Thuva Thayaparan

A team-oriented CPA, CMA with leadership experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Decision Support, Business Analytics, Strategic Sourcing and Product Management. A self-starter with a proven track record of taking challenging projects and completing under aggressive timelines.

Specialties: 
• People Leadership with ten direct reports
• Financial modeling, profitability, and variance analysis 
• Financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting
• Assessing financial impact, opportunities and risks 
• Business case and strategic analysis
• Preparing presentations to senior and executive management
• Presentation skills to senior management and large audiences
• Strategic Sourcing, Category Strategy
• Vendor Negotiation, Vendor Strategy
• Process improvement and automation

I am an excellent candidate for the position of Director of Finance, FP&A at Gilead Sciences Inc because I not only fit the skills and qualifications needed, but I am confident I can go beyond your expectations and exceed long term in this role.  My 15+ years of experience in finance including financial planning & analysis / finance decision support/ pricing / analytics, my experience leading and managing finance teams of ten employees, as well as my ability to tackle and solve complex problems demonstrates why I am an excellent candidate.

I am a collaborative leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys working alongside business partners to create meaningful value for the organization.  I have extensive FP&A experience managing $4B annual revenues at Ingram Micro which includes forecasting and budgeting the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow. I routinely partner with business leaders in sales, product management, operations, digital to provide financial insights & optimize opportunities while mitigating risks. One of my greatest accomplishments at Ingram Micro was to stabilize and build up the FP&A team which suffered from retention issues prior to me joining.  This allowed me to gain the confidence and credibility of the business teams who welcomed the partnership from finance.

While at Pitney Bowes supporting the mailing and SaaS business, I was managing the U.S. FP&A and Decision Support operations worth $1.3B in annual revenue.  In this role I led the forecasting and budgeting process, managed financial models that tracked customer populations, and was the primary liaison for business cases and decision support for key strategic initiatives.  This included analyzing pricing and programs profitability for the company as well as tracking the profitability of various sales channels. One of my greatest accomplishments at Pitney Bowes was spearheading the creation of the product P&Ls which was used in presentation decks to senior management and was adopted by other regions to follow. 

At the beginning of my career, I have also held finance roles in the retail and telecommunications sector working at Sears Canada, Canadian Tire and Bell Canada. These positions have allowed me to become a well-rounded finance professional who can adapt to change and solve complex financial problems. One of my greatest accomplishments at Sears Canada was conducting a thorough deep dive analysis which resulted in a $5M settlement win from a large major appliance vendor.

Thank you for your time and for considering me for the Director of Finance, FP&A position.  I am excited and enthusiastic about being part of your team and I am looking forward to discussing my qualifications further at your convenience.

Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Toronto, specializing in Finance.

CPA, CMA.