Ernst Guillaume

Experience

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  Ability Count, Inc

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2016

  Accounting Associate

  Handled various bookkeeping responsibilities, including account payable & receivables, accrual, bank deposits, bank reconciliations, and journal entriesLed federal & state billing for more than 500 clientsHandled month-end close, provided in-depth variance drivers to senior managementHandled quarterly and annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the entire organization

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  Ability Counts, Inc.

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  Operations Manager

  • Managed 68 business accounts, reduced overhead cost through tedious cost analysis techniques, eliminated wastes by establishing a strong inventory control system and reducing working downtime, and strategically managed risks. • Analyzed operational and financial data and provided recommendations to enhance organizational performance. • Reduced overhead costs by 33% and brought all underperforming accounts to green within one year.• Reduced inventory loss by 12% and reduced labor costs by 5%• Reduced staff turnover by 26%. And eliminated the use of paper by 80%. Show less

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  Intel Corporation

  Oct 2018 - now

  • Lead a global FPnA team managing ~$600M cost of sales of technological products . Prepare monthly and quarterly close report and analysis and present to factory general managers across multiple sites.• Train, guide, and coach junior FP&A across multiple sites. • Analyze cross site methodologies and look for standardization and efficiency opportunities.• Independently and proactively complete analyses on financial information and developing solutions to complex problems. • Lead discussions with system owners to fix volume, spending or products disconnections. • Participate actively in global teams driving strategic and process improvements.• Benchmark forecasts against affordability targets and other sites. • Analyze, identify, and influence cost reduction opportunities • Partner with operations and other finance groups on what-if analyses by modelling complex manufacturing scenarios, quantifying, and highlighting financial impacts to senior management, and driving coordination between multiple groups. • Complete WIF and ROI analyses with a strategic lens on capital affordability.• Key player in global forums, leading cash and time saving initiatives. Show less • Led quarterly and annual budget planning and forecasting for approximately $300M and provide various levels of advice and financial information to operational business groups or factories to drive the business decision-making process.• Performed in-dept financial analysis during close and planning cycle by leveraging and developing financial models in order to provide insightful financial details that help domestic and international stakeholders to make informed business decisions such as wafer manufacturing cost• Partnered and collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their financial needs, support factory managers to implement financial and operational goals, and apply financial insights to influence decision-making. • Identified, reconciled, summarized, and analyzed complex financial data pulled from various sources and in a very ambiguous business environment into clear business information for GMs and senior controllers that drive important business decisions.• Prepared strong internal and external benchmarking analysis by collaborating with various finance and operation teams and recommending leadership teams to either manufacture internally or externally.• Built and maintained detailed and dynamic financial models that are powered by big data to inform quarterly forecasts, budgeting/planning across multiple sites and technological processes. • Saved hundreds of hours annually by driving process improvement efforts across multiple sites leveraging Power BI, advanced Excel, and power automate. Show less • Analyzed spending trends of $500 million at a group level with 4900+ headcounts across 10 countries; forecast spending resulting in a reduction of the average quarterly variance from 6% to 0.6%; report variance drivers to senior controllers and prioritize resource requirements during budget planning cycles. • Led quarterly and annual budget planning and forecasting for approximately $550M and provide various levels of advice and financial information to operational business groups or factories to drive the business decision-making process.• Saved more than 2,000 hours across multiple sites by improving planning and close process, and management reporting.• Performed in-depth variance analysis of monthly results and provided senior leadership with actionable risks and opportunities to help deliver financial commitments. • Assisted the operation leadership team with decision support, providing recommendations and financial analyses which helped contribute to 7% saving per annum. Show less

  • Strategic Analyst & Opex Lead

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Senior Financial Planning & Cost Analyst

    Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    Oct 2018 - Jun 2020