Brittney k. Norman

August 2004 – May 2009                                                        Georgia State University                                                                           Atlanta, Georgia

Bachelor of Business Administration                                                                                                                     Major: Finance

Hands-on background utilizing financial and supply chain management applications to effectively integrate solutions related to financial and performance management

Comprehensive knowledge of specific ERP financial/supply chain applications and processes focused in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets & Procure to Pay

Analytical, effective communication with team members including stakeholders, cross-functional team leadership, detail oriented and strong decision making and project management skills

Applications: SAP, CPM, HANA, BI, Smartview, Oracle E-Business Suite, Toad (Basic SQL Queries), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (including Pivot Tables, Lookups, and Conditional Statements), Tableau (Novice), Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, and SharePoint

May 2016  – Present                                                        The Estee Lauder Companies                                   Los Angeles, California/New York

Strategic Finance and Gross Margin Management Senior Analyst, Smashbox and GLAMGLOW

• Implementation of the New Product Costing (NPL) Process and integration of the Corporate standardized Strategic Finance reporting
• Daily collaboration with seven cross functional teams for the purpose of creating accurate cost objectives, determining the impact on Brand profitability and of innovation, providing Cost of Goods guidance and improving accuracy and timing of product launches
• Develop and maintain global/regional financial modeling, reporting and KPIs for Gross Margin analysis, yearly forecasting, Mix of Business, Actual vs. Plan units/sales/costs, Profit Mix, Category/Sub-Category mix, current/future year COG impacts of products and overall strategic planning and business planning
• Partner with Sr. Executive/Leadership Team, Brand Finance and other cross functional teams to provide guidance, recommendations, presentations and analysis during annual Budget, Strategy and Long Range Plan (LRP) development
• Lead status meetings, present and manage the reconciliation of reporting across four North America offices and five International affiliates
• SAP Power User, Training Coordinator and Point of Contact

April 2013 – April 2016                                                   The Estee Lauder Companies                                                       New York, New York

Finance and Demand Planning Administrator & Analyst, Travel Retail Worldwide – All Brands

• Developed, maintained and compiled reports, analyses and reconciliations of financial, budgetary and KPI data using SAP, BI, CPM Workspace, Smartview and other internal reporting tools
• Owned and managed reoccurring monthly Estimate reporting needs, including quarterly P&L, Run-Rate, Gross Sales and COGS, CAPEX, variance analysis and departmental expense reports
• Processed and tracked Finance related purchase orders and vendor invoices through SRM, while ensuring invoices are paid timely based on payment terms
• Provided support to the Finance team with Budget, Strategy, and ad hoc reporting/presentations to be presented for upper management

·         Assisted in driving consistency in SAP/SRM processes and reporting by communicating, implementing and enforcing standard guidelines across departments/affiliates

·         Budget creation and execution for Visual Merchandising related costs to monitor spending versus plan and estimate

·         SAP Power User, Training Coordinator and Point of Contact

• Ad-hoc reporting, special project support and additional operational/administrative duties

October 2010 – May 2012                                               Accenture                                                                            New York/Atlanta, Georgia

Oracle Financial & Performance Management Consulting Analyst

·         Preparation, analysis, and modeling of financial data using relational databases and reporting/query tools such as Oracle, SAP and Hyperion

·         Developed, created and maintained financial and analytical reports generated through warehousing systems to team members and upper management

·         Supported financial and trend analysis, auditing, internal controls and financial management systems

·         Analyzed and implemented ERP modules to streamline ineffective business process