Esteban S. Garcia Email & Phone Number

Somerville, Massachusetts, Us

• Provide high level and in-depth budget and special project analysis for assigned operating areas and various strategic hospital initiatives.• Work closely with various levels of hospital management and local finance staff on issues surrounding budget development, reporting and analytical special projects.• Assist in the coordination and development of the annual operating budget process.• Analyze proposed operating budget requests; coordinate questions for discussion and participate in negotiation of budget issues with management; make recommendations to management regarding proposed spending.• Prepare monthly variance analysis, cost per unit analysis, and assists in the review of reports on budget related issues and special projects.• Work with product-line analysts, accounting, other management, and budget staff, to understand and evaluate financial performance and major financial issues facing the organization.• Identify opportunities for system development with strategies for new system implementation such as expense reallocations, position control, and ad hoc reporting.• Assist in other management and budget assignments.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Design and control strategies to enforce the policies set forth in the collective bargaining agreements between the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and several labor unions that support the operation of the MBTA’s commuter rail system.• Manage and track the performance of the attendance program to increase the productivity of the personnel by reducing the absenteeism metrics and achieving a controlled and confident range to prepare estimates and forecast with accuracy the actual revenue of the organization.• Generate customized reports that demonstrate project results, in real time, and simplify the data for the executive board to analyze the information and to support the decision-making process.• Collect and archive information to allow for easy access by the assigned managers to complete analysis of information related with the results of the projects.• Design tools to monitor the use and expenditure of equipment parts to support the cost and budget control activities.

Quincy, Ma, Us

• Develop and control the budgetary plan for contracts issued by Federal Government Agencies under the USD$50B EIS Program.• Report on the financial performance and overall profitability of contracts with the Federal Government.• Maintain optimal levels on financial KPIs mandated by the Federal Government for different contracts.• Manage the Economic Price Adjustment process for IDIQ contracts with the Federal Government.• Prepare regular and customized financial reports for internal and external teams that correlate multiple indicators from inventory, revenue, and forecasts.• Ensure billing is accurate and in compliance with contractual requirements.• Coordinate with other business units the resolution of billing disputes and contract issues.• Provide advice on smaller or related projects.

Needham, Ma, Us

• Provide open and honest feedback regarding any issue that may hinder Direct’s effectiveness in developing its membership within the 23-39 age demographic.• Offer suggestions and input for new products and services.• Provide insight into delivery channel and technology preferences.• Suggest improvements to Directs’ financial products and services.• Make suggestions on how to improve perception of Direct Federal.

• Provide project support, including drafting and recording minutes of project meetings, financial auditing research, and filing of transactional documentation during the transition to a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system – Microsoft Dynamics AX.• Monitor and control the schedule of payments to report to and collaborate with senior executives on the monthly revenue and expenditure values for reconciliation of the annual budget.• Design streamlined processes to create financial reports and validate their accuracy, as part of the transition activities to satisfy the ongoing system configuration to automate these functions in compliance with the business requirements.• Prepare customized financial reports to present before the board of directors which included forecast analysis and financial market scores (e.g., Fitch Ratings, EBITDA, etc.) • Assist vendors (e.g., manufacturers, banks, service providers, etc.) with understanding the contractual policies and schedules; and foster the financial relationships to negotiate optimum rates per volume or mutual opportunities.

M.S., Finance

M.B.A., Project Management

B.S., Business Administration

Economic Analysis Of Investments, Economics