Amanda Murff Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Sole team member responsible for all Finance functions, including monthly close reporting, budgeting and forecasting, variance analyses, financial modeling, capital planning, billing, payroll, accounts payable, board reporting, business partnership and team spend allocations- Pioneered business intelligence and analytics to inform strategic decisions for business operations, optimize revenue forecasting, and hone revenue strategy and pricing- Built a 3-year forecasting model from scratch and implemented quarterly rolling forecasts, increasing accuracy of financial tracking by over 60% and forecasted cash balance within 5% on average- Initiated an OpEx audit which led to over $50k in annual savings- Improved gross margin by > 45% YoY by identifying cost-savings opportunities within costs of goods sold- Lead annual Service Organization Control (Type II) audit and manage data security throughout the year to maintain SOC 2 and GDPR compliance

San Francisco, Ca, Us

New York City, Ny, Us

- Track and manage full compensation & benefits for 400+ employees- Manage monthly close items and all FP&A reporting for $103M cumulative budget areas- Report and analyze finances for Domestic Newsgathering, Domestic Bureaus, Meet the Press, Coverage, and White House Pools - Assist with the monthly and quarterly closing process: journal entries, variance analysis, and post close financial reporting- Support financial planning and annual budget efforts: pacing and reporting, identifying risks and opportunities- Create and manage budgets for large-scale, national events- Assist monthly reporting by building dashboards and other summaries for management; communicate results and metrics in a timely manner- Assist accounts payable responsibilities; accurately code invoices, coordinate approvals, update operators and team members, and work with vendors as needed- Lead controllable expenses reporting and audits, including identifying key trends, summarizing themes for leadership teams, and providing cost management ideas and improve controllership; help set the tone for financial discipline- Periodically present updates on financial and operating performance and other projects to finance and operating leadership teams- Collaborate with the other Finance team members to better support Operators and maintain a healthy division of responsibilities- Participate in ad hoc projects in order to gain knowledge in other areas and cultivate creativity

General responsibilities:- Contribute to monthly close and forecast processes- Financial reporting and analysis for regular financial reviews and official forecasts- Oversee and approve payments and transactions to vendors and third parties- Prepare general ledger entries and reconciliations- Prepare and submit audit samples and review audit recommendationsVolkswagen Brand- Managed and controlled Public Relations budget of $11M - Analysis of profitability by carline for CFO report- Created tracking system for drawdown of $258M balance for storage of cars affected by airbag recall- Assisted in MY20 pricing updates- Created template for updating to a new GL system for each department to complete, & implemented changes on the Volkswagen side for a more streamlined system across the brands in the entire VW Group- Reconciliation of every PO in the Volkswagen brand to update all open POs to the new GL system and close any expired or old POS - discovered $146.6M outstanding risk in expired POs with funds still remaining- Prepared year-end accruals and contractor renewal updatesElectrify America- Opened new sites for the L2/Residential project in SAP- Helped prepare financial statements and official forecasts- Reconciliation of transactions in SAP with sweep accounts- Analysis and true-up of Fringe Benefit expenses for full-time employees of the company- Write up of Pending litigation policy - Created a risk reporting template for use by the Legal department and Finance team- Worked with the purchasing team on RFP/AFPs related to construction and technology- Helped organize and host ISO15118 event which attracted automakers and technology companies to test the world’s first Plug & Charge technology- Created a step-by-step guide for creating, revising, and submitting purchase requisitions in SAP 4Hana and held training sessions for members of the companyAudi of America- Responsible for incentives reporting for internal and market comparisons

Tuscaloosa, Al, Us

One of six students chosen for exemplary performance and demonstrated knowledge of both economic and financial concepts. Held daily office hours to tutor students struggling in topics related to Economics or Finance classes. Supervised testing to remain available for questions and graded tests and quizzes.

BACKGROUND RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, and COST PROGRAMMING- Organized past pricing into a database system and analyse in order to find trends/problems and suggest alternative strategies for the future - Analyzed the daily sales information for the hotel’s rooms in order to advise any changes- Assisted with the programming of pricing according to the research and analysis from the tasks mentioned above- Analyzed suppliers’ costs in order to suggest any negotiations or deals- Proposed and outlined packages and offers on the hotel’s rooms and servicesONLINE MARKETING- Helped manage the company’s social media accounts by generating/collecting new content to post (as directed by supervisors)- Developed new strategies/campaigns/new channels to be executed once approved by supervisors- Proposed topics and write pieces for the hotel’s newsletter- Reviewed English text on website and corrected any errors as well as suggested any rewording/rephrasing in order to make the new version even more successful in communicating the various aspects of the company to its website audience DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS- Managed reservations and room assignments- Organized and planned daily hotel activity- Organized and archived reservation system for current and historical reservation data- Translated materials

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

- Shadowed the Vice President of Investments- Analyzed client acquisition process in Pitchbook and developed prospect list- Made improvements to the client contact management system

Madison, Mississippi, Us

- Prepared and filed federal and state income tax, sales and use tax, and estate tax forms - Organized the client database and confidential documents- Contacted clients to gather tax documents and relevant information on behalf of Lightheart Sanders

Ridgeland, Ms, Us

- Assisted clients with all online banking issues - Ran day-to-day operations for concierge banking clients- Organized Bankway client system- Handled and distributed money

Finance, Economics

Economics