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Christopher Devino

Burlington,CT

Summary

Action-oriented Director of Finance with more than 12 years of proficiency in identifying and analyzing trends to drive business performance. Poised and sharp with skills to translate financial metrics into actionable details. Exceptional ability outlining strategic financial directions for business growth. Excellent relationship-building abilities.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Director-Global Ops, Data Analytics & MS Americas

Barnes Group
10.2023 - Current
  • Finance leader for seven manufacturing locations in APAC, EMEA & Americas totaling $500M in revenue
  • Develop & execute departmental objectives for 25 person global finance team responsible for core accounting, maintaining controls framework, forecasting and strategy implementation
  • Streamlined financial processes by implementing efficient budgeting and forecasting models that improved forecasting cycle time by 1.5 days
  • Spearhead Data Analytic initiatives by partnering with IT, hiring coding team, and overseeing development of data warehouse and automated dashboards
  • Support Operations management through global KPI implementation focused on assessing factory performance, identifying gaps and developing action plans
  • Manage extensive $100M 3-year global capex plan for IT upgrades, capacity expansion & footprint development
  • Developed reporting package and lead monthly reviews to increase visibility & better understand site level performance
  • Aligning transactional accounting and process methodologies across regions to enhance consolidated financial reporting

Finance Director- MS Americas

Barnes Group
04.2022 - 10.2023
  • Responsible for $150M P&L geographically spread across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil
  • Led region wide re-organization strategy to right size cost structure while improving efficiency
  • Managed multiple footprint initiatives including manufacturing consolidations and service center expansions
  • Restructured 15-person finance team to 10; realigned responsibilities to improve performance and reduce workload
  • Implemented KPIs aligned with SBU leadership and drove weekly tracking to minimize surprises at month end
  • Automated month end processes to reduce closing time by 33%, from 3 days to 2
  • Partnered with VP Americas to implement Purchase Authority Matrix governing customer and spending authority & partnered with Commercial VP to develop regional sales commission plans and customer rebate agreements
  • Filled in as Corporate VP FP&A to lead the company wide budget process and presented to Senior Leadership and BOD
  • Established strong relationships with functional partners to facilitate actuals & forecasting process that delivered increased forecast accuracy, reduction of wasteful spend and improved cash generation

FP&A Manager- Barnes Industrial

Barnes Group
12.2019 - 04.2022
  • Responsible for global segment level accounting controls, audit deliverables, and financial planning
  • Led consolidated planning, reporting, and variance analysis for $1B global business across four strategic business units to Segment President, Segment Finance Director, Corporate VP FP&A & Corporate CFO
  • Communicated monthly results and forecast outlook to Barnes Senior Leadership Team
  • Coordinated, developed & analyzed the Annual Strategic Plan, Annual Budget & Quarterly Performance Review packages; instrumental in managing all deliverables for timely submissions
  • Partnered with the Segment President & Finance Directory to develop the bi-monthly Board of Directors presentation
  • Monitored external market indicators to challenge forecast & plan assumptions; developed baseline analysis with market factors & key drivers to help prepare Barnes Senior Leadership Team for quarterly earnings
  • Established tools to streamline processes, assess forecast reasonableness, and highlight areas of opportunity
  • Aligned with segment and business leadership teams to help drive process change across the organization including new operating cadences and enhanced financial reporting
  • Created standardized reporting packages and templates to automate processes and support business cadences
  • Designed Oracle EPM hierarchies, input templates, and standard reports to enable robust financial reporting and partnered with business finance teams and Corporate IT to develop consistent mapping files
  • Led Oracle implementation across 50+ separate divisions including testing, training, report creation, and problem solving.

Sr. Manager S&OP Solutions- Corporate SBD

Stanley Black & Decker
New Britain, CT
08.2019 - 12.2019
  • Developed and executed global data optimization strategies across multiple business units
  • Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
  • Partnered with functions to deliver automated solutions including IT, Finance, Product Management, and Sales
  • Aligned with business management to lead process change across the organization
  • Helped automate forecast linkage between demand and supply within Stanley Engineered Fastening (SEF)
  • Demonstrated exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease

Value Accelerator Manager- Corporate SBD

Stanley Black & Decker
New Britain, CT
10.2018 - 08.2019
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes through strong business and cross functional partnerships
  • Integrated Nelson acquisition into core reporting; created daily dashboard to track global orders, sales, and margin metrics for a $400M business
  • Developed and deployed a raw material purchasing strategy to reduce complexity in the supply chain, production process, and inventory planning
  • Led three value streams to achieve $300M in cost savings through pricing strategies, footprint consolidations, and tariff management
  • Partnered on special projects around process automation within Stanley Engineered Fastening (SEF) to achieve increased accuracy while reducing manual work

FP&A Commercial Manager- SEF

Stanley Black & Decker
Danbury, CT
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • Worked jointly with VP Sales to outline commercial strategy, develop roadmaps, and deploy to sales team
  • Partnered with commercial leads to develop six individual rebate programs with top customers that yielded double digit growth
  • Developed statistical analysis around revenue forecasting to drive quarterly accuracy within 1%
  • Created backlog, funnel, and incoming order reports and metrics to track performance against
  • Assisted with standard cost roll on >30,000 SKU’s across 6 locations; utilized results to assess new business profitability and drive over 150bps of standard margin improvement
  • Led portfolio shift efforts to move >5,000 customers from direct to a distributor model; helped re-focus commercial team while reducing workload and achieving yearly savings
  • Re-worked complex product line pricing structures to reduce unnecessary discounts and drive margin accretion
  • Mentored, managed, and trained 15 SLPs and 2 interns, enabling them to lead many business deliverables
  • Used key metrics and prepared reports for senior management to monitor performance of commercial activities

Sr. FP&A Analyst- SEF

Stanley Black & Decker
Danbury, CT
03.2015 - 10.2017
  • Managed over 750 headcount totaling $300M SG&A spend across multiple businesses by partnering with function leaders
  • Supported the development and led consolidation of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and strategic plan
  • Led simplification efforts with the development of various models including; C&B, headcount, bonuses, & commissions
  • Utilized BI tools to create reports to validate forecasts and drive operating performance
  • Collaborated with controllership team to design processes which reduced closing time by two days
  • Elevated organizational understanding of financial metrics by creating visually engaging dashboards for management reporting purposes
  • Prepared reports analyzing specific aspects of department structures, functions and operational procedures and recommended ways to improve productivity

Financial Analyst

Colangelo-SM
Darien, CT
12.2013 - 03.2015
  • Created a standardized reporting package around client and brand profitability, utilization, lost opportunities, freelance expense, and made recommendations to management based on results
  • Presented monthly deliverables to clients including reconciliations and total spend analysis
  • Developed client forecasts and monitored 30M spend across 10 different clients
  • Appointed procurement lead on the largest client; created pricing templates and established profit margins
  • Headed re-organization efforts by identifying inefficiencies and proposed new structure to leadership
  • Facilitated smooth month-end close processes by efficiently reconciling accounts and addressing discrepancies promptly

Account Manager

Colangelo-SM
Darien, CT
07.2012 - 12.2013
  • Oversaw all business aspects of a 12M dollar account across five different internal teams
  • Led implementation and trained the finance department on the Elite accounting system
  • Designed and executed processes to reduce closing time by three days and increase forecasting accuracy within 1%
  • Mentored a junior finance analyst to promotion and helped other co-workers develop automated closing processes

Revenue Accountant

Hologic
Danbury, CT
07.2011 - 07.2012
  • Streamlined processes to reduce closing time by one day
  • Reconciled revenue, deferred revenue, cost of goods sold, and prepared appropriate journal entries
  • Performed quarterly SOX testing and assisted in financial audits, providing accurate documentation for efficient review
  • Developed effective revenue recognition models, ensuring alignment with accounting standards

Education

Master of Business Administration -

University Of Hartford
12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Corporate Finance and Accounting

Bentley University
05.2011

Skills

  • Microsoft suite of products
  • ERP (JDE, SAP, QAD)
  • EPM (HFM, Oracle)
  • BI Tools (Qlikview, Stratum, Fusion, Tableau, Power BI)
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Decision-Making
  • Business process improvement
  • Business Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Cross Functional Partnering
  • KPI Tracking
  • Organizational Skills

Activities

Challenger Fun Day Volunteer | 2007- 2017

Awards

  • STAR awards for demonstrating stretch and significant process improvements- 12/20, 11/22, 6/23, 10/23
  • Nominated and selected for weeklong executive training: Stanley Black & Decker 2017 & Barnes 2023
  • WIN Awards for process improvement, stretch, agility, boundarylessness, innovation - 7/16, 6/17, 10/17, 6/19
  • One of eleven company-wide nominees for the Finance Excellence Award - 2017
  • One of three company-wide finance employees selected for MBA program - 2018

Accomplishments

  • STAR awards for demonstrating stretch and significant process improvements— 12/20, 11/22, 6/23, 10/23
  • Nominated and selected for weeklong executive training: Stanley Black & Decker 2017 & Barnes 2023
  • WIN Awards for process improvement, stretch, agility, boundarylessness, innovation – 7/16, 6/17, 10/17, 6/19
  • One of eleven company-wide nominees for the Finance Excellence Award – 2017
  • One of three company-wide finance employees selected for MBA program – 2018

Timeline

Finance Director-Global Ops, Data Analytics & MS Americas

Barnes Group
10.2023 - Current

Finance Director- MS Americas

Barnes Group
04.2022 - 10.2023

FP&A Manager- Barnes Industrial

Barnes Group
12.2019 - 04.2022

Sr. Manager S&OP Solutions- Corporate SBD

Stanley Black & Decker
08.2019 - 12.2019

Value Accelerator Manager- Corporate SBD

Stanley Black & Decker
10.2018 - 08.2019

FP&A Commercial Manager- SEF

Stanley Black & Decker
10.2017 - 10.2018

Sr. FP&A Analyst- SEF

Stanley Black & Decker
03.2015 - 10.2017

Financial Analyst

Colangelo-SM
12.2013 - 03.2015

Account Manager

Colangelo-SM
07.2012 - 12.2013

Revenue Accountant

Hologic
07.2011 - 07.2012

Master of Business Administration -

University Of Hartford

Bachelor of Science - Corporate Finance and Accounting

Bentley University

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