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Developed and managed forecasting processes to build and maintain financial models and drive business decisions, including quarterly, annual, and multi-year budgeting and analysis.Produced and distributed analytical financial reports, interactive dashboards, and engaging presentations to key stakeholders, including C-suite executives and board members, highlighting critical insights on company performance, profit margins, expense allocations, cash flow patterns, and other key financial metrics essential for strategic decision-making and fostering transparent communication within the organizationPromoted open conversations with business partners and provided data-driven guidance to assist them in making sound financial decisions and promote company profitability through cost benefit, ROI, and vendor analysisAnalyzed monthly financial results during monthly accounting close periods to ensure accurate accounting and compared to prior forecasts to understand and communicate variances.Managed multiple relationships as the main FP&A point of contact with internal and external partnersBuilt systems to improve efficiency, promote automation, and reduce the potential for error in forecasting, analysis, and reporting processes (ROI Framework, Conference Financial Modeling, FP&A modeling software implementation)

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Owned SG&A headcount planning and related budget management across multiple P&L lines and associated relationships with HR and Finance Managers.Collaborated with leaders through planning cycles and employed scenario planning analysis to review organization structures and develop recommendationsAnalyzed actuals vs. plan trends and provided commentary and recommendations on current and future impacts of variances along with potential solutions.Developed process improvements to streamline work and add value (Scenario Planning Toolkit, Headcount Planning Template Improvements)Managed and mentored a summer intern, providing guidance and feedback through regular check-ins on their project work and collaborating and removing road-blocks when necessary

Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Owned SG&A budget management and relationship with budget owners• Collaborated with budget owners through the annual plan and quarterly budget updates• Employed cost–benefit analysis to review financial requests and develop recommendations• Prepared variance explanations and bridge variances vs plan/forecast to assist management in presentation of monthly results• Prepared specific suggested actions budget owners can take to solve projected unfavorable gaps/variances.• Supported SG&A team in operationalizing productivity initiatives across budget owners• Supported the SG&A Power BI reporting tools (refresh data, enhancements, training)

Hershey, Pennsylvania

- Coordinated cost center and budget tracking for various groups, ensuring cost center planning meets finance guidelines and was transparent and accessible for decision makers.- Supported key Information Services projects to enable project start-up, on-going governance, and timely delivery.- Supported day to day expense and capital management processes for Information Services, including forecasting, actual expenditures tracking, and capital reviews. - Identified, designed, developed, and implemented process changes to enable improved efficiency in financial management activities.

Greater Philadelphia Area

- Cooperates extensively with multiple internal departments, distribution centers, and suppliers to support company initiatives, improve processes, and resolve issues.- Anticipates potential complications; rapidly detects and corrects issues while researching root causes to uncover potential areas of improvement.- Responsible for developing own processes and being accountable for many enterprise data management streams; maintains item and pricing information for enterprise data, including new item creation.- Streamlines projects and maximizes efficiency to complete most data management tasks within 24-48 hours.- Effectively communicates and operates in a team environment; resulting in zero accountable pricing errors in 2017.- Utilizes and customizes automated tools for mass data updates, data cleansing, and querying.

Greater Philadelphia Area

- Prospected within businesses to qualify them against certain criteria by initiating outbound calls- Researched and gathered information about prospect accounts and updated databases accordingly- Identified decision-makers, value-propositioned them by providing product and services information, and ultimately set up appointments as part of lead generation.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Engaged customers and connected with them to discover how the business could fulfill their needs• Analyzed customer accounts to recognize patterns of usage and recommend products to drive sales• Navigated a variety of software systems to process transactions, track inventory, assess sales data, etc.• Designed team-building programs to promote teamwork and knowledge-sharing• Received awards for customer satisfaction metrics and for development of monthly employee newsletter

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Area

I provided customer service to library patrons and I processed incoming and outgoing library materials.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Psi Omega, Sigma Tau Delta, Creative Arts Society, Ultimate Frisbee Organization.

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