Mark A. Jones

About Mark A. Jones

Strategic results-oriented Chief Financial Officer with 28+ years of progressive experience in multi-national manufacturing, distribution and service organizations. Recognized for special strengths in leadership, adaptability, team building and effectively communicating financial information and concepts.•Exceptional record of building finance teams as business partners in $50M -$200M business units. •Rolled out financial dashboards and overhauled financial reporting to drive P&L ownership and a culture of accountability. •Continually increased efficiency, consistency and accuracy by consolidating finance teams while streamlining the close process through automation and globally harmonized processes. •Developed robust profitability models used to evaluate new products and cost saving opportunities. •Simplified the budget process by developing a sales forecasting model and automated driver-based expense budgets. •Developed incentive plans and targets aligned with financial and business goals and objectives.•Successfully led several global IT projects including-Oracle ERP across Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela)-Localizations to support statutory reporting in India, China and Brazil-Various software to support preparation of consolidated income tax provisions and returns.Professional Strengths:•Financial management, reporting, planning and analysis•Annual and long-range strategic planning•Decision support and cash flow modeling •System design and technology implementation•Business process re-engineering•Leadership and staff development•Consolidations and GAAP reporting•Cost Accounting and inventory valuation •Compensation planning and analysis•Capital planning and control•Strategic alliance and acquisition analytics.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Advertiser Perceptions

   Jun 2024 — Present

Education

• King's College

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

  1993 — 1997

• Lehigh University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Internal Audit
• Gmp
• Risk Management
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Accounts Payable
• Financial Modeling
• Leadership
• Consolidation
• Process Improvement
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Financial Statements
• Hyperion
• Capital Budgeting
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Management
• Forecasting
• Finance
• Internal Controls
• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Technology Transfer
• Auditing
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Variance Analysis
• Project Management
• General Ledger
• Oracle Applications
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Cost Accounting
• Strategy
• Us Gaap