Senior-Level Finance Manager eager to contribute exceptional talents in analysis, forecasting, project management, and team-building toward supporting a dynamic organization in optimizing bottom-line performance.

 

 

         Considerable strengths in conducting financial analysis, steering Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, performing financial reporting, devising budgets, and identifying cost savings.

         Keen analytical, documentation, reporting, interpersonal and communication skills.

         Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to confidentiality, prudence, integrity, and accuracy. 

         Adaptable and resourceful; quickly master new roles, responsibilities, technologies/software and environments.

         Adept at performing complex financial analysis to support short-term and long-range strategic plans and operating budgets.  

         Extensive supervisory and team-building experience includes training, developing, mentoring, evaluating and managing personnel.

         Ability to establish effective working relationships with all levels of an organization.

         Dependable, loyal, ethical and extremely productive; consistently ensure and perform a thorough and quality job in all endeavors.  

 

 

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois                                                                           2000 to Present

Manager, Financial Analysis, Pharmaceutical Product Group     (2007 to Present)

• Handpicked to provide crucial financial and budgetary support to Strategic Portfolio Planning (SPP) to optimize effectiveness of early stage R&D (research and development) initiatives.
• Diligently reviewed and monitored project pipeline, analyzed budgetary status by therapeutic area, and prepared and submitted in-depth financial packages of overall Pharmaceutical Product Group (PPG) to Group s Executive Vice President.
• Resourcefully standardized purchase order process and streamlined project tracking to enhance organizational performance and financial management effectiveness.

 

Supervisor, Diagnostic Division Headquarters, Financial Reporting & Consolidation      (2005 to 2007)

• Spearheaded compilation and submission of monthly Divisional financial performance reporting packages to Corporate Reporting. 
• Reduced employee overtime by expediting month-close period to achieve on-time and accurate financial reports.
• Applied sharp critical thinking abilities toward analyzing division-level P&L and balance sheet to validate comprehensive financial data.   
• Swiftly resolved issues involving liquidation of Murex entities, regulatory and SOX compliance, and separation of closing process of Abbott Diabetes Care and Abbott Molecular divisions. 
• Successfully saved over $1M by proactively performing quarterly restructuring reserve analysis related to employee force reduction in 2005 and 2006.
• Demonstrated exemplary leadership talents in supervising, training, and motivating personnel.

 

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Professional Experience (Abbott) continued

 

Senior Entity Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis      (2003 to 2005)

         Presented with President s Award for identifying and resolving issues in Abbott organizational changes pertaining to Hospira spin-off.

         Received President s Award for assisting with documentation and testing at Abbott International in Japan as part of Sarbanes-Oxley Project.

         Won 2004 Tax Department Award and 2004 Abbott International Recognition Award.

         Recognized for outstanding performance and dedication on two occasions with cash awards.

         Championed Entity Plan/Update process to consolidate 120+ Abbott entities financial data through analysis and interaction with other divisions/departments including Corporate Tax, International Treasury, Entity Accounting, and ADD, GPO and AVD Division Finance.  

         Accelerated manual workload by 20 working days through streamlining existing Entity Planning process, enhancing timeliness, data accuracy and analytical findings.

 

Senior International Financial Auditor, Corporate Auditing      (2000 to 2003)

• Orchestrated full-scope financial and operational internal audits of 13 international Abbott locations and several domestic locations. 
• Successfully uncovered financial/operational process improvement opportunities and confidently presented recommendations to local and regional management.
• Rapidly advanced from initial role as Financial Analyst in Tokyo, Japan (2000).

 

Arthur Andersen LLP, Chicago, Illinois and San Francisco, California                                       1996 to 2000

Senior Consultant C Business Consulting Practice       (1999 to 2000)

• As Acting Project Manager at Chicago office, overhauled month-end closing, budgeting, and A/P and A/R processes to measurably streamline clients financial procedures.
• Served as Financial Lead, tasked with implementing JD Edwards financial module for manufacturing client, supporting $700M in North American sales.

 

Consultant and Senior Auditor C Business Assurance Practice        (1996 to 1999)

• Led seven personnel in conducting systematic discounted cash flow analysis to evaluate $2B of impaired real estates assets for one of Japan s largest security companies.
• Scrutinized and captured significant process improvements and profitability for leading consumer electronic company upon launch of new product line. 
• Employed strong planning capabilities to prioritize, organize and execute internal and external audit engagements for companies in distribution, manufacturing, and healthcare industries.

 

Prior background includes roles as Founder and General Manager of J.S. International, Inc.

 

 

University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Chicago, Illinois, 1996

M.B.A., Concentration in Accounting, Finance and Management Policy Studies

 

Pace University, New York, New York, Magna Cum Laude, 1993

B.B.A., General Business, Concentrations in Accounting and Office Information Systems

 

 

Bilingual C English and Japanese

 

Currently learning Mandarin (Chinese)