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Irvine, CA, US

Stockholm, SE

• Support the Field Sales Team by providing financial planning and analysis support. Projects include: reviewing and modeling of pricing discounts, customer programming, and sales reporting, while maintaining a strong.
• Compile, prepare and analyze actual monthly results for revenue and SG&A and coordinate and prepare monthly forecasts and annual budgets with emphasis on Sales, RD&A, cost of sales and related SG&A
• Create and maintain financial models and evaluate opportunities for incremental revenue and expense reductions.
• Act as a finance liaison and provide financial insights to key projects within the organization.

San Jose, CA, US

Provide and present weekly updates and analysis for Cisco's Wireless Business (~$2B revenue annually) across multiple teamsLead preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements, researched and prepared variance analysis, and created explanations along with all financial reporting requirementsPresent metrics to senior leadership to review plans and.

San Jose, CA, US

Created forecasting and analytic product family reports reflecting metrics and project status, objectives and barriersCommunicated findings effectively to managers and executives across multiple departments, such as unusual trend or outliersWorked with the sales team to define pricing structure for company products and make recommendations based off of.

New York, NY, US

Managed new rebate program for sellers and grew program from $1.5 million to $5 million in salesResponsible for the accounting and reconciliation, financial reporting and analysis, and general strategy of the programUsed SQL queries to improve program processes and efficiencies by creating more accurate results and reports using SalesForceInvestigated and.

San Jose, California, US

Monitored and analyzed financial and statistical data to provide recommendations to managementUsed Oracle and NetSuite FP&A for maintenance of budgets, financial models, and ad hoc reporting and forecasts to plan the business and allocate resources to the company’s strategyBuilt and maintained databases for forecasting future financial performanceProduced.

West Sacramento, California, US

• Partnered with sales representatives and managers to coordinate delivery and on-time schedule.
• Traveled to the market, visited vendors and assisted with merchandise selection and sales.
• Worked with clients to maximize sales and build relationships
• Partnered with sales representatives and managers to coordinate delivery and on-time schedules
• Recipient of multiple positive reviews acknowledging excellent customer service

Norwalk, CA, US

• Improved and optimized SugarCRM, Pardot and technology integrations.
• Managed customer analytic accounts, maintained customer orders and worked across business units to ensure projects were completed on time and efficiently.
• Translated business goals and customer needs into prioritized use cases
• Collaborated across departments with sales, marketing, and support teams to ensure on time orders and delivery
• Set up workstations with PCs, Macs, phones and laptops and provided on-site IT and technical support for 150 staff

Norwalk, CA, US

• Prepared journal entries, organized and maintained financial records.