Katrina Kasten (Sopkovich) Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Developed and implemented the Technology Group communication strategy and plan to increase communication effectiveness and provide 4K+ employees in eight offices across three countries with accessible, engaging, consistent information and resources to fulfill their technology needs. Led portfolio of projects that advanced global technology adoption by evaluating processes and recommending data-driven solutions to senior leadership on operational and customer experience improvements.… Show more Developed and implemented the Technology Group communication strategy and plan to increase communication effectiveness and provide 4K+ employees in eight offices across three countries with accessible, engaging, consistent information and resources to fulfill their technology needs. Led portfolio of projects that advanced global technology adoption by evaluating processes and recommending data-driven solutions to senior leadership on operational and customer experience improvements. Served as project manager and technical lead in launching re-branded Intranet that consolidated multiple, outdated legacy sites into one consistent platform, vastly improving the employee experience and ability of company to provide targeted messaging. Show less

Directed the department financial and process operations team; Built and managed a $15M budget and monthly P&L review. As product lead, partnered with the technology team to guide the development, customer experience and launch of a new national teacher online assessment application. Identified resource gaps in the knowledge base and developed user training materials, sales and marketing collateral. Facilitated employee and customer training, in-services and sales presentations.

Managed the month-end close, budget/forecast creation and review, commission calculations, and monthly scorecard and reports for the Sales Marketing and Advertising departments. Partnered with department leadership to identify and introduce process efficiencies and strengthen cross discipline communication and collaboration. ·Provided SME training and support for implementation of FICO modules for SAP·Partnered with IT to develop and launch sales tracking system.·Saved $3M+ in… Show more Managed the month-end close, budget/forecast creation and review, commission calculations, and monthly scorecard and reports for the Sales Marketing and Advertising departments. Partnered with department leadership to identify and introduce process efficiencies and strengthen cross discipline communication and collaboration. ·Provided SME training and support for implementation of FICO modules for SAP·Partnered with IT to develop and launch sales tracking system.·Saved $3M+ in budgeted expense by ensuring regional expense consistency Show less

As the finance and data-reporting group manager, collaborated with senior leadership, business users and developers to compile and analyze data, define requirements and provide solutions that allowed the division to develop and achieve their strategic and budgetary goals. I trained and managed a team of four business systems analysts and data managers.Led initiative to create centralized definition, collection and development of business metrics to ensure data integrity, identify sales… Show more As the finance and data-reporting group manager, collaborated with senior leadership, business users and developers to compile and analyze data, define requirements and provide solutions that allowed the division to develop and achieve their strategic and budgetary goals. I trained and managed a team of four business systems analysts and data managers.Led initiative to create centralized definition, collection and development of business metrics to ensure data integrity, identify sales trends and coordinate operational and cross-departmental processes.Held various and increasingly responsible positions. Show less