Cydnee Brady
Gibsonville,NC
Summary
Finance professional with history of providing critical financial insights and supporting strategic initiatives. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and delivering reliable results in dynamic environments. Skilled in financial modeling and data analysis, with reputation for adaptability and reliability. Experienced with system implementations, process improvement, internal controls. Certified Management Accountant MBA/B.S., Accounting Strong Microsoft skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio)
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst - Consolidation and Sales
Volvo Trucks North America
06.2019 - Current
- Compile, consolidate and analyze financial results comparing to estimates and prior periods
- Develop consolidated forecasts to present to HQ, explaining changes and deviations
- Prepare and distribute financial reports for local management and global headquarters
- Manage headcount and capital expenditure plan for estimates
- Support management with all ad hoc requests for financial reports
- Assist in developing monthly financial forecasts and budgets for VTNA Sales and Marketing
- Monitor and provide financial analysis of Selling & Admin expenses, investigate actual charges, and conduct variance analysis versus budgets/forecasts as required
- Perform monthly closing activities including journal entries, account analysis, and reconciliation related to accruals, concession adjustments, provisions, etc
- Coordinate headcount reporting and analysis and reconcile as required
- Coordinate reporting/process improvement projects as need arises
Aftermarket Controller
Volvo Bus North America – Prevost and Nova Bus
10.2016 - 10.2018
- Function as Finance Business Partner to VBNA VP Aftermarket and aftermarket organization, including Directors and Managers
- Support US and Canadian service locations with financial detail explanation and training at the Branch, Service and Parts manager levels
- Prepare business cases or other analysis to support decision-making (from development to implementation)
- Manage the budget preparation and review process follow-up for the Aftermarket Parts & Service business, and Warranty
- Analyze and explain the monthly results, identify and make recommendations for improvement
- Identify and communicate Risks and Opportunities in business area in coordination with VP VBNA Aftermarket
- Manage capital expenditure requests for both new locations and existing locations and related budgets
- Establish/improve business processes and design and enforce efficient internal controls to ensure these processes are being followed
Range Controller/Finance Project Manager
Volvo Group Trucks Technology
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Serve as finance project manager for assigned projects (primarily alternative fuels and regulatory) to monitor and ensure the project proceeds according to AB Volvo profitability guidelines
- Monitor standard cost of sales for target trucks assigned to each project
- Gather and analyze all budget information for each project
- Calculate project profitability and report to CPM including IRR, NPV, parts cost evolution
- Provide commercial brands (Mack, Volvo) with month end reporting related to part pricing changes
- Support NAFTA reporting requirements
- Function as deputy to the Director, Controlling and Strategy and attend steering committee and other decision meetings as required
- Perform ad-hoc reporting as requested, and accept any additional projects as the business requires
Manager, Policy and Training Information, Logistics System and Processes
Volvo North American Trucks
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Administer and oversee all activities related to the annual dealer survey, including results analysis and communication, and action plan development
- Serve as system owner for dealer facing systems - Impact, Parts Compass, Core Management
- Provide North American training for roll-out of Parts Compass system, developing user manual, arranging facilities, tracking attendance and maintaining travel cost logs for internal travelers
- Supported new acquisition with controllership activities and process documentation during 2009
- Manage VTNA Buy Back and Mack Parts return programs to ensure competitiveness and cost effectiveness, harmonizing processes where possible
Analyst, Financial Systems
Volvo Business Services North America
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Served as project manager to coordinate and support the development and implementation of finance project assignments to support Volvo's key business objectives
- Monitored capital projects and capital budgets
- Provided functional leadership in the realignment of the Financial Reporting, Fixed Asset and Sales Accounting departments by determining and implementing best practice through the process improvement project
- Served as VBSNA lead key user (SAP), providing guidance and training in order to develop others
Supervisor, Fixed Assets and Services
Volvo Business Services North America
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Managed SAP user administration/security for North America
- Facilitated the integration of multiple companies to the VBS asset process, managing all PP&E related activities for North American Volvo Companies
- Managed Fixed Assets, Master Data, Purchasing Card and other groups as assigned
- Developed Sarbanes-Oxley documentation for VTNA and Mack Trucks
- Converted Mack Trucks, Inc Asset Accounting and Investment Management to SAP, serving as Asset Management process owner
Education
Master of Business Administration -
UNC-Greensboro
01.2002
B.S. - Accounting, Cum Laude
Greensboro College
01.1992
Skills
- Budgeting and planning
- Variance reporting
- Account reconciliation
- Annual budgets
- Financial modeling
- Operations analysis
- Strategic planning
- Scenario analysis
- Financial statement analysis
- Internal controls
- Investment analysis
- Variance analysis
Certification
- Certified Management Accountant, 26414
- SAP Certified Consultant: Accounting
Publications
Factors Leading to Success and Failure in ERP Implementations, Business Process Management Journal, 11, 5, 2005, Dr. Vidyaranya Gargeya, Bryan School, UNC-G
Timeline
Senior Financial Analyst - Consolidation and Sales
Volvo Trucks North America
06.2019 - Current
Aftermarket Controller
Volvo Bus North America – Prevost and Nova Bus
10.2016 - 10.2018
Range Controller/Finance Project Manager
Volvo Group Trucks Technology
01.2011 - 01.2016
Manager, Policy and Training Information, Logistics System and Processes
Volvo North American Trucks
01.2006 - 01.2011
Analyst, Financial Systems
Volvo Business Services North America
01.2005 - 01.2006
Supervisor, Fixed Assets and Services
Volvo Business Services North America
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Certified Management Accountant, 26414
- SAP Certified Consultant: Accounting
Master of Business Administration -
UNC-Greensboro
B.S. - Accounting, Cum Laude
Greensboro College
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