Julia Luu Email & Phone Number

New York, New York

Greater New York City Area

Managed and supported all phases of the financial planning and analysis process related to headcount and compensation for some of Time Inc.’s premier brands: Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Money, CNNMoney.com, Golf, SI for Kids and Time for Kids. Administered company policy and acted as a liaison between Human Resources, managers and employees. • Oversaw the compensation budget of $150 million and the headcount of 1,200• Managed the preparation of monthly and quarterly headcount reports and compensation variance analyses • Planned and tracked all staffing changes and provided management with timely and accurate reports on staffing levels• Helped manage a process to make improvements in a financial reporting system and spearheaded the implementation of a temporary employee tracking system for peer groups• Presented management with recommendations for resolving key and complex issues• Supported management with ad hoc budgeting, reporting and analysis

Oversaw all aspects of compensation and headcount for Sports Illustrated and Golf print and digital.Prepared and analyzed the P&L’s for budget and forecast of $60 million.Performed monthly accounting close, departmental variance analysis and quarterly balance sheet reconciliation. Worked with Ad Sales, Marketing and Editorial Finance to properly forecast expenses and headcount. Analyzed financial statistics and produced reconciliation used for financial strategies.

Managed the compensation and personnel related issues for Sports Illustrated Editorial. Worked with management on headcount, bonus, open head planning and Newspaper Guild contract interpretation. Developed, refined and produced reports on current and future spending and identified efficiencies. Worked with Corporate Finance to ensure accuracy of financial data and SOX compliance.

Assisted with monthly close, budget and forecast. Provided Business Manager with financial trends and analyses by projecting monthly results. Handled new magazine editions such as SI Presents and CNNSI Television.

Extracted data from the financial system and provided trend analyses of headcount, compensation, occupancy and other office expenses to Business Manager. Assisted with capital expenditure accounting and leasing projects. Prepared journal entries to reclass expenses to proper accounts.