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1128 W Adams St. Unit 2W | Xxxxxx, XXXXXX xxxxxx xxx-xxx-xxxx | abc@xyz.com

Driven, capable and self-assured Senior Financial Executive with a track record of success over the course of a career that spans nearly 20 years. Adept in defining business strategies and translating them into high-impact operations that deliver positive fiscal results. Call upon a combination of tactical, analytical, business and financial competencies to achieve an outstanding record of cost control, risk mitigation, process improvement and project leadership. Confident in leading efforts to bolster levels of organizational performance. Generate notable cost savings by recognizing risks and creating systems to further buxxxxxxd upon performance, productivity and organizational efficiency. Seeking a role with an innovative, goal-focused organization that wxxxxxxl call on existing skxxxxxxls, as well allow for contribution to organizational growth and advancement.

  Invited to engage as a participant of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table Implementer s Academy Training at Salo

  Align Salo companies on an approach towards fiscal process optimization for a global manufacturer and its affxxxxxxiated distributors

  Devised and currently use Salo s foundational definition framework for dashboard reporting across entities

  Headed new TCS affxxxxxxiate integration specific to institutional research and financial planning

  Led the execution of more efficient budgeting and forecasting processes at numerous TCS locations

  Advocated for the development of TCS system and process tactics centered on financial and institutional research

  Drove cross-functional program reviews with TCS to gauge efficacy at member schools; calculated and distributed student achievement metrics

  Advised on Latin American Shared Service Center record-to-report process enhancements; saw overhead savings of up to 30% for PRGX

  Utxxxxxxized the American Productivity and Quality Councxxxxxx (APQC) open standards assessment too to pxxxxxxot the PRGX benchmarking assessments

  Created and presented process improvements and cost reductions to C-level PRGX clients in a clear, concise manner

  Acknowledged by executive management for vastly boosting the viabxxxxxxity of Dyson finance operations in Malaysia

  Directed the Dyson team to intensely reduce errors, heighten efficiency and improve reporting; also selected to buxxxxxxd Singapore s financial planning and analysis team in 2011 and led the team to deliver next year s budget ahead of schedule

  Personally created reporting and forecasting tools used to seamlessly transition the mid-year 2012 SAP implementation for Dyson; trained, developed and mentored the team to achieve outstanding results

  Slashed 2004 trade spending for Kraft by 5% using distributor trade spending ad hoc reporting measures; also set forth processes and guidelines for the newly-created Trade Strategy Finance Group

  Chaired the Networking and Community Involvement, Mentoring and Recruiting committees for Kraft s Finance and Accounting organization; also chosen to partake in the Mentoring Organizational Excellence Committee

Project Management | Operations Management | International Business | Financial Analysis | Budgeting | Training & Development | P&L

Policy Development | Process Improvement | Audits & Reporting | Team Leadership | Forecasting & Modeling | Risk Mitigation | Strategic Planning Benchmarking | MS Office, Visio | IBM BPM | BudgetPak | AS400 | Mxxxxxxlennium | BUNDL | Business Objects | Essbase | SHARP

Salo, LLC (2015-Present)

Manager Solutions Practice

  Lead growing, advisory services that center on leading clients to realize efficiencies using process improvement and maturity assessment measures; current clients include Enjoy Life Foods, Komatsu, Mondelez, Stepan and many others

  Drive efforts to set into place best practices methodology tools focused on trade spending financial planning, analysis and reporting

  Create project plans and timelines for new budgeting and reporting measures

  Drive efficient trade spending reporting, data management and development of fundamental processes for a large manufacturer

  Facxxxxxxitate workshops that focus on the development of high-level roadmaps and identifying future state business requirements

  Develop and present training peripherals for reference and use by internal personnel

  Gather content to use in writing detaxxxxxxed business requirements from partners; develop systems enhancements and integrations related to IBM BPM procedures

  Generate sales materials used to efficaciously secure new business and maintain positive relations with existing clients

TCS Education System (2013-2015)

Associate Vice President FP&A and Institutional Research

  Managed Financial Planning & Analysis and Institutional Research operations for a $142M private, nonprofit, higher education organization

  Devised financial models to evaluate acquisition prospects, comprehend synergies, generate cost savings, understand operating surplices and drive positive financial and operational decisions

  Supervised a geographically-dispersed team of eight with three direct reports

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Continued

TCS Education System (Continued)

  Proved crucial in revamping enrollment reporting functions, this providing sharper insights on retention and course loads

  Acted as an effective intermediary amongst financial leadership at each affxxxxxxiate to consolidate, present and circulate all financial planning including budgets, forecasts and long-range plans

PRGX Global, Inc. (2012-2013)

Manager Profit Optimization (2013)

Senior Consultant Profit Optimization (2012-2013)

  Enlisted by the company to expand a successful analytics and advisory services practice; worked with renowned clients including Target, Amway, Mondelēz International and Food City

  Established budget templates and procedures; trained staff on improved forecasting and reporting procedures

  Created the annual SG&A budget process including timelines, duties, communications and executive approval

  Planned and executed regional current state workshops for a global client s Vendor Master Data Management (MDM) process; held in Asia Pacific, Latin America and EMEA

  Developed a proposal and business case focused on future state transition to a global Vendor MDM organization

  Planned contract compliance audits used to review vendor s performance against contractual obligations

Dyson, Inc. (2008-2012)

Finance Manager Planning & Analysis

  Recruited to deliver financial leadership and fuel the achievement of organizational objectives; worked over the course of tenure in role to oversee functions in the Xxxxxx, Singapore and Malaysia offices, the latter of the two in expat assignment capacities split 50/50

  Oversaw budgets, created forecasts and led processes to support internal divisions

  Guided and coached a team of seven direct reports, using expertise in leading dynamic international teams

  Spearheaded the implementation of automated capital approval process.

  Managed P&L for the entire Dyson U.S. Floor Care operation during peak annual budgeting period.

Kraft Foods, Inc. (2004-2008)

Finance Manager Capital/Productivity/Internal Controls, Global Technology & Quality Division (2006-2008)

Senior Financial Analyst Trade Strategy Finance, Food Service Division (2004-2006)

  Established and controlled budgets and closing procedures

  Led staff recruiting and training; encouraged cross-functional departmental collaboration

  Actively supported product launches, assessed financials and crafted forecasting models

  Planned and reported for $340M in global productivity savings and managed $30M capital R&D budget

  Played a key role as a participant in Global Productivity summits within Mexico and the U.S.

  Established a $70M financial forecast for the annual distributor trade budget

  Created distributor agreements including amendments in support of the Sales division

  Also developed a $570M budget for the Dairy/Meat divisions; provided pricing guidance as needed

  Engaged actively as a member of a successful four-month systems integration closing process

Senior Financial Analyst-Category Finance, Food Service Division, Kraft Foods, Inc., 2002-2004

Financial Analyst-Field Accounting Center, Operations Finance Division, Kraft Foods, Inc., 2000-2002

Senior Accountant-Field Accounting Center, Operations Finance Division, Kraft Foods, Inc., 1999-2000

Assistant Financial Analyst-Post Cereal Plant, Operations Finance, Kraft Foods, Inc., 1998-1999

Certification, PROSCI Change Management Practitioner

Master of Business Administration, Finance and Economics, Loyola University Xxxxxx

Master of Integrated Marketing Communications, Loyola University Xxxxxx

Bachelor of Science, Finance/Accountancy, DePaul University