Jeffrey Pieti
Northville,MI
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis
Proterial
08.2023 - Current
- Lead the finance team for the Automotive Castings Division - $300M annual sales
- Lead team of four including Plant Controller, Sr. Buyer, and two Financial Analysts
- Responsible for completing month end close process including review of actual results and variance analysis with senior leadership team
- Manage the preparation and submission of monthly forecast for sales, operating profit, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
- Lead preparation of annual budget and five year plan with collaboration with Sales, Engineering, and Human Resources
- Manage financial performance of manufacturing plant, including managing Plant Controller and coordinating month end close, plant forecast, budget, and consolidation of results
- Review and approve quotes for new business to confirm pricing and margins are within target
- Manage tracking and reconciliation of all inventory including annual physical counts
- Support annual external audit
Regional Controller
Little Caesars
02.2019 - 08.2023
- Lead financial activities for six distribution centers throughout the Western US region – $400M annual sales
- Present monthly financial results including actual to budget variance explanations and updated annual forecast to leadership
- Manage team of two financial analysts
- Provide guidance and assistance to the operations team to control costs and improve profitability
- Prepare budget, forecast, and long-term plan with cross functional support from Operations, Procurement, and Human Resources
- Provide analysis and support for North American pricing strategy to improve product margins
- Prepare and present business cases for approval of CAPEX project requests
Manager Financial Planning & Analysis
Flint Group
08.2013 - 02.2019
- Prepare and present monthly financial results for division to executive management team focusing on variance analysis from actual to budget, prior year, and forecast
- Prepare and present divisional annual budget and sales plan - $250M annual Net Sales
- Led team of two analysts including establishing goals, reviewing assignments, coaching, and completing performance evaluations
- Prepare analysis for capital spending requests and oversee divisional forecast for capital spending
- Lead process to quote new business in collaboration with Sales, Operations, Purchasing, and Human Resources to develop comprehensive financial models
- Coordinate with external and internal auditors to make sure all audit requirements are met, and all post audit recommendations are implemented
- Recovered approximately $1M in revenue through audit of customer rebate programs in 2018
- Led implementation of SAP solution to manage $20M annual customer rebate program
- Developed pricing strategy in coordination with sales to offset increased raw material cost and maintain profitability
Manager Financial Planning & Analysis
Concentrix (Minacs)
01.2012 - 08.2013
- Manage all financial activities related to four call centers in the US, Canada, and Mexico with a combined annual revenue of $150M
- Partner with Operations and Sales teams to develop annual budget and long-term plan
- Develop monthly forecast for each call center and present forecast with variance explanations to CFO and COO at the middle and end of month
- Manage two analysts for all accounting activities for each call center including expense accruals, month end journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheet and income statement analysis
- Verify client invoices are accurate and submitted timely for payment
- Confirm that all payables related to each call center are audited for accuracy and proper authorization before being processed for payment to vendors
- Provide financial analysis and support for quotation of new business opportunities
Senior Financial Analyst
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI
05.2006 - 12.2011
- Prepare and processed monthly journal entries related to Medicare revenue and claim expense using Peoplesoft General Ledger System
- Coordinate the completion of account reconciliations for all accounts specific to Medicare
- Provide monthly and quarterly variance analysis for Medicare Accounts Receivable balances
- Provide monthly analysis of revenue and claims expense for Medicare Group Underwritten products to identify drivers of financial results
- Develop Access Database to validate accuracy of CMS payment per month, specifically the Part A, Part B, and Part D payments
- Develop Access Database for tracking and reporting payments made and received for the CMS Part D Plan to Plan Reconciliation
Financial Analyst
General Motors
06.2002 - 05.2006
- Prepare and process journal entries for revenue and expenses resulting from OnStar/XMSR distribution agreement at month end
- Prepare and analyze monthly volume and cash flow forecast
- Calculate and process incentives for the sale of multi-year satellite radio subscriptions on all General Motors vehicles
- Perform and document quarterly reconciliation of all financial transactions between OnStar and XM Satellite Radio Inc. based on the conditions of the current distribution agreement between OnStar and XM Satellite Radio Inc.
- Maintain material cost forecast and reporting model for all material costs associated with XM Satellite Radio Inc. receivers and antennas in GM vehicles
- Provide financial support and forecasting for marketing proposals
- Implement financial process for accounting of aftermarket installation of XM Satellite Radio Inc. receivers in General Motors vehicles
Education
MBA -
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI04-2022
MSA - Accounting
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI05-2012
BBA - Accounting
University of Michigan
Dearborn, MI05-2001
Skills
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- SAP
- HFM
- Peoplesoft
Timeline
Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis
Proterial
08.2023 - Current
Regional Controller
Little Caesars
02.2019 - 08.2023
Manager Financial Planning & Analysis
Flint Group
08.2013 - 02.2019
Manager Financial Planning & Analysis
Concentrix (Minacs)
01.2012 - 08.2013
Senior Financial Analyst
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI
05.2006 - 12.2011
Financial Analyst
General Motors
06.2002 - 05.2006
MBA -
University of Michigan
MSA - Accounting
Wayne State University
BBA - Accounting
University of Michigan
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