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Cristina Casole

Finance Professional
Lawrence Twp,NJ
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Cristina Casole

Overview

27
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
Ewing, NJ

Senior Financial Analyst
01.2020 - 05.2025

Job overview

  • Administered $110MM Capital & Expense budget for the IT Department.
  • Engineered sophisticated financial models for forecasting and budgeting.
  • Championed the financial leadership role in monthly forecast review mtgs.
  • Executed comprehensive processes for month-end and quarter-end close.
  • Identified and implemented automation opportunities to streamline reporting and budgeting.
  • Consistently attained variable SG&A quarterly forecast accuracy within 1% of the last submitted forecast.
  • Reduced finance errors to less than $200k for each half of the year.
  • Improved organizational proficiency and accountability in financial forecasting, decreasing reliance on the Technology Business Management Team by 30%.
  • Trained Apptio users via live instruction & video conferences.

The Linde Group
Bridgewater, NJ

Senior Business Analyst
09.2018 - 11.2019

Job overview

  • Delivered timely reporting of sales performance metrics to the Sales Operations team.
  • Oversaw incentive compensation reporting and managed key reporting systems, including Salesforce, CRM IBM Notes, BW Analyzer, SAP, SQL, and Access.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Lawrenceville, NJ

Manager of Budget Analytics; Promotional Program Management Team
03.2016 - 03.2018

Job overview

  • Oversaw a $45 million budget for the US Commercial Sales Operations, achieving results within 2% of the annual target.
  • Led the rollout of a budget management application to enhance both promotional and non-promotional programs, alongside vendor relations and system upgrades.
  • Facilitated monthly budget meetings with suppliers to monitor KPIs and ensure precise invoicing.
  • Successfully uncovered $438k in savings of vendor management fees, reallocating funds to over 70 new business programs.
  • Handled all aspects of vendor contracting, maintaining 100% accuracy.
  • Trained and supervised Budget Analyst resources, achieving a 30% increase in departmental efficiencies.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Plainsboro, NJ

Manager of Marketing Projects; Project Accounting and Reporting Team
03.2009 - 03.2016

Job overview

  • Led the development and oversight of the Resource and Portfolio Management (RPM) platform across all global divisions, collaborating with developers to define requirements.
  • Crafted a detailed manual for creating product plans to enhance understanding of system guidelines and ensure consistency in global budgeting.
  • Served as Project Lead for RPM training initiatives across international locations, including Japan, Paris, Tokyo, and South Africa.
  • Designed and delivered training programs to engage over 2,400 RPM users through live instruction and digital communications, promoting uniform budget management and projections worldwide.
  • Acted as a helpdesk liaison to facilitate the resolution of over 300 system-related issues.
  • Conducted user acceptance testing (UAT) for project implementation, system fixes, and enhancements.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Plainsboro, NJ

Principal Financial Analyst of Program Administration
01.2002 - 03.2009

Job overview

  • Performed comprehensive analysis of P&L accruals, developed budget forecasts, and executed balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Oversaw more than 1,000 Advertising & Promotion budget initiatives each year across four business units, achieving a 99% accuracy rate.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Plainsboro, NJ

Budget Analyst
04.1998 - 01.2002

Job overview

  • Oversaw a $12 million budget for the Global Marketing Infectious Diseases Advertising & Promotion Department by utilizing analytical processing and financial modeling techniques.
  • Achieved flawless accuracy in processing more than 80 external grants.

Summary

Motivated Finance Professional eagerly persuing role within dedicated financial team. Skilled in developing annual budgets, forecasting, month-end reporting and using key performance indicators to evaluate productivity and profitability.

Education

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

MBA from Business Administration
09.2002 - 06.2007

Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI

Bachelor of Science from Business Administration
09.1994 - 06.1997

Skills

  • Financial modeling
  • Annual budgets
  • KPI monitoring
  • Variance reports
  • Account reconciliation
  • Capital budgeting
  • GAAP compliance
  • Financial management
  • Finance
  • Planning and analysis

Affiliations

  • Phi Beta Lambda-Future Business leaders of America
  • DECA

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

RemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Work from home optionHealthcare benefitsCareer advancement

Languages

English
Native language
Italian
Intermediate (B1)
B1

Interests

Running

Yardwork

Timeline

Senior Financial Analyst

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
01.2020 - 05.2025

Senior Business Analyst

The Linde Group
09.2018 - 11.2019

Manager of Budget Analytics; Promotional Program Management Team

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
03.2016 - 03.2018

Manager of Marketing Projects; Project Accounting and Reporting Team

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
03.2009 - 03.2016

Capella University

MBA from Business Administration
09.2002 - 06.2007

Principal Financial Analyst of Program Administration

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
01.2002 - 03.2009

Budget Analyst

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
04.1998 - 01.2002

Johnson & Wales University

Bachelor of Science from Business Administration
09.1994 - 06.1997

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