Elizabeth Guthrie-Robrahn, Mba Email & Phone Number

Fairfax, Virginia

Washington, District Of Columbia

Financial manager responsible for preparing and managing budgets and forecasts for multiple divisions with revenues of $80 million, expense of $60 million, and capital of $4 million to align with corporate operating results. Advise and collaborate with directors and executive leadership to develop financial plans to support divisional and company goals and strategic priorities, identify risks and opportunities and develop action plans as needed. Identify inefficiencies in processes and implement effective business solutions to improve financial reporting accuracy. Reporting includes creation of financial models, financial reporting package, business narratives and presentations. Assist with corporate consolidation of $200 million dollar budget, including formulating and preparing executive reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis for internal stakeholders and the Board of Directors.

As a financial analyst for a subsidiary of a Fortune 50 company, most tasks are centered around day-to-day accounting functions, projections and updates to plan, gross margin review, and supporting operations, sales, and corporation as a whole.- Investigate profit margins of engines, ensuring all costs and sales are accounted for; conduct review of financial impacts with management team to ensure financial statements are accurate and complete.-Produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in budgeting and decision making.- Analyze key performance indicators throughout business units assuring best practices and improving business processes.- Allocate corporate income taxes on a monthly basis based on advices from UTC and EBI.-Manage fixed asset model and calculate tax and book depreciation to support corporate tax return.-Construct reporting model to track data surrounding Audit and Inspections findings, which was later used as a model to launch an all-encompassing, department-specific model, which is intended to be implemented plant-wide to improve processes and ensure compliance.-Perform Sarbanes-Oxley review control activities, test processes and ensure compliance.-Perform revenue-recognition cut-off procedures to assure compliance with GAAP and financial statement accuracy.-Complete various audits, including expense report auditing and compliance with corporate travel policy. -Reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly basis; investigate variances; explain changes.-Ad hoc reporting as needed.

Served as an educational liaison to engage all facets of our communities throughout north central West Virginia and the panhandles to actively engage our communities to participate in the decennial Census. Secured pro-bono services, advertising, and volunteerism for the government in order to engage all communities and demographics.-Engaged the community in order to dispel myths and misconceptions regarding the use of Census data -Promoted the confidentiality and security of participation -Rendered services to countless local governments, community organizations, faith-based and educational institutions -Arranged and spoke at countless venues and forums and exhibited at conferences and festivals -Created an innovative and unique approach in reaching out and engaging hard-to-count populations and demographics -Generated thousands of dollars worth of in-kind services from community partners for the federal government’s awareness campaign on Census initiatives and operations-Supervised an assistant in endeavors to engage the community -Assigned daily and weekly duties -Provided feedback relevant to quality of work and scope of outreach -Verified accuracy of payroll records -Oversee effectiveness of activities in which communities were engaged-Selected as one of only 9 members of the region to become a trainer for the newly launched Partnership Assistant program, a pilot program for the Census Bureau, which reached over 200 staff members at the regional level -Provided input as to the administration of the program on a regional, state, and local level -Developed appropriate tasks and duties of personnel - Served as an expert in the execution and viability of the program in the region-Participated in various training sessions, including governmental policies and procedures, Title 13, media training, cross-cultural sensitivity and diversity training, and various Census-specific programs

Head of the accounting department for the “Large Business of the Year” as voted upon by the Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce. Supervise five other staff members and their work. Plan administrator for the 401(k) plan, health insurance, liability insurance, worker’s compensation plan, and disability insurance. Provide all accounting services for two LLCs. Daily interaction with CFO, CEO, and President, including ad hoc reporting as required.

Served as Staff Accountant for Potomac Construction Industries. Supported Controller through maintaining daily accounting functions including posting to the general ledger and reconciling accounts. Facilitated administration of the 401(k) plan, health insurance, liability insurance, worker’s compensation plan, and disability insurance.

Processed outgoing invoices, prepared deposit sheets, verified invoice pricing, maintained records, reorganized file rooms, assembled course manuals, recorded and monitored inventory receipts, conducted and formulated reports regarding various office issues, including a market study.

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science And A Bachelor Of Arts, Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration (Accounting) And Bachelor Of Arts In Spanish

Activities and Societies: Mountain Honorary, Mountaineer Selection Committee, University Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi, Entrepreneurship.