I am a strategic, versatile, and experienced leader with a strong business acumen having worked in a cross-functional capacity for over a decade in a complex fast-paced environment of a Fortune 25 company. I have developed a strong financial acumen and predictive analytics discipline that has transformed operational and financial departments throughout the organization. My ability to apply critical thought by generating insights through analytics has allowed significant strategic initiatives to be executed on maximizing ROI while simultaneously reducing risk to a minimum. My ability to partner with customers from senior staff to front line employees has created a strong reputation of my being able to influence and lead through complex problems.I manage forecasting and analytics teams that have responsibilities supporting financial and business planning, as well as analytics for organizations with budgets over $100 million. The teams support several departments all with differing priorities, emphasizing the need for strong cross-functional partnership and communication. I have a strong reputation of being able to recognize, develop talent, and foster a healthy employee satisfaction environment.Skills and Experience:Predictive Analytics | Financial Analysis | Business Modeling | Enterprise Budgeting and Forecasting | Cross-Functional Leadership | Strategic Planning | Business Analytic | Performance Management | Process Improvement | Advanced Analytics | Coaching & Mentoring | Operations | Employee Engagement | Offshoring Labor | Execution | Transformation | Continuous Improvement | Critical Thinking | Business Development | Resource & Labor Planning | Acquisition Integration | Business Intelligence | Risk Mitigation | Expense Management | Product Management | Footprint PlanningTechnical Skills:Tableau | SQL | Teradata | R | Python | SSMS | SSIS | Workday | Hyperion | Essbase | Excel | PowerPoint | SharePointInvite me to connect at michaeljkohnen@gmail.com