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Senior Level Finance Management Professional

Dynamic Leader / International Finance / Systems Integration / Critical Infrastructure

 

Highly Accomplished Senior Level Executive with expertise in driving organizational growth through infrastructure development and the creation of internal financial controls.  Track record of establishing operating models, compliance programs and financial accounting initiatives for an organization in the international arena.  Establish solid relationships with key business partners to prepare executive level financial analysis.  Seeking a Senior Level Finance Management position with a progressive organization visionary leadership and financial management expertise will be valued.

 

 

w  Financial and Strategic Planning

w  P&L Management

w  Auditing and Compliance

w  Operating and Working Capital

w  Budget Development and Management

w  Merger and Acquisition Negotiations

w  Cash Flow Management and Modeling

w  Business Valuations

w  Forecasting and Trend Analysis

w  Global Finance Standards

w  Train and Mentor Staff

w  Sarbanes Oxley Compliance

 

 

Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, Kenilworth, XXXXXX (2008 to Present)

Senior Manager, International Finance Asia Pacific Business Planning and Controlling

w  Lead efforts to consolidate P&L reporting for Asia Pacific Division of 18 countries; manage fiscal reporting for actual, plan, forecast, and strategic plan periods for $1B in annual sales, and implement best practices among Finance team.

w  Act as key liaison between HDQ and Asia Pacific Markets; define drivers of operational and exchange variances and report findings to Senior Management. 

w  Provide guidance to Asia Pacific in understanding complex regional and brand matrix structure; aid in new business development opportunities and maximize current product portfolio to focus on product with the highest ROI.

w  Evaluate pricing models and costs for product launches, in-market tenders, and SKU revenue focus; coordinate with HDQ pricing team to integrate recommendations that meet local and corporate strategies.  

w  Led consumer healthcare expansion in China and Australia, minority share buyback in India, and in-licensing projects for India, Thailand, Taiwan, and Philippines.

 

Essex Pharma, Munich, Germany (2007 to 2008) - Senior Manager Finance, Business Planning and Controlling

w  Led integration planning of Schering-Plough and Organon Bio Science financial systems, an$800M subsidiary of Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals; collaborated with HR and Senior Management to create cohesive organizational structures and assumed responsibility for planning and controlling initiatives.

w  Managed day to day activities for a team of 4 Senior Financial Analysts; ensured compliance with key strategic objectives and business activities, led reduction an $8M reduction in expenses through a transformation in headcount, procurement processes and a tighter control of product investments.

 

Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, Kenilworth, XXXXXX (2005 to 2007)

Finance Manager/Global Reporting, Planning & Analysis

w  Drove process improvement initiatives in reporting responsibilities and gained efficiencies through the automation of widely used files, executed staff training and shared best practices throughout the global finance team to maximize performance.

w  Consolidated Global P&L for plan, forecast, and strategic initiatives; identified key operational and exchange variances for $10B in sales and $4B in operations expenses.

w  Selected as lead for the calculation and review of the Global Annual Incentive Plan calculation; communicated findings to Senior Management and executed payouts to regions.

 

Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, XXXXXX (2004 to 2005)

Finance Manager - Management Reporting & Analysis

w  Consolidated U.S. business P&L of $10B in Sales and $4B in operating expenses; led implementation of reporting system through SAP and TM1 to support integration of combined organization.

w  Interacted with Accounting team to coordinate actual reporting; provided Senior Management with results of analysis on P&L, personnel and IT costs.

w  Provided leadership and guidance to Paris, France Corporate Controlling Department on U.S. business throughout the integration processes, and provided variance analysis for new organization.

w  Managed 2 Senior Analysts and held dotted line accountability to Managed Systems teams to oversee integration and reporting initiatives and Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

 

Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, XXXXXX (2001 to 2004)

Senior Financial Analyst - Sales Reporting & Analysis (2004)

w  Provided forecast and analysis for $970M in sales deductions from Managed Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Chargeback s, Returns, IMA Credits, Coupons, and Cash Discounts for the Metabolism and Thrombosis Business Units; recommended quarterly analysis of reserve balances of $460M.

w  Communicated with Brand Teams and Contract Management to ensure proper inclusion of contracting strategies in Gross-to-Net modeling for forecasting and planning.

w  Ensured compliance with Sarbanes Oxley for Sales Reporting and Analysis Department and performed monthly sales closings in compliance with GAAP.

 

Financial Analyst - Respiratory Business Unit (2003 to 2004)

w  Maintained accountability for $310M annual sales budget and quarterly forecasting for the Respiratory Selling and Marketing teams; liaison between Regional Sales Directors and Area Management teams for budgetary and financial guidance.

w  Led efforts to consolidate $773M P&L and presented variance analysis, forecasts and financial performance analysis for Senior Level Management team.

w  Created a comprehensive report that provided Senior Leadership with an effective tool to track spending trends and interpret impact on business units.

w  2003 recipient of the Aventis Pharmaceuticals FISE (Finance, IS, and E-Business) Value Award.

 

Associate Financial Analyst - Planning and Forecasting (2001 to 2003)

w  Assisted in the consolidation of a $6B sales and $2B operating P&L statement for annual budgeting, quarterly financing and 3 year process planning strategies; interacted with Corporate HDQ to exchange financial data to reconcile actual to budget.

w  Led process improvement initiatives to define enhancements for the North America finance group; spearheaded efforts to standardize and streamline quarterly reporting process in USD, EUR, and CAD for domestic and import revenue and expenses.

 

Circuit City Stores Corporate Headquarters, Richmond, VA (2000) - Inventory Auditor/Intern

w  Conducted operational audits of stores and provided management direction and written feedback to comply with corporate policies.

w  Assisted with mid-year inventory reconciliation process.

 

MBNA America Bank, Orono, ME (1999 to 2000) - Account Specialist

w  Provided effective and gracious assistance for clients wishing to transfer balances, increase credit lines and consolidate credit card balances; key team member in reaching projected goals for sales and service.

w  Awarded Most Valuable Performer out of 600 employees at the Orono site (1999)

 

 

Rider University Lawrenceville, Xxxxxx (May 2004) - MBA, concentration in International Business

University of Maine Orono, Maine (2001) - B.S. in Business Administration, concentration in Finance