Responsible for the management and control of Oracle EPM applications and Financial Reporting systems.• Partner with leaders of Accounting, Finance, FP&A, Corporate Tax, and Regional Operations to develop business requirements and implement efficient solutions.• Create and maintain all Essbase ASO and BSO applications.• Lead efforts of Master Reporting Center to provide efficient, automated, error-free reports to the Finance community, using Hyperion Financial Reporting Studio.• Provide training to new hires, individuals and finance groups throughout the company on all Oracle EPM products, including Hyperion Planning, Workforce Planning, Hyperion Financial Reporting and Workspace, Smart View, Planning Adhoc.• Maintain system security, shared services, and filter access for 250 users.• Develop business requirements, make recommendations and decisions with leaders of Accounting, Finance, FP&A, Corporate Tax, and Regional Operations.• Work with acquisition teams to integrate and convert newly acquired companies into Quest Diagnostics systems.• Investigate and implement latest versions, upgrades, and up-to-date features of Oracle EPM products.• Oversee the DRM team to seamlessly integrate PeopleSoft chart of accounts to Essbase applications.Project Highlights: Implemented new Chart of Accounts, Hyperion Planning and Workforce Planning, Essbase upgrade to 11.1.2.3

•Provide leadership and guidance by developing business value solutions. •Identify business requirements, project scope, and system requirements•Implement applications based on identified requirements•Formulate key business processes to support EPM •Design end user budgeting and reporting experience•Determine data sourcing strategies and data validation approach•Define test conditions and test scripts to ensure system stability and validity•Support user training, documentation and deployment•Determine project risks, issues and avenues of mitigation•Adhere to technical and business leading best practicesClient – The Topps Company: Business Analysis and requirements-gathering for the implementation of Oracle EPM System 11.1.2.1.•Provided leadership and guidance to the Finance team during multi-system Oracle implementation project. Developed requirements document and high-level design for Oracle-Hyperion Planning and Reporting system. Delivered Requirements Document, System Process Flow, Reports and Design requirements. •Provided ongoing support throughout design and build phases; acted in an advisory role to help finance team arrive at decisions.•Performed business analytics for the design and implementation of labor and workforce planning system.Client – Viacom: Migrate and upgrade the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) system to latest release 11.1.2.1. •Managed and executed the data validation effort for Viacom to ensure all financial data was seamlessly migrated from existing system to the new environment; Developed and presented system Training to Finance users which covered new features and use of HFM, FDM and Smartview; Delivered required documentation to project sponsors.Client - Murphy Oil: Implementation of Oracle Hyperion EPM suite 11.1.1.3 – Hyperion Planning, Reporting, HFM, CapEx, Smartview•Developed and delivered UAT; Validated financial data through HFR; Performed testing on Planning, CapEx, utilizing Smartview, Essbase

Process Improvement: Assessment of financial close process; Updated and enhanced Hyperion Interactive queries, MS Access processes, MS Excel budget models, Sales Reports, Business Analyses; Automated financial close and forecasting processHyperion Planning enhancementsDesigned and developed a system to risk adjust forecast and budget data with ease and automation to avoid forecasting at level zero accounts.Developed business rules and calculation scripts to automatically produce remainder-of-year forecast based on prior actual results and current year budget. Created composite data input forms with drop down menus for users to input data and calculate results. Produced attribute tags to differentiate between company projects, and allow finance users to retrieve and report data based on various attributes.Worked with Finance users to provide guidance and advice on best practices.

$10 billion business, over 430 stores owned and operated under the banners A&P, Pathmark, Waldbaum's, SuperFresh, Food Basics, The Food Emporium, and Best Cellars.; Partnered with Operations Executives and respective staffs, providing critical financial control and compliance, business planning and decision support. Accomplishments included being appointed key finance resource to Senior Vice President of Operations, directing all facets of Financial Planning, Internal Reporting, Financial Analysis, and Store Operations quality control programs. Presented assessments to improve and streamline operational and financial processes. Implemented best practices of financial control to increase operational productivity and reduce expenses. Reported financial results and analyses to Executive Management Team and Board of Directors, providing management presentations to meet overall operational and corporate objectives. Directed the budget process, revising procedures to result in tighter deadlines and enforced targets. Provided valuable decision support to the Store Operations organization to successfully complete the annual operating plan, monthly business updates, and weekly forecast analyses.Ensured accuracy of financial reporting, proper accounting and accruals in accordance with company policy and Sarbanes-Oxley, teamed with accounting and audit teams to explain business practices and financial results.Proactively analyzed and provided value-added insight into the interpretation of sales results, forecasts and variances. Identified and articulated financial risks and opportunities to non-financial management utilizing fact-based business and industry knowledge.

Successfully implemented Hyperion Planning, Reporting, Salary/Headcount Planning, from vendor-selection stage through production, hired consultants, directed project effort, developed budget and acquired funding as needed. Implemented on-going practice for entire company, including over 250 users. Improved accuracy of annual operating budget and monthly forecasting, and reduced process time. Automated efforts and provided solutions to all business units of ADP.Directed the development of monthly management reporting packages and analyses to communicate financial results to senior management and the executive committee.Conducted the annual company-wide budgeting process, assuring consolidated operating plans were complete and met company's profit expectation.Managed monthly forecast process, quarterly analysis of financials, including SEC fluctuation analysis, 10-Q, and external reporting of key operating metrics.Ensured financial close was SOX compliant, directed accounting managers to resolve general accounting and reporting issues to successfully meet financial close deadlines. Selected as liaison to internal and external audit teams to explain business results for successful audit results.Initiated and implemented new applications resulting in providing best-in-class financial systems.

Championed the implementation of Hyperion Planning, Reporting and Workforce planning system. Managed the financial reporting and planning operations to assure operating plans, forecasts, and financial results were accurate and timely.

Shaped a new Financial Planning & Analysis department, produced annual operating plan, strategic plan, monthly forecast, year-end analysis. Streamlined work flow and automated processes. Implemented Essbase as new forecasting system, utilizing technical skills to automate the collection and consolidation of data. Developed automated upload templates for field locations to input forecast and plan data and reduce process time.

Key team member on the implementation project of Oracle General Ledger, and financial reporting system; led conversion of mainframe to Essbase OLAP, and conversion from Lotus spreadsheets to Microsoft Excel.