Melanie Ball
Woodbury,NJ
Summary
Analytical finance professional with twenty years experience.
Experienced in projects, manufacturing and services businesses. Motivated team player.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
FP&A Finance Manager, Corporate
Fluence
05.2022 - Current
- Order intake reporting. Consolidate and review actuals. Consolidate and review forecast, looking for opportunities to improve cash in via down payments
- Project forecasting consolidation and review, highlighting any potential risks and opportunities. Work with Treasury function on project cash forecast and cash improvements
- Corporate overhead reviews and forecasting. Monthly calls with ELT to review spend to date, provide latest forecast and support functions on ways to get back to target where required
- Compile and coordinate monthly business review presentation
- Supporting IT team with automation of monthly business review file using Incorta, NetSuite and Oracle EPM
- Manage templates and budget consolidation
- Responsible for cycle reviews to support 5 day close
- Part of SAP design and implementation team
FP&A Manager, Corporate
Tupperware Brands
12.2020 - 04.2022
- Created financial model for 5 year plan submitted to and approved by Tupperware Board of Directors
- Put together financial model and presentation for submission to banks for debt refinancing, resulting in interest fee savings of $17M annually
- Owned 2021 and 2022 operating plan process
- Supported Corporate Finance Director with the setup of a monthly financial results file, used by Executive Management
- Work on quarterly board presentations with Corporate FP&A Director
- Member of the project team for the upcoming Oracle EPM implementation
- Provide Executive Management team with weekly KPI file
- Assigned leader of process improvements
Senior Cash Flow Analyst, North America
General Electric
10.2017 - 11.2021
- Cash leader for Grid Solutions North America business, representing $150M of operating cash. Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, consolidation and analysis, working with Operations and Commercial teams to identify opportunities to optimize cash.
- Present quarterly results to leadership team with detailed analysis on key performance variance drivers.
- Produce monthly KPIs providing details on working capital.
- Led implementation of a new accounts receivable tool and trained outsourced team leading to a $15M reduction in past dues balance to $20M, a region record.
- Mentored members of the financial management program.
- Developed templates to improve analysis leading to a two day reduction on quarterly closing.
Senior FP&A Analyst
General Electric
09.2013 - 10.2017
- Managed site budget, forecasting, closing and monthly reporting. Portfolio included projects, manufacturing and service work. Provided monthly analysis to product line leaders, including sales and margin analysis, hours analysis and variable cost analysis.
- Responsible for North America region SG&A budget, providing monthly analysis to region leadership and function leaders on cost overruns.
- Developed files to simplify the budget process leading to time savings, clarity and accuracy.
- Reviewed operating working capital with project management team each quarter to maximise cash position.
- Site lead on implementation of new time booking system that enabled function and project leads to better understand productivity.
- On site SAP key user guiding multiple functions to get issues resolved in a timely manner.
- Trained new Finance/Project Management colleagues on SAP.
Manufacturing Cost Controller
Alstom Grid
06.2009 - 09.2013
- Managed budget and forecasting for the Power Transformer and Grid Automation businesses.
- Produced monthly KPI's to senior leadership team, including variable cost analysis, COPQ, hours analysis, overhead recovery, balance sheet analysis and cash landing.
- Performed annual inventory check
- Key team member for the SAP implementation, completing testing that would drive enhancements to the ERP.
- Developed overhead file to drive analysis by function and cost type providing the business with critical analysis for the manufacturing unit.
Prior Experience
Diesel Card International/Allied Healthcare
03.2003 - 05.2009
- Prepared monthly management accounts for 100+ branches of healthcare business
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Part of implementation team for new ERP (Oracle)
- Produced weekly KPIs
- Cash management
- Reconciled and submitted tax returns
Education
Business Finance
Halesowen College
UKSkills
- Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
- Project Control
- Process Improvements
- Financial and Operational Reporting
- General Ledger Accounting
- SAP Advanced Knowledge
- Business Objects
- Mentor
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Closing Processes
- Account Reconciliation
- Hyperion Financial Management
- NetSuite ERP
- Oracle EPM
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
References
Keila Sanchez, VP of Capital Management and Business Development 407 946 0259
Jeff Keogh, North America CFO - Honeywell 678 206 9466
Additional Information
Treasurer for 501C3 non profit organization "Atlantic Brass Band", helping them to regain their charity status.
Served on the board of directors for the North American Brass Band Association.
Chaired the Mid Atlantic Brass Band Festival, a community driven educational event for brass musicians in the tri-state area for five years, 2017 through 2022.
Timeline
FP&A Finance Manager, Corporate
Fluence
05.2022 - Current
FP&A Manager, Corporate
Tupperware Brands
12.2020 - 04.2022
Senior Cash Flow Analyst, North America
General Electric
10.2017 - 11.2021
Senior FP&A Analyst
General Electric
09.2013 - 10.2017
Manufacturing Cost Controller
Alstom Grid
06.2009 - 09.2013
Prior Experience
Diesel Card International/Allied Healthcare
03.2003 - 05.2009
Business Finance
Halesowen College
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