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Lakeville Minnesota

• Created complex reports and dashboard using Cognos Insights delivering to C-suite and the broader teams• Integrated PAX and Perspectives into Excel to create writeable applications that interact with TM1• Automated daily and monthly emails including images on the email body and report attachments from Cognos and TM1• Responsible for capturing, interpreting and understanding the needs of the business. Analyzed, evaluated and documented report requests to understand and prioritize requests• Ensured timely development of Business Reporting/Metrics Dashboards across the company while ensuring consistency and standardization across all areas of reporting• Recommend innovative reporting/analyses to peers and business users to support more data driven decision making• Responsible for combining data from various sources to develop integrated reports that can be used to drive decision making. Sources of data could be from the Data Warehouse, TM1 and other data• Supported the daily maintenance of Cognos Analytics and TM1 Planning Analytics. Supported tool upgrades as required to keep up w/ technology• Supported the creation of Cognos Framework Manager Models and aggregate tables through the data warehouse to enable business reporting through visual dashboards, interactive reports etc• Work closely with the data warehouse team to create new sources of data as required by the business• Responsible for data mining and analytics for enterprise decision support• Identified process improvement opportunities and drive for solutions in both Cognos and TM1• Develop documentation and provide training on applications and appropriate use of data/information on a periodic basis as well as ad-hoc user support• Learned several scripting languages including HTML, JSON, Batch, MDX, Python & TM1 TI• Responsible for server side duties• Maintain cube and dimension cooperation with rules, processes, and scheduling• Maintained and operated in standard development environments

3605 U.S. 52, Rochester, Minnesota 55901

• Provided financial support to Project Managers and CFO's• Reorganized and consolidated many job functions for more efficient processes • Maintained the cost and expense for Top Cloud under the Senior VP• Partnered with IBM employees around the world to solve business problems • Assisted in the creation of Cloud as a separate business unit and maintained two acquisitions• Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the Burgundy Project to globalize four key functions while saving several headcount• Maintained over $200M+ of spend for Top Cloud, TSS, HQ Staff, and North America Cloud along with $300M in cost pools• Processed $20M+ in monthly and quarterly journals to pay vendors and move dollars within the company • Provided ad-hoc support to financial teams as needed and completed other duties as assigned• Proactively developed and maintained productive cross-functional working relationships across the globe• Responsible for purchase order tracking and efforts to reduce spend with the VP of Finance• Assisted in the creation and maintenance of a top division allocated by percent of revenue

3605 U.S. 52, Rochester, Minnesota 55901

• Responsible for keeping track of $300M+ of IBM development IT expenses • Developed a fall plan, budget, and accurately loaded and maintained an expense forecast for three Vice Presidents using several financial modeling techniques• Applied analytics to develop recommendations on various projects• Created and delivered monthly financial recap and analysis to Project Managers and CFO's• Processed monthly and quarterly journals to pay vendors and move dollars within the company • Presented monthly and quarterly reports of forecast variances over $100K to Brand Leads and assisted inidentifying risk and opportunity• Participated in an annual Software Study to track capitalized assets over $12M per FASB Guidelines• Participated in Lean Six Sigma project to manage depreciation and reduce 2 headcount• Created automated Control Book for Systems Controller to track $80M in spend with several views

175 West Mark Street, Winona, Minnesota 55987

• Conduct minor IFO Account journal entries• Perform secretarial duties• Assist professors with special projects• Apply annual budgets for each professor

1459 West Service Drive, Winona, Minnesota 55987

• Reconcile end of the day bank completion paper work• Accomplish opening and closing duties including keeping the store clean and organized• Collaborate with customers to provide the complete solution for their products• Provide excellent customer service and consistently exceed monthly sales goalsAdditionally, I have won multiple awards and recognition from customers.

1235 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55123

• Performed end of day cash counts• Completed special projects for the manager• Kept my area clean and organized• Responsible for following planograms to set up displays

1299 Promenade Place, Eagan, Minnesota 55123

During my term at Byerly's, I assisted customers with their shopping experience, shopped for on-line orders, and achieved lunch with CEO from a customer review.• Assisted customers with their shopping experience • Shopped for online orders• Kept my area clean and organized• Lead the drive through service to pick up groceriesAdditionally, I achieved lunch with the Lunds & Byerlys CEO for excellent customer service

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

While at Winona State University, I studied Spanish and gained an emphasis of Finance and Business Administration in addition to my degree.

High School

Activities and Societies: At Eagan High School, I participated in Speech and Debate while I worked at Lunds & Byerlys.