*U.S. Security Associates acquired by Allied Universal• Served as the primary financial planning support to the South & Maritime Regions which consisted of 70+ branches totaling $500M+ in annualized revenue. • Partnered closely with Regional President, 6 Area Vice Presidents and 50+ branch managers to continuously identify areas of financial concern as well as improvement. Provided ongoing training to managers and AVPs to improve financial acumen. • Supported monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting process at the Regional level for financial consolidation purposes.• Led an effort to reduce and/or maintain non-billable overtime that prevented 15+ basis point increase, saving over $500K in annualized operating income. • Anticipated and identified key variables that predicted business performance and recommended process improvements based on data analysis to reduce costs, streamline work processes and improve profitability.• Prepared presentations for leadership reviews as well as budget, forecast and monthly reviews.

• Served as a key strategic partner to the regional leadership team and partnered with peers to lead a cross-regional team of Operations Analysts, Financial Analysts and Accountants with the primary goal of turning strategy into actionable results • Worked with regional and global partners, coordinated period end close review and analysis, ensured financial statements were accurate and that variances were reviewed and performance validated• Identified and executed key financial opportunity areas each quarter and delivered tools, reporting, analysis, training and support to drive sustainable improvement in the region• Participated in the quarterly business planning process, working with nine purchasing teams, store leadership, regional and global partners to establish goals and timelines focusing on inclusive transparency, accuracy and driving improvement• Performed pro forma and ROIC modeling for real estate, capital investment decisions and new store opening profitability• Supported career development and team member fulfillment activities

• Partnered with Sales, Client Services Directors, and Practice Leadership to review new business opportunities, created pro formas and pricing proposals, and conducted sales strategy/sales negotiation reviews for prospects in pipeline • Worked with 6 Business Development Executives to deliver annualized revenue in excess of $45M• Increased average gross margins for newly acquired business by more than 3% through the introduction of a new variable pricing model and favorable contractual terms • Led negotiation and review of the terms and conditions in contractual documents (Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, LOIs, and NDAs) by partnering with Legal to eliminate or mitigate company risks•Provided continuous business counsel to Senior Executive Team, Client Services, Practice Leadership and Sales organization

• Oversaw the full financial cycle for entire Commercial Business Unit including several Fortune 100 clients• Managed, coached and developed a team of several senior and staff financial analysts in the successful performance of month-end close, reporting, P&L analysis, billing, and accounts receivables activities • Coordinated the annual budget and monthly rolling forecast processes across the entire Commercial Business Unit • Responsible for hiring/staffing efforts, succession planning, and performance management

•Led and developed a team of 3 Financial Analysts •Oversaw the month-end close process to ensure that journal entries were accurate•Collaborated with Executive Directors to build annual budgets and rolling monthly forecasts•Performed a thorough review of all preliminary Financial statements and provided high-level variance explanations to Finance Managers•Assisted in the pricing of new business opportunities including programs with full-time resources, part-time employees, leveraged components, and staffing models•Led process improvement within the financial organization and promote standardized, repeatable processes

• Assisted in the preparation of over 15 individual program budgets, forecasts and financial reports for multiple programs • Performed monthly accounting duties by gathering and analyzing revenue and expense data in order to prepare accruals, reclassifications, and other journal entries• Created and implemented new processes and tools using Excel and Access to automate and compile revenue, payroll, and expense data to increase the efficiency of the entire finance team• Processed monthly billings from programs through PeopleSoft FS, ensuring timely invoice delivery and revenue collection on accounts receivables• Created monthly variance analysis reports using P&Ls and presented the information to the accounting department, the leadership team, and program managers on a monthly basis. • Audited weekly expense, travel and payroll reports for each program to ensure the correct application of monies

* IS&GS Finance Summer Intern Program* Managed cash-flow activities that focused on closest-to-the-pin forecasting * Improved EBITDA margins and incremental basis improvements to ROIC measurements* Monitored financial performance for five global business areas* Interfaced closely with senior management and accounting services. * Responsible for deriving and reconciling Short Term Cash Flow and communicating cash outlooks * Used advanced Microsoft Excel tools such as pivot tables and vlookups.