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Lakeville, Mn, Us

Lakeville, Mn, Us

Burnsville, Minnesota, Us

• Serving as a finance business partner (FBP) to our Retail, Real Estate, Facilities, and Store Growth & Profitability teams by providing impactful financial analysis and insights to maximize performance and profitability• Developing monthly financial reports to analyze variances vs budget, forecast, and prior year• Building monthly business review decks to present to segment Directors and VP’s prior to attending and supporting the company’s monthly financial review with c-level executives• Managing the company’s annual budget cycle and quarterly forecast cycle for the business segments I support as a finance business partner (FBP)• Working alongside retail leadership to analyze KPI’s and aid in delivering top and bottom line plans• Collaborating with the real estate and store growth & profitability teams to model new store proformas and make recommendations on site selection• Supporting ad hoc projects and initiatives involving cost efficiencies, labor modeling, capital expenditures, and more• Providing support to internal business leaders in developing reports and decks for board presentations• Utilizing Workday Adaptive Planning, Microsoft D365, PowerBI, Excel OfficeConnect, and other tools and systems to build reports, explore data, and articulate valuable insights• Mentoring our summer finance interns to educate and develop their knowledge and skill set• Making suggestions to continuously improve the company’s evolving financial processes

Lakeville, Mn, Us

• Served as a finance partner to Field Sales, Sales Strategy, and Brand Marketers by providing impactful financial analysis and insights to maximize performance and profitability• Analyzed promotional performance and return on investment for a variety of accounts such as Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Costco• Made recommendations to improve financial performance of promotional activities and increase long term value• Worked alongside Associate Director of Trade Finance and VP Revenue Management in creating annual strategies and budgets aligned with brand and corporate strategies• Managed aspects of the monthly forecasting process and providing valuable insight to validate input accuracy and variance analysis• Ensured trade spending is managed within set parameters and control processes• Performed ad hoc financial duties to support the broader Revenue Management team, finance organization, and company as a whole• Developed and maintained relationships with both cross functional partners and team members to ensure efficient and meaningful processes

Lakeville, Mn, Us

• Served as a finance partner to our Brand Marketers by providing impactful financial analysis and insights to influence decisions and maximize profit• Analyzed markets to identify opportunities and make recommendations for maximizing profits• Supported the monthly forecasting process by validating volumes, trends, and input accuracy• Built ground-up P&L's for new product development and existing product analysis• Collaborated with cross functional partners to gather and validate all P&L inputs• Analyzed competitive pricing to recommend proper price structures and sloping across channels• Prepared and reviewed monthly financial results to highlight variances and opportunities• Utilized Excel to build streamlined reports and tools for cross functional use

Lakeville, Mn, Us

• Served as a finance partner to our Brand Marketers by providing impactful financial analysis and insights to influence decisions and maximize profit• Built ground-up P&L's for new product development and existing product analysis• Collaborated with cross functional partners to gather and validate all P&L inputs• Analyzed competitive pricing to recommend proper price structures and sloping across channels• Prepared and reviewed monthly financial results to highlight variances and opportunities• Utilized Excel to build streamlined reports and tools for cross functional use• Assisted in the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Analyzed tax documents with attention to detail to make necessary corrections• Organized data and documented information in Excel and internal databases• Built proficiency in Excel on tables, graphs, formulas, and more• Completed ad hoc financial and accounting requests with tight deadlines• Gained valuable time management experience with managing a busy schedule of working while going to school

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

• Analyzed commercial real estate markets to gather and organize data• Created organized and detailed loan package presentations to properly communicate data• Assisted in the loan underwriting process• Built proficiency in Excel on tables, graphs, formulas, and more

Farmington, Minnesota, Us

• Managed a team of caterers to execute events with high professionalism and customer service• Displayed leadership, organizational skills, communication, time management, and attention to detail to adhere to tight deadlines in fast paced environments

Farmington, Minnesota, Us

Bachelors, Finance, Biblical Studies

High School Diploma