Amanda Rush Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Remote

* Drive financial planning process via Monthly Forecast and Annual Operating Plan* Deliver accurate and timely monthly and quarterly reporting (budget variance analysis)* Improve financial outcomes by analyzing results, monthly variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to management* Headcount/workforce planning and analysis

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Designed and produced weekly analysis reporting for CEO and other executives.
• Regular presentations and meeting participation with upper management and C-suite executives on market analysis and recommendations.
• Analysis of over 320 routes using internal and external data to evaluate performance on various factors including financial performance, margin, and load factors.
• Identification of potential new routes using financial forecasts, conducting market research and analysis, and working with internal and external stakeholders to determine route feasibility.
• Assist in the development of network & fleet deployment strategies based on company strategic initiatives and consideration for the competitive environment – specifically to help grow the airline 100% by the year 2025.
• Work across multiple teams including revenue management, finance, investor relations, and operations to ensure seamless execution of the network strategy.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Diagnosed and implemented pricing strategies for over 75 markets based off information gathered from key performance indicators and during market research.
• Directly responsible for both domestic and international market pricing structures and review of competition in those markets to implement correct pricing strategies directly impacting an average of over $51 million in.
• Helped create new daily and weekly reporting to maximize analysis of each market – quickly pulling and cleaning relevant data into one report helping to maximize data review and minimize report creating time by an hour.
• Weekly analysis of market level issues – presenting pricing and promotional strategies along with overall product performance to higher management.

Greater Seattle Area

• Support staff for 12 rental branches and SeaTac airport.
• Team lead in financial statement preparation, Flux analysis, completion of general ledger entries, preparation of required month end schedules and bank reconciliations.
• Preparation of weekly and monthly reports for Accounting and Daily Rental management teams, helping to provide an overview of day to day operations.
• Tracking of expenses and audits daily activities, pinpointing potential issues & opportunities.
• Involved in end-of-month financial statement preparation, completion of general ledger entries, preparation of required month end schedules and bank reconciliations.
• PeopleSoft Financials to analyze financial/operational reports related to the business activities of assigned branches.

Greater Seattle Area

• Full cycle statement accounting for Washington and Alaska Enterprise Rental locations and for Enterprise Car Sale locations.
• Support staff for Enterprise Car Sales in WA, and Group Accountant for WA/AK.
• Led and Organized Accounting Team in 2017 Personal Property Tax Filings for Group 45; ensuring that all deadlines were met and all requirements were fulfilled for each county’s individual PPT filing process. In.
• Teamed with Operations Team on utilities expense reporting, helping to bring awareness to branches with high utility costs, and helping to find branches with water leaks or inefficient lighting systems by tracking and.
• Worked with Operations Team to set up a a shared network drive with the intent to hold scanned documents accessible to all Accountants within the group creating greater access for research between business lines within.
• Key Member on team who received a Business Management Exceptional Achievement Award for FY16

Seattle, WA

• Built versatile communication skills through customer interactions, learning to interact and react with customers in a variety of different situations.
• Fostered strong team bonds while working in a close branch environment.
• Leadership skills learned from management team and development of newer employees.
• Gained a deep understanding of day to day operations in a very customer service focused and sales driven environment, achieving sales goals in five of her six months in the branch.

Redmond, WA

• Worked with management and other team members on projects or spreadsheets pertaining to their work.
• Analytical analysis using Excel for tracking, reporting, and trending employee quality reviews for use by the management team.
• Electronic document management and consolidation using SharePoint and Visio, improving access and efficiency for team members.
• Facilitated communication between different groups within the company resulting in a reduction of management time and resources by creating improved work processes and documents.
• Coordinated and organized group events and schedules for management.
• Created On call binders for the Engineers, used in the event of emergencies outside of working hours.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration, Finance

Activities and Societies: Very involved in my school work and volunteering.Graduated December 2014 Consistently on the President's Honor.

Certificate, Business Analytics