RONALD A.R. STARK
Bentonville
Summary
With a proven track record at Walmart Stores, Inc., I excel in business performance management and cross-functional team leadership. Expert in driving operational efficiencies and spearheading strategic financial planning, I've delivered impactful insights and robust sales channel analytics, significantly enhancing business outcomes. My approach combines analytical acumen with collaborative prowess, achieving notable success in complex, dynamic environments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager , Ecomm Finance
Sam's Club
Bentonville
02.2020 - Current
- Analyzed business performance data and forecasted business results for upper management.
- Leadership role in planning annual budgets for each department based on forecasted sales volumes.
- Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders to support business objectives.
- Conducted testing of software and systems to ensure quality and reliability.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
Senior Manager II –Marketing Finance Sam’s Club
Walmart Stores, Inc.
06.2015 - Current
- Work cross-functionally to plan, forecast, and report marketing expense for the Sam’s Club organization
- Streamlined forecast process with Alteryx, saving days of work, increasing accuracy, and providing insights to partners
- Finance lead for “No PO No Pay” pilot
- Part of ZBB Phase I roll-out assisting in the development of package structures and new GL’s for Advertising
Senior Manager – Real Estate Finance & Strategy
Walmart Stores, Inc.
02.2011 - 06.2016
- Partner with real estate leadership to coordinate +$1.1B remodel budget
- Responsible for reporting and insights into the remodel program finances
- Meet regularly with senior management to discuss the condition of the remodel program
- Developed statistical analysis in APT to determine remodel sales impacts
Senior Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy Apparel GMC
Walmart Stores, Inc.
12.2010 - 02.2011
- Partnered with Global Sourcing leadership to develop financial modeling and scorecarding on inflation, channel strategy, and quality
- Crucial player in the preparation of quarterly business reviews and annual deep dives
- Worked cross-functionally to develop the methodology used to measure the cost savings attributed to the apparel GMC
Senior Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy Apparel FP&A
Walmart Stores, Inc.
05.2009 - 12.2010
- Managed the merchandise, expense, and capital planning process for the apparel business unit with $20B in annual sales
- Responsible for the monthly P&L review package which communicated the state of the apparel business to senior management
Senior Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy – Supplier Relations
Walmart Stores, Inc.
11.2007 - 05.2009
- Chosen by management to take part in the Customer Savings Initiative project
- Responsible for developing and producing analysis on the top grocery and consumable vendors based on sales, margins, markdowns, pricing, trade terms, allowances and inventories
- Project delivered $1 billion in incremental trade funds
- Partnered with multiple departments to develop supplier scorecarding to ensure partnerships goals are achieved
Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy Apparel
Walmart Stores, Inc.
07.2007 - 10.2007
- Responsible for the development and implementation of the existing apparel category reporting
- Facilitated the 2008 apparel merchandising overhead expense and headcount budgets
Manager – Over/Short
Macy’s / May Department Stores Company
Minneapolis
02.2007 - 06.2007
- Partnered with multiple internal departments, affiliate divisions, and financial institutions to develop the initial Over/Short department at the Macy’s North division
- Trained staff of two in shortage investigation and reconciliation
Manager – Cash & Banking
Macy’s / May Department Stores Company
Minneapolis
01.2006 - 02.2007
- Responsible for the tracking and reconciliation of the cash depository, disbursement and 3rd party receivable accounts for an organization with sales volume of $2.3 billion
- Partner with Credit Promotion department to plan new account and credit penetration goals
- Produce company-wide, daily and weekly credit sales and new account reporting
- Refined cash deposit tracking process to reduce 2 censuses in 3 months
Sr. Financial Analyst – Expense Planning
Marshall Field’s a division of The May Department Stores Company
Minneapolis
11.2004 - 01.2006
- Coordinate the $800 million expense budget
- Collaborate with all departments to ensure proper budgets are set to reach the financial goals of the organization
- Responsible for weekly expense forecast reporting
- Accountable for the accurate transfer of budget data into the general ledger system
- Successfully implemented the first Marshall Fields budgeting process under May Company control
- Worked with a team to develop the company-wide seasonal and weekly budgeting processes
Sr. Financial Analyst – Capital Planning
The May Department Stores Company
St. Louis
02.2004 - 11.2004
- Responsible for the cash flow, net present value, and IRR analysis behind new store and remodel decisions
- Work closely with the energy and IT departments to analyze and present capital submissions to senior management
Sr. Financial Analyst – Financial Planning
The May Department Stores Company
St. Louis
05.2003 - 02.2004
- Coordinated the development of the $1.6 billion expense plan for a company with $13 billion in revenue
- Work effectively with several departments to drive the $125 million gift card business of the May Company
- Collaborated with the divisions to develop appropriate gift card sales and outpost plans for the 2003 holiday season
- Established the executive incentive compensation targets for earnings and return on net assets
Sr. Financial Analyst – Merchandise Reporting
The May Department Stores Company
St. Louis
08.2002 - 05.2003
- Responsible for producing timely and accurate merchandising reports for management utilizing EssBase database retrievals and Excel
- Successfully handled senior management special reporting requests
- Accountable for the conversion of numerous reports from Lotus 123 to MS Excel
- Increase reporting efficiencies with the use of Visual Basic for Applications
Merchandise Planning Analyst
Meier & Frank a division of The May Department Stores Company
Portland
05.2001 - 08.2002
- Worked cross functionally to develop financial plans for a company with sales volume of $500 million
- Responsible for analyzing, tracking, and coordinating financial planning for sales, gross margin, markup, markdown, shortage, average stock, receipt flow, and turnover for assigned business areas
- Collaborated with the merchant organization to review plans to ensure achievability
- Designed analytical spreadsheets to track actual and forecasted performance to be reviewed by senior management
- Produced variance reports to ensure data integrity between different systems
- Successfully developed and launched a company wide process that improved the method of planning vendor sales by door
- The new system gave the company greater control over the sales and stock allocation by store
Credit Reporting Analyst Supervisor
The May Department Stores Company
04.1998 - 05.2001
- Worked directly with the Vice President and Director of Credit as the department financial analyst
- Partnered with multiple departments to credit and sales information to produce value added internal and corporate reports
- Accountable for the weekly presentation of the bad debt forecasting package
- Responsible for prioritizing assignments to meet reporting deadlines on a daily basis
- Responsible for the presentation and analysis of the $6.5 million late fee and $10 million finance charge portion of the seasonal budget to senior management
- Introduced a series of standardized reporting processes and formats for weekly and seasonal budget presentations, which improved reporting accuracy and efficiency
- Trained, developed, and managed staff of three clericals, guiding them to their professional goals and company objectives
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Bentley University
Waltham, MASkills
- Business performance management
- Reporting oversight
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Operations management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Sales channel analytics
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Manager , Ecomm Finance
Sam's Club
02.2020 - Current
Senior Manager II –Marketing Finance Sam’s Club
Walmart Stores, Inc.
06.2015 - Current
Senior Manager – Real Estate Finance & Strategy
Walmart Stores, Inc.
02.2011 - 06.2016
Senior Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy Apparel GMC
Walmart Stores, Inc.
12.2010 - 02.2011
Senior Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy Apparel FP&A
Walmart Stores, Inc.
05.2009 - 12.2010
Senior Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy – Supplier Relations
Walmart Stores, Inc.
11.2007 - 05.2009
Manager – Merchandising Finance & Strategy Apparel
Walmart Stores, Inc.
07.2007 - 10.2007
Manager – Over/Short
Macy’s / May Department Stores Company
02.2007 - 06.2007
Manager – Cash & Banking
Macy’s / May Department Stores Company
01.2006 - 02.2007
Sr. Financial Analyst – Expense Planning
Marshall Field’s a division of The May Department Stores Company
11.2004 - 01.2006
Sr. Financial Analyst – Capital Planning
The May Department Stores Company
02.2004 - 11.2004
Sr. Financial Analyst – Financial Planning
The May Department Stores Company
05.2003 - 02.2004
Sr. Financial Analyst – Merchandise Reporting
The May Department Stores Company
08.2002 - 05.2003
Merchandise Planning Analyst
Meier & Frank a division of The May Department Stores Company
05.2001 - 08.2002
Credit Reporting Analyst Supervisor
The May Department Stores Company
04.1998 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Bentley University
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