Lauren Mennona

About Lauren Mennona

I am a Senior Financial Analyst with experience in a variety of consumer product good and manufacturing industries. My career experience showcases a wide range of skills including supporting the FP & A team through sales reporting, rebate reporting, sales team gross sales forecast and trade management, budgeting capital expenditures, handling account receivables, controlling account balance reconciliations and analyzing support staff budgets. My computer skills include utilizing OneStream, Phocas, SAP, Oracle, QAD, EPM, E4 Trade Management System, Microstrategy, Deltek MPM, Salesforce, Hyperion, QlikView, Ariba, Blackline, Microsoft 365 with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and Google Workspace.One of my personal accomplishments was completing a full marathon. I always strive for excellence in and out of the office.

Experience

1. Senior Financial Analyst

   Quanex

   Sep 2023 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Accountable for all sales reporting for the AmesburyTruth division through month-end close procedures in the FP & A team. Ownership of monthly sales OneStream data consolidation and charts report, comparing actuals, budget and forecast by product category. Work with product leaders to create monthly summaries and quarterly PowerPoint presentations to leadership• Lead the New Product Development sales tracking and reporting for the product management team. Finance business partner to product management team• Execution of price, surcharge and tariff variance analysis to prior year and budget• End-to-end ownership for customer rebate agreements. Communicate with accounting for annual budget and monthly accruals. Lead the annual contracts alignment, track the estimated rebate payouts, communicate with sales team regularly and spearhead the approval and payment process• Responsible for annual sales budget by product and by site. Collaboration with product management and demand planning with final budget reported in OneStream• System optimization of Phocas to align all customer data available for the sales team. Ownership over the independent sales representative commissions, tracking and payment• Additional sales by category reporting and ad hoc items as required due to integration to Quanex

Education

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Finance, General

  2011 — 2015