Barbara Walter Email & Phone Number

United States

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo, New York, United States

Overall Project Management responsibilities include: o Review of Project Proposal and Charter documents; document existing vs enhancement requestso Gather requirements and review functional/technical specificationso Create and review dashboard mockup designo Work with internal and external developers on design and testing, manage Quality Control itemso Manage the UAT, Go-Live, Roll-Out and Close-Out processesSpecific Project Assignments:• Global Liaison for all projects between Global Data/Global Digital teams and the North America Data Engineering and Analytics (DEA) team. o Ensure objectives for current and future years are on schedule, resources are assigned, and work is completed in a timely fashiono Work with PMO and Global teams to streamline workflow processeso Global Mirroring partner for sharing of information, streamlining processes, discuss contractor resourcing and addressing project concerns/delays• NorAm Project oversite for the DEA team in the Azure DevOps areao Hold weekly project meetings with the DEA team to monitor timeline and budgeto Manage project intake, work with business to complete project initialization documents, assign DEA resourceso Guide team members through the estimate, funding, project/PMO process• Manage the E-Planning (Planning) and E=Vision (Financial) and program modules which include:o E=Planning: Measures (Statistics), Operational Planning, Forecast and Budgeto E=Vision: Financial Dashboard, Daily Financial Activity View (DFAV), Business Review (EBR), Safety Dashboard and Vendor Compliance Dashboard• Work with Finance Reporting team to finalize specifications, road maps and planning release schedules• Oversee all design and development within the dashboard/application modules• Other: Sodexo Targets for Enhanced Performance (STEP) dashboard for NorAm, Healthcare Operational Metrics Dashboard (OMD), Sustainability Mgmt and Reporting Tool (SMART) and the Client Relationship Management (CRM) Dashboard

Buffalo, New York, United States

• Managed eight employees within the North American Controllers Buffalo teams: Legal Entity Management (LEM) and Financial Reporting and Analysis (FR&A)• Analyzed financials and the monthly fluctuations for over 40 legal entities, vastly related to 3rd party assets and liabilities.• Supervised monthly and quarterly financial and regulatory reporting, monitored capital/equity, managed control environment including the account reconciliation and balance sheet review programs• Coordinated and assisted with Internal and External Audits in relation to legal entity responsibilities:o Monitored intercompany balances and completed cash settlements on a regular basis to clear balanceso Ensured compliance with Citi Policies related to Legal Entity Controlo Confirmed key controls were in place to ensure the financial integrity of financial reporting• Contributed on key projects or other initiatives which included system conversions, process migrations, legal entity closing/openings, and internal initiatives in support of improving efficiency and control

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo, New York, United States

• Conducted Management testing and evaluation of internal controls at different levels the company in order to meet Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements • Recommended best practices and revision of company policies for a stronger internal control environment• Identified, developed and implemented procedures to strengthen and improve the efficiency of internal controls• Coordinated the remediation of company procedures deemed to be insufficient• Assisted external Auditors conducting financial and Sarbanes-Oxley year-end audits• Validated financial system calculations, general ledger, and master data to ensure accuracy and integrity of data

Buffalo, New York, United States