Sarany Biagas
Newport News
Summary
Accomplished professional with more than 20 years’ hands-on leadership of financial and operational strategies that boost bottom-line results. Outstanding expertise in virtually all facets of financial accounting, analysis, planning and reporting. Highly versatile; quickly masters new roles and responsibilities. Continuously pursues opportunities to learn and takes on challenges for further professional development and growth. Thrives in the face of significant challenges and responsibilities. Impeccable integrity and work ethic. Collaborative and inclusive; adept at building strong teams and developing management talent.
Seasoned Finance Manager with a proven track record in strategic financial planning and budget management. Possess strong skills in financial forecasting, risk analysis, and regulatory compliance. Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and cost savings while maintaining high standards of financial integrity and control. Committed to delivering impactful results through collaborative leadership and cross-functional team engagement.
Adaptable professional with a quick-learning ability and a talent for adjusting to new environments. Skilled in rapidly acquiring new knowledge and applying it effectively. Driven by a passion for continuous learning and successfully navigating change.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager | AR Launch Finance
AMAZON
07.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT
- Spearheaded the launch of Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Centers, managing a total of $15B in construction costs per site.
- Oversees $2.5B in combined annual operating budgets ($500M per facility) and developed a comprehensive launch strategy encompassing:
- Labor planning and financial systems integration
- Cross-functional alignment with support teams
- Performance metrics establishment and tracking
- Implemented end to end financial infrastructure
- Developed and implemented accounting policies in compliance with company’s Transaction and Spend policy, ensuring accurate financial reporting and internal controls.
- Led transition from construction to steady-state operations, collaborating with site, regional and support teams
- Improving cost year over year by $2.5M per site while training future finance managers and site senior leadership in performing correct standard work
- NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize resource allocation and efficiency.
- Prepared financial documents such as budgets, forecasts and reports.
- Developed financial models to support valuation, planning, and forecasting activities.
- Analyzed financial data to support strategic decision-making across departments.
Finance Manager | Multi Site
AMAZON
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT
- Manage the daily operation and cost management for 5 Amazon Robotic fulfillment centers, encompassing:
- $2B in annual budget ($400M fixed, $1.6B variable costs)
- Workforce of 22,500 associates and 600 salaried leaders
- Annual shipment volume of 822M units across the region
- NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT
Senior Financial Analyst
AMAZON
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT
- Led financial operations and controllership for a major fulfillment center launch while partnering with Senior Operations leadership.
- Spearheaded weekly capacity planning meetings, analyzing key metrics including attendance rates, employee turnover, productivity rates, and process flow distributions.
- Developed strategic staffing solutions through optimizing hiring, scheduling, labor allocation, and workstation utilization to achieve departmental targets.
- Drove continuous performance improvement by monitoring daily productivity metrics, identifying root causes of variances, and implementing data-driven solutions to maximize operational efficiency.
- NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT
Manager | Culinary Supply Chain
SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT
Williamsburg
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Provide operational support and guidance to ensure adherence of policies, strategy and procedures related to acquisitions and readiness of materials and equipment.
- Seek to obtain and purchase all local goods and services at the lowest possible total end user expense considering guidelines of quality, delivery, service, and rate.
- Develop, propose, and execute purchasing strategies that support departmental profit objectives.
- Liaise with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, Accounts Payable, Park Senior Culinary Leadership and Division and Park Disciplines.
- Oversee over $10M in purchases of products and services for the Williamsburg parks.
- Formulate bid processes to include determining usage, terms, and insurance verification.
- Manage supplier base to ensure uninterrupted supply by managing stock levels, implementation of cost containment strategies, streamlining supply, forecasting usages and maintaining vendor relations.
- Accountable for all maintenance and utilization of SAP including MRP, min/max levels, information records, vendor, and material masters as well as all reporting functions.
- WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Supervisor | Productivity Improvement Analysis
SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT
Williamsburg
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Provide leadership and govern the establishment of productivity improvement functions for Williamsburg parks guided by formal Kaizen methodologies.
- Administer overall ongoing process and efficiency improvements using appropriate analytical methodologies to facilitate effective strategic planning and decision making to produce the highest quality of products and services.
- Deliver clear and critical comprehension in reporting of park financial data to Senior Leadership and Property Support management teams.
- Execute Kaizen events with various teams to define requirements for operations and ensure the implementation of Continuous Improvement strategies and initiatives to effectively meet or exceed business goals and customer expectations.
- Successfully transition Kaizen process from a third party to an in-house model.
- Review with department stakeholders to identify enhancements and develop reinforcement of performance optimization.
- WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Business Analyst
SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT
Williamsburg
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Maintain full accountability for leading a cross-functional Williamsburg Senior Leadership Team with key business information for Annual Park Strategy Plans and Profit goals.
- Spearhead all aspects of day-to-day activities, with focus on developing and administrating budget revenue of $19.3M, labor expense of $4.2M, operating expense of $600K and Cost of Sales of $5.4M.
- Prepare and execute a broad range of various spreadsheets, models and business tools to monitor financial goals and provide daily, weekly and annual reports.
- Demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills in effectively training, mentoring, and supervising a cross-functional staff in accordance with organizational goals.
- Design and implement critical strategies in support of executing special projects and provide support for key presentations.
- Serve as park's labor coordinator for TMM applications and communicate with Management on labor usage and report variances.
- Played an integral role in increasing company’s EBITDA versus prior year while maintaining operating expenses according to plan and increasing guest satisfaction.
- Designed and integrated an expense tracking system to track expenses on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis and worked with the Leadership team to maintain accuracy.
- WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Education
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration, Minor in Finance
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Business Development
- Program Management
- Multitasking
- Relationship Building
- Strategic Planning
- Presentations
- Oral and Written Communications
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Database Management
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Proactive Problem Solving
- Policy/Procedure Development
- Financial modeling
- Budget management
- Cost analysis
- Financial reporting
- Performance metrics tracking
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous improvement
- Data analysis
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Mentoring and training
- Change management
- Coaching and training
Timeline
Finance Manager | AR Launch Finance
AMAZON
07.2024 - Current
Finance Manager | Multi Site
AMAZON
01.2023 - 01.2024
Senior Financial Analyst
AMAZON
01.2021 - 01.2023
Manager | Culinary Supply Chain
SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT
01.2018 - 01.2021
Supervisor | Productivity Improvement Analysis
SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT
01.2017 - 01.2018
Business Analyst
SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT
01.2017 - 01.2018