Andrew T Smith

Experience

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  Merrill Lynch - Kline/Henderson Group

  Feb 2010 - Apr 2010

  Intern - Wealth Management Advisor

  Conducted client research and investment risk analysis to help create client investment portfolios.• Interacted with financial advisors to learn financial market/investment analysis methods, develop relationship skills necessary for clients, and establish sales skills to increase clientele.• Built presentation material for portfolio performance review meetings with clients.• Executed investment simulations based on clientele’s risk tolerances.

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  Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Intern - Supplier Quality Development

  Created supplier quality database to track quality issues and countermeasure improvements.• Developed database to record supplier quality issues and monitor effectiveness of countermeasures; database filtered issues by designated vendor codes and displayed records including date defects occurred, details of defect, and countermeasure reports.

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  Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2016

  Buyer - Parts Development

  Negotiated long term supply contracts, maintained competitive production parts’ pricing, completed cost reduction activities, and provided daily production support.• Executed new supplier sourcing opportunity, resulting in $800K of annual cost savings.• Managed a cross-functional team of five members to reduce part defects and increase production efficiency; achieved monthly PPM of <10 and 95%+ daily output efficiency.• Conducted analysis of assembly & part quality data to improve part designs and assembly processes with Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D; implemented 12 design changes and three process changes.• Oversaw 30+ suppliers as project manager during new project development to ensure support of project milestones and reported meeting results to senior management.• Analyzed and negotiated suppliers’ vehicle part price quotes, annual cost reductions (2-3%), and tooling costs in order to meet headquarter’s cost targets and finance team’s tooling budget.• Modified new supplier sourcing process by removing redundant steps and improving report formats to maintain consistency within department and receive approval within standard 12 week deadline.• Calculated suppliers’ hourly, daily, and monthly production capacity for the production control and sales teams to create production forecasts of 400k vehicles annually. Show less

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  Juniper Networks

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Treasury MBA Intern

  Created foreign currency risk exposure model to more accurately forecast 18 months of foreign currency expenses and improve effectiveness of foreign currency risk hedging program.• Developed Excel model to forecast annual foreign currency expense of $600M across eight currencies to improve hedging program effectiveness.• Presented recommendation to executive leaders to implement an interest rate risk management program to mitigate $2B of fixed rate debt refinancing risk via swaplock/spreadlock derivatives.• Executed opening of new offshore entity and five bank accounts; included directing investment managers to sell assets, scheduling transfer of $480M to new accounts, and writing letters of direction to banks. Show less

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  Juniper Networks

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2024

  Led a team of 5 with responsibilities including global liquidity management, short term investments, bank account management, and forecasting quarterly operating & free cash flow.Implemented cloud based Treasury Management System to assist with management of bank accounts and forecast weekly cash flows of multiple entities to ensure efficient utilization of liquidity.Optimized US cash balances by identifying entities with excess cash and collaborating with internal stakeholders to execute various strategies to repatriate cash. Prepare quarterly reporting deliverables including materials for Board Meeting presentations, SEC disclosures, Quarterly Business Reviews, and other key Executive communications. Show less Responsibilities included forecasting operating cash flow, overseeing externally managed portfolios, and analyzing capital structure & capital return strategy, including dividends and share repurchases.Optimized cash balances and modified investment policy to improve interest income on $2.9B of investments, reduce counterparty risk and preserve principal. Analyzed costs/benefits of liability management trade and utilizing interest rate derivatives to mitigate refinancing risk and improve OI&E forecasting; assisted with preparation of marketing materials and other cross-functional deliverables, resulting in issuance and $500M, 10 year bond and $300M of interest rate swaps.Performed peer benchmarking of dividend payout levels and cadence of increases for internal dividend strategy; increased dividend by $0.04/year and established annual cadence for review.Forecasted quarterly operating and free cash flows using inputs from cross-functional teams and analysis of global inflows/outflows; created ‘direct method’ cash flow model to improve forecast accuracy. Implemented various working capital solutions to improve ability to manage short term liquidity and cash flow; collaborated with Legal team and bank partners to establish these strategies. Show less

  • Manager Treasury Operations

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2024

  • Sr. Financial Analyst

    Jul 2018 - Dec 2020
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  Databricks

  Jul 2024 - now

  Treasury Manager