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Los Angeles, Us

Beverly Hills, California, Us

• Direct full-scale finance operations, from actuals to forecasts, budgets, corporate reviews, QBR and requests, generating $700M+ in annual revenue • Oversee Pricing, Box Office, and Data/Strategy Teams, reporting directly to CFO and COO• Serve as a trusted senior advisor to senior executives, providing data-driven analyses and key insights to inform major business and financial decisions as well as strategies for optimizing operations and growth • Create and lead Pricing Team in delivering platinum, dynamic, progressive, and value channel ticket pricing, which has reduced the negative impact of secondary markets and increased earnings for artists • Manage Box Office teams comprised of Directors & Managers across 86 venues, guiding each to adopt consistent practices, while nourishing a culture that recognizes and rewards an employee’s success • Monitor advanced analytics to develop key insights for amplifying growth and improving efficiencies • Spearhead all merger and acquisitions and partnership deals, building valuation models and providing due diligence to ensure 100% compliance and profitability during company’s rapid growth from 38 to 86 venues • Work closely with cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, and Promoters, enabling teams to strengthen communication and collaboration while driving greater revenue initiatives

Cranston, Rhode Island, Us

Soft frozen Italian Ice - mobile food unit and brick & mortarCreated business plan & sales strategy development. Generated brand awareness through social media, marketing, charity events and local festivals.Increased & diversified point of sales.Reduced fixed costs by 80% to help create a substainable business model.Developed relationships with local mobile business to help increase profits for all parties.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Time Warner Cable: Finance & Business OperationsResponsible for monthly results, budget, forecast, variance analysis, and research of P&L.Developing models to streamline bi-weekly forecast, summary revenue, subscribers and expenses.Involved with workforce issues, ranging from productivity, overtime, headcount needs and cost savings.Communicate results and deliver reports to senior management.Work with regional groups (finance, accounting, HR, IS, marketing) to help with improving business practices.Review financials with Tech Ops, Warehouse, Collections, Cable Store, Dispatch, PAC, Direct Sales, & Call Center.Prepare and verify accruals for month close process.Assist marketing, commercial, government affairs, warehouse, cable store and customer care with creating reports.

Strategic, financial and operation consulting.

Financial Planning & AnalysisImplemented and managed the second year of budget planning for all corporate departmentsManaged four member analyst team overseeing domestic and international businessesIntegrated international affiliates into budget/reporting systemInnovated and developed financial processes for entire company and teamMaintained, consolidated, reviewed and developed weekly and monthly reports for over 30 departmentsCreated policy and procedures for processes ranging from budget inputs to hiring and recruitingParticipated in meetings with IT, HR, Retail Operations, Travel, Loss Prevention, International and Sales departments to assist in improving overall communication and company policyTested reporting and budget system for capital, exchange rate and budget upgrade and templatesTrained all budget managers and new hires on reporting system

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Managed the daily operations for the financial department, overseeing two financial analystsAnalyzed market trends, cost savings and revenue producing optionsWorked directly with directors of our 6 markets on all financial issuesCreated ROI and acquisition models that are being used company wideInvolved with the review and approval process of system acquisition and salesOversaw, reviewed and prepared all reports, presentations and analysis that were required in prior position as a financial analystBuilt models to properly forecast and budget items such as expenses, customer gains, and product ratesPrepared financial projects, strategic reports, and assisted in the preparation of financial reportsAssisted in the business development of system-wide operating plansReported directly to CFO of the division while without a director of finance and assume many of the responsibilitiesSupervised collections department (12 employees) and daily operations for 5 months (manager went on maternity leave)Established and monitored internal controls for collection vendor performance, marketing & campaign performance and commission controlsNegotiated for new vendor proposal, standards and contractsCoached employees on how to improve goal setting, customer service and job performanceCoordinated facilities activities from storage room changes, cubical & office builds to floor planning

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Created and analyzed monthly subscriber, key performance index and cash flow reports with relation to budgetPrepared presentations for monthly P&L meetings, corporate meetings, and budget reviewsAnalyzed, created and prepared P&L for 2006 budget; reviewed year over year trends, allocation of expenses, assisted various departments with their preparations, and recommended potential improvementsImplemented improvements to reporting efficiency, quality control, and daily activitiesResponsible for review and processing customer's manual refund check, monitor bank accountActively researched issues and interact with various departments to broaden overall knowledge of the industry

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Collected and consolidated the weekly forecast with narrative from regional offices by line of businessProduced weekly results with narrative; compared to forecast, budget and prior year for managementAssisted with the preparation of the P&L budget; analyzed premium, commissions, DAC, losses and salariesCreated a P&L forecast by product to analyze actual, forecast and budget variancesValidated and consolidated premium, reinsurance, commission, loss, and expenses for quarter closePrepared monthly cash forecasts and assisted in expediting cash inflow; involved with cash budget process

Performed GL and Bank reconciliation on all cash department accounts, cleared outstanding issuesAssisted with cash in transit entries and supplemental cash entries at quarter closePrepared monthly cash flow reports, i.e. YTD cash, cash flow forecast, five day projection, daily budgetProcessed cash receipts, prepared vouchers, involved in preparation of 2003 Cash Budget

Created financial and account standards with help from CPA firmResponsible for preparation of monthly financial reports, recorded journal entriesInitiated job and expense tracking initiativesPerformed bank reconciliation, responsible for daily accounting, collections, payroll, payables

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Cash ProcessingWired money to mutual funds, investment managers and record keepers; trained new employeesReconciled trades with DTCC and Federal Reserve, worked on monthly reporting for clientsAssisted in the conversion of new clients: Duke, Carolina Power & Lights, Lowes, GuardianJob Rotation Program - Pricing, Billing, & Trade Processing (3 months)Verified shares and priced funds for clients with record keepers and mutual fundsComputed new NAV for clients; processed, booked, and settled trades

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Mathematics Of Finance Seminar

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