OBJECTIVE:

• Business/Financial Analyst

SUMMARY:

• Highly motivated professional with several years as a business and financial analyst, accountant, and internal auditor. Experienced in billing and collections, analyzing finance and accounting related transactions. Well versed in preparing procedural documentation, financial budgeting, tracking, cash flow forecasting, and reconciliation of general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, bank accounts, and fixed asset and sale activity.
• Proficient in preparing and analyzing financial statements. Proven track record in conducting extensive research and rendering desired results. Productive team player, effective leader and trouble shooter, and excellent problem solver.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SKILLS: Audit General Ledger Cash Management Cost of Goods Sold Pricing Forecasting Business Analysis Budgeting Financial Analysis Fixed Assets Inventory Reporting

SOFTWARE SKILLS: Microsoft Office PeopleSoft Hyperion Great Plains JD Edwards FAS 2000 SAP Rivermine Ariba HP Asset Manager ERP System

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, Richfield, MN

Responsibilities:

• oordinated porting of telephone numbers, removal of freeze of any restriction.
• Played a major role in handling requests from ordering team and carrier representative.
• Reconciled variance in inventory and updated HP Asset Manager System.
• Reviewed carrier billing accuracy in Rivermine.

Accountant/Analyst

Confidential, Wayzata, MN

Responsibilities:

• In charge of reviewing monthly billing pertaining to publications.
• Process payments and handle billing discrepancy.

Accountant/Analyst

Confidential, Wayzata, MN

Responsibilities:

• Put together process manual documentation to be used by accounting/finance division.
• Recommended suggestions to improve existing business practice in posting cost and expense in general ledger.

Business Analyst

Confidential, St Paul, MN

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated and documented procurement business requirement.
• Acted as a liaison between business and technical team for Ariba and PeopleSoft.
• Prepared matrix to set up commodity code in Ariba and PeopleSoft.
• Put together template for request for quote (RFQ) and pricing (RFP).
• Assembled data mapping to identify duplication in various business forms used by requester, sourcing manager and stakeholders.

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Played an integral part in turning pharmaceutical business into profit margin.
• Recovered over $65 Million in reverse logistics in twelve months.
• Executive buyers of pharmaceutical products relied on analytical data provided by me to negotiate with suppliers when contract comes up for renewal.
• Recommendation submitted and used by buyers increased company’s revenue and reduced total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Responsible for outlining new strategy to expedite recovery of credit refund.
• Negotiated product pricing and submitted proposals on revising existing expense management guidelines.
• Engaged actively in negotiating with pharmaceutical manufacturing companies for release of return credit.
• Actively involved in formulating in new business strategy in buying and selling pharmaceutical products.
• Analyzed cost of goods sold and recommended cost savings opportunities.
• Lead collaboration with multiple partners under cross functional team.
• Acted as liaison between various business partners and technical team in implementing system application changes to meet new business needs.
• Negotiated and settled disputes pertaining to wholesale acquisition costs, pricing, and interpretation of return policy.

Business Analyst

Confidential, Bloomington, MN

Responsibilities:

• Drafted Functional Design Document (FDD) for the System Interface Project providing details on Functional Specification, Ledger Data Flow, Client Records to conform to PeopleSoft Standard Staging Format, Client Trailer Records, PeopleSoft Control Tables, etc.
• Set up in PeopleSoft various features like Journal Source, Journal Generator, Program Values, Job Definition, Email Server, and Output File Location to conduct interface testing in various environments like Development Database (DFSDEV), Application Testing Database (SPSFS), Business Acceptance Test Database (IPSFS), and Production Database (PPSFS/PLIVE).
• Performed multiple PeopleSoft IT Functions in various environments. These include creating Primary Permission List, Set Up Business Unit under the primary permission list, Set Up User Ps and General Ledger, De - Activate User Accounts, Set up new User Profile and Roles, Added and Modified existing User Profile, modified existing Chart fields.

Payroll Specialist

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Updated bi-weekly payroll metrics by entering data from multiple Ceridian reports into an excel template.
• Assisted in processing time cards. Follow up on missing or not approved timecards with managers.
• Answered employee calls and provided information and forms for basic inquiries and requests including direct deposit, W-2 copes, and requests for pay stub copies, employment verifications, and W-4 withholdings.

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, Coon Rapids, MN

Responsibilities:

• Processed sales and use tax filing for U.S. and Canada, auditing, and reconciliations.
• Handled AP related functions, including vendor and inter-company invoice processing and payments.
• Executed month end closing, and balance sheet reconciliations.

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, Plymouth, MN

Responsibilities:

• Recognized by executive management for uncovering problems and providing remedies.
• Complimented by executive management for saving company money.
• Provided recommendation to management to save costs in van line use, housing, etc.
• Discovered overlooked and late billings and developed procedures to rectify problems.
• Prevented write off by making sure expense management team submits billing in a timely manner to the client.
• Audited tariff rates for van lines and evaluated accuracy of household goods allowance.
• Audited and handled insurance claim for damages submitted by transferees.
• Created manual of procedures for processing employee expenses and vendor payments, improving cash flow.

Accountant

Confidential, Roseville MN

Responsibilities:

• Recognized by CEO and President for improving company cash flow.
• Managed Customer Care division system for handling all incoming new orders, repairs and returns.
• Evaluated credit risk, trade and collection history, business background information using Dun & Bradstreet and other sources.
• Processed line of credit application submitted by trade partners.
• Held weekly meeting with cross functional team including CEO and President to evaluate the impact of documentation of various company transactions, including recovery of substantial funds from formerly closed delinquent accounts.

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, Eden Prairie, MN

Responsibilities:

• Exceeded company Confidential of recovering outstanding balance each month.
• Recognized by executive management for proper transition of accounting operation to India.
• Lowered company's daily sales outstanding.
• Negotiated with vendor on product pricing thus reducing total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Reviewed billing for accuracy of telephone tariff rates.
• Prevented excessive payment arising from billing error by timely detection of error and rectifying it.
• Processed line of credit application submitted by trade partners.
• Evaluated credit risk, banking, trade and collection history, business background information using Dun & Bradstreet and other sources.
• Hosted weekly meeting with finance executives to study the financial strength of the company as well as its external trading partners.
• Prepared account mapping for substitution of accounts with new system.
• Developed Ariba manual for employee transition and on AP and AR.
• Trained staff from India on vendor and client billings and on details of Ariba manual.

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, Edina, MN

Responsibilities:

• Audited and collected several millions in delinquent payments.
• Evaluated credit risk, banking, trade and collection history, business background information using Dun & Bradstreet and other sources.
• Rendered critical financial background evaluation prior to determination of whether to approve line of credit application submitted by trade partners.
• Hosted weekly meeting with finance executives to study the financial strength of the company as well as its external trading partners.
• Created manual showing entire accounting process and trained staff.

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Recognized by executive management for catching billing and tariff errors, saving money for both client and company.
• Evaluated credit risk, banking, trade and collection history, business background information using Dun & Bradstreet and other sources.
• Monitored and corrected discrepancies between provisioning and billing reports.
• Conducted internal audit that led to recovery of revenue and reduction in cost.
• Created procedures for accounting transactions, increasing efficiency, reducing errors and improving cash flow.

Senior Accountant /Financial Analyst

Confidential, Edina, MN

Responsibilities:

• Documented accounting processes for new staff and trained staff accountants, improving efficiency and cash flow and reducing costs.

Business/Financial Analyst

Confidential, St. Louis Park, MN

Responsibilities:

• Discovered and rectified billing errors, leading to recovery of more than a million.
• Learned to use company-proprietary software that no one else understood and produced report for executive management, under very tight time constraints.
• Set up process for analyzing and recording accounting activities using company software and trained staff on its use.