SUMMARY:

• A strategic and operational finance leader with depth in securing financial decision - making, auditing performance and analyzing results across multiple industries; chief consultant to C-suite and executive management.
• Comprehensive experience guiding multi-billion dollar financial matters, including full P&L and balance sheet ownership for the integrity of enterprise budgets, operations, projects, and prospects.
• Proven auditing acumen, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations including Sarbanes-Oxley; oversee SEC reporting, AR/AP, portfolio analysis and internal controls.
• Valued advisor to C-level executives, challenging assumptions and perspectives, foreseeing probable issues based on years of experience, and providing solutions and recommendations to resolve problems.
• Quantifiable track record of implementing financial strategies to improve business profitability, build financial and business processes and develop high-performance teams.
• Reliable business partner with a strong understanding of key business drivers, the ability to engage with cross-functional teams to promote efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
• Adept in managing financial support departments and setting up systematic processes and cost controls, founded in efficiency and transparency to drive accurate accounting and reporting.
• Skilled liaison between internal and external partners, rendering complex financial concepts in easily understood, audience-appropriate language.

Software: MS Office - SAP - Business Warehouse - BPC - PeopleSoft - Bloomberg - InvestOne - Yellow Belt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Oak Brook, IL

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Improved working capital turns up to 30% at multiple facilities; realized $1.4M in annual savings with cost reduction programs across the enterprise while completing due diligence and integration of seven new facilities.
• Plan and conduct presentations on company financial results to C-level executives.
• Direct international and domestic budgeting, auditing and forecasting of P&L, with oversight of six professionals including a finance manager, financial analysts, and support staff.
• Review and deliver go/no-go decisions on all financial aspects and determine the feasibility of capital and long-term lease commitments critical to projects and operations.
• Ensure customer pricing models reflect all costs and returns for Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) and Return on Capital Employed (ROCE).
• Principal consultant to the VP of Operations, advising and challenging senior management on financial decisions.

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared the annual business plan in coordination with Logistic Center managers and the division vice president to build a bottom-up budget and author monthly forecasts for five facilities.
• Quantified ROI, ROS, ROA, IRR, and EBITDA for assigned facilities, creating a clear view of financial health.
• Analyzed and developed commentary for costing, capital requirements, and capital lease investigations.
• Presented monthly/quarterly P&L results, variance analysis, financial commentary, KPIs and cost metrics for executive management and logistics commercial staff; recommended actions to achieve targets.
• Served as subject matter expert for facilities managers to secure finance practices and position.
• Identified and corrected $480K of accounting issues at multiple facilities.
• Performed monthly operations cost studies, root cause and corrective action analysis and consulted on ongoing efficiency improvement and cost reduction efforts

Confidential, Warrenville, IL.

Senior Segment Accounting Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Spearheaded planning, budgeting, and forecasting for five business units totaling $2.1B in revenue.
• Partnered with five BU Finance Managers in the U.S. and Europe to gather financial data, reconcile discrepancies and analyze variances, ensuring the integrity of business intelligence reporting.
• Solidified reporting integrity by completing monthly reconciliation for 39 assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Key in developing an insightful annual report by contributing compelling data for the commentary notes.

Confidential, Lisle, IL

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Ensured balance sheet integrity and monthly reconciliation for 15 accounts with more than $3.7B in volume.
• Saved $600K annually by tracking down an insurance premium discrepancy in vendor billing.
• Instrumental in preparing management information presentations and letters of representation and assurance, driving accuracy and integrity in the due diligence process.
• Examined benefits activity from internal/external sources, supporting the Group Financial Outlook; identified and presented risks and opportunities to senior management.
• Key to the analysis of various benefit plan issues, authoring and presented results reports to the Benefits Steering Committee during quarterly review meetings.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior Portfolio Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Examined five 401K plans for domestic and international institutional clients, determined daily net asset value for 92 investment options, including mutual funds, bonds, stocks, futures, and options.
• Partnered with account administrators, clients, and staff members to resolve issues and provide solutions.
• Spearheaded international monetary conversion project to streamline the EU’s transition to Euros.
• Audited and analyzed investment reports, cash statements, and reporting, classifying and verifying postings.
• Prepared monthly portfolio performance reports for clients and annual governmental reports for the DoL.