DIRECTOR FINANCE AND FP&A Executive Profile I'm senior finance leader thrives working closely executive team removing obstacles directing company beyond targeted growth. Early career I learned value looking beyond things currently done order continually search things better. Working cooperation senior leadership throughout organization, finance teams built focus results enhanced analytics dynamic reporting tools. Skill Highlights Leadership Forecasting Accounting Financial Analysis Reporting Strategic Financial Planning Operations Management Data Development Process Improvement Functional Integration Budget Creation Tool System Development Team Building Management System Integrations Cost Control Mergers Acquisitions Project Management Turnarounds/Restructurings International Hyperion Essbase Hyperion Enterprise Hyperion Retrieve MS Access MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Word FileMaker Minitab Storm WordPerfect 4D FAS 1000 Strategen AccPac BOSS Business Objects Daly Wolcott Great Plain Dynamics Lawson MacPac OneGlobe Oracle PeopleSoft QuickBooks SAP Magnitude TMS nSIMMS Monarch Razorsight Sage SQL Strategen Small business development Project management Leadership/communication skills Business operations organization Budgeting expertise Self-motivated Customer-oriented Professional Experience Director Finance FP&A Company Name － City State A.T. Cross 169 year tradition crafting fine writing instruments, A private equity firm held $120M global company, I brought board prior CFO create dynamic finance function company transitioned two acquisitions. Major Achievements: In first three months A.T. Cross I developed enhanced global budget tool delivered budget time product sku level utilizing advanced MS Access. Over first nine months A.T. Cross I mapped five independent ERP systems improved consolidation process five week five day close. Constrained systems capital investment required, I created robust modeling reporting tool utilizing advanced MS Excel MS Access skills allowing detailed analysis transaction level previously existed postponing $7M capital expense next three years Prior planned implementation SalesForce, I working closely sales leadership develop KPI reporting dashboard lead tracking tool drive revenue growth saving $200K. Co-leading supply chain review initiative including evaluation improvement supply chain working capital KPI. Creating modeling tools co-led effort review improve product costing practices. Senior Finance Consultant Company Name － City State Engaged four companies period ranging Granite City Electric small, family-owned company Staples, Sun Life Financial Saint Gobain; I brought hold interim senior finance roles work closely executive teams periods transition. Major Achievements:. Even robust ERP systems place Staples, need bridge various stand-alone systems identified I created inventory database track existing store assets enabling real-time "what-if" analysis cost planning related proposed changes improving efficiency predictive capabilities. With multiple global ERP systems place Saint Gobain, executive team looking dynamic robust "one-stop", menu-driven reporting tool I created utilizing Business Objects, advanced Excel VBA increasing analytical capabilities key metric analysis. Senior Finance Director Company Name － City State A provider tailored, high capacity communications services, A private equity firm held company bought Lightower Fiber Networks 2012 $2B, I brought develop lead finance team work executive team acquisitions Con Ed Solution's (2007) RCN Communications (2008). Major Achievements:. Balancing push pull sales efforts maintaining margins focus Request Proposal (RfP) tracking analysis tool I developed manage contract review approval process. Integrating two processes performed using MS Excel monitored individually, I created linked sales pricing database cost identification database foster improved sales decisions bringing finance, sales technical operations together formalized review. Telecommunications expenses represent 40% total operating expenses Sidera. Ensuring accurate tracking timely payment customer impacting costs crucial. I created circuit inventory tracking database facilitate accurate cost analysis reporting resulted zero network outage rate subsequent two year period $100K estimated annual savings penalties fees. Global Engagement Mobility Solutions Manager Company Name － City State Worldwide Director Finance January 2005 January 2006 Company Name － City State publicly traded global $3.5BM company providing management technology consulting services large companies governmental institutions. I built led finance function supporting deployment 4,000 consulting resources across international borders serve global clients, driving compliance international immigration, income social tax laws. Major Achievements:. Facing substantial fines, penalties possible discontinuation operations I worked external tax advisors, immigration providers, International, Regional Country Controllers, Corporate Tax Department, Legal, Payroll Department finance team lead process design behind accounting related 31 subsidiary countries. The result tracking database accounting tool saving millions fines, penalties lost revenues. A publicly traded $1.3 billion global enterprise networking security solutions manufacturing plants China Mexico, Working closely Corporate Executive Ireland manufacturing teams I led accounting finance operations Supply Chain Operations' six activity centers served four 3Com regions. Director Finance January 1997 January 2005 Company Name － City State A $1B comprehensive provider wireless communications software solutions healthcare, government, large enterprise emergency response sectors, Originally hired Assistant Controller, I experienced substantial professional growth achieving three promotions culminating overseeing global finance team including accounting, financial reporting analysis working closely Executive management team. Major Achievements:. Working Engineering Technical Operations teams I created lease licensing database solutions order maintain FCC regulatory compliance saving company $1.2M penalties fines. Through acquisition company operating 13 individual billing systems ability senior management make timely business decisions hampered slow consolidation's process. With focus closing books producing standard reporting, meaningful analysis after-thought. In order provide leadership team better tools I established database solution mapping individual billing system data warehouse export Lawson allowed timely accurate close less five days. Education Master Business Administration Finance 2016 University Massachusetts － City State Finance Bachelor Science Accounting Michigan State University － City State Accounting Skills 3Com, 4D, Accounting, AccPac, Acquisitions, billing system, billing systems, Budget, Business Objects, closing, consulting, contract review, Controller, cost analysis, Cost Control, costing, clients, data warehouse, database, driving, equity, ERP, Essbase, Excel VBA, Executive management, senior management, FileMaker, finance, Financial, Financial Planning, financial reporting, Financial Analysis Reporting, focus, Forecasting, Functional, government, Hyperion, inventory, Lawson, Team Building, Leadership, Legal, regulatory compliance, Mergers, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Minitab, modeling, Monarch, Enterprise, network, networking, Networks, next, Operations Management, Oracle, Payroll, PeopleSoft, pricing, process design, processes, Process Improvement, improve product, producing, Project Management, Proposal, QuickBooks, real-time, reporting, RfP, Sage, sales, SAP, SQL, Strategic, Sun, Supply Chain, tax laws, Tax, Telecommunications, WordPerfect