Kim Constantine Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Wa, Us

United States

Redmond, Wa

BI Analyst for Evangelism Group/DPE Business Excellence team. Define business requirements and develop new reports for the business team. Recommend process changes, Document and streamline process flows and analyze for potential business efficiencies and process improvements. Develop desk procedures for transition of duties to offshore team. Manage and establish priority for new projects schedule transition of tasks from Redmond team to offshore team. Volume License Provisioning. Fulfill… Show more BI Analyst for Evangelism Group/DPE Business Excellence team. Define business requirements and develop new reports for the business team. Recommend process changes, Document and streamline process flows and analyze for potential business efficiencies and process improvements. Develop desk procedures for transition of duties to offshore team. Manage and establish priority for new projects schedule transition of tasks from Redmond team to offshore team. Volume License Provisioning. Fulfill volume licensing orders and direct interface with external customers. Data analysis and validation of incoming sales orders and interface directly with regional operating centers on WW basis. Provide direction and leadership on the processing of new orders working directly with the sales team and MSIT. Various ad-hoc projects and analysis as required. Show less

Redmond, Wa

Compile metrics and analysis for the Human Resource Business Intelligence Team (HRBI-People). Including headcount reporting and headcount movement analysis for Senior Officers/Executive Management. Work Force Planning (WFP) trends, Attrition Analysis, Quality of Hires Analysis and various ad-hoc projects/analysis as required

Redmond, Wa

Lead MSCIS (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Information Systems) Finance Team for the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) in clearing COGS variances. Responsible for the analysis of variances pertaining to Shared Operational cross charges across multiple business divisions. Including identifying key business drivers and costs, creating reports to bridge gaps. Partnering with finance managers to build allocation rules necessary for pushing costs out across the Corporation. Process flow… Show more Lead MSCIS (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Information Systems) Finance Team for the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) in clearing COGS variances. Responsible for the analysis of variances pertaining to Shared Operational cross charges across multiple business divisions. Including identifying key business drivers and costs, creating reports to bridge gaps. Partnering with finance managers to build allocation rules necessary for pushing costs out across the Corporation. Process flow documentation and streamlining of procedures for annual planning process relating to allocation rules. Partner with the Corporate Finance team on implementation of new tool /allocation engine. Including UAT and compilation of business requirements. Assist with quarterly forecasts and other ad-hoc analysis as required. Show less

Redmond, Wa

Participate on Centralized CFP&A Core Finance team responsible for driving key structural changes to the Microsoft P&L. Manage the development of FY12 roadmaps for the transition including the analysis of all allocation rules, the submission of prior year restatements, the structure of hierarchies and the creation of master data. Partner with the individual business groups to implement the changes. Support the COGS Driver Model and Analytic Reporting project as required. Provide consistent… Show more Participate on Centralized CFP&A Core Finance team responsible for driving key structural changes to the Microsoft P&L. Manage the development of FY12 roadmaps for the transition including the analysis of all allocation rules, the submission of prior year restatements, the structure of hierarchies and the creation of master data. Partner with the individual business groups to implement the changes. Support the COGS Driver Model and Analytic Reporting project as required. Provide consistent framework/methodology for Shared Operations Models. Support annual budget planning process. Show less

Redmond, Wa

Compile inputs and analyze outputs of annual planning process for multi-million dollar Customer Service budget. Provide assistance to finance team on presentations and business review meetings during planning process.

INVENTORY PROGRAMS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Manage vendor relationships and programs to ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods. Manage inventory forecasts, BOMs, scheduling/stock outs/expediting. Recommend and drive action plans to reduce return/ liquidation costs. Manage inventory obsolescence model/inventory turns. Determine and execute reserve analysis decisions with finance partners. Drive RFQ process for new vendor selection. OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES Measure… Show more INVENTORY PROGRAMS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Manage vendor relationships and programs to ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods. Manage inventory forecasts, BOMs, scheduling/stock outs/expediting. Recommend and drive action plans to reduce return/ liquidation costs. Manage inventory obsolescence model/inventory turns. Determine and execute reserve analysis decisions with finance partners. Drive RFQ process for new vendor selection. OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES Measure and improve vendor lead times, reduce operational defects, and improve systems to streamline operations between vendor partners and across regional operating centers. Conduct quarterly business reviews with vendor partners. Perform root cause analysis/reporting on operational issues, develop action plans and project manage improvements. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Work with internal teams to drive tools and process improvements that affect purchasing and vendor management workflows with emphasis on automating tasks that are otherwise performed manually. Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for effective process and knowledge transfer. Show less

Analyzed multi-million dollar Royalty contracts for the development of intellectual property content for key factors. Developed specifications and coordinated with dev team on new tool/system requirements. Responsible for the successful execution and distribution of quarterly royalty statements and payments. Collaborate with key stakeholders and controllers to provide strategic decision support, and presented to senior management.

Analyzed key business and channel revenue drivers to build solid financial models. Conducted ROI analysis on various initiatives in areas including product development, marketing investment, and product performance. Partnered with key stakeholders in marketing, engineering and product organizations to support business decisions. Managed compensation plan and commission programs. Revenue target setting and forecasts