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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

London, Gb

- Managed the project delivery of a Tableau and SAP S4 HANA management reporting solution to deliver business critical reporting and analytics across multiple legacy data sources.- Developed KPI dashboard for Investor Relations and Controllership functions to display Return on Invested Capital and Operating Leverage metrics, which addressed unmet need from legacy reporting solutions.- Conducted testing sessions with 50+ finance professionals to identify system defects with management reporting tool and identify enhancement opportunities to maximize system effectiveness.- Managed diverse team of functional and technical skill sets throughout the design and implementation of the reporting solution to ensure adherence to functional requirements and on-time delivery.- Facilitated business and functional requirements gathering sessions with Global FP&A function and offshore Center of Excellence (COE) to understand current state challenges and future state reporting needs.- Led automation-enabled transformation assessment to evaluate current state of the finance organization and provide strategic recommendations to mitigate inefficiencies across all aspects of operating model.- Developed a business case providing a roadmap to realize $19m to $29m in finance cost reduction over four years based on 25 identified automation opportunities targeting FP&A, PTP, OTC, and RTR functions.- Conducted 75+ interviews across all departments of the finance organization to assess the maturity and capability of the finance operating model.- Led FP&A process design initiative that addressed current state challenges by standardizing, streamlining, and integrating annual strategic planning, forecasting, and budgeting activities.- Managed third-party implementation of Adaptive Insights, a leading-practice enterprise planning tool.

London, Gb

- Supported the Procure-to-Payment system design for cloud-based ERP system implementation.- Developed and presented Procure-to-Payment scenario documentation and scripting requirements.- Led report-out workshops with client team stakeholders to ensure consistent future state vision.

Chicago, Il, Us

Strategic Planning & Analysis Senior Associate:- Developed annual plan totaling $184M in revenue based on targeted growth and investment assumptions.- Participated in post-merger integration effort for $325M acquisition to consolidate financial statements and seamlessly refine forecasting and planning process for new business line.- Performed ROI analysis to determine impact of $15M in technology investments and recommended continued investment in these areas to the Executive Council based on historical returns.- Advised project stakeholders on monthly and quarterly financials to identify areas of risk and opportunity.- Generated 10 days of additional productivity per month for SP&A group through elimination of redundant tasks and report rationalization effort to facilitate more concise information to project stakeholders.

Dublin 2, Ie

- Managed the annual planning and quarterly forecasting and budgeting processes, including revenue projections, key cost drivers impacting contribution margin, and resource utilization rates.- Modeled speculative consulting and managed services work, surpassing $750M in revenue over five years.- Managed a global team of six analysts in the United States, India, Argentina, and the Philippines.- Delivered in-depth financial analysis and recommendations to manage risk and maximize profit margins.- Selected to participate on task force to standardize and automate fragmented forecasting activities.

Dublin 2, Ie

- Prepared quarterly financial statement package to communicate actual P&L results and variance analysis.- Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions with shared service center teams in India, Argentina, and the Philippines to transition transactional RTR and OTC activities.- Appointed to lead initiative to identify inefficient and transactional tasks performed throughout the office with the purpose of creating action plan to transition activities to shared service centers.- Ensured project financials were compliant with U.S. GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley reporting standards.- Executed transactional SAP ECC Record-to-Report activities such as revenue recognition, journal entry processing, account reconciliation, month-end-close adjustments, and fixed-asset accounting.- Executed transactional SAP ECC Order-to-Cash activities such as generating customer billing data, accounts receivable processing, cash application, and collections management.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Analytics

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance