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Results driven finance professional with experience collaborating with colleagues at all levels to provide financial perspective in key business decisions. Focus on effectively maximizing performance of financial operations, strategic planning, financial reporting, profitability improvement and process efficiencies.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Director in cable network finance group for E! and Esquire networks. Managed budgets, forecasts, and pacing updates for overhead departments. Led cost cutting initiatives. Oversaw personnel management. Building.
• Developed BPC financial system used for budgeting / forecasting / pacing updates and staff headcount management; improved accuracy and efficiency.
• Reduced costs in pivotal role modeling cost savings targets restructuring business.
• Streamlined headcount onboarding process supporting HR for over 1.5K employees, ensuring salary budget approval process and proper employee classification guidelines are met.
• Managed participations and residuals accounting department, overseeing 100+ clients. Oversaw transition to NBCU shared service department, reducing costs and legal exposure through reporting consistency.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed financial planning and reporting process for Comcast’s Cable Entertainment Group. Directed budgets and long range plans for shared service administrative departments. Managed periodic close activities..
• Managed financial reporting system (Enterprise Reporting) used for budgeting and consolidated reporting. Became system expert, resulting in 50% reduction in system improvement outsourcing fees. Conducted quarterly user.
• Worked with CFO to shift from siloed finance approach to collaborative finance and business unit approach, improving transparency and attaining both long-term and short-term strategic goals.
• Oversaw cost reduction project in administrative overhead departments, resulting in additional funds being invested in revenue driving ventures.
• Ran employee Oracle payroll costing system and lead 2 system upgrades, reducing annual costs by reducing outsourcing.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Led business operations team for newly created International network department overseeing robust distribution growth.
• Controlled budgeting, forecasting, and evaluating new business initiatives in company’s fastest growing business segment.
• Evaluated financial results of different departments within international by monitoring achievement of long term goals and communicated any variances.
• Managed financial aspects of overseas offices in Hong Kong and London. Worked with offices, ensuring compliance with government guidelines, and corporate reporting.
• Provided operational expertise and guidance for system improvements to all divisions improving tracking of key performance indicators.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area