Jessica Babarskas
Jasper,IN
Summary
Versatile Senior Finance Manager specializing in Sales, Reporting, and Analytics, and skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information and cross-functional collaboration. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Internal Reporting & Analytics
Masterbrand Cabinets
05.2023 - Current
- Provide accurate and timely reports and data for internal purposes
- Serve as liaison between finance and IT to ensure cohesion between business need and technical capabilities
- Worked closely with different departments to develop innovative solutions to functionality issues.
- Serve as Super User for various tool such as Qlik Sense, Qlikview, Salesforce
- Evaluate and implement new finance and IT related tools such as BI/dashboards, data catalog, and ERPs
- Collaborate with other product owners to stay current on intended functionality and consistency of reporting throughout the organization
- Developed reporting/KPI lexicon to ensure consistency
- Identify bugs and issues within system and apply troubleshooting techniques for mitigation purposes
- Plan and conduct cohesive test plans for projects
Senior Manager, Sales Finance & Analytics
Masterbrand Cabinets
02.2022 - 05.2023
- Supported $3.5B multi-channel sales organization with sales reporting, financial analysis, and SG&A budgeting
- Collaborated with Sales Leadership and HR team to develop annual sales targets and design incentive plans across multiple channels
- Streamlined annual customer rebate program placement and payout processes which both simplified and provided 10% annual savings
- Managed $50M reserve account for customer rebates with 99% accuracy
- Brainstormed and developed sales strategies to achieve short and long term sales revenue objectives.
- Served as subject matter expert on new CRM implementation, specifically related to sales reporting and analysis for both sales and customer portals
- Continued role as Product Owner for BI data warehouse / reporting tools
- Developed and launched 8 new dashboards in less than 12 months for various business need
- Designed and performed ongoing training on BI tools for associates throughout the entire company
- Managed and motivated team of analysts to be productive and engaged in work
Manager, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Masterbrand Cabinets
10.2015 - 02.2022
- Served as liaison and Agile Product Owner for BI team; implement, test, and maintain 100+ enhancements annually
- Developed and maintained data warehouse to support business operations, bringing together and cleaning data from 10+ ERPs
- Created "single source of truth" for sales reporting company-wide
- Utilized data visualization techniques to present and explain complex data sets as well as track KPIs
- Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.
- Served as subject matter export on various projects such as implementation of a new, automated commission program, Quality / R&A reporting and reduction, and ERP implementations
- Collaborated with master data teams ensure consistency and accuracy of data
- Developed and provided training on data, dashboards, and business processes to various cross-functional teams including Executives, Sales, Finance, Product, Operations, and Marketing
- Hired, trained, and mentored data analysts to ensure personal development as well as team development
Manager, Strategic Planning & Analysis
Masterbrand Cabinets
11.2012 - 10.2015
- Created new department to support New Product Development teams with financial analysis and project/investment evaluation
- Presented projected financial results to Executive Team during monthly project review board meetings
- Tracked project results such sales attainment, operation costs, and overall profitability
- Supported Product Management and Pricing teams in pricing analysis and simplification projects
- Collaborated with Product, Sales, and Pricing teams to evaluate and implement annual price increases
- Supported Product Management team in product life cycle management process
- Managed Product, R&D, and Marketing team budgets
- Created data models to support decision-making processes.
- Generated ad-hoc reports to evaluate specific business requirements.
Accounting Manager
MEMC, Manufacturer
08.2012 - 11.2012
- Coordinated preparation of monthly financial statements & performed monthly closing duties for two plants and corporate headquarters;
- Reconciled and oversaw all Balance Sheet accounts for assigned plants
- Set up costs for new materials in SAP, while working with various related departments to ensure accuracy
- Performed various Sarbanes-Oxley controls for assigned plants
- Prepared and analyzed monthly intercompany billings; reviewed and approved journal entries and account reconciliations prepared by staff
- Led process improvement for global headcount reporting to streamline report and provide entities with better information for informed decision making
- Created macros to improve efficiency and accuracy in various accounting reports.
Senior Cost Accountant / Associate Costing Manager
Shure Incorporated
01.2007 - 07.2012
- Authored and presented educational presentations company-wide to help non-accountants understand key information related to product costing
- Developed New Product Team Financial Dashboard to provide Executive Staff one-page complete look at projects to allow for proactive decision making and evaluation of investments
- Appointed to corporate Roadmap Planning Team (cross functional review board) as first-ever financial representative
- Created new inventory reporting tools to analyze risks and issue, provide benchmarks, and tracking
- Acted as subject matter expert on New Product Development teams for product costing
- Conducted and presented Make/Buy analysis, NPV calculations, and payback period calculations, within 97% accuracy, to management and Executive Staff
- Lead team to assess risk and identify opportunities in Brand Loyalty, Market Share, and other Market-related categories; made recommendations to Executive Staff that reduced over $10M in identified risks by half within 5 years
- Interviewed, trained, and managed Senior Accountants & Staff Accountants in US & China
- Analyzed plans and specifications to identify scope and cost of projects.
Cost Accountant
Shure Incorporated
12.2005 - 01.2007
- Created new department to support Product Development / R&D teams and Executive Staff with cost models and analysis for improved decision making
- Collaborated with Operations (Corporate & Manufacturing Plants) to calculate annual ABC burden rates and standard costs utilizing budgets, forecasts, and historical data
- Acted as liaison between Finance and other divisions to ensure consistency of forecasted product costs; modeled future burden rates based on specific scenarios and assumptions to provide decision makers with necessary tools
- Managed and reconciled six consignment inventory accounts; performed fiscal year end physical inventory audits at warehouses, distribution facilities, and customer/supplier consignment
Six Sigma Financial Representative
Caterpillar
04.2005 - 11.2005
- Validated, approved and reported all 6 Sigma financial information monthly; audit and validate annualized benefits for 6 Sigma reward payout calculation and annualized dollars for 6 Sigma certification requirements; provide additional ad hoc reporting; present detailed information and training related to 6 Sigma financial reporting process to new 6 Sigma professionals within company and outside suppliers
- Provided financial details and monthly audited statements for approximately 100 global 6 Sigma teams with 98% accuracy (totaling estimated $500M in total savings to company) to Global Purchasing Directors by 9th accounting day every month
- Managed financial data for more than 40 Black Belts (6 Sigma project managers) located all over world; Cultivated and maintained great working relationships across many cultures
- Initiated, authored, and facilitated optional 6 Sigma Financial training to Black Belts and other key team members; Attendee's made 80% fewer financial errors than non-attendees.
Inventory Staff Accountant/LIFO Coordinator, Corporate Audit Intern
Caterpillar Inc.
05.2003 - 04.2005
- Coordinated preparation of monthly financial statements & performed monthly closing duties for two plants; monitored and analyzed inventory activity and investigated abnormalities; reconciled and oversaw all Balance Sheet accounts for assigned plants; assisted in annual standard cost revision review; calculated Variance Applied rates used in LIFO calculation; prepared monthly LIFO adjustments for entire Parent Company; worked closely with external auditors for key control explanations relevant to Sarbanes-Oxley
- Reviewed and edited Sarbanes-Oxley controls to prepare for Corporate-wide launch; active member of Sarbanes-Oxley Worldwide Instruction/Training Team to implement S-O compliance throughout company; led audits based on Sarbanes-Oxley control evaluations; developed specifications for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance software (Risk Navigator)
Education
Masters of Business Administration -
Keller Graduate School of Management
Chicago, IL2013
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL2003
Skills
- Agile Project Management
- 6 Sigma & Lean
- Qlik Sense / Qlikview / Tableau
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio) Excel Macros (VBA)
- Training and Development
- Data Quality / Validation
- Sales Reporting & KPI Tracking
- Reporting Oversight
Timeline
Senior Manager, Internal Reporting & Analytics
Masterbrand Cabinets
05.2023 - Current
Senior Manager, Sales Finance & Analytics
Masterbrand Cabinets
02.2022 - 05.2023
Manager, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Masterbrand Cabinets
10.2015 - 02.2022
Manager, Strategic Planning & Analysis
Masterbrand Cabinets
11.2012 - 10.2015
Accounting Manager
MEMC, Manufacturer
08.2012 - 11.2012
Senior Cost Accountant / Associate Costing Manager
Shure Incorporated
01.2007 - 07.2012
Cost Accountant
Shure Incorporated
12.2005 - 01.2007
Six Sigma Financial Representative
Caterpillar
04.2005 - 11.2005
Inventory Staff Accountant/LIFO Coordinator, Corporate Audit Intern
Caterpillar Inc.
05.2003 - 04.2005
Masters of Business Administration -
Keller Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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