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United States

Rochester, New York Area

Rochester, New York Area

Rochester, New York Area

Implemented effective and efficient software life-cycle management covering acquisition, compliance, control, maintenance, and costing of software assets for company operations.*Collaborated with IT Finance & Contracts department in managing software inventory in support of enterprise base that exceeds 10,000 users. *Maintained IT support & maintenance schedule, ensuring renewals were completed in a timely manner.*Identified, researched, and resolved cost variances for the IT organization and its clients.*Monitored and tracked internal IT assets for contract compliance, inventory accuracy, vendor management and financial reporting. Department exceeded budget goals.

Coordinated and performed asset management activities to ensure timely delivery of contractual deliverables while maintaining audit readiness.* Integrated inventory capture, reconciliation, and reporting of IT assets for corporate outsourcing client, attaining 99.1% inventory accuracy rating.* Performed root cause analysis for systems implementation issues. Findings contributed to basis for additional training of affected teams.* Led weekly project office meetings on IT risk management which achieved exceptional ratings in asset audit compliancy for two previously challenged accounts.* Documented risk management assessments for project offices, identifying internal control posture and process improvements for audit compliancy. * Produced budget data and variance analysis for project office quarterly outlooks.Managed and tracked software asset changes and reported their financial impacts. Participated in planning cycles and cost related initiatives.* Analyzed software usage and cost data for corporate client; recommended consolidations which realized $90 thousand in annual savings* Researched and reconciled account payables transactions from division ledger to ensure financial audit compliancy.* Trained 400 associates from foreign sites in usage of asset management database via intranet meeting sessions. Created presentation graphics for instruction.* Composed knowledge base documents outlining steps for ledger to inventory analysis enabling peers to research internal expenses.* Prepared and presented notifications to vendors for IT asset moves on behalf of clients.

Provided accounts payable support for expense conversion project.Developed software asset management reports for financial projections,

Bsba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Copy Editor Yearbook, Choir Director

Certificate Of Concentrated Study, Accounting