program schedules utilizing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) including SAP, Business Warehouse, and Winsight.Perform risk assessments and what-if analysis associated with task budgeting and program performance.Developed and maintained month-end status reports on each project.EDUCATION & SKILLSAlbertus Magnus College, New Haven, CTMaster of Business Administration, 2012.Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CTBachelor of Business Administration, Finance Concentration, 2006Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Banner, Access, SAP, TM1, Hyperion, Xcelsius, RPM, CPS, Business Warehouse, and Business Analyzer. Strong verbal and written communication skills.Special Accomplishments:2018 NOVA Award Recipient (TEAM FIREHAWK).2018 Evening of Excellence Guest. |
