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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)

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 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.

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 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