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Greater Seattle Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

Selected accomplishments:•Crafted & introduced a dynamic capital expenditure financial model enabling the meticulous tracking 30+ concurrent real estate buildout initiatives totaling $204M as part of the return to office strategy. Tracked critical project metrics including approved budget, latest project forecasts, monthly cash flow projections, project statuses, & depreciation commencement dates, facilitating seamless project management & informed decision-making throughout project lifecycles.•Partnered with the portfolio management team to establish & uphold a comprehensive record of active leases, encompassing monthly rent and associated lease expenses for both capitalized and cash basis leases totaling $97M. By fostering collaborative efforts with the portfolio management team & accounting, facilitated enhanced visibility, supported informed decision-making, & ensured budgeting & forecasting accuracy.•Collaborated with the hospitality team to compile & manage a food & beverage budget scaling from $16M to $33M in response to the return-to-office initiative. Leveraged global headcount assumptions & Lenel badge data attendance trends ensuring accurate cost forecasting based on a tiered service model. Implemented a structured reporting system to track actual spend, providing variance analyses & variance commentary to support informed decision-making, cost-saving strategies, & waste reduction initiatives.•Implemented a standardized data entry process to systematically tag operating expenses to their respective office locations enabling enhanced visibility into operating costs for each site including but not limited lease expense, utilities, janitorial, food & beverage and 3rd party facility management personnel totaling $215M. Streamlining data entry and analysis facilitated informed decision-making regarding resource allocation, budgeting, operational efficiency across the organization & is used as the basis of monthly business reviews with CFO.

Greater Atlanta Area

Selected accomplishments:•Directed engagement economics for 15 clients by supporting each through full engagement lifecycle from pricing to delivery and providing advisement of tactics and levers for profitable and compliant engagement.•Reported key financial metrics (revenue, expenses, billings/collections, DSO, WIP, profit margins) to Senior Managers and Partners through the upkeep of engagement financial dashboards and models.•Served as PMO of National EFA Technology Team and EFA Audit Technology subject matter expert (SME), leading development and introduction of standardized firm financial reporting tools for reporting, forecasting, billings/collections and risk escalation while heading UAT to drive continuous improvement and mitigate discrepancies and inefficiencies.

Greater Atlanta Area

Selected accomplishments:•Designed operating plan ($1B revenue; $230M operating costs) for 14 functions across 6 regions, generating spinoff business based PY details, synergy targets, and strategic growth plans.•Collaborated with IT and Data Reporting teams to form tools and reports, providing data visibility of actuals, forecasts, trends and key performance indicators to finance and operation leaders.•Served as finance business partner to 14 functions, providing accurate, timely and insightful monthly variance reporting highlighting risks and opportunities and suggesting solutions to problems as they arise.•Reconciled monthly headcount of 1,200+ employees, certifying proper payroll and other costs allocation.

Ge Oil & Gas, Ge Energy Management, Ge Renewables, Ge Power

FMP is an intensive two year program spanning four rotational assignments. The program combines coursework, intensive job assignments and interactive seminars to equip members with exceptional technical, financial & business skills.Selected accomplishments:1st Rotation: Drilling - Supply Chain Finance Analyst | Houston, TX•Reported business metrics such as: headcount, labor hours, capex & bullet trains for month end HQ reporting.•Reconciled GRNI Accounts Payable balance, resulting in a $2M decrease.2nd Rotation: IS Product Line Profitability Financial Analyst | Plainville, CT•Revamped & standardized PLP process, proactively detecting inconsistencies & guiding improvement while setting in place monthly rhythm to combat margin erosion.•Supported business unit with financials, compiling analyses & completing monthly business op reviews, quarterly closing reports & NAM margin analysis.3rd Rotation: Onshore Wind Sourcing Financial Analyst | Schenectady, NY•Reported monthly/quarterly financials timely & accurately, analyzing & reporting headcount, functional cost, R&O GSCM & COE Database.•Reconciled AP invoices on hold by $3.6M (396 invoices), eliminating past due invoices on hold >180 days.•Drafted & published Tableau dashboards offering visibility to component targets & costs, further classifying opportunities for cost reduction & driving accountability to meet FY $150M cost out target.4th Rotation: GRS Operations Financial Analysts | Atlanta, GA•Owned tracking $40M functional cost budget & worked with 6 function owners across 9 sites to mitigate overruns, identifying & resolving ~$2M discrepancy of misallocated expenses.•Audited 3 GE legacy energy plant sites, guaranteeing accuracy in operational process, balance sheet completeness, cost accumulation & vouchered hours.•Owned GRS functional planning process & worked with 11 functions across GRS & Ex-Alstom sites, compiling combined $86M budget based on PY/PQ financials & strategic growth plans.

Greater Atlanta Area

Selected accomplishments:•Streamlined Concession and revamped Concession Policy and workflow process, minimizing cycle time and simplifying concessions reconciliation process and workflow management with Quality and Controllership team.•Performed analysis on Sundry Losses and Warranty reserves and prepared closing quarter Rep Letter Schedule for quarterly balance sheet review, presenting analytics to Digital Energy Controllership team.•Created sales reconciliation report, conserved cycle time and tracking status of each product from shipping point to invoice verification, confirming what operations state to be shipped versus invoiced.•Led physical inventory with year-over-year efficiency and accuracy improvement by implementing structural tactics to educate staff on proper procedures to achieve accurate and productive outcome.