Finance business partner to the Engineering Operations and CIO organizations.Built and maintained the budget and forecast for global data center and public cloud spend.Drove weekly spend and savings discussions to continue optimizing company infrastructure and maximize efficiency.Partnered with Engineering on the global data center expansion project putting together the business case and building/validating all financial assumptions.Hired, managed and coached one FTE.

New position on the FP&A team supporting Engineering and CIO including all data center and public cloud spend, IT and employee hardware, and workforce comp.Built the first COGS forecast model utilizing key capacity planning metrics as inputs leading to high level strategic conversations on the quarterly forecast.Developed and streamlined monthly accrual files and process working closely with business partners to align on expense recognition.Built the annual plan including monthly operating expenses, capex for large projects, and incremental headcount utilizing Google Sheets for collaboration and Anaplan.Operationalized daily/weekly/monthly reporting on cloud spend given the significant increase in utilization during the pandemic leading to R&O discussions at the senior leadership level.

Finance business partner to both the Marketing and Finance organizations providing direct support to both the CMO and CFO through the preparation and presentation of monthly/quarterly financial resultsDrove the annual planning process ensuring all resourcing needs are accounted for and enterprise level targets are incorporatedDeveloped and owned financial reporting and tools to support the close process ensuring a timely and accurate financial closeProvided detailed variance analysis through partnership with operations and clearly communicated any risks or opportunities to forecastContinuously improved the reporting process and cadence to scale accordingly with the growth of the business allowing for additional capacity to focus on key insight generation

Supervised a team of four finance analysts overseeing an overall book of work totaling $350M, including internal labor, materials and employee related costs, contracts and consulting spend, and overheadsEnsured team completed all input into the monthly corporate financial reporting package and quality check all variance explanations and forecasts for accuracy and reasonablenessProvided guidance on developing forecasting models and tools to help leadership make informed business decisions while achieving affordability goalsPrepared monthly financial reporting package at the senior director and VP level detailing actual vs. budget results and partner with business partners to develop in-depth variance explanations to be reviewed with senior leadership and drive key business decisions to align to strategic objectivesDrove efficiency within the business through presenting areas of opportunity to leadership through detailed financial reporting and provide insight into areas for improvement

Analyzed monthly financials and presented cost variances and forecast updates to leadership for a $115M budget, provided details on potential business risks and overruns, and executed ad-hoc projects to support the direction of managementReported on overtime for over 650 field employees and initiated extensive reporting for management on a weekly basis on areas for improvement which resulted in organizational annual savings of $2MDeveloped initiative to improve the quality of data for reporting resulting in greater visibility of employee activities and more actionable reporting to better inform management decisionsImplemented a shift optimization process by identifying the root cause of lower productivity and developed analysis highlighting the main drivers and areas for improvement which ultimately lead to efficiency gains through increased employee capacity and a management decision to not increase headcount by 70 employees, ultimately saving $10M in avoided annual costManaged the spend within the organization and ensured costs were recorded appropriately and processed cost adjustments and journal entries where necessary maintaining the integrity of the data

Supported the centralized FP&A monthly financial reporting package for Gas Operations which included consolidating all financial results for each business unit and submitting to leadershipPrepared monthly financial and operational reports for each Gas Operations line of business highlighting both financial and operational metrics such as overtime and productivityAssisted with the annual planning process which included reconciling planned budget to corporate targets, leading meetings to monitor progress across the team, and providing metrics to ensure accurate completion

• Supported department and office managing partners on a daily basis by preparing, analyzing and delivering financial reports identifying measures that can be used to maintain client profitability in their respective business units• Compiled data from Access and other databases to identify hours worked and fees recovered by client for business development managers on a monthly and an ad hoc basis• Established a new design for a client profitability report used on an international level by using various Excel and Access functions making it more dynamic and quicker to prepare

• Effectively sold a range of retail banking products and services to existing customers and prospects in an attempt to capture all of clients’ potential business• Managed customer portfolios, serviced relationships and assisted specific financial needs to completely satisfy each individual customer and enhance customer loyalty• Utilized teamwork to obtain new business through cross selling techniques and referrals and ensure all back office work was completed on time including completing daily transaction logs and managing cash shipments

• Actively managed a $20 million dollar budget by holding a voting position on the board • Attended weekly meetings reviewing budget hearings by staff and the student body• Annually adjusted allocation of funds through analysis of current and projected figures