Judy Romano

Direct and oversee the Finance and Accounting functions the European entities of McKesson. Lead a staff of 35. •Responsibilities include financial strategy, short and long term planning, forecasting, acquisition support, resource allocation, management reporting, SOX, internal control, board of directors communication and performance analysis. Also in charge of Financial Systems and Billing functions. •Frequent partner with business executives regarding strategic decisions and initiatives to organically

Planned and directed the activities associated with Business Analysis, Financial Analysis, Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasting. •Drove the annual Budget and monthly Forecast process ($700M in annual revenue). Reviewed and approved recommendations for financial planning and control. Monitored division and department adherence to approved budget. Identified potential risk areas (including omissions and forecasting errors). •Interfaced closely with CEO, CFO and other executive team members •Confidential

Executive level position with responsibility to oversee the financial planning and budgeting function for the corporate business group and to identify new strategic initiatives for the group. •Revamped financial processes for the business unit and implement approved changes •Developed financial analysis on potential strategic partners •Created a consistent financial model for all Global Alliances •Acted as a liaison between Corporate Finance and the Alliances Group

Executive level position with responsibility to direct and oversee the financial function for the corporate business group with an operating budget of $20 million worth of capital investments. Supervise headquarters staff of 2 professionals with indirect reporting functions in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. •Established financial processes for the newly created business unit from ground zero. Recruited, developed and trained a Finance department •Directed the annual budget process from original b

Directed and oversaw financial planning function for 13 subsidiaries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean with annual sales in excess of $2 billion. Oversaw all aspects of internal and external reporting. Lead the development of the financial plan and tracked financial performance against plan. Supervised headquarters staff of 2 and 13 staff in the Region via matrix organization. •Provided hands on diagnoses, assistance and mentoring to subsidiary staff to improve level of financial sophistication an

Established monthly forecast process for the company, which was approved by the CEO and his staff. Led the forecast process implementation team of 5 professionals. Key member of the Mergers & Acquisitions special project team reporting to the CEO. •Identified viable candidates for acquisition, completed competitive analysis, and prepared comparative financial models. Participated in due diligence process and in decision making, implemented valuation techniques on both public and private firms, and evaluat

Performed all accounting functions to include journal entries, account reconciliations and filing state and federal taxes. •Identified and obtained backpayments for outstanding charges from North America branches in the amount of $500,000 •Wrote business commentaries for upper management reviewed; and interpreted deviations from budget and projections

Prepared corporate financial statements for senior management and annual audit. Performed all accounting functions to include journal entries, accounts payable, petty cash, deposits, bank reconciliations and trial balance. •Obtained backpayments in excess of $50,000 through design and development of retail sales and expenses tracking system for 7 European licensees •Identified cost saving measures through financial analysis of domestic and foreign suppliers. Reduced monthly charges by 10% •Integral part