Paul Cochran, Mba Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Medford, Massachusetts, Us

Strategic partner and liaison between The Office of Budget & Planning and the Executive Administrative Dean for the Fletcher School and Central Administration executive leaders. Strong knowledge of the Fletcher school and Central departments lines of business, strategies and fundamental economics. Provided advice, guidance and information for constituent groups, understanding the financial and strategic risks and opportunities. Provide best-in-class service to customers for financial planning and budgeting needs.Built and developed a team of 5 or 6 budget analysts to ensure services are delivered with a strong focus on customer service resulting in significant increase in budget & forecasting accuracy and informed financial decision support at department level. Led the transition of a new centralized model of budgeting and planning for higher education institutions. Developed and implemented new processes and tools to efficiently collect and inform customers of forecasting and budget development information.Co-led the development and pilot roll-out of Tableau Business Intelligence software to group of key customers.Involved in the assessment and improvement of business processes and relationships between Budget & Planning and other central administrative units such as Human Resources, Research Administration, Tufts Support Services, Advancement, Provost Office, and Tufts Technology Services.Partnered on new program development, capital projects, and long-term financial planning initiatives.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Responsible for overseeing and maintaining all financial aspects of the project portfolio for the Americas, EMEAR, and APJC. Established and implemented proper financial controls and cadence for reporting project margin, budgeting, forecasting, resourcing, expenses, cost analysis, revenue recognition and margin analysis.

A member of the Individual Profitability Management team that is accountable for reporting and analysis of the Division's financial results. - Work closely with the Individual Life Business Unit actuarial team, product and reinsurance accounting, central FP&A and expense management, investment finance, portfolio management, and capital management to deliver compelling financial analytics to help executive management run the business more effectively. - Coordinate the division's annual expense planning cycle.- Report directly to the CFO of Individual Life Solutions.

Boston, Ma, Us

The Director of IT Strategy, Budget, and Capital Planning supports the Information Technology Division and is a key member of the Corporate Budgeting Team. Accountable for developing and executing financial strategy for the IT division and the enterprise technology project portfolio. Additional tasks include working collaboratively with the Chief Information Officer and IT leadership team to effectively direct appropriate financial decisions for the IT Division.

Boston, Ma, Us

Business Process Consultant

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

B.A., Business Administration

Executive Mba, Finance