Patricia La Buono
Media,PA
Summary
Highly collaborative Director of Finance with strong skills in statistical analysis and performance. Poised and sharp with skill to translate financial metrics into actionable details. Exceptional performance outlining strategic financial directions for business growth.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Finance
CommScope / Vantiva
04.2020 - Current
- Monitor budget vs. actual revenue trends, compiling reports for global sales leadership to inform decision-making.
- Support global sales and operations management efforts to forecast revenue and increase revenue and overall financial health.
- Analyze financial data regarding product performance and customer performance and developed reports for key stakeholders.
- Generate sales quotas and monitored financial performance against quotas to drive revenue growth.
- Monitor sales expense budgets in order to drive cost savings.
- Support financial VP and Global sales VP with special projects and additional job duties.
Finance Manager / Senior Finance Manager
Motorola / Arris / CommScope
04.2013 - 04.2020
- Managed regional sales monthly forecasting process. Ensured sales forecast was accurate for beginning of the monthly forecast cycle.
- Managed the yearly revenue planning process and the creation of yearly quotas for the regional sales teams.
- Managed pipeline review of open opportunities in Salesforce.com and in some cases managing customer opportunities.
- Created risks and opportunities through analysis and comparisons between sales forecast, financial forecast, and supply forecast. Worked with business unit and supply chain to understand and explain forecasts, risks and opportunities.
- Provided weekly and monthly reporting comparing plan, forecast and actuals with commentary to provide insight to sales leads.
- Performed quarterly customer analysis highlighting key trends and financial results.
Senior Financial Analyst
Motorola
04.2005 - 04.2013
- Coordinated full P&L forecast working closely with Product Management, Marketing and Supply Chain
- Managed monthly close activities.
- Produced key supporting schedules for P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, including the full management reporting package.
- Analyzed Balance Sheet, providing guidance on key issues and resolution to problem items in accordance with Corporate SOX guidelines.
- Participated in the yearly audit working closely with the External Auditors.
Senior Financial Analyst
Amkor Technology
03.2003 - 03.2005
- Reviewed consolidation of monthly financial reports from worldwide factories and communicated with factory finance teams on closing process items.
- Updated and reviewed monthly factory and product line income statement reports and distributed to the finance department, product line managers and manufacturing sites. Automated total factory product line reporting for use in monthly analysis.
- Analyzed and researched income statement and balance sheet fluctuations to provide variance explanations to corporate controller.
- Assisted in the preparation of consolidated financial reporting for board-level presentations, capital expenditures monitoring, and debt compliance calculations.
- Assisted with the 10Q and 10K SEC report preparation.
Financial Analyst - FP&A / Manufacturing
Motorola
10.2000 - 03.2003
- Performed reporting, forecasting and analysis of balance sheet and cash flow items.
- Supported planning initiatives relating to inventory and factory capital spending which included interfacing with the factory, warehouse and business unit members.
- Prepared monthly cash conversion analysis and supported planning initiatives related to balance sheet and cash flow related issues.
- Assisted supply chain department in budgeting and monitoring their period overhead expenses.
- Performed monthly analysis of excess and obsolete reserve, warranty reserve and standard to actual reserve. Provided support for internal and external auditors.
- Prepared annual incentive pay analysis and performed calculations for business units, factories and central departments.
- Performed quarterly customer and competitor analysis highlighting key trends and financial results.
Associate Accountant / Senior Accountant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
09.1998 - 10.2000
- Planned and performed audits for clients in industries including manufacturing and chemicals, utilities, healthcare and not-for-profit.
- Prepared management letters detailing recommendations to improve accounting functions and developed audit strategies tailored to meet individual client needs based on evaluation of internal control structure and knowledge of client's business and industry.
- Audited and reviewed financial statements included in annual reports to shareholders and in filings with the SEC on Form 10K and 10Q for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, SEC regulations, and other professional pronouncements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA05.1998
Skills
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Business Partnering
- Performance Metrics
- Data Analysis
- Sales Support
- Financial Planning
Personal Information
Title: Director of Finance
Certification
- CPA - Certified Public Accountant (Inactive)
Timeline
Director of Finance
CommScope / Vantiva
04.2020 - Current
Finance Manager / Senior Finance Manager
Motorola / Arris / CommScope
04.2013 - 04.2020
Senior Financial Analyst
Motorola
04.2005 - 04.2013
Senior Financial Analyst
Amkor Technology
03.2003 - 03.2005
Financial Analyst - FP&A / Manufacturing
Motorola
10.2000 - 03.2003
Associate Accountant / Senior Accountant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
09.1998 - 10.2000
- CPA - Certified Public Accountant (Inactive)
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Scranton
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