As a trusted advisor to the finance functions and key executives, help organizations realize value by advising clients as well as develop strategies and capabilities to support integrated business planning and analytics. Drive workshops to align business strategy to the FP&A functions and develops models and scenarios to support those various business cases. As an experienced FP&A manager, leverage cross-functional expertise and exposure to many different technological platforms enabling the ability to translate business process into technical implementation. Support programs centered around Business Process Optimization, Financial Reporting, Consolidations, Management Reporting and many different variations of Plan. These variations include top-down/bottoms-up, zero based and driver based planning, balance sheet and full P&L planning.

Primarily function as a trusted advisor to the office of CFO and key executives. Advise clients and develop strategy and capabilities to support collaborative enterprise planning and advanced analytics. Build and manage client relationships as well as develop new business through process analysis and design. Function as a Subject Matter Expert as well as Quality Assurance on major enterprise projects.Internally provide leadership and oversight for Mindtree’s North America SAP Practice for current and future state of the SAP Practice’s portfolio of service offerings across planning & analysis.

Responsibilities span the business development and delivery engagements cycles. Primary focus around SAP Analytics & Planning. From a business development perspective, responsible for solution definition, pursuit activity including scoping, development of Statement of Work, and presentation. Transitioning to delivery, I operate as the Functional Architect and Engagement Manager: leading the blueprint and architecture sessions, and providing Quality Assurance in delivery oversight.

Develop and manage productive relationships with client management. Manage engagement from pre-sales to delivery while overseeing 5-10 member teams. Design and implement high quality solutions while working with multiple forms of budgeted deliverables. Monitor engagement and identify possible risks and work with key stakeholders to identify solutions to maintain project integrity.Key Achievements:Assisted in the development of training materials centered around functional areas of administration of the BPC application Full engagement management crossing functions between SAP BPCCreated multiple vertical demonstrations utilized by SAP for pre-sales

Develop and manage productive relationships with client management. Manage engagement from pre-sales to delivery while overseeing 5-10 member teams. Design and implement high quality solutions while working with multiple forms of budgeted deliverables. Monitor engagement and identify possible risks and work with key stakeholders to identify solutions to maintain project integrity.Key Achievements:Assisted in the development of training materials centered around functional areas of administration of the BPC applicationFull engagement management crossing functions between SAP BPCCreated multiple vertical demonstrations utilized by SAP for pre-sales

Collaborated and prepared budget for institution with over $5BB in assets. Monitored and analyzed financial information; crafted forecasts and defined financial goals. Interacted with all department heads to ensure compliance with requirements and state / federal regulations. Oversaw extensive information systems (IS) functions including implementations, system development and project management. Worked across business functions to achieve data integration and business analytics to all levels of management.Key Achievements:Expertly managed financial requirements for bank featuring $5BB in assets.Primary systems under management included SAP BPC, BancWare & SQL Reporting Services reporting.Initiated and managed Funds Transfer Pricing implementation, utilizing AS/400 subsystems, BancWare Insight and SAP BPC.Developed and directed implementation of profitability system with SAP BPC, BancWare, Jack Henry AS/400, Sharepoint and Reporting Services.Designed training materials and conducted training classes throughout the organization.

Managed multiple financial functions to include financial and business analysis and preparation / administration of forecasts and $1MM+ budget. Researched financial and expense performance and tracked performance against budget; analyzed revenue and expense trends. Addressed and resolved complex financial issues; crafted analytical solutions to maximize cost-effectiveness. Managed financial IT functions to include development of automated processes, software and reporting solutions, and maintenance.Key Achievements:Designed and implemented flow-through labor tracking, significantly improving labor planning efficiency and effectiveness.Planned and directed implementation of organization's initial intranet-based reporting solution.Developed and deployed numerous automated routines to streamline and simplify reporting procedures while increasing accuracy and information accessibility.