Farah

Head of Finance

Small Business Administration • Vollzeit

Nov 2023 - Present • 2 yrs 8 mos

Led the strategic implementation and setup of a new ERP system, streamlining financial workflows, which reduced manual workload by 20% and increased overall departmental efficiency by 20%.  Spearheaded in-depth Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), tracking sales trends, analyzing sudden expenditure spikes, and executing cost-benefit evaluations to identify immediate cost-reduction opportunities.  Developed comprehensive costing and pricing strategies to optimize product margins, eliminate cost inefficiencies, and drive profitability across business units.  Lead a finance team of 4 accountants, implementing structured training, workflow optimization, and clear KPIs to elevate department performance.  Strengthened daily financial operations including GL, reconciliations, and reporting, ensuring 100% accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness.  Improved financial reporting quality by enhancing reporting templates, tightening deadlines, and providing deep-dive variance analysis for executive management decision-making.  Led budgeting and forecasting cycles, analyzing financial variances, identifying cost inefficiencies, and proposing decisive corrective actions.  Supported internal and external audits by ensuring complete, accurate, and timely financial documentation, resulting in clean audit reports.