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Sarasota, Fl, Us

Sarasota, Fl, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Provide value-add business performance analysis and financial reporting across the occupancy global function• Monthly financial reporting to ensure full transparency of occupancy-related expenses, consistency in definitions, and completeness of all key expense categories and programs with emphasis on highlighting potential financial risks and savings opportunities (including project costs and CRE CAPEX)• Track, monitor, and communicate monthly / quarterly financial KPI performance• Financial support in the annual budgeting and forecasting process including timelines, target setting, training and support to CRE leadership, development of underlying budget / forecast assumptions, and coordination of the budgeting activities throughout CRE• Drive improvements in reporting, analytics, and dashboards to support CRE Leadership decision making and implement best practices related to various ad hoc analyses• Participate in the development and distribution of best practices, process documentation, and user support materials for data management tools• Ad hoc analyses

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Provided total oversight of baseline management and monitoring of performance• Prepared and presented monthly variance review of actual expenditure to budget / forecast• Provided analytical support to transform behaviors and techniques• Supported cost-savings and process improvement initiatives, assisted leadership in implementation• Performed complex data analysis leveraging statistical tools and awareness of operating activities• Served as Finance liaison in the development and reporting of cost savings in a centralized tracker• Completed and supported regular and ad-hoc reporting including informal and formal internal and client-ready documents, reports, graphs, charts and presentations• Collaborated with team to develop efficient reporting strategies including automation and simplification of reporting processes while preserving data integrity• Participated in the development and distribution of best practices, process documentation, and user support materials for data management tools

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Assisted in the development of annual budget and quarterly forecasts for a government contracting client• Leveraged knowledge of data programming language to automate the generation and manipulation of files during the monthly close process, eliminating many hours of repetitive work• Developed and maintained a comprehensive tracking tool to assess actual vs budgeted financials• Served as finance liaison in the implementation of a new project management system, to include design, development, testing, and maintenance• Prepared monthly cost allocation entries based upon client assumptions• Performed month-end close activities, including the preparation of accrual journal entries• Prepared ad-hoc analyses and presentations and presented to client• Calculated fees as part of the generation of client invoices• Analyzed reports, utilizing them to assess system data integrity and perform corrections where needed• Assisted with audit write-ups for quarterly audits and monthly contracts that met scope• Responsible for the timely and accurate recognition of revenue in compliance with contract terms and Sarbanes-Oxley

Accokeek, Md, Us

• Provided data to initiate processes surrounding forecasting, strategic planning and annual budgeting• Conducted margin analyses on activities and opportunities• Developed, created and updated complex models to monitor performance, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances• Held oversight and management of the continued development of budgeting, financial forecasting, operating plan and modeling tools• Analyzed current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures• Improved operational and financial performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in variance programs, as well as new projects

Northbrook, Il, Us

• Forecasted, planned, and monitored $25M+ in annual expenses for 400+ employees• Developed a foundation for resource and expense optimization with leaders through plan and unit cost presentations• Coordinated and led monthly finance update for Vice President and Strategy Expert• Served as primary finance point of contact for Vice President of Agency Services• Identified, portrayed, and added insightful metrics to monthly operational review deck for President• Hosted meetings with clients to communicate the latest information driving financial forecasts• Coordinated monthly submission of expense adjustments, plan addendums, and accruals of $1M+• Ensured contract terms were met and audited invoices from vendors• Monitored restructuring transactions to ensure proper reporting• Supported the modeling of an accounting initiative that led to a significant positive reduction in task handle times, saving over $200K annually and increased stakeholder satisfaction• Aided leadership in decision to close contact centers through the development and analysis of options along with impacts to all stakeholders

Northbrook, Il, Us

• Provided expansive analyses and collaborated with business partners to assist in development and implementation of strategies across enterprise units within brand operations• Calculated pre- and post-consolidation analyses to gauge impacts of restructuring business units• Collaborated with project teams to forecast resource requirements and associated expenses for onshoring and offshoring resources• Developed and interpreted comprehensive models to review current and future costs of operations• Isolated key drivers, quantified impacts, and forecasted implications of expense trends to enterprise units• Conducted research and developed operating budgets

Geneva, New York, Us

• Supported executive leadership in all phases of project life cycles during a period of enterprise growth• Projected ROI for incentives, promotions, and campaigns in the pipeline• Forecasted annual budgets and conducted variance analyses for operating expenses• Performed scenario analyses to support growth proposals

Bachelor'S Degree, Corporate Finance

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Business Administration