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Los Angeles, CA, US

Irvine, CA, US

- Responsible for all aspects of the institution’s Accounting, Corporate Finance, and Procurement functions- Lead the annual financial planning process across both universities and corporate areas, cumulating with Finance Committee review and Board approval of P&L, Balance Sheet and Capital plans- Complete five-year financial projections annually for.

Austin, Texas, US

• Built and restructured team to create dedicated teams to better align with corporate needs.
• Managed a team of 9 (8 finance professionals across FP&A, Strategic Finance, and Treasury as well as a Risk Manager).
• Developed first ever annual budget and 5-year forecast model.
• Produced reporting packages for management and stakeholders including monthly and quarterly financial variance analysis and KPI tracking.
• Completed successful M&A transaction – responsible for financial modeling, due diligence including data room management, and post close integration.
• Responsible for Treasury management including creation of investment policy, investment of excess cash, oversight of cash management and weekly cash forecasts, and manage banking relationships.

Chandler, Arizona, US

• Managed the annual budget process, the quarterly forecasting process, and perform monthly and quarterly variance analysis and reporting.
• Direct reports included a finance team of five (incl. a business intelligence data manager).
• In charge of the creation of the CFO presentation for the Board of Directors as well as the preparation of financial reporting packages for main private equity investor.
• Facilitated financial discussions with the CFO and CEO on the strategic vision of the company.
• Created new monthly executive reporting package in conjunction with new monthly reviews to keep senior executives well informed on the financial operation of the company at the department level.
• Worked closely with Operations, Data Analytics team and Corporate Strategy to develop three-year long-range plan.

Universal City, California, US

• Drove and oversaw preparation and review of monthly operating financial statements, forecasts, monthly variance analysis, free cash flow, and operating plan data.
• Led the monthly/quarterly preparation and presentation of financial results to the senior leadership team, including financial analysis, variance explanations, and metrics reporting.
• Worked closely with CFO and President to develop the primary presentations for senior NBCU management, including short term and long range plans, quarterly reviews, CEO operating reviews and Board presentations.
• Played a pivotal role in the strategic planning process including providing to senior leadership strategic guidance and recommendations for proper course of action.
• Partnered with Accounting Controller to ensure accuracy and timeliness of monthly closing and assure adherence to generally accepted accounting practices; assisted in annual audit process (both internal and external).
• Provided continuous risk and opportunity assessment to management teams and performed financial scenario analysis to support senior management's strategic decision making.

Charlotte, NC, US

• Managed the entire budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes for the division.
• Partnered with each department head to help manage their expenses and create their annual budgets.
• Instituted monthly business review where all department heads come together and review the performance of the business as well as discuss important topics and trends impacting the business and industry.
• Supervised two financial analysts in the preparation of our team’s deliverables to Corporate.
• Responsible for the preparation and submission of Government financial requests.
• Prepared and presented the Strategic Plan’s financials to top management at Corporate Headquarters.

• In charge of reporting the company’s consolidated P&L on a monthly and quarterly basis and provided analysis including comparisons to forecasts, budget, and prior year amounts.
• Managed entire consolidated reporting process, including the Board of Directors’ presentations, and coordinated the work between senior executives, and our finance & analytics team in India.
• Prepared Board of Directors’ presentations for the President, CFO, and Senior Managing Director of Finance.
• Worked closely with investor relations in creation of external reporting documents.
• Assisted in the preparation of the quarterly earnings release and supporting analysis for Senior Management.
• Collaborated with IT in the development and testing of new Financial Reporting systems.

New York, NY, US

• Reported to CFO on special projects, including creating new forecasting/reporting tools to track film performance.
• Analyzed and compiled revenue and expense data for motion pictures.

Worldwide, OO

• Led team of three consultants that developed and implemented a strategic policy for a large, multinational company undergoing a reorganization, reducing their transactional exposure of $300 million in potential.
• Created financial models to calculate and forecast financial performance and to evaluate the profitability with respect to overall industry performance.

• Constructed complex economic models to value of tangible/intangible property for transfer pricing compliance.
• Created separate financial models for 34 pipeline pharmaceutical products resulting in cost sharing payments totaling approximately $3 billion.

Mba, Finance, Business, Management, Accounting, Marketing

Double Major: Bs In Business Administration And Ba In Economics