anthony milton

Responsible for financial reporting and analysis of $22 billion national brands and $5 billion private label annual sales and gross margin for health/wellness, snacks and beverage, general merchandise, groceries, and personal care divisions. Reduced $30 million (2%) annually on $1.5 billion annual product expenditure by developing a cost modeling tool for EDLP market strategy. Enabled unit cost savings of 8% through new contractual deals by partnering with product managers in deal negotiations and strategic initiatives. Developed tools for deal savings tracking, COGS analysis, vendor scorecards, and commodity tracking reports.

Managed financial planning and forecasting activities, supporting the implementation of the company’s new ERP system. Compiled cost estimates and assumptions for the $200 million annual capital expenditure project. Addressed key financial metric areas such as project timeliness, milestones, SGA, and capital overruns. Identified $40 million (25%) in annual savings by developing cost modeling tool for outsourced IT shared expenditures, highlighting opportunities for improved coordination, capital/expense transparency, and overall efficiency Developed financial analytics tool which presented periodic P&L comparisons by business units resulting in the development of alternative plans which improved business results.

* Chosen to work directly with CFO, investigated issues and proposed strategies on business process improvement * Coordinated financial planning, budget and forecasting activities with the business team * Developed analytic reports. highlighting trends, milestones, opportunities and risks compared to financial targets; provided insight to the business in key areas * Analyzed forecast, budget and actual by performance and comparison results, researched exceptions and delivered key information to support executive management decision-making * Analyzed operating and financial results and key drivers compared to financial targets; provided recommendations in key business areas * Provided financial information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, and making presentations of findings, analysis and recommendations * Developed and executed various reports with analysis for multiple departments across organization * Respected as results-driven team member as indicated by peers each year in performance reviews

* Assisted leadership team with coordinating budget activities; gathering financial reports and presenting to Board of Directors * Analysis of financial and performance results vs. budget and forecast plans; provided insight of key findings to business team. * Prepared financial reports highlighting trends, in-depth analysis and recommendations * Identified trends and provided recommendations from analysis of capital, labor and SG&A spend. * Prepare yearend financial information including processing all accruals for SEC financial reporting.

Responsible for providing CIO and VP of FP&A with financial reporting and analysis on $100 million annual spend of outsourced IT shared services for 27 organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Enabled $907,000 in savings from cost control strategy by highlighting trends, cost savings opportunities, analytical results, and chargeback costs within business functions. Delivered cost savings of $8 million (16%) on a $50 million annual spend by leading projects across six departments with 22 team members to improve operational efficiency.