Shannon L Gray CMA, MBA

Semiconductor Industry, Headcount 2k+, Revenue ~2.8b

• Management of P&L, KPIs, and led automation efforts of the 'SubPL P&L' using system capability.
• Managed and coordinated Strategic Planning and Annual Operating Plan processes and activities
• Onboarded, trained, and mentored Financial Planning team and led such processes
• Integration efforts including streamlining processes and centralizing close and forecasting activities

Automotive Business Unit, Headcount 500+, Revenue 600m+

• Analyzed E&O program and identified system limitation resulting in >$2m inventory reserve release (savings).
• Educated management of acquired companies as to forecasting processes, subsequently identifying >$1m from overstated accrual.
• Established strong relationships and promoted cross collaboration in support of process, system, and cultural integration.

Power Management and Computing BUs, Headcount 1k+

• Supported Engineering management and facilitated spending and headcount performance reviews (variance analysis)
• Coordinated and facilitated reorganizations though enhancement of financial modeling and streamlining of business processes.
• Implementation of financial reporting/ forecasting tool (IBM_TM1) resulting in reduction of 3+ work days (>$50k per month).
• Developed standard cost evaluations and collaborated with engineering and manufacturing to reduce cost and improve margins (>2%).

Real Estate Industry (Homebuilding) ~500 employees

• Supported CRO with risk-mitigation strategies and infrastructure of insurance coverage requirements (ie: hazard risk).
• Mentored CRO through the strategy and subsequent purchase of offshore company to reduce financial and operational risks.
• Improved Forecasting accuracy by >5% and conducted variance analysis of to better understand trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Oversaw month-end closing process, prepared and posted journal entries, and maintained account reconciliation schedules.