Accomplished Executive Finance Planning & Analysis Director recognized for strong team leadership and development to drive forward progress. Highly organized, detail-oriented leader with an ability to see the big picture and skilled in directing high-performing teams to develop solutions and solve operational and techinical problems. Success implementing systems across multiple operations with superior organizational skills and communication skills.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
FP&A Executive Director
CVS Health, Inc.
09.2020 - Current
Managed oversight of $7+ Billion in operating expenses across multiple segments and business areas
Established relationships with organizational leadership through a cadence of good communication including a monthly & quarterly meeting & reporting cadence and ad hoc touch bases as needed
Experienced in Financial Planning and Reporting including business intelligence, analytics and insights enabling executive decision making to achieve the company’s financial objectives
Experienced in Senior Executive support including CEO, CFOs, and other executive leadership
Set organizational goals and objectives to guide and direct company focus and achieve mission fulfillment
Recruited, managed, and developed a high performing team of eighteen including Director, Manager and Analyst roles
Partnered with key business leaders to develop quarterly forecasting and annual/multi-annual strategic plans and budgets
Managed oversight of $800M in capital investment portfolio for the Corporate Segment
Presented financial monthly business reviews, proposed forecast and budget financials including performance to plan, variance drivers, finance guardrails and expectations aligned to the company financial objectives
Member of steering committee on the implementation of the Anaplan capital and workforce management planning systems
Led a capital investment segment alignment team to leverage best practices, develop consistent processes and timelines and establish a Corporate Investment Committee dedicated to prioritization of capital investment monies and tracking of return on investment
Partnered across the business to continuously identify evolving challenges and shifts in focus to pivot and deliver a seamless transition while improving innovation and efficiencies.
FP&A Director
CVS Health, Inc.
01.2013 - 08.2019
Managed oversight of $7+ Billion in operating expenses across multiple segments and business areas
Experienced in Financial Planning and Reporting including business intelligence, analytics and insights enabling executive decision making to achieve the company’s financial objectives
Experienced in Senior Executive support including CEO, CFOs, and other executive leadership
Recruited, led, and developed a high performing team of eighteen including Director, Manager and Analyst roles
Partnered with key business stakeholders and organizational leadership to develop quarterly forecasting and annual/multi-annual strategic planning
Managed oversight of $800M in capital investment portfolio for the Corporate Segment
Member of steering committee on the implementation of Anaplan capital and workforce management planning systems
Led a capital investment segment alignment team to leverage best practices, develop consistent processes and timelines
Partnered across the business to identify financial planning and reporting pain points leading to problem solving and innovation.
Senior FP&A Manager
CVS Health, Inc.
09.2007 - 12.2012
Managed oversight of $7+ Billion in operating expenses across multiple segments of the business
Experienced in Financial Planning and Reporting including business intelligence and insights driving executive decision making to achieve the company’s financial objectives
Experienced in Senior Executive support including CEO, CFOs, and other executive leadership
Recruited, led, and developed a high performing team of eighteen including Director, Manager and Analyst roles
Partnered with key business stakeholders to develop quarterly forecasting and annual/muti-annual strategic planning
Managed oversight of $800M in capital investment portfolio for the Corporate Segment
Member of steering committee on the implementation of Anaplan capital and workforce management planning systems
Led a capital investment segment alignment team to leverage best practices, develop consistent processes and timelines
Partnered across the business to identify financial planning and reporting pain points leading to problem solving and innovation.
Senior Manager
CVS Health, Inc.
08.2004 - 08.2007
Integrated four warehouses during two major acquisitions
Piloted the opening of two automated, financially integrated warehouses
Designed and implemented mainframe WMS improvements including: Statistically viable cycle counting program
Automation of daily business processes
Standardized the inventory transactions
Designed and implemented the financial integration of a conventional network warehouse
Conducted and reported on annual warehouse physical inventories for 14 distribution centers
Managed and reported one billion dollars of inventory in 14 warehouses
Hired and developed an inexperienced staff of entry level Accountants
Developed a Data warehouse Transaction Database
Developed and maintained a Manufacturer Coupon Store Reporting Database.
Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives including specification design and implementation of a financially integrated warehouse management system and developing a 3-way match imports database for letters of credit receipts and accounts payable processing of multiple purchase orders.
Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
Senior Accounting Analyst
CVS Health, Inc.
04.2002 - 07.2004
Integrated four warehouses during two major acquisitions
Piloted the opening of two automated, financially integrated warehouses
Designed and implemented mainframe WMS improvements including: Statistically viable cycle counting program
Automation of daily business processes
Standardized the inventory transactions
Designed and implemented the financial integration of a conventional network warehouse
Conducted and reported on annual warehouse physical inventories
Managed and reported one billion dollars of inventory in fourteen warehouses
Hired and developed an inexperienced staff of entry level Accountants
Developed multiple Access databases including: Letters of Credit Import Management Database
Data warehouse Transaction Database
Manufacturer Coupon Store Reporting Database.
Senior Accounting Analyst
CVS Corporation
09.1999 - 03.2002
Performed monthly P&L variance analysis of the CVS ProCare division including SG&A, Payroll and Interest Expenses and specific Margin activity
Monitored the Meridian Tax Restructuring Project to ensure data integrity in accounting policy and procedures
Integrated and performed Stadtlander accounting functions to CVS home office
Reconciled various Balance Sheet accounts and reviewed reconciliation submissions from outside departments
Provided support to various departments in designing Balance Sheet reconciliations - including Payroll, Payroll Prepared and recorded various monthly Journals for Pharmacare, CVS.com, Highland Leasing, Thundermist, and the Indianapolis Liquor Program
Taxes, Lottery, Inventory and Accounts Payable Departments
Prepared and coordinated the monthly distribution of the MBR report
Participated in the implementation of the PeopleSoft Asset Management module
Developed and implemented three Access database programs to automate recurring financial processes.
Senior Accounting Analyst
Providence Washington Insurance Company
03.1999 - 09.1999
Prepared monthly income statement and other miscellaneous reports for multi-interest insurance company
Enforced financial controls to increase the accounting department’s efficiency and maintain the Freedom General
Ledger, Accounts Payable and Federal Reporting Systems
Produced quarterly and annual financial statements through third party regulatory software
Assisted in preparing and compiling multiple department annual expense budgets
Managed temporary year-end employees assisting in the annual financial reporting process
Responsible for leading and participating in five plus conversion projects including: Leading the conversion from Freedom’s DOS based Annual Statement Software to Freedom Windows Freedom System 2000
Leading the project to map the general ledger data to the annual statement software
Leading the automation of the general ledger manual journal entry processes
Leading periodic upgrade conversions to existing Freedom Financial System, approximately four times per year
Participating in the data conversion from ABC mainframe general ledger package to Freedom LAN based windows general ledger, accounts payable and federal reporting package
Developed and implemented Access Database programs to increase department efficiency
Detailed knowledge in Freedom Financial reporting software
Experienced with mainframe general ledger-based accounting systems.
Accounting Analyst
Providence Washington Insurance Company
06.1997 - 02.1999
Prepared monthly income statement and other miscellaneous reports for multi-interest insurance company
Enforced financial controls to increase the accounting department’s efficiency and maintain the Freedom General
Ledger, Accounts Payable and Federal Reporting Systems
Produced quarterly and annual financial statements through third party regulatory software
Assisted in preparing and compiling multiple department annual expense budgets
Managed temporary year-end employees assisting in the annual financial reporting process
Responsible for leading and participating in five plus conversion projects including: Leading the conversion from Freedom’s DOS based Annual Statement Software to Freedom Windows Freedom System 2000
Leading the project to map the general ledger data to the annual statement software
Leading the automation of the general ledger manual journal entry processes
Leading periodic upgrade conversions to existing Freedom Financial System, approximately four times per year
Participating in the data conversion from ABC mainframe general ledger package to Freedom LAN based windows general ledger, accounts payable and federal reporting package
Developed and implemented Access Database programs to increase department efficiency
Detailed knowledge in Freedom Financial reporting software
Experienced with mainframe general ledger-based accounting systems.
Associate Accounting Analyst
Providence Washington Insurance Company
01.1993 - 06.1997
Prepared monthly income statement and other miscellaneous reports for multi-interest insurance company
Enforced financial controls to increase the accounting department’s efficiency and maintain the Freedom General
Ledger, Accounts Payable and Federal Reporting Systems
Produced quarterly and annual financial statements through third party regulatory software
Assisted in preparing and compiling multiple department annual expense budgets
Managed temporary year-end employees assisting in the annual financial reporting process
Responsible for leading and participating in five plus conversion projects including: Leading the conversion from Freedom’s DOS based Annual Statement Software to Freedom Windows Freedom System 2000
Leading the project to map the general ledger data to the annual statement software
Leading the automation of the general ledger manual journal entry processes
Leading periodic upgrade conversions to existing Freedom Financial System, approximately four times per year
Participating in the data conversion from ABC mainframe general ledger package to Freedom LAN based windows general ledger, accounts payable and federal reporting package
Developed and implemented Access Database programs to increase department efficiency
Detailed knowledge in Freedom Financial reporting software
Experienced with mainframe general ledger-based accounting systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting
Bryant University
Smithfield, Rhode Island
05.1993
Skills
Financial Modeling
Financial Management
Strategic Planning
Performance Feedback
Team Bonding
Leadership Development
Presenting to Executive Leadership
Creative Problem Solving
References
Furnished upon request.
Timeline
FP&A Executive Director
CVS Health, Inc.
09.2020 - Current
FP&A Director
CVS Health, Inc.
01.2013 - 08.2019
Senior FP&A Manager
CVS Health, Inc.
09.2007 - 12.2012
Senior Manager
CVS Health, Inc.
08.2004 - 08.2007
Senior Accounting Analyst
CVS Health, Inc.
04.2002 - 07.2004
Senior Accounting Analyst
CVS Corporation
09.1999 - 03.2002
Senior Accounting Analyst
Providence Washington Insurance Company
03.1999 - 09.1999
Accounting Analyst
Providence Washington Insurance Company
06.1997 - 02.1999
Associate Accounting Analyst
Providence Washington Insurance Company
01.1993 - 06.1997
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting