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Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Woburn, Ma

Earned a promotion to Financial Systems Analyst after demonstrating a superior work ethic and a high level of expertise in numerous financial operations and systems. Supervised all financial activities to ensure accurate and timely recording, reporting, and analysis of company financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Assisted with developing, analyzing, and interpreting accounting information to support management with meaningful and detailed financial data. Prepared financial profitability and pricing analyses as directed and promptly completed all financial reports as required by relevant regulatory agencies. Produced monthly financial statements and analyses for seven hospitals, as well as compiling several operations metrics and researching trends. Reviewed quarterly hospital and departmental performance and provided Executive and Hospital Management with in-depth analyses and assessments.♣ Oversaw annual audits and monthly and annual closing processes.♣ Evaluated and analyzed performance metrics and compensation structures for veterinarians.♣ Interpreted financial policies, procedures, and accounting theory to internal and external personnel.♣ Actively contributed to the development and presentation of the annual budget, maintaining the capital budget, monitoring actual spending versus plan, and preparing and coordinating revenue and expense forecasts.♣ Monitored both general internal and accounting controls to verify adherence to company policies and procedures, identifying and recommending procedural and process improvements to financial reporting systems♣ Participated in software and hardware conversions, enabling numerous growth opportunities across the company.♣ Ensured all policies and procedures were accurately documented and regularly updated to reflect changes.♣ Developed and implemented monthly budgets and forecasts using Adaptive Insights.

Boxford, Ma

Performed all accounting functions, including cash flow management, accounts payable/receivable, and collections. Implemented and maintained all functionality within QuickBooks databases. Prepared monthly financial statements, P&L, and cash flow budgeting and forecasting, including daily sales trends analysis. ♣ Effectively managed product inventory, monitoring individual title sales and forecasting future sales for each SKU.♣ Carefully analyzed price fluctuations and closely monitored gross margins.♣ Developed innovative marketing and advertising programs the attracted new customers and increased sales to existing clients.

Served as the systems analyst and administrator for Hyperion, including maintaining security levels, reports, and dimension members. Supported SAP BPC Finance Forecasting software by designing and implementing databases and inputting templates and reports.♣ Executed accurate P&L and balance sheet analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and trend analysis.♣ Prepared quarter-end revenue, balance sheet, and P&L fluctuation analyses, calculating ratios, researching trends, and preparing schedules for distribution.♣ Assisted the Finance Department with successfully transitioning all data from Hyperion to SAP.

Lynnfield, Ma

Implemented the FRX Report Writer, Report Manager, and Web Port and integrated all systems into the company’s existing accounting software to simplify the data retrieval process. Designed a wide range of specific and detailed financial reports for Senior Management and Accounting and Finance staff.♣ Developed an automatic process for publishing monthly reporting packages to the company’s intranet and distributing them to Senior Management via Web Port. ♣ Collaborated with Senior Management to ensure upgrades were scheduled at opportune times to minimize interruption to site activities.♣ Assessed business problems and translated them into specific system requirements, implementing technology and automation solutions that were cost effective and met business needs.

♣ Served as the System Administrator for new software implementations including developing customized reports, performing database changes, and consolidating monthly financial statements for distribution.♣ Forecasted revenues for the Call Center Division, developing FTE requirements based on expected call volume and minutes used, as well as trend and fluctuation analysis to determine peak calling times. ♣ Closely collaborated with telecom carriers to determine headcount needs and H/R to develop recruiting processes.♣ Negotiated and analyzed software maintenance expenses in coordination with the Operations Department, procuring quotes from multiple vendors and maintaining detailed accrual schedules.♣ Prepared and processed payroll for 500 hourly and salaried employees using Ceridian, which included filing taxes in 35 states and performing quarterly reconciliations in the general ledger.♣ Created an extensive travel policy that instituted levels of approval, spending thresholds for traveling employees, and company approved hotels and airlines.♣ Purchased and customized software to automate expense submittal, approval, and reporting and align controls with the company’s functional areas and approval hierarchy to monitor expenses and adherence to the travel policy.♣ Developed and managed relationships with travel agencies and vendors, leveraging the company’s $100k travel budget to successfully negotiate contracts with hotels and airlines. ♣ Executed the monthly accounting close cycle, performing variance analyses for all balance sheet and P&L accounts.♣ Verified that the company consistently met all SEC reporting requirements, including the 10-Q and 10-K.

Mba, Business Administration, 3.80

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance, 3.58