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Chicago, Illinois, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

8th Light is a global team of software, design and technology professionals who helping clients imagine and create elegant, robust, and groundbreaking digital solutions to complex problems.As a senior financial leader in the organization, I initiated the foundations of 8th Light’s key analytical software, ultimately leading to more efficient and effective financial and operational planning and analysis.- Improved forecasting process, yielding 95% increase in accuracy while simultaneously revising the process which saved the business ~$400-$500k on an annualized basis.- Enhanced leverage of operational expenditures (from 25% to 18% of revenues), driving $2.5-$3.0 million in profitability over a 5-year period.- Highlighted customer profitability data, which aided in a 5-8% improvement in profitability in customer accounts. Furthered company growth through M&A analysis and due diligence on approximately ~3-5 deal opportunities.- Collaborated in valuation analysis and owned finance/accounting data integration to return an incremental $1-$1.5M in profitability over a 3-year horizon.Managed external partners - auditors, 401k, tax, benefit brokers, banks, legal counsel, and software vendors.- Reduced outside professional services fees by 30%, providing annualized savings to the business of $200k.- As a result of discussions around debt financing, led/collaborated in negotiations to secure access to greater capital from $2 to $4.5 million.- Responsible for growth in financial operational accounting activities (invoicing, collections, cash forecasts) through continuous improvement in software partners and vendor analysis.Prepared quarterly financial presentations and developed KPI Dashboards, statements and operational reports to the key stakeholders (C-Suite, Board of Director and Investors).Responsible for the creation of consolidated financial budgets, financial and operational planning (annual and long term) and forecasting

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Dublin 2, Ie

Accenture is a leading provider of strategy, consulting, technology and operations services to various industries and organizations. Learn how Accenture helps clients innovate with data, AI, cloud, cybersecurity and other technologies to create 360° value and shared success.As a management consultant, I delivered significant value focused on finance & digital transformation at several client engagements across multiple industry groups focusing on Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare Products, Information Services and Public Sector.Planning, Budgeting, and Finance Transformation Solution Lead at Global Retailer- Lead Functional Design and Build of a new Global Cloud Based Budgeting solution within Oracle PBCS across 4 business units.- Worked directly with the client to execute 50+ design and review sessions with the business to help co-create and design 130+ application objects. Consolidated Budgeting and Planning Solution Functional Lead for National Government Laboratory- Managed 15-20 processes through a phase two redesign, including optimization, testing, and training activities.- Led support and client facing during pre-production environment for 200 users across 15 field sites: responsible for resolving tickets and training end users through the processes.

Naperville, Il, Us

MBA Degree earned June '14. Worked in conjunction the Athletic Department to grow and build a successful long-term Men's Golf program at North Central College.-Consulting/assisting student athletes with curriculum guidance, mentoring and tutoring-Managed and built committees in forming major fundraising initiatives-Created, designed and implemented structured recruiting processes -Built and extended manufacturing relationships to enhance collegiate reimbursement programs-Utilized social media to engage community on current events

-Preparing and delivering updated status presentations to managers on a monthly basis-Interacting with clients on a daily basis while continually selling financial instruments-Collaborated together in teams to perform monthly objectives-Executed strong relationship management with 100+ new and existing customers

Willowbrook, Il, Us

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

B.A., Economics, Finance