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· Implement a systematic annual budget and forecast process supporting 5 business entities, net budget of $190M and 1,200 employees; communication plan, timeline, reports and presentations· Investigate and improve expense allocation methods, key planning assumptions and develop complex forecast models to ensure consistency in reporting and analysis· Lead.

· Built the first cloud budgeting platform using Adaptive Insights software· Designed financial models and reporting to support senior management to create the five year strategic plan with Key Performance Indicators to measure Finance department’s performance· Trained multi-level company-wide staff by authoring a budget training manual · Established a.

• Taught the Entrepreneurial and Earned Income course in a classroom of 15 students on average
• Guided students through a feasibility study, marketing plan, pricing calculation, break-even analysis and produce a business plan as a final project

Greater Chicago Area

· Developed annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for 62 departments utilizing Forecaster software· Monitored institutional, departmental, and project-based monthly financial results to identify improvements and efficiencies· Served as Finance Grants Expert on a year-long continuous improvement initiative to design a new grant management process· Directed.

· Analyzed and reported on monthly variances from operating plans versus the yearly budget in excess of $12.7M· Recommended, wrote, and communicated consistent intra-departmental and inter-departmental policies and procedures· Created a viable process to purchase at negotiated rates and resolved the logistical method of receiving/reconciling orders for.

Greater Chicago Area

• Promoted the artist at galleries, high-end juried art fairs and at local boutiques
• Filed yearly sales tax and income tax returns
• Secured credit card payment providers and processed all sales payments

• Orchestrated the 2005 Sales Plan for Electronic Data Interchange System of $145M
• Defined and reported marketing monthly results in the Monthly Management Scorecard
• Implemented Hurricane Affect Analysis on eBusiness sales during the 2004 season

• Managed daily cash and initiated appropriate wire/ACH transfers in excess of $20M
• Invested in Commercial Paper and Money Market Funds based on risk tolerance and time horizon

• Analyzed margin/profitability potentials of 55 prospective National/Government sales contracts
• Published Gross Profit, Actual Expenses and monthly operational results for Leadership meetings
• Approved customer rebates; auditing, analysis/recommendations, process improvement

• Lead and facilitated Leadership Team monthly financial performance meetings
• Prepared month-end packages with financial/operational analysis for upper management review
• Coordinated Quarterly Forecasts and maintained capital investment budget of $500K
• Achieved 70% reduction in production time by automating and streamlining financial models

• Oversaw the completion of the Capital Plan of $150M for Grainger's 12 business units
• Drafted narratives to support capital projects, consolidated financial statements for business units, and graphed financial trends for the 2003 Financial Board Meeting
• Compiled an analysis of Actual vs Forecast financials for month-end Finance Review Meetings

• Audited 5 US and 2 Canadian branches using SAP to test criteria and measurements, followed up with a detailed report on the findings presented to the branch manager and the audit committee
• Investigated over 130 accounts to determine if they were decoy accommodation accounts that were fraudulent and commissions based

• Prepared journal entries, performed Excel uploads, and ran queries in PeopleSoft General Ledger while developing an in-depth understanding of the chart of accounts
• Executed accurately and timely the month-end close process
• Reconciled 27 accounts for the Balance Sheet Review on a monthly basis
• Trained U.S. Foodservice employees for the company wide accounting department transition

Master Of Science In Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Management, Fundraising

Bachelor Of Science, Finance And Biology