★ Manages budget for all Software spend in the company. Forecasts spend monthly to determine YTG risks and opportunities for reporting to Leadership team in MBR (Monthly Business Review). Developed new and improved view for Software Financial Reporting, which is now used by Leadership for all IT Financial Reporting during MBR. ★ Oversight of month end close processes for Software financials for entire company involving US and Corporate zones. Process journal entries and review financial data using SAP, Blackline, Excel and Oracle tools to ensure an accurate monthly close for all Software related spend.★ Ownership of IT SAM Portal for all software renewals. Recommend, scope, and define requirements for system enhancements to increase effectiveness and efficiency of processes and workflows within the tool.★ Provide amazing customer service and support to other employees in the organization in regards to the software renewals process, software ticket requests, budget inquiries, and financial reporting.★ Maintains accountability for all software licensing renewals and initial purchases. Manages all renewals to ensure appropriate licensing is maintained via systems: ServiceNow, Flexera, Microsoft PowerApps, and Excel.★ Prepares, reviews, and submits annual budget for company-wide software spend. Monitors renewals and analyzes current spend for annual cost fluctuations to develop an accurate spend projection for upcoming year.★ Analyze and understand financials with the ability to translate into meaningful reports for business partners and senior leadership.

★ Directs financial administration and IT asset / compliance management for state agencies throughout Missouri, with authority over a team of five direct reports. Supervises the Accounts Payable, Inventory Management, Contracts/Procurement, and Compliance teams.★ Leads financial activities for more than 14 state agencies in Missouri, working with leaders at the division and agency levels.★ Orchestrates and delivers multiple concurrent projects, many involving compliance with a complex network of regulations.★ Executes the annual IT hardware asset review for 14 state agencies encompassing 40,000 users and a $2M budget. The results of this review guide hardware/software procurement forecasts and needs assessments.★ In the role of IT Strategic Initiative Team Lead, directs the development of a standard technology catalog to be adopted across the state.★ Serves as an advisor to leadership on software licensing and renewals, and developed an in-house software asset tracking system to track software purchasing and licensing status.★ Led an audit Microsoft software licenses, negotiating an initial penalty in the millions of dollars down to $40K. Created a new procedure that reduced Days to Resolve for software purchase requests from 55 days to 17 days.★ Provided financial data, cost projections, and funding information to all agencies impacted by a project to migrate to Microsoft Windows 10.★ Deployed Tableau throughout all state agencies, introducing business intelligence and analytics dashboards providing increased clarity and insight into financial affairs.ABOUT THE STATE OF MISSOURI OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIONThe Office of Administration is the service and administrative control agency created by the General Assembly to combine and coordinate the central management functions of the Missouri state government. The Office of Administration provides central services and support to all other state agencies.

★ Responsible for administrative and fiscal operations for the agency, overseeing accounts payable, travel policies, and reporting.★ Entrusted with the management of over $7B in accounts payable, encompassing benefits, expense payments, and travel reimbursements. Established and managed a 15-person accounts payable staff with five direct reports.★ Created a centralized Accounts Payable organization for the Department of Social Services, defining policies and procedures while managing internal communications statewide.★ Administered the statewide travel policy for the agency, communicating requirements and guidelines to employees for reimbursements and ensuring compliance.★ Provided reports and analytics to upper management with details concerning the timeliness and accuracy of payments. ★ Identified an error that averted millions of dollars in incorrect payments to foster and adoptive parents.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT THE STATE OF MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESThe Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is responsible for coordinating programs to provide public assistance to children and their parents, access to health care, child support enforcement, and specialized assistance to troubled youth.

★ Recruited to lead the accounts payable function, overseeing more than $40M in annual state funding for payments to resource parents, providers, and vendors.★ Served as a liaison between the Accounts Payable department and colleagues in IT, Training, Foster Care, Contracting, and Care Management.★ Executed a project to migrate the accounting system from Peachtree to Sage MAS90.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT THE MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIESMissouri Alliance for Children and Families is a privatized case management agency contracted out by the State of Missouri’s Children’s Division. The organization coordinates placement for children in alternative care, provides support for reconnecting families, and oversees the recruitment and licensing of foster parents.