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Consultant - Controller/ Business Analyst Resume

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Elyria, OH

SUMMARY:

  • Diverse, cross functional team leader with strong systems software skills specializing in the resolution of business process improvement and difficult corporate financial, accounting, tax and operating cost issues.
  • Experienced in acquisitions and mergers, asset utilization, internal controls, financial strategies, financial modeling and forecasting, financial planning, budgeting and fiscal controls as well as cost analysis with emphasis on high level financial reporting.
  • Additionally, experienced in all areas of accounting from FASB/EITF interpretation/ implementation, acquisitions, divestures, department supervision, policy development and regulatory compliance to technology integration and implementation, financial statement preparation as well as SEC, Sarbanes Oxley, GAAP and General Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS) administration.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Oracle Hyperion Pillar Prolog Project Management SQL & DB2 Query SAP Hyperion Analyzer Strata Capital Software SPSS Statistical Lawson Hyperion Planning Sunrise Analytics Budgeting Microsoft Access PeopleSoft Hyperion HFM Instantis Enterprise Track Microsoft Project Peachtree Hyperion Enterprise Hyperion Essbase Microsoft Visio Ledger Link Hyperion FDM Microsoft Excel ADP Lightspeed Linux Network Cisco Network Agile Methodology Waterfall Method

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Elyria, OH

Consultant - Controller/ Business Analyst

Responsibilities:
  • Create and implement business process improvement re-engineering initiatives. Investigated operational requirements and problems, modeled business functions, processes, and sought effective business solutions through improvements in automated and non-automated components of new or changed business processes.  
  • Turned around Confidential ’s Sport Cycle dealership by utilizing existing unsold inventory creating Lake Erie Island Scooter Rental increasing total revenue by 25%, cutting costs $85,000 annually on inventory through private refinancing and creating 30% more retention in final sales by setting up sub-prime lending programs.
  • Saved Kennedys $50,000 by capitalizing facility modification costs and equipment used for vehicle custom builds.
  • Integration of e-commerce web site with ADP system resulted in a decrease in accounting close time of a day.
  • Minimized errors in customers and manufacturing warranty EDI claims by integration of ADP Lightspeed system.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Senior Business Analyst - Salaried Professional Position

Responsibilities:
  • Provided Mike Gagliardi from LGE Execs the Surface Mounted Technology (SMT) product line placement for Epic Technologies between Norwalk, Ohio and Juarez, Mexico facility utilizing activity based costing for existing products as well as new product line in development.
  • Created automated SEC, cash flow and monthly financial management reports, saving days of labor utilizing Hyperion Retrieve and Smart View capabilities for Excel using HFM (11.1.1.3) at client, Associate Estates.
  • Saved client, Associated Estates the purchase of interactive software by using Hyperion Web Analyzer to create interactive executive dashboards of operating metrics for the CFO in the HFM system workspace.
  • Recommended purchase of 3 automated optical inspection machines saving client, Epic Technologies $167,000 yearly in scrapped product and CAPEX advantages of capitalized interest and amortization of expense over useful life.

Confidential, OH

Project Controller / Senior Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:
  • Created business cases for acquisition of Medina hospital, Cleveland west side expansion as well as the feasibility of the Psychological Services Segment expansion based on profitability analysis.
  • Saved 20% in total supply costs at UH by modification of current processes and procedures to best practices of Oracle ERP system, improved facility benchmarking, AP performance and creation of fiscal controls for contracts.
  • Increased profitability at University Hospitals 15% for the clinicians of the newly formed medical group.
  • Created financial model for Owner Controlled Insurance Policy (OCIP) saving $500,000 in potential insurance premium costs over all projects.
  • Created organizational interface for Legal’s construction and vendor contracts/ proposals to Oracle ERP and Prolog Project Management system eliminating document control issue and saving a half day of labor a week.

Confidential, OH

Senior Business Analyst - Consultant

Responsibilities:
  • Created activity based and project cost along with capital budgeting analysis as a Consultant at Ratliff Taylor for operations, procurement, capital and maintenance projects saving client, Cleveland Cliffs $18.3 million in 2006 .
  • Implemented Instantis Enterprise Track software, trained users, created documentation and configured modules to client, Cleveland Cliff’s business processes as well as assisted with systems performance testing.
  • Developed 567 page Process Action Document (PAD) containing program data flow, GAP analysis, documentation and recommendations for corrective action at Cleveland’s DFAS as Consultant at Edit & Bearing Point.
  • Developed Microsoft Access database budget applications for National City Banks EPS divisional operation center and performed business process documentation along with GAP analysis for the acquisition of NPC

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Lead Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:
  • Developed consolidated financial management and merger and acquisition analysis, budgets and forecasts, board of director's reports, earnings, Sarbanes Oxley implementation and SEC financials and filings as well as trained and developed accounting staff .
  • Saved NiSource $30 million in potential asset impairment exposure from shutdown of Dean Mitchell plant.
  • Set up costs on a standard cost (per unit basis) for meter sets components at NiSource for its Fabrication Shop that manufactured meter sets for the entire company.
  • Instituted accounting policy development for newly formed Columbia Service Partners allowing them to be profitable in their first year of existence.
  • Saved NiSource 50% of consulting fees assisting with Hyperion Management and Planning system 4.0 implementation including acceptance testing, data flow diagrams, process maps and configuration of new system.
  • Created automated SEC, cash flow and monthly internal financial management reports, saving days of labor utilizing Hyperion Retrieve capabilities for Excel.

Confidential, Lorain, OH

Controller/ Business Analyst

Responsibilities:
  • Key player in the creation of the newly formed steel company's strategic plan, financial strategy and forecast as a Business Analyst   using business and data modeling to re-engineer old company predecessor, Republic Steel.
  • Negotiated supplier costs through AP using volume and early payment for refractory and vacuum haul services, limestone and scrap steel as Controller at Republic Technologies saving Lorain plant $180,000 annually.
  • Utilized SAP R3 at Republic Technologies in standard costing to create expense reduction strategies reducing production costs by 10% as Controller at Republic Technologies Internationals largest operating plant.
  • Saved Republic Technologies 70% of consulting fees by developing Essbase database, load rules and calc strips.

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