Damon Klein

Experience

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  Abbott

  Jun 2001 - Oct 2005

  * Provided financial and analytical support for a finished goods manufacturing plant with throughput in excess of $275M. * Responsible for material standards development, budget planning, monthly reporting and balance sheet account management. * Facilitated the cost of sales to throughput reconciliation process between Commercial Planning and Manufacturing Operations groups. * Provided financial and analytical support for the entire Sale Force organization with an operating budget in excess of $400M and a headcount of over 2,500. * Responsible for all month-end close activities including journal entries, balance sheet maintenance, results reporting and performance analysis. * Participated in a two year rotational development program during which I held four analyst level positions in various organizations across the company including the Hospital Products, Logistics, Diagnostics and Pharmaceuticals divisions.

  • Senior Cost Analyst

    Feb 2005 - Oct 2005

  • Sales Force Analyst

    Jun 2003 - Feb 2005

  • Financial Professional Development Program

    Jun 2001 - Jun 2003
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  Harley-Davidson Financial Services

  Oct 2005 - Apr 2018

  * Manage the monthly close and reporting processes for a $2 billion portfolio of securitized loans with responsibility for all monthly, quarterly and annual reporting to various internal and external stakeholders. * Responsible for various new issuance processes, due diligence and analysis including funding strategy development, operational performance updates and transaction document review, working with numerous senior management, internal and external legal counsel, rating agency and banking/underwriting personnel. * Led a team tasked with the sourcing, development, testing and implementation of a replacement securitization management and reporting system. * Subject matter expert and primary business contact for all systems development and enhancement efforts in collaboration with multiple internal business users and external vendor and outside consultants.* Initiated, developed and implemented numerous continuous improvement efforts resulting in significant productivity and efficiency gains as well as costs savings.* Developed sophisticated securitization cash flow and loss forecast models which provide enhanced analytical capabilities not previously available in-house.* Led the technical analysis and strategic response efforts for a proposed regulatory change with potentially significant impacts to the company's funding program.* Managed and developed a full-time direct report as well as a part-time consultant. Show less * Provided critical financial and analytical support for the Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis department with ownership of the retail business portfolios. * Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual financial and operational reporting to internal and external stakeholders with an emphasis on variance analysis and diagnosis of core business performance metrics. * Developed the quarterly and annual retail portfolio financial budgets and forecasts through direct collaboration with numerous stakeholders including Operations, Risk, Securitization, Treasury and Accounting departments. * Provided ad-hoc analytical support for various business initiatives including financial modeling of new business opportunities and the development of numerous operational and managerial reporting tools. Show less

  • Manager of Securitization

    Jun 2008 - Apr 2018

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    Oct 2005 - Jun 2008
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  Astellas Pharma US

  Apr 2018 - now

  • Assistant Director

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Senior Manager

    Apr 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Manager

    Apr 2018 - Apr 2018