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• Conduct monthly, quarterly and yearly P&L reviews with leadership and operating teams to illustrate how over $2 Billion worth of product flows through The Home Depot's Reverse Logistics Centers.• Analyze business results including monthly and quarterly budget vs actuals reports for management and proactively apply those learnings to forecasts•Communicate with warehouse leaders and operation managers from around the country in order to solve issues in a timely manner while also driving out costs.• Forecast monthly and quarterly P&Ls at an individual account level, totaling over $40 million in expense and sales per month.• Lead a team to identify cost out opportunities and establish strategies for The Home Depot’s return process that encompasses over $16 Billion a year in refunded transactions.

• Constructed and maintained financial models and reporting views to display and analyze how over $2 Billion of product flow annually through The Home Depot's Reverse Logistics Centers. • Forecasted monthly and quarterly P&Ls at an individual account level, totaling over $40 million in expense and credits per month.• Facilitated and led the Reverse Logistics Center transition from Stores Finance to Supply Chain Finance by establishing new models, reporting, and processes consistent with the 5 other SCF platforms.• Budgeted a detailed 2024 expense and sales plan consisting of over $250 million in expense and $266 million in credits.• Built numerous dashboards using SQL and Tableau to report RLC P&L results and associate productivity analysis

•Provided comprehensive financial planning to clients on a daily basis. •Advised and developed financial strategies in order to promote wealth accumulation and income protection.• Conducted meetings with 15+ clients a week to conduct financial needs analysis profiles to match clients with available products and services.• Formulated individualized financial plans using Microsoft Excel and Planning Experience Software (PX).• Executed plans that insured over $1 million in life and disability insurance for clients and their families.

•Supported the company’s accounting team by digitally arranging and monitoring financial data from 2015-2022•Organized financial information from 2500+ clients using models in Excel.• Utilized technical skills by inputting financial data and reconciling bank statements for clients using QuickBooks and CCH Tax Software.