Director/Finance Business Partner
Highly collaborative Finance Business Partner with expertise in operational finance and P&L management. Results driven leader with proficiency in translating financial metrics into actionable analytics. Exceptional performance outlining strategic and tactical financial plans for revenue growth and profit margin improvement.
- Budgeting
- Business processes
- Cash Flow
- Cost reduction
- Decision support
- Development of financial models
- Financial reporting
- Forecasting
- Leadership/Staff management
- P&L Management
- Executive partnership
- Collaboration/Communication
- Strategic planning
- Problem-solving
Washington, MN, 06/2018 - Current
ā¢ Drive account level analysis and operational finance support on a $192M business portfolio which had an average revenue improvement of 9% Y/Y
ā¢ Improved financial discipline within the Account Management team, ultimately leading to the implementation of 12 Month Strategic Account Management Plans that led to a $1M increase in revenue
ā¢ Created a 5- year dynamic P&L model investment case analysis showing "Good", "Better" and "Best" scenarios; used to determine revenue, market/ growth potential and investment commitment
ā¢ Built a dynamic model to forecast rolling 12 months for a product with $86M in revenue, leveraging data from source system reports
ā¢ Manage finance deliverables and calendar including oversight of preparation of monthly and quarterly forecast updates, with +/-5% accuracy on average
ā¢ Expertly managed a mandated department re-org, gaining a portfolio of responsibility 1.2x greater than the previous portfolio
ā¢ Lead monthly financial result discussions with executive operational business leaders,
ā¢ Collaborate with product Executives to assess and deploy annual budget plans for a $192M portfolio
ā¢ Lead a high performing team of junior and senior analysts
Dulles, VA, 09/2016 - 06/2018
ā¢ Worked with BAU teams on identification of upcoming renewals to ensure timely submission and eliminate risk of expirations and resulting penalty fees. Resulted in cost savings of 9% of a $57M cost budget
ā¢ Assisted the transformation programs team with developing the MIS Investments - Benefits/ROI Framework & Guidelines for tech remediation business cases. Resulted in elimination of unsound business cases being approved
ā¢ Worked with finance team, reporting team, asset mgmt team, SDMs and MIS delivery mgmt team to update pricing, volume capture, cost, FTE support ratios, and tenant information in order to optimize cost recovery
Wausau, WI, 01/2011 - 08/2016
ā¢ Drive account level analysis on Enterprise Services accounts regarding revenue, margin and profit contribution performance for a Fortune 50 company
ā¢ Prepare monthly reporting packages to deliver key insight and trends to senior management, including executive scorecard, troubled account analytics
ā¢ Ad hoc support for CEO, CFO and operational reviews for company sales in excess of $20B annually
ā¢ Develop and implement effective processes that are consistently deployed across regions, account finance and financial account management functions (particularly for Cash Flow initiatives in excess of $4B)
ā¢ Mentoring, coaching and operational leadership of junior level analysts
ā¢Performed an in-depth reporting analysis which resulted in visibility to an additional ~$43M in Billed A/R for which the company had not yet received payment
ā¢Spearheaded a project to revamp on demand performance dashboards for 200+ users. Hosted virtual and recorded regional training sessions
ā¢Managed a reporting efficiency project which resulted in a 1-day reduction in MEC report processing times
City, STATE, 06/2006 - 01/2011
- Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial results package and Financial Close process, ensuring proper analysis and interpretation of performance are provided to senior management.
- Support Sr.
- Level Executives including CFO and CEO with robust analysis and reporting to assist with short term and long- range company revenue forecast goals and performance.
- Assist with development of the revenue projections for the annual budget, including consolidation of all financial and supplementary data; provide key analysis and reporting for actual to budget performance.
- Manage the creation and distribution of various monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc revenue metrics reports/analysis to assist with tracking and forecasting of over $125M in annual company sales revenue.
- Support Operations, Sales, Billing and external customers with ad hoc analysis/ reporting and development of financial models/tools/reporting to assist in planning and tracking.
- Assist in providing key requested data to auditors during quarterly audits.
- Serve as Sr.
- Finance Team Leader, providing guidance and operational management to other analysts.
Financial ownership for market level reporting to support the Student Market which will drive visibility into sales performance and optimize Marketing spend for more than $18m+ in annual bookings across products
Partnered with relevant business units to manage the financial consolidation of a $32M acquisition
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School Attended
- Texas Woman's University
- University of Oklahoma
Job Titles Held:
- Sr. Finance Manager
- IT Spend Management Manager
- Sr. Finance Manager
- Finance Supervisor
Degrees
- Executive MBA
- Bachelor's degree
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