Blake Taylor Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Lehi, Utah, United States

Managed budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting needs for multiple internal departments. Cross functionally collaborates with HR, TA, Procurement, Accounting, and leadership to achieve budget goals. Certified Anaplan model builder responsible for the modification and upkeep of the Financial ERP system (Anaplan). Also assists with month end close.Major Accomplishments:• Rebuilt Anaplan FP&A model to eliminate the need for manipulation of system data in excel prior to delivery of reports during monthly reporting cycles.• Designed, created, and implemented a portal for budget owners into FP&A system to access reports, budget details, performance metrics, and other information related to their financial stewardship to improve communication and accountability.• Achieved Model Builder Certification with Anaplan

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Launched the franchise in Salt Lake territory.Manages all aspects of the business including Hiring, Training, Sales and Marketing, Scheduling, Customer Service, Financials, Resource Allocation, Material Procurement, and Estimating.

Lehi, Utah

Prepared annual budgets, financial forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, capital and capex planning, and other ad hoc requests. Works closely with budget owners and Accountants to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with GAAP accounting standards. Helped Owlet transition through a SPAC merger to become a public company.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Supported business development efforts in the Rail group by modeling domestic and international business opportunities, drafting proposals, consulting on deal structuring, cost estimating, managing Salesforce system, and acting as liaison between developers and internal departments (Leadership, Legal, Accounting, Risk, Engineering etc.). Additionally, preformed budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, capital management, and fielded ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests.Major Accomplishments:• Built and managed spreadsheet models for proforma pricing and business scenario analysis• Revised budgeting procedures to reduce timeline by 3 weeks• Created process for tracking, reporting, and paying wages for commission based salesmen• Modeled multiple opportunities for international operations (Argentina, Canada, Mexico)

Greater Philadelphia Area

Leadership of four person team to provide training and support to financial and logistics coordinators throughout North America. Provided in-depth financial planning of 42 operations, 320 employees, 280 customers, creating annual budgets, monthly projections and variances, and ad-hoc analysis of ongoing business. Presented monthly and annual financial results to Executive Leadership.Major Accomplishments:• Completed a “better way” event that resulted in a $450K one-time cost savings to the company• Took point on financial analysis, modeling and capital justification for successful acquisition of a lumber transload company in Birmingham, Alabama.• Project managed the startup of 6 new transload facilities, and the takeover of operation at an additional 10 facilities • Assisted with the implementation of Hyperion system in the budgeting process• Created a single dynamic model for a 28 facility proposal, containing nearly infinite combinations of potential outcomes. Won the proposal to operate 12 sites.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Responsible for financial reporting, annual budgets, and capital plans at 7 Crude by Rail facilities. Performed monthly, quarterly, and annual variance reviews, and ad-hoc analysis. Oversight of new contract implementation and managing existing contracts to ensuring financial obligations were fulfilled.Major Accomplishments:• Provided market analysis, capital forecasting and financial support to permit and build a $300M Crude by Rail terminal in Vancouver as a partnership with Tesoro/Andeavor (permit rejected Feb 2018 due to politics)• Hand selected by CEO for a special committee to re-title all positions in the company to achieve uniformity and comparability to market

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Monthly reconciliation of gross pay and payroll liabilities for the company of more than 3,000 employees. Assisted with month end / year end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and internal controls. Leadership over team of two in creating processes to review and audit the corporate purchase cards program.Major Accomplishments:• Modeled and analyzed a proposed change to company-wide vacation policy change, and associated effect on the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. Policy successfully adopted in January 2015.• Selected to assist with successful startup of a Canadian crude oil terminal as interim Business Analyst

Greater Salt Lake City Area

IManaged the repair process of 400 customers to improving credit scores with the goal of becoming qualified to purchase a home. Responsible for collections of past due accounts, and back office administration of program. Additionally, counseled customers in personal finances, credit repair, and other financial matters.Major Accomplishments:• Increased monthly collections from 65% to 80% by creating and implementing a new process

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Associate'S Degree, Accounting And Business/Management