Angela Hass, Director

Angela Hass has 30 plus years experience in manufacturing and financial services industries, including business planning, economic and financial analyses, project management, controllership, work flow and performance analyses, personnel management, and systems implementation. She . . .

• Led risk management, documented company level controls, and created audit testing to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley program requirements for three automotive OEMs;
• Analyzed and redesigned processing for international and domestic orders, production scheduling, and customer service for a chemical manufacturer, resulting $1 million plus in savings;
• Analyzed operations at a large Boston financial institution, eliminating non value-added activities and setting up performance measurement/continuous improvement systems for 80 client companies and more than 220,000 participants;
• Provided technical and procedural consulting to a large power supply manufacturer, reducing time spent by 7,000 hours annually in production planning and inventory control departments;
• Performed treasury functions, cash management activities, loan management activities, and bank relations for a manufacturer of publishing equipment;
• Developed and implemented a total company approach to cost management for a $100 million manufacturer of footwear and clothing, including the company’s first standard cost system;
• Acted as Materials and Financial controller for a $350 million computer equipment manufacturer and managed a staff of 45;
• Executed operational improvement studies in claims processing, individual subscriber enrollment, customer contract renewal processes, staffing, and invoice processing for a large health insurance organization;
• Led manufacturing systems implementation projects for several companies: SAP for Allison Engines and Barber Foods; and Oracle for Fidelity, Stone and Webster, and Picture Tel.

Prior to becoming a director for Business Intelligence Solutions (BIS), Angela held leadership positions with several well-known companies, including . . . 

• Fidelity Investments. Angela acted as liaison between Fidelity and GM senior management, responsible for client relationship and third party vendor management, contract negotiation, project planning, process development, best practices documentation, and on-time implementation of Fidelity Pension and Human Resource Products, a program for one million GM retirees, employees, and dependents. Angela managed re-engineering projects in retail, brokerage, trading floor, and Fidelity International companies, resulting in savings of $19.5 million. Additionally, she led a corporate-wide project to implement the Essbase financial system for 900 Fidelity personnel.
• A.T. Kearney/EDS Consulting. Angela led a 20-member team that implemented programs for the financial organization of Kraft Foods, identifying more than $10 million in savings. She assessed a retailer's merchandising operation, including detailed paper flow analysis, identification of value- and non-value-added processes, and recommendations to improve efficiency by 30 percent. She relocated to Germany to implement a new finance system and perform business process re-engineering on all administrative functions at Opel Automotive Manufacturing.
• Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, London. Angela performed comprehensive analyses of financial and management reporting for all European operations of Digital and was responsible for developing and executing recommendations regarding organizational responsibilities, reporting structure, and report contents. She led implementation of activity based costing practices, brought on new clients, developed sales materials, and trained new C&L associates.
• New Balance Athletic Shoes. Angela managed corporate financial reporting, corporate budgeting, cost accounting, general accounting, AP, AR, and payroll for all US and foreign locations. She was responsible for reducing year-end audit time by 1/3 and revamping department operating procedures to reduce staffing requirements.
• Shugart Corporation. Financial Controller, Materials Controller, Industrial Engineer.

Angela holds an MBA from Golden Gate University (San Francisco) and a B.A. in Accounting and Financial Administration from Michigan State University. She is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and holds certificates in Public Accounting, Production and Inventory Management, and the Society of Cost Estimating/Analysis.

What's the Right Solution for You?
Contact Business Intelligence Solutions president and founder, Sharon Botwinik to explore a regulatory, technology-related, or competitive issue that your company is facing. We welcome the opportunity to recommend an approach that's right for you.

(Photo by George Pennington )