Melody McDonald
Senior Financial Analyst
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Results oriented Senior Financial Analyst with demonstrated experience creating annual budgets, OTB, models, forecasting, and various ad-hoc reports. These combined skills along with a continuous drive for improvement and problem-solving ability has assisted me throughout my career with managing over 20+ employees, 60K skus and over $8.5B in sales.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst
Campbells Snack Division
11.2022 - Current
- Create and update detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts
- Develop presentations and reports to update team on new redistribution process
- Update financial models
- Analyze revenue variances and capitalize on industry trends
- Transition new analysts with corporate policies and procedures
Senior Financial Analyst
Judge Group Comcast
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Forecasted and created Financial Plans to achieve company objectives
- Partnered with key executives to determine vital areas for Business Development
- Updated and created Forecast Models
- Supported Management with Risk Assessments and Mitigation Analysis
- Proposed and implemented solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy
- Comprehensive analysis of processes to improve integration with IT
- Addressed demand related issues timely and effectively
Senior Financial Analyst
Ross Stores, Inc.
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Developed and maintained Financials for Capital IT Projects
- Coordinated Meetings and Projects for Finance, IT, and Project Managers
- Reconcile invoices to purchase orders
- Developed, approved, and audited Statement of Works
- Collaborated Financial Forecasts with Accounting
- Validated the accuracy of a Portfolio of Projects
- Supported IT leadership with Ad-Hoc Reports and Project Scheduling
Senior Financial Analyst
Charter Communications
03.2017 - 07.2019
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop an effective 18-month Budget
- Managed Inventory across 3 channels supporting demand and maintaining 98% in-stock target
- Support business decisions with various reports, analysis and presentations
- Submitted invoices for payment
- Developed and maintained models to maximize Profitability
- Analyzed sales, cost, turn, and OTB metrics against pre-season strategies and goals
- Summarized weekly business meetings to discuss with vendors and executive team
Senior Financial Analyst
Williamson Company LLC
10.2015 - 03.2017
- Collaborated with key executives to determine vital areas for business development
- Managed and maintained operational controls
- Facilitated weekly sessions advising executive team of process changes
- Validated accuracy of reports
- Maintained operational standards and training
- Continuous training and updating key personnel with Best Practices
Senior Merchandise Planner
Family Dollar Corporate Office
03.2008 - 09.2015
- Forecasted and created financial plans to achieve company objectives
- Partnered with key executives to determine vital areas for business development
- Ensured sales, cost, profit, and gross margin rate meet objectives
- Responsible for resolving and recapping forecast concerns with executives
- Maintained and mitigated inventory risks
- Comprehensive analysis of processes to improve integration with IT
- Ensured product placement, promotional events, and advertising budgets
- Recap and resolve shipping issues
Skills
- Forecasting
- Month End Closing
- Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- Data Research and Analysis
- Models
- Budgets
- KPI Management
- Assortment Plans
- General Ledger
- Pricing
Additional Information
- MicroStrategy
- Hyperion
- Arthur Planning Software
- JDA Planning System
- Peoplesoft
- Inforem Replenishment System
- SAS
Accomplishments
- Created Supplier database to resolve $1.3M in missing trade
- Increased company sales by $690K through accurate financial modeling, budgeting and process improvement
- Targeted demographics analysis increased sales ($600K) and margin ($290K)
- Innovative promotion mitigated inventory risk and increased sales ($3.4M)
- Optimization of space increased sales ($500K) and class margin ($320K)
- Revision of fixture fill strategy decreased inventory ($134K)
Education
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science
Nashville TN
Timeline
Senior Financial Analyst
Campbells Snack Division
11.2022 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
Judge Group Comcast
03.2022 - 11.2022
Senior Financial Analyst
Ross Stores, Inc.
01.2020 - 04.2020
Senior Financial Analyst
Charter Communications
03.2017 - 07.2019
Senior Financial Analyst
Williamson Company LLC
10.2015 - 03.2017
Senior Merchandise Planner
Family Dollar Corporate Office
03.2008 - 09.2015