Brian Killian Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed the process of migrating to a new financial system (Workday), including making recommendations, and implementing process functionality• Acted as implementation manager for several domestic and international acquisitions, including building and programming banking integrations, designing invoice layouts, and programming tax assessment logic• Developed reports across all financial functions based on team needs (Advanced, Composite, and Matrix) including complex calculated fields to return required data• Managed all business process workflows• Developed the request management process to allow for documentation of change management and introduction of approvals based on conditional logic• Took the lead on semi-annual Workday updates including viewing new potential functionality, making recommendations, and implementing• Developed bank integrations with ERP across domestic and international banks including custom coding for electronic payment systems• Supported global Finance team with troubleshooting and requests for process improvement suggestions• Guided proper data results via strategic use of posting rules and related worktags and custom validation rules

• Managed entire billing process, including writing billing logic in third-part portal and performing required customer service for C2 Options Exchange

• Was responsible for all day-to-day accounting functions for compilation of monthly financial statements• Managed entire billing process, including writing billing logic in third-part portal and performing required customer service• Managed the annual budgeting process, including developing models for transaction fees• Reported to the CBSX Board with quarterly financial statements, variances from budget, and projections going forward

Greater Chicago Area

• Reviewed and recorded the financial activity of the four business units (Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services, Dominican Baseball, and Diana-Quentin) during the monthly closing process to ensure all expenses, revenues and balance sheet items are properly and accurately recorded and results in the accurate and timely presentation of the financial condition of the company.• Managed general accounting staff (Senior Accountants (2), Staff Accountant (1), and AP Coordinator (1)) and assist with management of payroll staff personnel.• Provided reporting and analysis of profit and loss and balance sheet items as compared to budgeted and historical data of the Chicago Cubs to assist management in the decision-making process. Reviewed balance sheet account reconciliations.• Managed all aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance including maintaining electronic documentation, testing of controls, and gathering/verifying of monthly support.• Provided monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports to Tribune regarding income statement variance analysis, return on invested capital, balance sheet variance analysis, and general financial condition. Submitted periodic reports as requested by Major League Baseball Commissioner's Office..• Reviewed and prepared tax schedules to assist in the preparation of federal and state income tax returns.• Coordinated all aspects of the year-end financial audit, internal audits, and assist with revenue sharing audits.

Greater Chicago Area

• Supervised and performed the payroll functions of the Exchange, including recording of payroll data into general ledger, reconciling various tax filings, managing staff (1), managing payroll system data, and issuance of W-2s (Total Exchange employees = 670).• Recorded journal entries to various balance sheet and income statement accounts according to GAAP. Reported to Controller with regard to monthly variances for assigned CBOE Departments (9, including CBOE’s largest budgeted division at $50 million). Communicated with various personnel with regard to their respective budget preparation and financial performance.• Assisted in the annual budgeting process by working with various staff to compile financial data and compose budget documents for presentation to upper management. Reduced time spent on annual budgeting process through implementation of more efficient data accumulation using the corporate network and linkages created with Microsoft Word and Excel.• Prepared various corporate tax returns (federal, state, Illinois and Chicago Sales and Use Tax, Chicago Lease Transaction Tax).• Managed various databases in Excel and Access for the purpose of accumulating historical data as well as the creation of various management and clientele reports.• Created various ad-hoc reports as dictated by the Controller.• Reconciled various balance sheet and bank accounts.

Greater Chicago Area