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William Marsh

LYONS,CO

Summary

Objectives: Contribute leadership and expertise to growing or established business by demonstrating strengths in financial analysis-accounting, with an ability to pinpoint key business drivers and cross-functional competencies in reporting/forecasting for supply chain, absorption, and inventory costing. Draw on global business experience to create and lend to a focused and dynamic team environment Well-qualified financial systems leader offering demonstrated skill and success in managing internal accounting processes, improving controls and strengthening systems for optimal performance. Gifted in building and leading solid teams to handle high-volume operations with consistency, accuracy and full compliance with regulatory requirements.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Inventory Accounting Manager

Crocs, Inc
01.2021 - 04.2023
  • Managed global inventory accounting for Crocs/Hey Dude brands $3.6B revenues - month-end and quarter-end reporting, controls compliance
  • Led project to simplify inventory cost accounting and cost of sales reporting adopted by global business
  • Supported consolidation of inventory accounting/reporting during acquisition of new brand entity absorbing legacy processes into new cost accounting framework
  • Managed annual SAP cost run update

Senior Manager, FP&A - Global D&L

Crocs, Inc.
11.2016 - 12.2020
  • Managed global supply chain finance team for financial reporting and forecast and AOP cycles
  • Developed major Cap Ex Model for expansion of Ohio Distribution Center – automation, labor model, and leasehold improvements to long term growth models for fulfillment.

Global Operations Finance Manager

Crocs, Inc
08.2013 - 04.2016
  • Managed global supply chain reporting utilizing management reviews, dashboards, and combination of financial and operational KPI metrics for $100M supply chain footprint for $1B footwear company
  • Designed and built annual global plan and forecast templates for distribution and logistics costs
  • Managed consolidation of global DC’s (US, Holland, Japan, Mexico, and China), inbound and outbound freight logistics reporting, plus reporting regionally for North Americas
  • Built unit forecasting and labor activity model to drive labor efficiencies and to derive overhead and channel fulfillment rates
  • Implemented cycle-counting standardization for monthly SOX reporting, between WM and SAP systems
  • As, for supply chain, developed user materials and conducted global trainings to onboard supply chain teams.

Senior Financial Analyst

Crocs, Inc
02.2007 - 08.2013
  • US based corporate overhead business unit planning with global functional leads
  • Developed dashboards to measure cost and activity based drivers collaborating with Leadership (R&D, Marketing, Product Merchandising, IT and Finance and Accounting)
  • Supported cost cutting initiatives with monthly tracking – lead on team restructure of third party freight broker generating savings over multi-year contract
  • Developed operating report presenting segment profitability, margin bridging and analysis, KPI’s, and regional financials for senior leadership
  • Oversaw monthly Supply Chain manufacturing business unit reviews (Mexico and Italy) for Corp team (10 million pairs production annually)
  • Successfully automated with Finance team SPC reporting
  • Developed automated cash forecast reporting for third party factory purchases

Accounting Manager

Nautilus, Inc
07.2003 - 05.2006
  • Company with $600 million in annual revenues, publicly-traded, and employing over 800 employees in US and Europe, with Nautilus, Schwinn, Stairmaster, Pearlizumi, and Bowflex-branded fitness equipment
  • Managed seven-person finance department (GL Accounting, A/P, Billing, Inventory, Sales Tax, and Cash) for $300 million commercial/retail division
  • Implemented organizational goals and prioritized objectives for individuals within Finance: including annual appraisals/semi-annual reviews of performance
  • Consolidated financial statement reporting for five business entities including Europe
  • Lead role in analyzing Colorado division’s financials by conducting monthly meetings, assigning research tasks, and resource delegation
  • Prepared consolidated balance sheet, profit and loss, and cash flow statements
  • Principal role in finance transition team to ensure Colorado finance functions properly assimilated into Vancouver, WA Finance Group by system go-live date during Peoplesoft implementation
  • Managed Deloitte audits by completing PBCs and all other supporting documentation for audit requests
  • Established new parameters for international royalty reporting, designed and implemented commission reporting for commercial and retail sales groups 2003-2006.

Education

Advanced Excel VBA training, M3 process management training to assess root cause analysis and removal of business barriers -

Bachelor of Arts - Dean's List

Hamilton College
Clinton, New York
1989

Skills

  • Financial analysis, planning, forecasting, consolidations, SAP ECC-AFS, and Budget Planning and Consolidation tools Experienced Oracle and Lawson
  • Microsoft Office (including strong Excel modeling skills, Powerpoint, and Project)
  • SAP BPC, COGNOS Business Intelligence and Host CPM reporting and forecasting tool
  • Excellent Team Management
  • Profit and Loss Reporting
  • Closing Procedures

Timeline

Senior Inventory Accounting Manager

Crocs, Inc
01.2021 - 04.2023

Senior Manager, FP&A - Global D&L

Crocs, Inc.
11.2016 - 12.2020

Global Operations Finance Manager

Crocs, Inc
08.2013 - 04.2016

Senior Financial Analyst

Crocs, Inc
02.2007 - 08.2013

Accounting Manager

Nautilus, Inc
07.2003 - 05.2006

Advanced Excel VBA training, M3 process management training to assess root cause analysis and removal of business barriers -

Bachelor of Arts - Dean's List

Hamilton College

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