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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Collaborate with Senior Facility and Program Leaders to create and justify ~$200MM annual budget for Amazon Real Estate and Facilities. • Prepare monthly accruals for the entire third-party Amazon Real Estate business totaling ~$600MM annually. • Prepare and lead the Monthly Business Financial Reviews both internally (JLL) and with the client (Amazon) to provide understanding of current financial status in comparison to budget/forecast.• Assist in PO creation, ad-hoc analysis, KPI reporting, and process improvement initiatives.

Seattle, Wa, Us

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

• Developed an Excel-based tool to accurately forecast, capture, and present the ~$260MM annual expense for Wealth Investment products.• Created a process of tracking direct expenses including personnel, technology, and professional fees in order to provide the forecast and actuals needed for executive decisions.• Collaborated with the corporate properties group to understand the methodologies used for real estate allocations, researched the means to obtain additional data, and created a model to accurately forecast and explain the ~$350MM in annual occupancy expenses.• Provided recommendations to upper management in a clear and concise manner based on extensive data analysis.• Collaborated with a business partner to fully understand the product and establish key performance indicators used by leadership.• Trained team members to establish consistent and efficient reporting across the organization.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

• Improved forecast accuracy of two large WFA programs by 20% by establishing a process for accurately forecasting contractor related expenses.• Provided in-depth variance analysis and financial presentations to Technology, Finance, Leaders, and Business Partners.• Supported the creation of multi-million, multi-year business cases.• Created company savings and prevented inaccurate P&L entries by obtaining preliminary financial data and invoices and following up with reclasses, accruals, and challenges as needed.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Analyzed P&L performance against budget resulting in an improved forecast.• Partnered with key stakeholders to develop a three-year strategic plan.• Calculated revenue projections for investments and presented to financial leaders to gain funding. • Provided weekly and monthly views of the health of the business to executive leadership and made recommendations for areas of improvement.

Monroe, La, Us

• Created an automated process to determine the capital rulings of projects, labor, and software to assist in better decision-making, credibility, and proper balance sheet reporting.• Collaborated with Agile Project Team Leaders to develop the reporting they required while mitigating the conflict that arose from being in a larger, conventional organization.• Established a new work breakdown structure to better align the agile concept with SOX policies which allowed for more accurate and timely asset depreciation.• Supervised and trained a Jr. Analyst in capital reporting with a focus on process improvements.

Monroe, La, Us

• Led the organization in the contractor conversion initiative which saved thousands of dollars in professional fees and created a more reliable invoicing system.• Streamlined contractor onboarding which resulted in a much more efficient and accurate process.• Created the capital budget and long-range plan using actuals, forecasts, and discussions with project managers and business leaders.• Performed capital project forecasting resulting in insights into project trends and future cash-flow.

Monroe, La, Us

• Finance lead in the SAP conversion process with the responsibility to test all modules and transactions to ensure full functionality before, during, and after the conversion. • Conducted interviews and provided recommendations for selection of firm’s new travel provider.• Primary auditor and administrator of travel and purchasing card transactions and expense reports• Created, maintained, and provided system and process training for local and global employees.

• Managed warehouse and terminal product inventory and coordinated replenishment• Held full responsibility in following proper supply chain processes• Provided customers continuous sales, service, and distribution support while fulfilling domestic and international orders

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing

High School