Brian Frederick, MBA

Experience

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  Ecolab

  Jul 2005 - May 2007

  Financial Analyst

  • Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly and yearly Balance Sheets and Cash Flows for each division and Total Corporation• Improved the process for reporting Organic Sales, Pricing and New Product Sales• Managed and streamlined the Corporate Balance Sheet planning process to make it easier for divisions to understand responsibilities and requirements• Develop, create, and maintain special ad-hoc reports and projects in Access and Excel

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  Thomson Reuters

  May 2007 - Mar 2022

  • Implemented month end close reporting process for new $1B+ Corporates segment• Deliver analysis and presentations to Senior Leadership • Partnered cross company to enhance metric reporting, cadence of delivering packages, and ensuring that Corporates received valuable reporting• Managed consolidation of annual budget and monthly forecasts; worked closely with leadership, Corporate FP&A, Commercial Excellence and COE to ensure completion in line with deadlines and within targets• Developed key metrics to understand drivers of growth, identify trending, and highlight risks and opportunities Show less • Plan, forecast and manage financial results for manufacturing & distribution organization (CPS) within Legal business• Build and develop business cases for capital investments ranging from $50K-$5M• Partner closely with operations to achieve continuous improvement goals and drive performance• Lead cost accounting efforts to simply and standardize costs of production• Develop 5 year outlook to understand help the business position itself for future success• Manage and develop a high performing team of finance professionals Show less • Plan, execute and implement projects to ensure they are on time, within budget and deliver the agreed upon objectives• Led program with 3rd party vendor to successfully execute the transition of work into their operations for 530 employees• Identify and mitigate risk and issues by working closely with team members• Effectively communicate project status to stakeholders• Scope of projects ranged from order to cash system implementation, withholding tax policy changes, corporate allocation standardizations, sourcing policies upgrades and security management system implementation Show less • Develop financial and non-financial analytical models/dashboards to report historical and future results• Managed monthly and year end reporting efforts multiple functions • Coordinate planning, reporting, and communication efforts • Key member of multiple synergy and workflow projects • Educate and lead cross-functional team to improve and standardize financial, metrics and operational reporting• Communicate organizations financial goals with the use of financial reports and presentations.• Able to anticipate questions from Senior Management Show less

  • Senior Finance Manager, FP&A

    Dec 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Manufacturing Finance Manager

    Mar 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Project Manager

    Jun 2011 - Mar 2015

  • Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

    Mar 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    May 2007 - Mar 2009
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  Animal Supply Company

  Mar 2022 - now

  Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Lead, support, train and mentor high performing finance and pricing organizations• Implemented OneStream Consolidation, Planning and Forecasting Tool• Oversee monthly close, operational KPIs, board and senior leadership reporting, customer profitability,and vendor/product rationalization• Provide financial analysis for key objectives and activities to drive increased company profitability