samuel talsma

vice president of finance , americas

About

FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE * CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER * CPA * CMA * Six Sigma Black Belt * CPIM * MBA Finance (U of Chicago)

Country

united states

City

cleveland

Industry

consumer goods

Skill

taxation and treasury, financial reporting and controls, cash repatriation, business administration, cost cutting and overhead reduction, forecasting and budgeting, p&l improvement, manufacturing operations and streamlining, financial planning and analysis, cross functional team leadership, financial reporting, forecasting, financial analysis, p&l management, analysis, corporate finance, financial modeling, budgets, business process improvement, business strategy, management, strategy, process improvement, due diligence, finance, financial planning, leadership, managerial finance, financial accounting, restructuring, six sigma, start ups, strategic planning, product development, accounting, u.s. generally accepted accounting principles, cost accounting, internal controls, mandarin, mergers and acquisitions, business intelligence, business planning, manufacturing, project management

Experience

consultant

arthur andersen business consulting

1999-1 - 2000-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Advised corporate clients on financial reporting, activity-based costing, and business intelligence (BI) technology

vice president of finance , asia pacific

mtd products

2016-10 - 2018-8 · 1 yr 11 mos

* Led the finance function of APAC Global Strategic Business Unit comprised of China manufacturing, value added services and 15+ country level markets served. * Reversed 5-year historical loss trend across Asia Pacific Business positioning business for growth * Led multi-million cost productivity program redirecting savings into funding +20% sales growth * Delivered 33% lower cost finance function by uniting multi-cultural APAC finance team

controller , asia

mtd products

2014-8 - 2016-10 · 2 yrs 3 mos

* Led the finance function of Asia business, delivered profit turnaround and rapid control improvements. Executed functional vision focused on finance process excellence, business insights and talent. * Led multi-million profit turn-around * Improved cash flow allowing permanent repatriation of long standing parent loan subsidies * Drove 100% closure to auditor financial control findings leading to audit time-fee savings

range of financial leadership roles and international assignments

whirlpool corporation

2008-1 - 2014-7 · 6 yrs 7 mos

* Graduated (MBA) into CFO leadership program and deployed into mix of diverse, impactful assignments and post program roles covering the full spectrum of business unit, corporate and strategic initiatives. * Assignments included: * Controller of Sales Promotions for NA Region * Regional Manager of Asia Tax & Treasury, Shanghai, China * Margin Accelerator Initiative-Enterprise Cost Leadership PMO * Controller of Global Product Engineering * International Tax Planning and Repatriations-Global Tax and Treasury

consultant

mercer

2000-1 - 2002-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Advised finance and HR executives on performance and compensation systems that reinforce strategic objectives by constructing financial models.

production development supervisor

l'oréal

2002-1 - 2003-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Production Supervisor for L’Oreal’s largest Asian production site. Managed hair care and skincare production lines – 7 lines and 50 staff – and collaborated with operating managers on a new efficiency reporting systems, production enhancements, training, and employee engagement programs. Implemented a new efficiency reporting system, training curriculum, and employee suggestion program that improved new product launches and led to new records for efficiency and plant production. Tightened budget controls for production by analyzing production waste and cost data for 300+ SKUs.

vice president of finance , americas

mtd products

2018-8 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

Lead finance of Americas SBU with specific mandate to drive margin expansion, technology leverage, cost efficiencies and strong cross functional alignment.