Benjamin Sherwood

About Benjamin Sherwood

Highly accomplished, results-driven Financial Controller with more than 17 years (14 international, 2 living abroad) of progressive experience in accounting, finance, and operations management within a global multi-billion dollar organization, who values accountability, confidence, and communication in own career/personal life, and looks for others to have the same mindset. Particularly adept at streamlining business operations to drive growth, increase efficiency, and bottom-line profit. Possesses solid leadership, integrity, communication, and interpersonal skills to establish rapport with all levels of staff and management. Accounting & Financial Management Financial Analysis & Reporting Budgeting, Forecasting, & Ad-hoc Analysis Business Planning & Analysis Growth Strategy Development Business Operations Efficiencies Controllership & Decision Support Human Resources & IT Management

Experience

1. Regional Financial Controller

   Veolia | Water Tech

   Nov 2011 — Present · Greenville, SC, US

   Report and provide assistance to the Area CEO and CFO of VWT Industrial, reviewing and consolidating monthly financials for presentation to the Group Directors, analyzing financial trends, implementing area objectives, ensuring goals are being met to achieve profitability, and analyze potential acquisitions; developed and restructured to become the most profitable region within our organization.• Responsible for the financial control of BU\'s, monitoring, analysis, and planning of several of the group’s operational BU’s during budget, forecast, and monthly closing phases; this includes being hands-on with local teams, and assisting them.• Participate in the collaboration and analysis of each BU\'s annual budget and forecasts: sales, strategic goals, income statements, profitability, on-going and targeted contracts, balance sheets, cash management (operations, investments), risk assessment, corporate treasurer, and human resources and benefit plan administration.• Developed KPI’s for my regions, which were then implemented by our corporate office into the remaining global regions.• Created shared service centers in North and Latin America, which have delivered substantial cost savings and improved quality.• Work in the development, strategy, and growth of sales in all business line offerings, across many markets and countries to seek out new business, capture a larger market share, and increase revenue.• Travel to BU’s and major projects for reviews assessing risks, and identify and challenge key issues in their sales objectives.

Education

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor's Degree, Finance, General

  1996 — 2000

• Stetson University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2002 — 2004