1. Andrea O’Donnell
0868366261 andreaodonnell.ie@gmail.com
Professional Summary
FCCA qualified accountant,with12 years’experienceinIT,Food/Beverage, Manufacturingand
Construction sectors.
Excellent leadership skills. 7 years’ management experience. Led teams with 4 staff.
Strong systems and project experience. Supported implementation of SAP and TAMSS.
International experience, working in Argentina and Ireland. Fluent Spanish and English.
Education
2015 ComputarisedandManual Payroll FETAC ML5
2013 Institute of Leadership&Management BusinessEnterprise
2005 GriffithCollege,Dublin ACCA - Accountancy
1997 Universityof BuenosAires CPA - Accountancy
Work Experience
Nov ’14 – present Balfour Beatty CLG Financial Analyst (Contract)
Recut2015 budgetand buildupdetailedcostcentre budgets
Reworkdirectandindirectcostclassifications ensuringaccurate costcapture
Run monthlyreforecastprocessandreportonriskand opportunities
Buildsuite of reports,cost and financial modelstoautomate P&Ldeliveringprocess
Buildsuite of weeklyKPIsandtargetsforSeniorManagementTeam
BuildFinancial ForecastandBudgetingModel
Developandupdate newbusinessprocessestoachieve accurate deliveryof business results
SupportCFO indevelopingthe reportingwithinthe business
Involvedinthe WorkInProgress ReconciliationProject,includingdataanalysis,project
control and presentationstostakeholders
Mar ’13 to Mar ‘14 GlaxoSmithKlein Financial Analyst (Contract)
Maintained the financial models to capture, analyse and report actual, plan & forecast
performance across all categories and areas in
BusinessPartnermanagingandmaintainingcleartimetable for all data submissions ensuring
alignment to meeting f/cast cycle and month end business updates
Performed analytical review of financial results to identify anomalies in trends and
inconsistencies with previous months, prior year & previous forecasts
Prepared andcoordinatedinternal management reports by Channel, by Category & by Brand
(daily/monthly/YTD vs prior year and targets)
2. Prepared Monthly Forecasting submission (FC70) to GB for consolidation
Ensured integrity of actual & forecast data set prepared & circulated to the business
Established new processimprovementto provide greaterautomationof end to end reporting
and forecast process
Continuous review of products in forecasting population to determine if system generated
stat forecast is sufficient
Forecasted impactof changesinrevenue onthe level of trade spendtobe accruedor invested
Assistedinpreparationof modelsfornetrevenue management incl. customer segmentation
models, GTN updates, GTN improvement tracking
Analysed newBusinessOpportunities, new Route to Market Proposal and recommended on
new strategies
Reassessed pricing model, new built of master files by customer by product
Lead customer price increases.
Played key role in transfer of sold brands to Suntory. Ensured adherence to TSA.
Apr ‘09 – Aug ’12 Premier Foods Ireland Ltd Commercial Business Partner
Largest food producer supplying retail, wholesale, foodservice customer brands.
Business partner providing financial advice to Sales and Marketing team. Assisted decision-
making. Interpreted and provided financial input to products, customers and territories.
Analysed customer/brand profitability and provided recommendations to drive business.
Planned, forecasted and budgeted sales/promotions. Led monthly sales/promotional
investment review. Reported variances and provided clarity on promotional phasing.
Provided financial input into new promotion management process (forecasting, costing,
accruals and reconciliation). Analysed sales investment. Tracked activity and variances.
Reviewed promotional investment to identify opportunities to maximise profit growth.
Created pricing models to review profitability on New Product Development (NPD).
Advised on profit feasibility and viability of NPD and EPD (existing product development).
Vetted key customers, brands and product profitability with appropriate recommendations.
Streamlined price units, bonus structures and trading terms for food and cake business.
Supported SAP implementation project and TAMSS system implementation/upgrade.
Trained and provided continuous technical support to TAMSS system users
Improved processing of month end from 10 days to 2.5 days.
Created pre-post promotional evaluation models by customer, brand and product.
Provided sales team with better financial understanding of targets and promotional profit
targets. Brought up overall contribution target.
Played key role in transfer of Irish brands sold to Boyne Valley. Ensured adherence to TSA.
Played key role in transition of remaining business to UK. Achieved clean final audit.
Oct ‘07 – Mar ’09 Murex Advanced Technologies Ltd Financial Controller
Managed financial function for a software development firm (€10m t/o). Managed 2 staff.
Prepared annual statutory accounts and corporation tax returns.
Managed quarter-end close, including group reporting and inter-company reconciliations.
3. Prepared and presented annual budget, variance analysis and consolidation pack to MD.
Analysed sales figures for local management. Developed cost awareness.
Ensured accuracy of revenue distribution based on client contracts.
Ensured sales process and invoicing carried out.
Prepared monthly payroll for 50 staff. Involved with cash and treasury management.
Completed and filed all regulatory returns, i.e. CT, VAT, PAYE, PRSI, CSO surveys.
Established policies and internal controls. Designed new expense claim controls.
Introduced new balance sheet and P&L variance reporting.
Prepared business case to resource circa €1m R&D investment from IDA.
Mar ‘05 – Oct ’07 Coca-Cola Company Ireland Financial/Marketing Analyst
Managed month end and year-end duties for Irish Marketing Business Unit. Managed and
controlled €20m marketing investment budget. Ensured delivery of overall P&L.
Prepared management accounts. Reconciled Balance Sheet and P&L accounts.
Supervised Accounts Payable process.
Monitored and reported budget status. Supported resource allocation decisions.
Assisted preparation of Business Plans for each region.
Analysed, reviewed and updated Marketing Pressure Points based on sales curve analysis.
Prepared Brand Contribution Reporting, by brand and line item.
Liaised with internal and external auditors. Achieved two consecutive clean internal audits.
Ensured audit compliance, by reviewing internal audit findings and recently issued AIC.
Analysed and improved internal controls. Ensured staff adherence to company policies.
Supported implementation of new systems. Provided financial and SAP training to staff.
Created new PO monitoring system. Enhanced efficiency and delivered 100% compliance.
Identifiedandcommunicated risks and opportunities on monthly reporting to management.
2001 – 2004 Irish Merchants Limited (Dublin) Assistant Accountant
1998 – 2001 Argentine RepublicEmbassy (Dublin) Accountant
1991 – 1998 Supreme Court Argentine Republic ForensicAccountancy Assistant
1990 – 1991 Mauricio GoldringAccountants Junior Accountant
Additional Information
Other Training: EU CompetitionLaw,Financial IntegrityandInformationProtection.
IT Skills: MS Office,LotusNotes, SAP, AS/400-System21/JD Edwards, Cognos Analyst, Cognos
Live,Cognos Excel Plug-in, BPCS, Business Objects, MicroPay Sage, Sage Line 50, Peoplesoft,
Oracle
Memberships:Memberof ACCA IrelandandCPA Argentina.
Other Studies:Completed4yrsinBusinessStudies&Administration
Referencesavailable uponrequest