Performs risk assessment evaluations of associated 3rd partiesResponsible for training business partner on all aspects of onboarding new 3rd parties including the sourcing process, systems usage and ongoing monitoring proceduresCreates a centralized view of third party risk and performanceProvides continued oversight that includes performance and risk management of 3rd parties providing monitoring, reporting and escalation of riskCoordinates Third Party level due diligence assessmentsWorks with the Supplier Manager, Service Managers, and sourcing on strategy for meetings, new contracts, etcEscalates risks and issues to the appropriate stakeholders and, where applicable, executive Owners and/or Segment/Function Risk Committees for awareness and agreement on remediation activitiesOversees termination of 3rd party relationships to ensure minimal risk to the business, customers, and internal partners

Responsible for managing project activities including forecasts, resources, project budgets/financials, contracts, risk and issues logs as well as any related activitiesTracked all cost related to the project including labor, time and material, and statement of work (SOW) expensesFacilitated weekly team status meetings to include information gathering and overall assessment of projects.Managed offshore teams and vendor engagements with regards to all project related activitiesCreated project closure documents to include lessons learned, procedure changes, improvements, and project financesCommunicated project information and status to stakeholders and executives throughout the organization.Tracked costs, performance, and other metrics required to ensure project goals and objectives remain on trackManaged a multitude of project-specific financial responsibilities including processing of invoices, non-labor reviews, forecast validations, weekly financial reviews, trend analysis, financial analysis, submission of financial documentation, people cost capitalization and overall financial assessments

Manages the plan and forecast for a 2.1 billion dollar expense budget.Responsible for integrity of month end close results and for understanding performance drivers compared to prior year and planForecasts 2.1 billion dollar expense budget quarterly based on rate changes and volume statistics analysisBooks accruals for various expenses during the month end close processCreated and maintains a station (city) level productivity model to measure and rank labor cost per departureTracks and reports monthly savings initiatives to leadership teams

Presented monthly financial results report to operations team Performed financial analysis and leadership for west region industrial services (approximately 100 million annually) Performed monthly job margin and variable cost analysis to help project managers reduce costs through frequent business performance reviewsResponsible for west receivables management; worked with operations to drive collections and lowered past due percentage of receivables by 30%Created monthly backlog report to report in order to track sales orders and recognize revenue per operating plan.Forecasted revenue on a monthly basisDrove process improvements in order to increase profitability by providing job analysis on a monthly basisAssisted leadership in meeting all financial commitments and goals

Presented monthly to merchandise finance leadership budget and spend analysis of merchandising projects to drive planning cycle decision makingWorked with merchandising departments to identify and prioritize business issues and opportunities.Prepared on-going project budget reports for leadership teamPerformed budget analysis for all store merchandising projects (totaling in approx 200 million dollars)Managed budgets and spend for all store merchandising projectsCreated new metric to track vendor reimbursements for supplier funded projects to assure projects are funded appropriately- increased vendor funding collections by 50%

Assisted in proposal process by building pricing and staffing models with the goal of selling work to potential clientsPerformed budget and forecasting analysis for multi-million dollar projects up to 2 years in lengthConducted variance analysis against project and client financial metricsPerformed financial reconciliations between firm’s financial reporting and project requirementsManaged engagement closeout activitiesCreated financial dashboard and trend reports for project managementAdvised project leadership in financial decision-makingBecame a subject matter expert in the area of expense compliance for project teams and peersRecruited potential candidates for the practice at local networking eventsCreated various training presentations for groups of up to 30 including firm and project leadership and peers