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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

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

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

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.