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• Drive the budget and forecasting processes for profit and cost centers; ensure key assumptions are accurately reflected and identify risks and cost savings opportunities
• Create complex financial models, for predicting sales, margins, expenses and other KPI's to drive business and strategy decisions
• Develop and support new product business cases including ROI analysis, total internal and external cost analysis, and quarterly review of actuals vs. business case targets.
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• Proactively call out risks and identify opportunities to steer the business towards beating targets
• Utilize statistical and predictive analytic techniques to measure impact of channel sales strategies, customer churn, and regional sales to help the organization determine outcomes, and forecast and predict future.

• Manage the financial planning team, providing leadership, guidance, and development opportunities to increase business acumen, system knowledge, and interpersonal aptitude of analysts.
• Lead process for the annual operating plan and quarterly financial forecasts.
• Provide financial analysis relating to the annual operating plan, including advising business partners regarding reporting framework, guidelines, and key assumptions.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting to business… Show more
• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting to business partners and senior leadership to address current and future business and financial risks, opportunities, and requirements.
• Analyze monthly and quarterly results against budget, forecasts, and prior periods, make actionable recommendations, and revise methodology to increase the accuracy of future forecasts.

Lincolnshire, Illinois

• Coached, developed, and mentored a team of nine data analysts.
• Managed data modeling, visualization, process automation, reporting, and system enhancement projects.
• Served as a subject matter expert on brand and product reporting, business processes, and initiatives.
• Built and maintained relationships with Partners (vendors) and brand management teams by supporting inquiries on reporting measures, financial results, and accounting adjustments.
• Developed and presented quarterly… Show more
• Developed and presented quarterly Partner Funding outlook to senior leadership.

Lincolnshire, Illinois

• Led a team of six financial analysts in the development and review of monthly reporting, analysis, forecasting, and planning of Partner Funding.
• Analyzed the impact of Partner investments on consolidated gross margin and cash flow.
• Presented financial results and key metrics to executive leadership.
• Collaborated with internal finance teams and business partners to understand and communicate trends and variances.
• Drove improvements in month-end reporting processes that reduced… Show more
• Drove improvements in month-end reporting processes that reduced month-end close by 30%.

Lincolnshire, Illinois

• Developed annual financial plans and forecasts, including variance analysis, income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Built financial models to more accurately forecast income and cash flow.
• Prepared analysis and deliverables for executives and management briefings.
• Implemented process improvements in reporting and analysis.
• Trained and mentored eight analysts to meet management expectation successfully.

Lincolnshire, Illinois

• Calculated and accrued $120 million in vendor incentive rebates annually.
• Coordinated financial close activities to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
• Performed key accounting functions such as account reconciliations, income statement tie-offs, and recording of manual journal entries.
• Developed working papers using advanced Excel functions, including embedded database queries, reporting cubes, pivot tables, and complex formulas.
• Decreased vendor receivable balances by… Show more
• Decreased vendor receivable balances by enforcing timeliness of Partner payments. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Audited financial statements, including reviews of quarterly financial information.
• Tested significant management estimates and technical accounting areas.
• Conducted substantive tests of detail, analytical procedures, and analyzed financial ratios.
• Researched U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to solve issues that arose during the audit.
• Performed audits of internal control over financial reporting, including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.
• Tested and… Show more

Greater Chicago Area

• Consulted multinational corporations and their employees regarding international assignments.
• Analyzed tax implications for expatriates, including Foreign Tax Credits and Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.
• Prepared expatriate tax returns, tax equalization settlements, and hypothetical tax calculations.
• Responded to federal and state tax notices through research of tax code.
• Provided tax gross-up recommendations.
• Reviewed employee compensation and recommended reporting… Show more

Norridge, Illinois

• Built customer relationships to solve technology needs.
• Provided solutions and closed sales of up to $2,500.
• Attached accessories, services, and financing to increase margin.
• Trained new associates in the areas of operations, product knowledge, and sales techniques.
• Executed planograms, ad pricing, and inventory organization.

Master Of Science In Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Administration