Finance Manager Resume Atlanta, GA - Hire IT People

TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE:

Extensive knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Access, Power - point, Visio, & Word
Experience with Hyperion Smart-view, SQL, HFM, Oracle ERP, SAP, OHM and Business Objects

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Finance Manager

Responsibilities:

Work with business and operational leaders to provide financial analysis and implement effective budgeting and cost control processes
Coordination and execution of monthly financial review of business units, service lines, and profitability/cash flow forecast vs actual

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. FP&A Analyst

Responsibilities:

Design & improve effective management reporting package for C-Suite staffing using future state Hyperion Essbase platform
Conduct P&L variance/trending analysis and developed storyline for key cost drivers
Drive Finance Transformation & other post-merger initiatives
Evaluate & provide FP&A UAT for new business intelligence implementations: Smartview, HFM, Prof Zone cube, & Tableau Headcount reporting
Supervised 2 direct report Financial Analyst
Deliver SG&A brand & cost performance reporting to the functional leadership team
Develop key financial, market, cash flow, & liquidity metrics for pro forma reporting for credit ratings agencies
Design comprehensive capital budgeting process for $100MM annual spend

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

Built internal and external relationships with a range of industries/sectors on how to benchmark and leverage best practices for improvement in financial reporting, ERP systems integration, financial statement close, & business process design areas
Spearheaded COA design work-stream for an equipment rental carve-out transitioning from Oracle to the Infor M3 platform
Facilitated requirements gathering sessions to map and streamline the business’ key accounting processes, future state organization design, and related technology
Led Financial Statement Close Process work-stream for a large financial services firm to facilitate the transition from a last fiscal Sunday close to last calendar day
Led Procure to Pay process design work stream for large Utilities company

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Assistant Controller

Responsibilities:

Supervised 5 offsite Genpact resources
Developed monthly/quarterly closing reporting processes for account reconciliations, SOX audits, Corporate data submissions, and manual JE(s)
Reported monthly P&L gross margin with business unit CFO identifying risk & opportunities
Led cross functional project with Controllership & Supply Chain, substantially reducing the GRNI (goods received not invoiced) liability exposure to the P&L by $5MM
Partnered with Regional/Finance personnel to drive effective key business processes
Facilitated and organized quarterly operating rhythms such as: Balance Sheet reviews, Pre-close, and Regional financial reviews with key business segment leaders/personnel
Provided technical support to cross-functional team(s) to drive simplification projects and significant processes impacting the business’ financial performance

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Lead Accounting Analyst

Responsibilities:

Served as the Internal Billing System, local business administrator, responsible for driving the facilitation of the invoice to cash & procure to pay transactions between internal counterparts.
Trained Finance & other operational personnel on the use of the company automated billing/payable system
Executed the monthly/quarterly reconciliation of the Current Account & non- Confidential bank accounts, driving reconciling cash & unapplied cash discrepancies to close.
Developed monthly budget for FAS 133 balance sheet & P&L impact of the reporting segment’s commodity and forex currency hedges
Designed and implemented the monetization accounting process for factored receivables for Confidential Appliances
Improved the billing & cash settlement process with the business unit’s trading partners in Europe & Asia

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Assurance Associate

Responsibilities:

Identified potential audit risks or unusual relationships from complex analysis of client's financial statements.
Lead investigations pertaining to high risk areas by developing methods and procedures to implement for accurate tracking and reporting for senior Audit Managers.
Identified client performance improvement activities and proposed them to senior management