Paula Lachance has over 16 years of experience in senior financial roles such as financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and general accounting. She has a proven track record of overseeing financial forecasting and budgeting on a monthly basis for executives and boards. Her most recent role was as a Senior Finance Manager at Ansell Healthcare Products, where she was responsible for forecasting, reporting, and partnering with sales and marketing. She also has experience managing accounting functions and balance sheet reconciliations.
Motivated, results-driven, multi-faceted individual with 5+ years’ experience in Finance and business seeking a position within finance/financial services. Able to develop and manage strategic business practices and initiatives. Experienced in working closely with both domestic and international clients; executive level management. An innovative individual with the ability to prioritize tasks and make quick decisions. Positive and upbeat attitude. Gets along very well with co-workers and management. Thoroughly enjoys a challenge and committed to a long-term career.
Fortune 50 Top Finance executive with 20+ years of success track record and broad experience in P&L management, FP&A, capital budgeting, capital and cash flow management, business plan development, M&A, strategic planning, marketing mix management, global control standard execution, and building organizational capability.
Motivated, results-driven, multi-faceted individual with 5+ years’ experience in Finance and business seeking a position within finance/financial services. Able to develop and manage strategic business practices and initiatives. Experienced in working closely with both domestic and international clients; executive level management. An innovative individual with the ability to prioritize tasks and make quick decisions. Positive and upbeat attitude. Gets along very well with co-workers and management. Thoroughly enjoys a challenge and committed to a long-term career.
Fortune 50 Top Finance executive with 20+ years of success track record and broad experience in P&L management, FP&A, capital budgeting, capital and cash flow management, business plan development, M&A, strategic planning, marketing mix management, global control standard execution, and building organizational capability.
This presentation provides an understanding of what financial modelling is and how it is used. Moreover it covers the basic approach for creating financial models and utilising them as needed.
This presentation provides an understanding of what financial modelling is and how it is used. Moreover it covers the basic approach for creating financial models and utilising them as needed.
1. Paula Lachance, MBA
3 Todd Drive Eatontown, NJ 07724 (H) 732-542-0842 (C) 732-778-7028 paulalachance@comcast.net
SENIOR MANAGEMENT –Financial Reporting & Analysis, Forecasting& Budgeting, General Accounting
Highly experience Senior Financial Planning & Analyst professional with a robust career overseeing business forecasting,
budgeting, reporting, cash management, general ledger accounting and internal controls seeking new exciting opportunities.
Background includes: financial forecasting/budgeting reporting & analysis on monthly basis for key executives & Board of
Directors. Assistance with General Accounting & balance sheet reconciliations. Strategic alignment of financial forecasting
utilizing marketing demand needs, and comparing B2B analysis for use of establishing trends
Strategic Planning… Financial Analysis… Budgeting… Sales Forecasting… Financial Reporting ….. Expense
Control ….. General Accounting….Reconciliations… Payroll…Cost Accounting….Inventory
Management…Consensus Reporting …..Assistance for Tax schedule preparation
Professional Experience
ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. – Iselin, NJ Jan 2000 to April 2016
Designs,develops,manufactures, and markets surgical, examination, industrial and household gloves as well as protective clothing
and consumer latex products. Selling brands such as HyFlex, MediTouch, Solvex, LifeStyles, Skyn. $1.6B in revenue with 52
facilities in 35 countries.
Senior Finance Manager (April 2004 to April 2016)
Responsible for quarterly forecasting/annual budgeting, monthly financial reporting business units of Industrial and Body
Protection in North American region. Partner with sales and marketing leadership to manage financial needs and create strategic
models for new revenue while controlling internal expenses. Responsible for all Board & Executive monthly, quarterly & annual
reporting, along with assisting General Accounting function with balance sheet reconciliations.
Financial planning forecasting/budgeting on quarterly & annual basis. All analysis, presentation preparation and reporting.
Maintain accounting responsibilities and reconciliations for accruals of customer rebates, revenue recognition, employee
benefit earnings and inventory of obsolete and slow moving.
Key Team member implementation of Qlikview, and supporting teammember of installation of Oracle.
Manage and prepare all pricing model contract with key Distributors.
Audit transactions and internal controls of systemto insure company is compliant with GAAP. Work with External Auditors
to provide support and documentation during annual Audit review, along with midyear audit testing.
Financial Services Control Manager (2001 to 2004)
Managed finished good inventory cost accounting, USA payroll department, USA census reporting, Cash Flow analysis and all
financial reporting for USA Holding companies. Spearheaded SOX documentation in USA region. Managed up to 8 individuals.
Managed all the consolidation reporting for Holding companies and treasury function, after moving function and Holding
companies from Nevada to New Jersey, decreasing overall operating expenses by $250k annually.
Reduced costs $150K annually and streamlined workflow processes by outsourcing payroll to ADP.
Documented procedure processes and internal controls and established SOX documentation for USA region.
Set up and maintained Cash flow forecasting and analysis.
Senior Accountant (2000 to 2001)
Coordinated generalaccounting for all USA/Latin America Divisions, including managing all systemreporting and General Ledger
maintenance.
Generated financial reporting of USA divisions to corporate office in Australia.
Supported audit activities, including physical inventories and working with external auditors.
Additional roles as Financial Analyst/Cash Management with Waterford Wedgwood USA, Inc. and Staff Accountant at Xpedite
Systems, Inc.
EDUCATION
MBA in Finance, Sept 2013, Southern New Hampshire University – Manchester,NH
B.A. in Accounting, Jan 1991, Southern New Hampshire University – Manchester,NH
A.S. in Accounting, May 1988 Southern New Hampshire University—Manchester, NH
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Oracle, Qlikview, Hyperion (HFM & Enterprise), PRMS, JD Edwards, Quicken, QuickBooks, Peach Tree, ADP, Microsoft
Office 2013, Power user of Excel, Word & PowerPoint