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Tampa, Florida, Us

Vice President of LCG's Special Situations Group and a finance professional with over 20 years of experience in accounting, financial planning and analysis, and project management. Industry experience includes aviation, healthcare, and technology-enabled educational services offering SaaS solutions.Roles / Areas of Focus include:* Developing greater accuracy in sales and operating forecast models and annual budget models* Business partnering / collaborating with sales and operations executives* Managing and analyzing large data sets containing financial and operational metrics by project* Establishing monthly financial reporting frameworks, best practices, and financial controls* Implementing ERP systems and streamlining business processes* Participating in M&A due diligence* Conducting post-transaction integrations of finance and accounting policies and procedures, ERP systems, and general ledgers

Marana, Arizona, Us

Managed the annual planning process from communicating the timeline and process in a kickoff meeting to presenting the budget in the Board of Directors meeting.Established monthly budget variance reporting framework and initiated meetings with each department leader, identifying key issues and business drivers of operational results as well as following through with remediation plans.Transformed the month end close process, improving accuracy and significantly reducing time to deliver monthly financial reporting package from 30 days to 12.8 days on average.

Phoenix, Az, Us

Partnered with and provided analytical support and financial guidance to the Apollo Technology Leadership Team, who provided software development, customer support, and infrastructure to University of Phoenix as well as implemented online education ERP systems for other universities located on five different continents. Specific accomplishments include: enhancing management reporting and developing a robust monthly forecast process.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Delivered comprehensive annual operating budgets ($3.1B for FY15) and long-range strategic plans for aircraft maintenance and engineering.Built credibility with Corporate Finance and the business by consistently producing accurate forecasts and by providing actionable feedback through timely reporting of financial and operational performance.Led cross-functional teams to identify and implement various revenue generating and cost savings initiatives as well as process and productivity improvements.Participated in M&A due diligence, identifying potential synergies and providing multiple long-range forecast scenarios for maintenance expense.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Oversaw financial operations, planning, and accounting activities of $2.5B division.Integrated finance and accounting policies and procedures, financial information systems, and general ledgers, including those of two wholly owned subsidiaries, following the merger.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Directed company-wide forecasting and budgeting processes from target setting to consolidation to preparation of the Board deck.Implemented and administered Hyperion Planning and Essbase, including debugging system errors, training end users, and developing new budgeting processes.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Produced monthly financial and operational performance summaries and analysis comparing actual results to current forecast, budget, and prior periods.Rebuilt the cash flow forecast model to better predict the airline's cash flows and cash position.

Startup healthcare provider offering state-of-the-art medical devices to diagnose seizure disorders

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Information Systems

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Finance