MELISA WEISS, MBA
Anoka,MN
Summary
Steadfast finance director familiar with managing multimillion-dollar business operations. Successfully optimizes frameworks and cultivates cohesive teams to meet and exceed financial goals. Excellent reporting, record keeping and relationship-building abilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Director - FP&A
Liberty Packaging, Inc.
2024.03 - Current
- Oversees the consolidation of $519M Packaging business unit
- Provides finance expertise to help guide leaders with financial solutions and risks to help them manage their overall P&L's
- Directly oversees two Senior Financial Analysts and a manager, fostering a positive work environment, establishing priorities, providing leadership, and offering mentorship
- Developing key metrics and KPI to ensure the health of the business unit
- Streamlined financial processes by implementing efficient budgeting and forecasting systems
- Improved financial performance through thorough analysis of company expenditures and revenues
- Enhanced stakeholder communication by producing clear, concise, and timely financial reports that supported informed decision making
- Enhanced stakeholder confidence through transparent communication of financial strategies and outcomes
Finance Manager - R&D Engineering
Polaris, Inc.
2022.06 - 2024.03
- Oversaw the consolidation of $370M of worldwide R&D expense for Long Range Plan, budget, forecasts, and financial outlooks
- Managed $24M of R&D Capital, including review process and business case development
- Provided finance expertise to help guide leaders with financial solutions and risks to help them manage their overall P&L's
- Provided robust financial reporting packages and presents information to Leaders and CTO at monthly financial review meetings
- Directly managed two Senior Financial Analysts; provided positive working environment, prioritization, leadership, and mentoring
- Identified areas for process improvements and spearheads projects to drive action for improvement.
Principal Financial Analyst – CRM & PVH Business Unit Sales Finance
Medtronic, plc.
2020.03 - 2022.06
- Headed consolidation of actuals, budgets, and forecasts for $5B of revenue within CRM Business Unit
- Directly responsible for $100M of field expense; provided reporting and partnered with field sales directors on creation of budgets and forecasts
- Modeled revenue assumptions including market growth, market share and Average Selling Price (ASP) through strategic plan, annual operating plan, and rolling forecast processes
- Collaborated with Business Unit and Global Supply Chain to understand impacts of product launches on revenue, standard gross margin, and Other Product Cost (OPC), including phase in/phase out scrap and obsolescence risk
- Engaged with Total Rewards and Sales Leadership to re-assess strategies and implement compensation plans that incentivize behavior required to achieve sales targets
- Directly managed one financial analyst to provide work direction, prioritization, and leadership
Principal Financial Analyst – CRHF (Patient Management & Diagnostics)
Medtronic, plc.
2016.06 - 2020.03
- Supported: R&D, Operations, Clinical, and Indirect Distribution for BU
- Primary business partner support for the Patient Management R&D VP ($52M Expense & $50M Capital) and VP of Patient Services ($91M) offering business insights and investment strategies to improve the business
- Participated in various core teams and managed all financial aspects of their projects
- Core team project examples include: SmartSync, Relay Monitor, MyCarelink Heart, Carelink, Altair, Paceart, LINQ II, and Get/Stay Connected
- Provided financial analysis to support strategies and projects to include financial modeling, ROI, forecasting, AOP, strategic planning, presentations, and business consulting
- Responsible for providing financial leadership to BUs in managing, prioritizing, and making strategic trade-offs within their portfolios
- Responsible for capital lease accounting treatment, developing implementation process for SmartSync programmer tablet strategy and contributing to service transformation strategy
Sr Financial Analyst – Medtronic Corporate Staff
Medtronic, plc.
2012.11 - 2016.06
- Supported: Finance, Communications, Quality, and MDT Philanthropy for Corporate Functions
- Provided finance support for activities related to $146M portfolio for Corporate Finance, Corporate Communications, Corporate
- Quality, and MDT Philanthropy. This portfolio supported; 28 MDT Cost Centers, 19 Covidien Cost Centers, 14 VPs, and 2 SVPs
- Responsibilities included month end close, management reporting, consolidating functions into executive packages, strategic planning, annual planning, forecasting, project financial analysis, variance analysis, and ROI for capital requests
- Partnered with business and customers to create financial analysis and models utilizing financial expertise and comprehensive understanding of processes and people
Financial Analyst – Shared Services
Medtronic, plc.
2010.03 - 2012.11
- Global IT
Accounts Receivable Accountant – Medtronic Operations
Medtronic, plc.
2008.08 - 2010.03
- Cash Applications
Accountant – Financial Reporting and Accounts Receivable
Dynamic Packaging, Inc.
2006.04 - 2008.08
Staff Accountant – Fixed Assets
Target Corporation
2004.12 - 2006.04
Education
Life & Health Coach Certification -
Health Coach Institute
Boise, ID01.2025
MBA -
Bethel University
Arden Hills, MN05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Finance
St. Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN05.2004
Skills
- Financial reporting and analysis
- KPI Tracking
- Organizational Skills
- Business process improvement
- Strategic Budget Planning
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Team Building Leadership
- Working capital management
- Profitability analysis
- Forecasting
- Recruitment and hiring
Systems
- Windows: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- ERP: SAP, AS400, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Dynamics
- Financial Consolidations: SPEND, Hyperion, OneStream, Global Sales Reporting (GSR)
- Workday
- ADP
Activities & Recognition
● Involvement in DECA in 1998 and 1999● Competed in district competitions (public speaking, team problem solving, interviewing, and sales demonstrations)● Earned a black belt from the Professional Karate Studios, Blaine in 1999 and actively competed in local tournaments● Earned a second-degree black belt from the Professional Karate Studios, Elk River in 2005● Earned a third-degree black belt from the Professional Karate Studios, Elk River in 2021● 2013 Medtronic CIO Award Recipient – Global Portfolio System
Implementation
Timeline
Finance Director - FP&A
Liberty Packaging, Inc.
2024.03 - Current
Finance Manager - R&D Engineering
Polaris, Inc.
2022.06 - 2024.03
Principal Financial Analyst – CRM & PVH Business Unit Sales Finance
Medtronic, plc.
2020.03 - 2022.06
Principal Financial Analyst – CRHF (Patient Management & Diagnostics)
Medtronic, plc.
2016.06 - 2020.03
Sr Financial Analyst – Medtronic Corporate Staff
Medtronic, plc.
2012.11 - 2016.06
Financial Analyst – Shared Services
Medtronic, plc.
2010.03 - 2012.11
Accounts Receivable Accountant – Medtronic Operations
Medtronic, plc.
2008.08 - 2010.03
Accountant – Financial Reporting and Accounts Receivable
Dynamic Packaging, Inc.
2006.04 - 2008.08
Staff Accountant – Fixed Assets
Target Corporation
2004.12 - 2006.04
Life & Health Coach Certification -
Health Coach Institute
MBA -
Bethel University
Bachelor of Science - Finance
St. Cloud State University
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