Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Accounting & Finance

Finance professional with 15 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, operational finance, investor relations, treasury and systems implementations. 

?	Tasked to build the FP&A team from the ground up, replacing a team of contractors. Recruited and trained a team of 8 so far including 3 managers and 5 analysts, of which 2 are based in the UK.
?	Planning Process: Implemented a new budgeting process for 2020 which included planning for multiple strategic initiatives including new product launches, direct-to-consumer expansion and major restructuring of our supply chain. Developed management reporting to create Business Unit P&L’s to help General Managers take ownership of their contribution to the bottom line. Organized Budget presentations to executive leadership and follow-up Quarterly Business Reviews to track progress and maintain accountability.
?	Investor Relations: Work with external IR firm on earnings releases, call scripts and guidance.
?	Inventory Management: Partnered closely with the Operations team to identify excess inventory that should be disposed of, and put in place and open-to-buy process and controls to avoid future build-up of excess inventory. Improved inventory turns by over 20% within the first 6 months.
?	Systems: Preparing for a global ERP and planning system implementation in 2020. Currently undergoing vendor evaluations.


?	Managed a team of up to 25 employees in FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, A/R, A/P and Sales Planning functions.
?	Financial Planning and Reporting: Responsible for coordinating the forecast, budget and mid-term plan processes with finance teams in Europe, Japan, Australia and Hong Kong. Assisted the CEO and CFO with modeling budget and long-term strategic plan guidance including revenue/margin targets and SG&A cost-savings initiatives. Prepared monthly management reporting packages for executive team and parent company.
?	Operational Finance and Analytics: Compiled and monitored KPIs from revenue-driving functions within the business, primarily wholesale sales (bookings, cancellations, returns, discounts), retail & ecommerce (traffic, conversion, ADS, promotions, inventory turns) and distribution & logistics (inventory available to sell, days on hand, days from start to ship). Analyzed and interpreted trends to inform the sales forecast and inventory buy plan.
?	Capital allocation: Calculated ROI for new retail stores and remodels as well as buildouts and fixturing programs for wholesale accounts. Member of the cross-functional Capex committee.
?	Treasury: Maintained long-term and short-term cash flow forecasts and coordinated borrowing needs with parent company. Assisted in establishing a $60M ABL. 
?	Systems: Project managed the implementation of Host Analytics for financial reporting and driver-based planning, replacing legacy Hyperion HFM system.


VP of Financial Planning & Analysis

?	Managed a team of 3 senior financial analysts in the Corporate Finance group and collaborated with analysts in foreign subsidiaries (France, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Japan).
?	Financial Planning and Reporting: Consolidated budgets and forecasts of 10+ business units and global back-office functions. Prepared management reporting packages for the senior executive team and the Board of Directors. Worked with investor relations in drafting quarterly earnings press release and earnings call script.
?	Treasury: Supported multiple refinancing transactions including $750mm in senior notes and a $230mm global ABL facility. Developed and maintained long-term liquidity models and short-term cash flow models to forecast credit availability and ensure covenant compliance.
?	Systems: Standardized global management reporting and planning models in SAP BPC/EPM 10.


Director Financial Planning & Analysis

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Yves Lependeven: Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

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