Ingrid Russell
Worldwide Director of Finance/ Chief Financial Officer - A United Technology Company - SUNDYNE CORPORATION
Lakewood, CO
A senior International Finance Executive with leadership in driving and managing balanced business performance across the business enterprise. Acquisition and divestiture experience. A decisive problem solver, business partner, skilled in working in change oriented environments. Developed and maintained strong advisory relationships at senior and operational levels. Broad responsibilities for business unit profit and loss statements, balance sheet, transfer pricing, financial policy and implementation as well as managing diverse virtual teams dispersed domestically as well as internationally.
Work Experience
Worldwide Director of Finance/ Chief Financial Officer - A United Technology Company
2007 to Present
Strategic advisor/ business partner for the business, identifying and qualifying potential acquisition opportunities
• Integration of finance function post deal
• Completed acquisitions and divestitures - domestic and international
• Completed plant closures and entity closures
• Established new legal entities eg, China, Japan and Spain
• Achieved outstanding business performance -revenue growth, ebit and balance sheet performance
• Manage global SOXA, internal controls, balance sheet reviews and audits
• Budgeting, forecasting, close and actual analysis
• Achieved a pass rating in all audited business units and balance sheet reviews
Sarbanes Oxley Consultant, Temporary
2006 to 2007
position
• Clean up of year-end issues for a non-profit, internal audits/consulting reviews for an Accounting firm, process re-engineering, financial statements projections, government contract reviews, identify key financial controls, develop and test plans.
Marketing Controller
2005 to 2006
Analyzed the impact of the increases/decreases in air travel, fuel price projections, and rates, fees and charges.
Controller Business start-up
2004 to 2005
Business development, franchising, financial planning and analysis, bank relations/financing, cash forecast, lease agreements, investment model
Independent Consultant
2003 to 2004
development and grant writing for small business
North America Finance Manager/ Controller
2002 to 2002
Consulting and Systems Integration
• Chosen as part of a turn around team, returning the business to profitability for the first time in eight quarters.
• Drove business capacity planning, affordability planning process, and identified opportunities to grow the business.
• Drove cost out of the business model.
1980 to 2002
Regional Finance Manager/ Controller
1999 to 2001
Delivered balanced financial performance across the territory, resulting in improvements in predictability, gross margins, inventory turns, days sales outstanding, and cash flow.
• Focused line management efforts on gross margin improvements within the business segments, which resulted in improved business performance within the districts.
• Consolidated financial statements for three companies and 12 business segments, developed budgets, strategized long range plans, closed the books, streamlined reporting, and improved business controls/audit performance.
Finance Manager
1998 to 1999
North America Sales and Marketing - Shrewsbury, MA
• Partnered with Sales Operations to develop and implement the sales management control dashboard to aid in reviewing performance indicators.
• Provided financial leadership on large customer opportunities to establish appropriate and creative pricing strategies, which improved sales while maintaining and enhancing gross margins.
• Developed a white paper to analyze the impact of integrating the three companies (Compaq, Tandem, and Digital) after the merger.
Finance Manager
1996 to 1998
Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Improved business practices and controls within the sales partner channel and returned the unit to exceed audit standards.
• Improved the predictability and delivered business performance for the business unit as the number 2 financial performing unit in Europe.
Project Manager
1995 to 1996
Maynard, MA
• Chosen as part of a team to develop a new Worldwide Transfer Pricing System that enabled real-time visibility to profit levels as a result of pricing decision. Rolled-out this strategy worldwide.
Revenue and Inventory Accounting Manager
1995 to 1995
Developed and executed a business strategy driving the implementation of a centralized Revenue and Inventory Accounting function in Holland. Managed a staff of 40 professionals dispersed across Central and Eastern Europe. This became the model for Europe.
• Achieved a 39% productivity improvement in the Revenue Accounting Area.
• Achieved a 36% productivity improvement in the Inventory Accounting Area.
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Award for Outstanding Financial Excellence and Leadership.
Senior Audit Manager
1992 to 1995
London, England
• Assessed the adequacy of Financial, Operational, and Business Consulting engagements in Europe, Asia, and Latin America Sales, Service, and Manufacturing operations.
• Managed international and multi-cultural Audit teams of Finance, Information Systems, and Export professionals. Developed audit programs, diagnosed problem areas, conducted analysis and influenced Senior Management to implement corrective action plans.
• Returned $20M in business back to the corporation.
• Chief Financial Officer Award for Outstanding Financial Excellence and Leadership, 1993-1994.
Business Finance Manager
1990 to 1991
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Hand picked to lead the Business Finance function.
• Developed modeling tools to predict the business performance in a hyperinflation environment.
Products Division Finance Manager
1989 to 1990
Developed multi-country product profitability statements.
Territory Controller
1985 to 1989
Challenge of Excellence winner for Outstanding Contribution to the Corporation, 1987-1989.
Education
M.B.A. in Business Administration
B.S. in Finance and Economics
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