Carol Obrien

Background

About Carol Obrien

Helping global and domestic business leaders with their most pressing challenges: • Reliable data analytics that enhance business planning • Cost containment that maximizes profitability • Budget and Forecast modeling that highlights risks and opportunities Noteworthy Accomplishments: • Improved efficiency and quality of monthly close and annual budget process for leadership team of international pharmaceutical with $390M annual sales in over 70 countries. • Revised and standardized national operations business model, decreasing expenses by 6%($20M). • Reduced manpower requirements of monthly close process by 50% by automating cost reporting. • Designed benchmarking models resulting in fixed cost savings of $14M annually. • Implemented $200M budget reduction objective for a not-for-profit client. • Designed trend analysis for critical post-IPO period for $2.3B annual budget and 3-year plan. • Automated and managed global bonus and compensation database for 500+ employees. • Initiated worldwide software training and best practices for global finance team. Recognized for: Management Reporting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Expense Analysis, Cost Control, Process Improvement. A powerhouse with MS Excel, IBM Cognos / TM1, JDE, Pivot tables, V-Lookups, MS PowerPoint, Hyperion. Possesses a sense of urgency, resourcefulness, tenacity, and interpersonal skills. Contact: carolobrien01@optonline.net