Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive finance and operationsexperience in several industries including Pharmaceutical, Technology,Ocean Freight shippingand Food Service.Versatile individual with a strong backgroundin accounting operations, budgeting, strategic planning, financial analysis and forecasting. Expertise includesSAP,SAP BW/BI,TM1 and Hyperion. Proven ability to develop and lead teams and to execute business plans within a fast-paced and changing environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Princeton, NJ 2011-present
Financial Analysis and Business Planning

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Sandoz Division (supporting Commercial Operations& BioPharma)

• Provide senior management with a detailed business review on a monthly basis which includes the Executive Overview and the actual results vs. budget and latest forecast.
• Develop financial reports for trending and results analysis to assist Managers with forecasting.
• Develop templates to collect and compile actual results for analysis vs. budget and forecast.
• Provide management with a detailed list of forward looking opportunities and business risks against the annual budget and current forecast.
• Complete ad-hoc business analysis for senior leadership to support strategic decision making.

Financial Team leader responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process for the Engineering Services and Workplace Services departments within the IT organization with a combined annual budget of over $300M. Provided financial analysis and created executive summary reports for senior management.

• Financial monitoring of over100 cost centers worldwide whichprovided the Regional Area Directors in Europe, Asia and the Americas regions with meaningful and actionable financial information in order to maximize profitability while achieving service delivery objectives.
• Created executive reports and scheduled meetings quarterlywiththe respective Vice-President providing insight into thefinancialoperating results.
• Initiated strategy sessionswith Senior Managers to proactivelyevaluate financial variances. Provided the Operations team with data to analyze and prepareaction plans that were implemented to insure the financial objectives were accomplished.
• Improved the forecasting accuracyby identifying potential business risks and opportunities. Consistently exceeded the corporate objective of 97%.
• Implemented a program for internal reviewof all approved Capital projects enabling greater visibility and accountability for project spending.
• Reviewed and approved all month end journal entries for accuracy of accruals.
• Established procedures and coordinated training for the regional financial support staff whichimmediately improved the accuracy of the month end closing process.

Confidential, Warren, NJ 1997-2001
Information Technology& Services Company
Revenue Forecasting Manager for the Intelligent Networks Group

• Implemented a new analytical factor for use in the revenue forecasting process. The \"probability of sale\" significantly improved the accuracy of the Business Unit’s Sales projections.
• Created executive reports for senior managementanalyzing the actual revenue results, identifying potential revenue gains and quantifying revenue shortfalls.

• Provided SAP methodology, direction and support to all business partners.
• Built a strong relationship between the IT development team and the business unit end users.
• Team Leader for the conversion of the Accounts Receivable open balances to SAP. Conversion successfully completed, all open A/R balances were reconciled to the new SAP sub ledger.

Confidential, Piscataway, NJ 1996-1997
International Ocean Freight shipping company
Credit and Collections Manager - Eastern US Region

• Managed an administrative staff of 8 employees.
• Implemented procedures that reduced unapplied cash by 50%.
• Trained the staff on the SAP A/R functionality that included credit management and cash applications.
• Led the initiative to establish credit limits for all major customers. The Eastern Region was the first to complete initiative in North America.
• Reduced the past due balance greater than 90 days by over 60% in less than six months.

Confidential, Newark, NJ 1994-1996
Food Service Company

• Preparedthe $27M annual operating budget.
• Supervised a staff of 12 employees while managing the business unit administrative departments including Payroll, Benefits, Administration, Accounts Payable, Billing, Accounts Receivable and Collections.
• Implemented billing process improvements to increase accuracy and timeliness of all customers billing. Unit billing results consistently exceeded corporate and customer guidelines.
• Developed revenue forecasts for the operations managers so the staffing requirements could be managedto control labor costs and maximize unit profitability.

Additional Professional Experience

Confidential, Ontario, California
Food Service Company
General Manger, Operations Manager, Cost Analyst, Assistant Regional Controller

• Responsibilities included general management, operations management, supply-chain and finance within the food service industry. Achieved high level of customer satisfaction through ground-level involvement with key customers and internal departments within the organization.

EDUCATION

BS Degree - Business Administration - Major: Accounting