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Livermore, Ca, Us

Livermore, California, United States

Newark, Ca

• Provided critical financial analysis and feedback as the primary point of contact in the Finance Department for Sales Directors, National Account Managers, and Regional Product Managers throughout the company • Process Lead for the quarterly vs. budgeted P&Ls for Sales Directors, providing commentary and drivers for key metrics and gross to net spend• Maintained and published weekly multi-million sales projection dashboard for upper management• Led the successful implementation of Oracle system upgrades (11i to R12) as the SME and key liaison between the IT Department and business end users throughout multiple departments • Created and managed quarterly Soft Dollar/Ad Spend budgets ranging between $30M and $45M• Owner of weekly promotion spend reporting process• Tracked and measured performance against Plan• Developed and maintained financial models to automate and streamline business analysis on gross to net spend• Collaborated with sales and marketing business partners to prepare budget and forecast planning for gross to net spend • Maintained gross to net management including controls, compliance, monthly revenue accrual, and planning review and analysis• Identified opportunities to drive operational efficiencies and process improvements• Managed month- and quarter-end reporting and close processes

San Jose, Ca

 Assigned to the Cisco Systems, Inc. account as a Senior Financial Analyst Manage budget, project cash flow, forecasting and accrual process for multiple departments Responsible for developing $80M FY14 budget for Facilities Management, Employee Services, and Employee Health and Safety departments  Manage Payroll budget for entire portfolio ($38.3M) Present monthly & quarterly financial status report to upper management Facilitate vendor meetings to strategize cost spending/savings Maintain a budget variance within 2% of commit Establish departmental priorities to ensure all deadlines are met Produce routine and ad hoc financial reports, packages and pro forma analyses Responsible for coordinating quarterly and annual auditor reviews and reporting deliverables Participate in the preparation and review of quarterly financial statements and related GAAP and SEC disclosures Recognized at Quarterly All-Hands meeting for contributions that resulted in an initial company savings of over $800K, and future annual savings of $300K+ Mentor and coach team members to further develop competencies

Santa Clara, Ca

 Partnered with business leaders, in conjunction with the Finance Team, to achieve the strategic goals of Americas Sales & Services organization Accountable for the financial management and reporting of Americas Finance to ensure accurate invoicing and entitlement tracking Managed the workload and processes utilized by the Revenue Analyst team, including developing and reporting on metrics, documentation and continuous improvement of processes Ensured transactions were in accordance with HDS policies and US GAAP Coordinated and prepared monthly compliance reports for internal controls Managed month-end system close processes and reviewed reports to ensure accuracy of financials Worked with cross-functional teams to improve processes impacting the Shared Services organization Key liaison between IT and business end users throughout multiple departments to ensure successful implementation of Oracle system upgrades Collaborated with the Americas Shared Services organization to manage local transactions of Order to Cash, including escalations to customers, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, and other related transactions for the Americas Responsible for ensuring smooth transition of key activities between Americas Invoicing Team and Poland Invoicing Team

Santa Clara, Ca

 Analyzed customer contracts for billing purposes Worked closely with multiple departments to resolve accounting issues Organized and maintained a customer database for reporting purposes Provided statistical data analysis for management Reconciled specific general ledger accounts on a monthly basis Assumed lead role in month-end closing process

Burlingame, Ca

 Designed successful investment strategies for individual clients in a wide variety of age brackets and income groups  Continually met with clients at residence to provide additional services Trained new agents on company's business format system Conducted business according to high standards of honesty and provided customer service Promoted to position of Field Associate after only 6 months with company

Oakland, Ca

 Reviewed and analyzed monthly financial reports Prepared production reports for field bonus calculations on a monthly basis Researched questionable charges on monthly budgets Worked closely with managers in all regions in resolving customer issues Designed and implemented databases for department use Developed and maintained multi-million dollar budget for department Trained and supervised new personnel Functioned as Department Supervisor as necessary

Bachelor'S Of Science Degree, Business Administration; An Emphasis On Computer Information Systems

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration And Management, General