➡️ Executive Summary;
Forward-thinking finance leader with 8 years of experience driving corporate strategy and 20+ years of experience in FP&A for complex multibillion-dollar global organizations. Present finance analytics and insights to formulate future direction and position companies for expense efficiency and revenue optimization. Strategic business partner both within finance and executive leadership. Innate ability to communicate sophisticated financial concepts and provide thoughtful solutions to drive strategic business decisions across customer and product segments. Possess an MBA in International Business & Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics.
➡️ Leadership Contributions
➤ Team Building & Development: Built 4 Corporate Strategy and FP&A teams from scratch. Teams delivered strategic direction, financial insights, and collaborative partnerships to organizational leaders.
➤ Data Governance: Established formal data governance processes within 3 global organizations to reduce data issues, optimize data quality and financial reporting throughout multiple systems and divisions.
➤ Cost Savings: Drove earnings growth and substantial cost savings, including $24MM annual costs savings through companywide strategic cost-cutting initiatives.
➤ International Experience: Global business strategist with a background analyzing entry feasibility throughout a diversity of countries across Europe, Asia Pacific, and Australia. Developed international growth strategies and KPIs tied to compensation for country leaders.
➤ Corporate Finance Subject Matter Expert: Collegiate lecturer in Corporate Finance and International Trade with contributions in top publications such as, Tech Target and McGraw-Hill. Called upon as an expert financial presenter and frequent panelist on FP&A Fridays Podcast. Mentor to undergraduate finance students at UCLA.
➡️ Specialties:
Strategy | Financial Planning | Financial Analysis | Corporate FP&A | Global Finance | Financial Reporting | Profitability Analysis | Design Analysis | Refinance | Financial Modeling | Business Partner Relations | Accountability | Transparency | Process Automation | Process Improvement | Streamlining Process | Annual Budgets | Reporting & Analysis | Business Efficiency | Cost Management | International Market Analysis | Short & Long-Term Strategy | Segmentation | Regulatory Analysis | Profitability Analysis | Compensation Planning | Restructuring | Forecasting | Business Strategy | Continuous Improvement | Talent Acquisition | Team Building | Strategic Planning | Trend Analysis |