EXECUTIVE SUMMARYI can help you improve the way you do business and your bottom line by implementing Finance and Accounting best practices, processes, financial models and reports, streamlining operations and increasing productivity, developing effective cross-functional collaboration, improving team work and communication, solving complex problems, turning around underperforming departments and projects, and cutting costs with sustainability and other initiatives. During my career, I have achieved $150M in savings & profitability. AREAS OF EXPERTISE:• Financial Planning, Analysis & Forecasting• Variance Analysis, Trends, Business Drivers, Metrics, KPIs • Operating Expense & Capital Expense Budget Development & Management• Financial Statements• Excel Financial Modeling• Accounting: Month-End Close, Accruals, Journal Entries, GAAP, Chart of Accounts, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable Management & Collections• Leading, Mentoring, Training & Building Teams (Direct Reports & Cross-Functional)• Creating and Presenting Dashboards and Reports to leaders• Performance Metrics & KPIs• Identifying & Driving Cost-Cutting Initiatives• Business Process Improvements• Project Management & Systems Implementation• Communications, including Writing and Public Speaking• Cross-Functional Collaboration• Exceptional Interpersonal Skills - Strong "People Person"INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:For Profit: Sustainability / Cleantech, Wireless, R&D, Energy Storage, Architecture & Engineering, Healthcare, Commercial & Residential Real Estate and Mortgage, Retail, Law.Nonprofit: Performing Arts, Arts Education, Education, Museum & Cultural CentersSOFTWARE & SYSTEMS:QuickBooks Online, Oracle (Financials, Discoverer, Real Estate, BI, AP), Hyperion, Essbase, Great Plains, BI360, Deltek, advanced Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Pivot tables, Graphs & Charts), PowerPoint, basic Access & SQL.
Listed skills include Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Financial Modeling, and 46 others.