Aaron Klein, Mba Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Responsible for creating efficiencies in operational expenses throughout the company. Partnering with senior executives to introduce budgeting, planning, and cost containment to better control overhead costs. Key.
• Within the first 12 months, established and implemented strategies and procedures to increase efficiencies, leading to reduced costs of 27%. Continuing to implement cost savings initiatives, saving an average of 20% on.
• Introduced and implemented budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to senior executives to better control discretionary spending.
• Identified the opportunity to better manage costs, improve processes and implement controls by an overhaul of the company’s entire T&E program. Acted as the Global Process Owner for end-to-end selection.
• Continuing to lead expense management initiatives by partnering with executives to manage expenses and spearhead expense reduction projects.
• Drive usage of cost models to validate purchasing strategies, policies, and procedures.

• Directly supported the CIO of Viacom Media Networks, managing $200 MM+ in expenses. Made recommendations for savings and alerted senior management to risks and opportunities, to allow them to make more informed.
• Led the budget, forecast, and long range plan for the Technology (Ad Sales Systems, Finance Applications, Infrastructure), Digital, and Media Product organizations. Successfully closed the operating budgets within 1%.
• Responsible for financial reporting, including monthly reviews with Corporate executive management teams and detailed reviews with divisional leadership teams.
• Reorganized and created a well-balanced finance team of 5, and an additional, rotating off-shore team of 9. Focused the team on maintaining strong business partnerships across the organization.

• Managed $40 MM in expenses and all financial functions for the Infrastructure Department, including the annual budget, quarterly estimates, and monthly close process.
• Prepared monthly variance analysis and P&L reporting. Communicated monthly results to department heads, to allow them to make informed business decisions.
• Managed a team of 2 to 3 Financial Analysts, including daily work assignments and professional growth and development.
• Resolved over $10 MM of open liability and reconciled over $40 MM of intercompany discrepancies.
• Analyzed requirements for the new time-tracking system, which allowed management to better manage their consulting budget and ensured they were in compliance with existing contracts.
• Completed a detailed analysis of the email system, providing critical input into senior management’s decision on whether to replace the system.

• Managed $35 MM in expenses for the Applications Development department.
• Managed a team of 2 Jr. Financial Analysts, including daily work assignments and professional growth and development.
• Analyzed capital spending for senior management and alerted them to risks and opportunities. Built business justifications and ROIs to prioritize projects.

• Assisted department heads with Capital Project Request (CPR) workflow, including Business Justification and CPR approval process.
• Coordinated requests relating to internal and external audits as well as Sarbanes Oxley compliance reviews.
• Worked with Purchasing, Receiving, and vendors to reconcile invoices and Purchase Order discrepancies.

• Supported entire progression of corporate reorganizations relating to customer accounts, including researching offer terms and conditions, communications to customer base, and allocation of shares.
• Responsible for obtaining, analyzing, and verifying information pertaining to all reorganization types for dissemination to internal/external customers and processing departments.
• Researched and identified daily, weekly and monthly reports including No Name positions and Fail confirmations, and produced daily Flash Report of the company’s highly sensitive numbers.

Mba, Finance & Marketing, Gpa 3.97

Bachelor’S Degree, Summa Cum Laude, Business, Management And Finance, Gpa 4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduated With Honors, Elected to Alpha Sigma Lambda