Occupation:Chief Financial Officer |
Location:Scarsdale, NY |
Education Level:Bachelor |
Will Relocate:YES |
Description
CAREER SUMMARY OF SEAN ZHAO Finance Director/Business Partner, Over 15 years' experience in corporate finance field with Fortune 500 companies in China. Keen to the business environment especially the China market which is a fast evolving economy. Worked closely with Executives to set up strategic plans and fulfill P/L responsibilities of a $1.5 billion business section. Diagnosed Sub-Markets business models to identify business opportunities and advise solution to markets' General Managers. Set up P/L return targets and measurement models for a faster and healthier business extension. Managed franchisee business to achieve a win-win business results. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Led to develop business plan for a $1.5 billion business section, set up sales growth targets with key drivers, short term and long term cost structure optimization objectives, business extension strategies, resources needed, committed a healthy and responsible margin growth. Presented and aligned the business plan with top management. Landed sub-strategy and business plan for the markets within the business section. * Led P/L optimization projects. Set up and aligned goals for the projects, engaged cross functional team members, navigated different opinions to achieve cost saving objective. Saved millions of expense for the company and be honored President Award of the company, which only acknowledges top 1% of employees. * Designed business review process to identify business opportunities for each market, discussed and came up with solutions, set up action plans, cascaded scorecard to keep tracking the results. Prepared the mitigation plan for potential business risks. Markets' performance kept improving after the execution of this review process, margin% improved by 5% in the latest two years. * Developed business extension P/L models to ensure a fast and healthy business growth. Set up and nurtured a norm database for a better P/L estimation to avoid subjective judgement, resulted in an easier and clearer decision making process for business team. Financial return of business extension improved significantly after carrying out of the new model. * Engaged in people coaching and team development. Successfully built up a professional finance team to drive the business growth. Certified as visiting professor of McDonald's Hamburger University, one of the three professors who delivered finance workshop in Hamburger University. ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Led to develop business plan for a $1.5 billion business section, set up sales growth targets with key drivers, short term and long term cost structure optimization objectives, business extension strategies, resources needed, committed a healthy and responsible margin growth. Presented and aligned the business plan with top management. Landed sub-strategy and business plan for the markets within the business section. * Led P/L optimization projects. Set up and aligned goals for the projects, engaged cross functional team members, navigated different opinions to achieve cost saving objective. Saved millions of expense for the company and be honored President Award of the company, which only acknowledges top 1% of employees. * Designed business review process to identify business opportunities for each market, discussed and came up with solutions, set up action plans, cascaded scorecard to keep tracking the results. Prepared the mitigation plan for potential business risks. Markets' performance kept improving after the execution of this review process, margin% improved by 5% in the latest two years. * Developed business extension P/L models to ensure a fast and healthy business growth. Set up and nurtured a norm database for a better P/L estimation to avoid subjective judgement, resulted in an easier and clearer decision making process for business team. Financial return of business extension improved significantly after carrying out of the new model. * Engaged in people coaching and team development. Successfully built up a professional finance team to drive the business growth. Certified as visiting professor of McDonald's Hamburger University, one of the three professors who delivered finance workshop in Hamburger University.
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