Professional Experience
Dr. Pepper Snapple, FP&A / Controller's Office
October 2009 - Present
Accomplishments: Senior Position supporting ELT level.
Postions held: Sr. Financial Analyst
Knowledge: Forecast Modeling, SAP, HFM/Hyperion, Advanced Excel/Macros, Visual Basic, BW/BI, General Ledger
Skills: Support ELT level and Corporate FP&A team through the gathering and reporting of timely corporate data, including Annual Operating Plan, monthly forecasts and actual expenditures and support long range corporate financial goals and strategies.
- Responsible for Annual Operating Plan, Forcast, and SG&A in the Corp., IT, R&D and HR Division.
- Ensure accurate Corporate SG&A forecasts.
- Drive financial modeling and analysis process to improve forecast accuracy.
- Responsible for compiling the consolidated period reporting, forecasts and budgets for corporate business.
- Support the Business Intelligence process.
- Lean Six Sigma process improvements
- Analyze the Corporate business units SG&A results and seek opportunities for improvement.
Abilities: Strategic planning and Financial forecasting, Long Term Tactical Planning
Micheals Arts and Craft Store, Home Office Associate
July 2007 - October 2009
Accomplishments: Promoted twice in 2 years.
Postions held: Seasonal Merchandise Planner, Sr. Financial Analyst
Promoted to Sr. Financial Analyst responsible for forecast consolidation and 3 Merchandise Planners.
Knowledge: Oracle, Retek/SAP, Access, Advanced Excel, Visual Basic
Skills: Variance analysis and reporting that includes the forecasting of sales, inventory devaluation, asset costing, receipt timing, inventory turnover, and gross margin. Drive financially sound purchase strategy to ensure optimal weekly, quarterly, and seasonal performance of company assets. Monthly, Quarterly and Year End close and reconciliation of merchant forecast and driving cost centers.
Abilities: Strategic planning and Financial forecasting, Earned Value Management, Price Modeling, Product Life Cycle Management
JcPenney, Home Office Associate
January 1998 - July 2007
Accomplishments: Promoted eight times 9 1/2 years. Recruited to Michaels by former Supervisor.
Postions held: Divisional Merchandise Planner, Project Manager, Sr. Merchandise Planner, Business Analyst, Inventory Analyst, Merchandise Operations Analyst, Sr. Allocator, and Allocator.
Divisons: Womens Accessories, Project Management Office, Merchandise Operations, Fine Jewelry,
Kids, and Shoes.
Knowledge: I2 Techonolgy, Island Pasific, Aruthur, IBM, Access, Excel Visual Basic, Oracle, Profit Logic
Skills: Project Management, System Implementation, Training, Financial Forecasting and Modeling.
Development and execution of division level merchandise financial plans, forecasts, and strategies
for all financial metrics and planning activities.
Identified sales and profit opportunities and risks to assist with strategy decisions.
Developed and executed consistent processes and reporting.
Abilities: Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Price Optimization, Assortment Planning
Project Management, Development of BRD, FSD, Testing, System Rollout, Training.
County Seat Stores, Home Office Associate
April 1996- January 1998,
Accomplishments: Promoted twice in 2 1/2 years, left due to Chapter 13.
Recurited to JcPenney by former Supervisor and Co-workers.
Postions held: Sr. Merchandise Planner, Allocator.
Divisons: Womens Apparel
Knowledge: Lotus, Excel, IBM
Skills: Financial Planning, Allocation, Product Life Cycle, Price Optimization
Abilities: Management, Training, and ability to juggle multiple areas of responsibily during major
corporate resructuring.
Kinney Shoe Store and Lady Foot Locker
May 1990 - April 1996
Accomplishments: Manager of the Year for the Southern Region
Promoted to Training Manager where I supervised and mentored area 5 Managers.
Stores Managed: North Park Mall, Collin Creek Mall, Prestonwood Mall, Towneast Mall, and Vista Ridge
Knowledge: Operations, Security, Human Resource, Personel Management, Visual Merchandising
Skills: Sales, Customer Service, Time Management
Abilities: Motivate, Mentor, and Teach
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