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Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Va, Us

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

• Led team tier meetings and conducted monthly plant spend reviews to explain cost center variances and quantify operational impacts on future fiscal periods• Maintained open, timely, and respectful communication with area manufacturing leaders, controller, and management discussing financial challenges, trends, and outcomes• Supported leadership with ad hoc analyses, internal/external audit requirements, and coordinated special projects• Provided production centers with transparent income statement performance targeting controllable expenses generating ideas for savings• Enhanced materials variance estimates (PPV/MUV/yields), P&L flash reporting, indirect expense allocations (absorption costing), and BOMs• Revamped labor model for accurate wage, overtime, and vacancy forecasting while managing multiple union contracts• Obtained knowledge of site operations for financial models providing recommendations for capital projects, productivity, lease vs. buys, and incremental margin using WACC, IRR, NPV, ROI, and sensitivity analysis• Responsible for annual budgets ($110m AOP) including standards, monthly forecast revisions, tracking turnaround outage costs, bridging variances, escalating risks, and identifying opportunities• Developed utility rate models improving energy demand forecasts and accruals as well as resolving price and usage deviations• Calculated regulatory implications of SCC rate changes and refunds, natural gas curtailment breakeven pricing, and maintained collaborative relationships with vendors and industry experts• Eliminated $2.4m in over accrued expense and account discrepancies creating reconciliations between vendor and SAP reports ensuring detailed backup documentation going forward• Standardized and automated financial month-end closing processes and systems including continuous improvement methodologies• Organized annual physical inventory count ensuring accurate adjustments and implementing measures to prevent future misstatements

Roanoke, Virginia, Us

• Responsible for organization’s pre- and post-award grant and contract management• Supervised department’s grants and clinical trials accounting coordinator• Communicated with external sponsoring agencies to facilitate quality submissions and achieve deliverables• Coordinated with principal investigators and other institutions meeting strict project proposal deadlines• Possess knowledge of system policies, procedures, and guidelines as well as federal regulations• Recorded month-end journal entries for effort reporting, ledger accruals, indirects, and reclasses• Monitored and oversaw invoicing, AP/AR activities, and research grant budgeting• Ensured federal regulatory compliance supporting external auditors for annual Single Audit (A-133)• Helped calculate indirect cost rate with Health and Human Services and fringe benefit rates• Discovered and reconciled extramurally funded projects within the organization• Implemented clinical trial tracking system and grant management processes

Roanoke, Virginia, Us

• Developed operating projections and pro formas making recommendations for hospital management• Proactively reviewed, resolved, and monitored YoY deviations from prior business plans and capital projects• Conducted analysis tracking actuals against budgets, and forecasted trends against industry benchmarks• Identified and explained variances offering strategic insights and guidance to enhance productivity and profitability• Analyzed data sets including volumes, revenues, and deductions, as well as CPT codes and billing data• Managed and consolidated data sources to achieve consistency and integrity of financial information• Performed month-end closing activities such as journal entries, account analysis, and reconciliations• Prepared and presented financial statements to management on a monthly, quarterly, or ad hoc basis• Consistently produced accurate and timely financial and balance sheet reports maintaining a high level of detail• Onboarded, trained, and coached staff and physicians on financial systems, terminology, and business acumen• Executed growth initiatives and recommended strategic actions to improve overall finance performance• Served as a liaison and supported departments ensuring cross-functional communication and alignment

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Finance, Banking, Corporate, And Securities Law

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Innovation & Analytics, Aacsb Accredited

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Information Technology