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Wayne, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Served as a key team member in the overall design, testing, and roll out of a new cloud based financial forecasting and budgeting tool for the enterprise which replaced the existing home grown solutions. • Primary owner of all data validation requirements critical to the overall effectiveness and success of the project. • Managed the end-to-end flow of existing data (financials and metrics) for the entire enterprise (8 lines of business) from multiple data sources and systems into the new cloud based solution. • Ensured that new data entered into the cloud based tool calculated and processed correctly with consistency. • Assisted with training of the tool to end users (approximately 5,000) across the enterprise via designed training aids, live demos, and daily ‘office hours’ sessions. • Consulted with key business partners and stakeholders to understand primary business needs, recognize the uniqueness of each line of business’ operations and financial practices, and understand and incorporate ideal requirements for a new forecasting and budgeting tool.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Served as primary owner of the Financial Planning & Analysis core processes for the food service operations in the Higher Education line of business ($2.5B in Revenue): monthly Accounting close, weekly & monthly forecast, and annual budget. • Managed a team of three analysts responsible for completing weekly/monthly tasks & procedures and facilitating ad hoc requests in support of the entire line of business. • Fostered relationships with various departments and key individuals (Accounting, Region Finance, Corporate Finance, Operational Excellence) to coordinate efforts in satisfying line of business needs, including frequent executive leadership ad hoc requests. • Ownership of the preparation and provision of the line of business weekly and monthly financial forecast, which determined the P&L trajectory of the whole business, inclusive of key variance analysis (GL account and Client level) and strategic direction commentary. • Partnered with business owners to calculate annual budgets and implemented a monthly review process to discuss financial performance and review progress of strategic initiatives committed to the Enterprise. • Forecasted the line of business Cash Flow figures and was a key individual in reporting on overall performance to leadership. • Actively managed data from multiple sources needed for all financial modeling, reporting, and ad hoc demands and expectations. • Strategically partnered with Operational Excellence team to design and implement a labor tracking process at the lowest level of detail in order to target and achieve a 3% reduction controllable labor costs for the business. • Exploited time savings in weekly/monthly Financial Planning & Analysis deliverables by way of creating process efficiencies (via Excel) which allowed for more time dedicated to financial analysis.

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Managed the monthly (metric driven) operations forecast, annual budget, and 3-year strategic plan for the Fulfillment and Customer Service businesses. • Translated client provided Merchandise Sales forecast $ to operational metrics (units shipped, packages shipped, customer service contacts: calls, emails, and chat) used for calculating staffing demands; process required use of financial modeling and historical trend analysis. • Prepared monthly consolidated financial forecast for corporate deliverables, which included detailed variance analysis and explanation of operational and financial results. • Initiated reviews with business owners to present financial results and review business decisions and commitments. • Designed consolidated reporting package and client level P&L statements to enhance business deliverables and improve accessibility to data. • Cultivated multiple relationships with business partners to ensure reporting timelines were met, communication of clear business results and expectations, improved availability of financial data, and supporting ad hoc requests for the company.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Bs, International Business

Commerce