Resume

Summary

Schooled in political science, analysis, mathematics, and quantitative methods, with experience in financial modeling and analysis, and multitude of cultures, industries, and departments. Swedish citizen with US permanent residency.

Core Experiences

· Quantitative Analysis

· Statistical Analysis

· Financial Analysis

· Modeling, Forecasting

· Financial Reporting

· Pricing, including Transfer Pricing

· Merger Integration

· Change Management

· Process Management

· Cashflow Forecasting

· FX and Hedging

· Multi-entity,-currency

Work Experiences

Lacoste (An international apparel company. New York, NY)

Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Jan 2015 – present

Responsible for the planning part of FP&A, specifically budget, three-year plans and quarterly forecasts, and any ad-hoc in-period estimates.

Responsible for the financial portion of monthly business reviews conducted with HQ.

Oversee the monthly closes along with annual close and audit and provide Finance support and perspective to the Accounting team.

Analyze and report overall business performance on a weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc basis.

Responsible for Loss Prevention department.

Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis Jan 2014 – Dec 2014

Responsible for the planning part of FP&A, specifically budget, three-year plans and quarterly forecasts, and any ad-hoc in-period estimates.

Responsible for the financial portion of monthly business reviews conducted with HQ.

Oversee the monthly closes along with annual close and audit and provide Finance support and perspective to the Accounting team.

Analyze and report overall business performance on a weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc basis.

Corporate Analyst May 2012 – Dec 2013

Responsible for analyzing a multi-channel retail business (boutiques, outlets, e-commerce and wholesale) using a multi-system environment, mainly Business Objects and Hyperion Essbase.

Evaluate business performance and provide management with future projections (forecasting, three year plans) based on historical data, economic analysis and current business factors.

Report on daily sales, weekly key performance indicators, and monthly closes.

Responsible for North America consolidated reporting.

Coach, Inc. (A US accessories and leather goods company. New York, NY)

Operations Analyst Nov 2011 – Apr 2012

Contract position with International Wholesale Operations focusing on Order Management and Process Improvement, including VBA/macro programming and revenue and fill rate reporting.

J.Crew (A US apparel company. New York, NY)

Reporting Analyst Nov 2010 – Aug 2011

Contract position responsible for internal online sales analysis, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting in the P&A group. It included KPI reporting, report building and process improvements, as well as various analysis, such as variance, VPE, and breakeven analysis. Ad-hoc projects included extensive free and flat-rate shipping analysis and ad campaign revenue contribution. Was part of team developing reporting for international expansion.

Explorica, Inc. (An educational student travel company. Boston, MA, USA) Sep 2003 - Dec 2009

Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis Sep 2007 - Dec 2009

Responsible for P&L reporting (increasing frequency from bi-monthly to monthly), analysis and forecasting (increasing frequency from quarterly to monthly, and increased accuracy significantly from about 25% to 5%) for multi-ledger, multi-currency company.

Also performed cash-flow analysis and forecasting, leading to foreign exchange analysis and investment and hedging strategies. Revamped cash-flow modeling and forecasting, leading to increased accuracy and frequency, in turn leading to higher-yield short-to-medium-term investments. Revamped calculation of FX needs, leading to increased accuracy and profitability.

Was part of inter-departmental team that successfully implemented merger of acquired company, in which I had responsibility for pricing and financial reporting, using a vertical amalgamation for our ledgers.

Trained and supported sales and marketing in sales and marketing related data analysis and reporting, and performed valuable ad-hoc analysis and reporting for Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

Partook in audit and valuation of companies.

Yield Manager May 2006 - Aug 2007

Responsible for P&L reporting, budgeting, and forecasting down to gross margin, i.e. revenue and direct costs.

Performed cost analysis and cooperated with operations department for implementing its findings, and did the same for sales analysis and the sales department.

Supervised budgeting of direct costs.

Partook in margin and profit discussion and was responsible for analysis and implementation.

Developed a dynamic pricing model and oversaw its implementation and launch.

Maintained pricing integrity and oversaw its accuracy, and provided 100K price points for print and web (before dynamic pricing).

Took over P&L reporting and pricing without handover and with minimal supervision.

Travel Manager Sep 2004 - Apr 2006

Responsible for 5-10K flight bookings annually through full life-cycle up until ticketing, including the entire Central and South American destination market. Was consistently under budget while managing to decrease budgets overall.

Suggested 20K budgets based on 100K+ data points, using weighted method of actual and contracted costs.

Maintained and improved FareFinder, an internal proprietary tool for finding lowest fares among contracts provided in various formats.

Director of Program Development (Stockholm, Sweden) Sep 2003 - Aug 2004

Business and product development. Program Director. Successfully launched two Work & Travel programs and extended the high school program to 7 countries.

SinterSenad Teknikbetong Int’l (Technology and knowledge driven actor in the concrete industry. Stockholm, Sweden)

Marketing assistant Nov 2002 - Jun 2003

Market analysis and marketing. Customer relations. Completely revamped company's website to give it a fresh and contemporary look, with relevant content.

Swedish-American Chamber of Comm. (A networking organization that encourages commercial and cultural ties between the US and Sweden. Boston, MA, USA)

Executive Secretary Sep 2001 - Aug 2002

Head of administration. Event planning economy, book keeping, marketing, member relations. Made events regular thereby increasing attendance and overall membership.

e-pill, LLC (Leading provider of patient compliance products. Boston, MA, USA)

Sales Consultant Sep 2001 - Aug 2002

Sales, customer service, e-marketing, distribution. Streamlined the company's distribution center, electronically and logistically, significantly cutting down on order processing.

Education

M. A., Political Sci.

Lund University, Sweden Jan 1997 - Aug 2001

Master’s program in Computer Sci.

Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden Sep 1994 - Dec 1995

3 semesters, then change of major to political science.

HS Diplomas

Pauli Secondary School, Sweden Sep 1990 - Jun 1994

East Lyme High School, CT, USA Sep 1992 - Jun 1993

Other merits

Mensa Member since 2001.

Languages

Swedish—mother tongue.

English—fluent.

German—good knowledge.

French—basic knowledge.

Spanish—good knowledge.

Computer skills

MS Office (including Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint); excellent skills.

MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains; good skills.

SAP/Business Objects; good skills.

Oracle Hyperion Essbase; basic skills.

Databases (SQL, Crystal Reports); excellent skills.

Maple, Matlab, SPSS, R; basic skills.

HTML, CSS; good skills.

E-marketing; good skills.