Featured Talent

Profile

Finance professional with over 20 years experience, primarily with food production and consumer packaged goods companies. Foundational education and experience in accounting roles. Lots of experience with budgets and forecasts, as well as sales and product category analysis and demonstrable success improving profits. Most recent experience includes a small to midsize, family-owned deli meat and cheese manufacturer. Seeking broader analytical leadership roles with stable companies.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “I have a lot of different experiences I’ve gained over the years that I can bring together for a broader leadership role, from accounting to analytics. I believe I can add value to processes as well as margins and the bottom line.”

Strengths: (1) working cross-functionally with other departments, (2) analytical skills, (3) collaborative team player, and (4) information systems/technology

Career Highlight 1: Led the annual planning process at a deli meat and cheese manufacturer by collaborating closely with account managers to project yearly volume, revenue, and growth targets.

Career Highlight 2: Successfully persuaded two regional grocery accounts to modify their promotional approach resulting in an 11.5% combined increase in sales compared to the previous year.

Career Highlight 3: Multiple occassions where he used data to analyze trends and tell a story that led to increased growth and sales.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Supporting his kids with sports, watching sports, hanging out with family, and playing golf.

Education: BS Accounting, MBA

Industry Experience: Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services, Food Production, Manufacturing, Retail

Company Fit: Great fit for small to midsize companies.

Management Experience: 5 Direct reports for 3 years.

Systems Experience: Power BI, Power Query, IRI (retail category sales), SAP, QAD, MAS 90, AS400.

Open To: Hybrid, In-office