Cheryl Banks Email & Phone Number

Westport, Connecticut, US

New York, NY, US

Responsible for the development, oversight & management tracking of all operational tasks associated with opening a new dispensary. In addition, served as the liason to Corporate IT on POS system implementations and related ancillary systems. Performed Retail analytics, developed KPIs and executive dashboard reporting for all retail related metrics.

New York, NY, US

Consulting on operational requirements, financial, compliance and oversight on Cannabis related investments

NCC, LLC is a Medical Marijuana Dispensary legally dispensing cannabis in the state of Illinois. The company is highly regulated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).Responsible for managing the start-up activities of a dispensary operation in a new and growing industry. Primary oversight to ensuring compliance with.

Irving, TX, US

Contract Consultant for Independence Blue Cross of Pennsylvania - Program Management oversight large scale business transformation program involving 100+ cross-functional projects managing program risks, identifying key dependencies and contingency plans supporting the Program Management office during the migration of clients, providers, trading partners.

Manage own business marketing, providing fashion expertise and selling women’s premium clothing for LA-based designer.Leveraging her sales, public speaking presentations and fashion experience, Cheryl has developed a successful women's clothing business. As an entrepreneur and independent consultant for this designer, Cheryl is always looking for.

New York, New York, US

• Contract Consultant to oversee plan, direct and coordinate activities for multiple projects to ensure goals & objectives are accomplished on time and within budget interacting with clients, key stakeholders and.
• Liaise with Production Support and Development teams to establish an IT infrastructure for help desk support, change control, UAT testing methodologies and project prioritization
• Create workflow diagrams and documentation for the system and all processes
• Verify and establish key controls within the system and processes
• Work with System Compliance in building risk control self assessment exercises
• Coordinate with teams in international locations to document key process flows

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for Finance Policies & Procedures, Financial Software development and implementation, and assist with integration of new acquisitions & Financial Projects
• Author and provide oversight in development of company Financial Policies & Procedures. Designed, implement and “produce” monthly Global Financial Webcast for communicating to Company’s finance community, becoming the.
• Serve as resource and integration specialist for acquisition of newly acquired facilities to include change management training on financial policies & procedures, financial process financial reporting, and mapping to.
• Serve as analyst and process improvement specialist in resolving multi-year disclosure errors discovered and developing systematic solutions to prevent future occurrences and a transitional plan for implementation.
• Implemented process for improving interactions and collaboration between worldwide facilities within the Company related to intercompany transactions. Analyzed source of intercompany out-of-balances and implemented.
• Designed and oversaw development of online process flow tool in collaboration with Corporate IT for approval of all financial system maintenance requests globally. Train end users on tool and transition plan..

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for leading and coordination Corporate Finance process projects and IT related integration projects. Served both as internal consultant and project manager to Corporate Finance and IT to include:
• Project Management over development of Lotus Notes based documentation governance tool to house the company Policies & Procedures. Oversaw all aspects of project working with key stakeholders on business requirements.
• Utilized company project methodology using PMI format engaging senior Finance management when needed.
• Developed financial policies & procedures working with multiple manufacturing locations globally on business processes to provide meaningful guidance to the finance organization worldwide.
• Successfully drove efforts in bringing several entities of the Corporation together to collaborate for a large scale negotiation of enterprise software licensing costs, resulting in decreasing such costs from $500 per.
• Led data mapping and various project integration planning areas for migration from GEAC and PeopleSoft to SAP throughout the organization supporting over 40 manufacturing sites.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Startup & Shutdown Manager and Plant Controller for manufacturing facility with 140 employees.
• Managed and oversight of all startup activities related to acquisition of new facility to include process development of financial reporting, forecasting, budget planning, procurement of all goods & services, shared.
• Serve in capacity as Controller after startup of facility with oversight to all monthly close activities, inventory management, billing and procurement.
• Engineered and executed the shutdown project plan, including all financial implications, inventory, and asset deployment, procurement, workforce reduction packages and final payroll, which resulted in being a key tool.

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Elementary Education / Accounting