Matthew Friedman Email & Phone Number

United States

Dublin 2, Ie

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Lead client needs assessment, collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, and architect solutions that transform business processes for multidimensional planning and analysis in EPM cloud-based planning tools; Anaplan and Pigment.Accomplishments:• Work with leaders of external organizations to conduct comprehensive scoping, planning, design, and execution of tailored model builds to meet specific business requirements.• Provide mentorship to internal and external model-building teams, ensuring alignment with business use case requirements and adherence to best practices.• Champion project management efforts in EPM implementations, ensuring timely completion of builds, compliance to client project budgets, and efficient internal resource management.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Established and fostered a collaborative relationship with the clients’ Center of Excellence (COE) teams, ensuring a smooth implementation and knowledge transfer of business solutions in Anaplan.Accomplishments:• Led the project consulting team in scoping, planning, designing, and delivering customized Anaplan model builds to fulfill the business requirements.• Educated new model builders on Anaplan best practices and key model building components in a mentor capacity through individually led enablement sessions.• Drove project management initiatives to ensure resources are provided in a manner that allows for expanding client rapport and bolsters future prospective growth.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Facilitated the implementation of a cloud-based connected planning tool, Anaplan, working directly with clientele to ensure model building alignment to corporate mission, vision, and best practices.Accomplishments:• Reviewed existing customer business processes and built customized Anaplan models to align with the corporation’s organizational structure.• Collaborated with the project team to ensure models are in line with best practices and guidance from external leadership partners.• Developed end-user reporting & planning dashboards within Anaplan, and deployed the solution to provide overall support and training.

Miami, Florida, Us

Responsible for the Budgeting, Long Range Strategic Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Business Analytics, through utilization of all volume and workforce metrics for Miami Jewish Health, largely concentrated on the Program of All‐Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), as the single source of truth for operational efficiency.Accomplishments:• Led the planning, development, implementation and administration of Corporate-wide Financial Reporting for Miami Jewish Health including Financial Management and Internal Accounting, in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer.• Supervised and mentored a Treasury Analyst with the predominant responsibility of cash management for financing and investment requirements to meet corporate financial goals while ensuring bond covenant sustainability.• Directed the business analytics function including the development of metrics, dashboards, productivity tools and performance reports as they related to all aspects of the organization; worked collaboratively with the Chief Operating Officer to create instruments enabling better management across the entire operation.• Facilitated the approval of corporate workforce requisition posting and hiring for all positions, in conjunction with the organization's recruitment function.

Miami, Florida, Us

Responsible for the distribution of financial reporting and data across Miami Jewish Health, primarily engrossed in the Program of All‐Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); providing support to the executive management team by offering data driven insight and financial advice that will enhance the ability to ensure sound business decisions to meet the organization’s objectives.Accomplishments:• Established and administered the analysis, review, and reporting of all transactional results, and the reporting & communication for internal and external review/approval; included, but not limited to, financial results consolidated and by business unit, operational metric performance, and any additional reporting driving financial results.• Managed the process and preparation of monthly operating reports, developed departmental protocol & procedures, including monthly review meetings with executive leadership.• Formulated communication addressing fiscal operability of each business unit/department.• Oversaw monthly cash flow projections and reporting to Executive Team.

Miami, Florida, Us

Led the Finance Department in the management of analytical processes to drive organizational growth by gathering financial results and operational metrics, then interpreting the data to make decisions both fiscally and operationally sound.Accomplishments:• Conducted corporate annual budgeting process. • Performed ongoing analysis in an advisory role to the directors of the unit(s) across the organization, generating forecasts for each of the 40 business lines, predominantly focused on the Program of All‐Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), measuring financial performance against the established company‐wide 12‐month rolling budget, determining the organization’s feasibility for operational expansion.• Operated in conjunction with the C-Suite to assemble the financial statements, with the corresponding operational summary, for presentation to the Board of Directors and Internal Executive Leadership; executing this procedure on a monthly basis.

Coral Gables, Fl, Us

Managed and drove the review, analysis and finalization of financial statement variances, monthly and annual financial reporting materials, and various financial reports, while providing financial insight and status to management and operations personnel throughout the organization.Accomplishments:• Managed and operated a $250+ million projects-based budget, providing turnkey solutions for the full development of a 450-bed healthcare facility in an international emerging market.• Independently formed an operational and projects-based budget, entirely exclusive of each other, including projections for a full twelve-month time period, while policies were simultaneously instituted to implement an approach to align the operations, financially.• Within twelve months of the projected analysis being properly formed, all outstanding debt was balanced to zero, all open orders for each of the projects were delivered and fulfilled, all litigation matters were successfully concluded, profit margins increased by 20%, and business developed by securing an additional $200 million in contract values.

Miami, Fl, Us

Led team to manage the financing and $25.9M in budgetary requirements for the entire athletics department.Accomplishments:• Formed a system to strategically budget the operations of each event, reducing game management and operational costs by 10%.• Managed the teams and administrative staff to remain under the apportioned $25.9 million budget for the scholastic year.

Chanhassen, Mn, Us

Intern scholarship awarded through the University of Miami, for the duration of the Master’s Degree program.Accomplishments:• Worked on projects that managed and created the budget for six annual events.• Implemented Kids Run Miami, in conjunction with the 2014 Miami Marathon.• Directed 30 administrators to promote the Kids Run Miami program to over 5,000 middle school students in Miami-Dade County.

Miami, Fl, Us

Oversaw all financial aspects of the events.Accomplishments:• Initially managed a $500k budget, which expanded to $3m, promoting growth of the event capacity.• Managed strict forecasting and budgeting for operations and logistical expansion.• Implemented marketing and communications strategy to increase fundraising results.• Co-founded the Best Buddies Challenge Miami cycling event.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Science (M.S.), Sport Administration/Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance