Andrea Booher

About Andrea Booher

Accomplished finance leader with compelling success in FP & A across diverse industries. Excels at aligning teams, processes, and projects to achieve both short-term goals and long-range objectives. Leverages business acumen and financial literacy to lead strategic planning. Develops processes, models, and tools to understand key drivers, forecast, and plan business for predictable, sustainable, and profitable growth. Agile manager and mentor who leads and motivates cross-functional teams to deliver results. Strategic thinker and creative problem solver who breaks down complex demands into actionable strategies and tactics. Persuasive leader who successfully interacts with and challenges executive leadership while maintaining collaborative and productive relationships. Areas of Expertise:Financial Modeling, Analysis, Forecasting, Pricing Strategies, Strategic Planning, Process Development,Project Management, Change Management, General Management, Talent Development and Team Leadership.Career Achievements:– One of three finalists selected out of employees for the Marvin Schwan Heritage Award of Outstanding Service and Achievement in 2015.– Nominated by multiple parties for the Marvin Schwan Heritage Award in 2014 and 2016.– Led profitable growth for a small marketing firm, from $1 million to $3.5 million annually.

Experience

1. Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis

   Schwan's Company

   Jan 2016 — Present · Bloomington, MN, US

   Leads finance support for sales and marketing; serves as key advisor to Chief Growth Officer.• Manages three senior financial analysts to ensure profitable decision making on a $1 billion+ portfolio.• Drives continuous improvement of financial acumen for sales and marketing teams. • Creates tools and processes for the development of quarterly forecasts, annual business plan, three-year strategic plan, and 10-year plans for capacity and capital planning.• Develops practices and tools to tightly manage and forecast $70 million in advertising expenditures across eight brands/brand managers.• Presents and defends plans to business unit senior leadership and HQ executives.• As Finance Lead on Growth Team, collaborates with other sales and marketing leads to drive strategies, policies, and actions to achieve profitable growth – the team successfully increased profits by $200 million over three years.

Education

• Minnesota State University, Mankato

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, Concentration in Finance

• Minnesota State University, Mankato

  MBA, Finance & Marketing

  1981 — 1987