Ken Kulsa

About Ken Kulsa

Seasoned finance professional focused on ensuring growth initiatives meet their targets. I have over 15 years of experience in managing end-to-end annual budget and monthly forecasting process across multiple organizations. I also developed and distributed monthly reporting packages to senior executives, identifying key insights from results, including KPIs, variance analysis and drivers.My core competencies include profitability analysis, financial modeling, M&A due diligence, capacity planning and business partnering. I have successfully supported company\'s growth strategies by creating and maintaining a rolling 3-year forecast of expenses by product and reviewing it with the executive leadership each month, ensuring achievement of margin targets. I have also served as a lead role in creating a Product Portfolio Analysis that displays contribution margin by product and is used for long-range strategic planning and capacity reallocation decisions. My mission is to provide financial guidance and insights that enable informed and effective decisions for the business.

Experience

1. Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis, R & d & Gmo

   Haemonetics

   Feb 2024 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Business partner to CTO & Chief Medical Officer• Drive monthly forecasting and reporting process• Manage strategic plan to ensure investments are aligned to each business unit’s growth objectives• Partner with manufacturing org to ensure costs are recorded correctly• Lead BOD presentation slides for both Technology & Medical divisions• Manage capex requests and reporting to ensure objectives are being met

Education

• Northeastern University

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

• Northeastern University

  MBA

Skills

• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Management
• Project Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Product Management
• Financial Analysis
• Analysis
• Business Development
• Process Engineering
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Process Improvement
• Business Intelligence
• Budgets
• Finance
• Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Due Diligence
• Change Management
• Access
• Financial Reporting
• Budget
• Business Strategy
• Erp
• Forecasting
• Strategic Planning
• Mergers & Acquisitions