Sara Rich Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Program Director, Corporate Program Management Office. Leading multiple cross functional projects and managing a team of seven.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Manage projects that impact multiple departments, functions and companies. Focused primarily on 3 year SAP implementation of Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Quality areas.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Jerry Seiner Dealerships - Consultant, 2016• Strategic evaluation of and recommendations for dealership expansion optionsSCORE - Certified Mentor, 2016• Business plans, market research, & financial modeling for entrepreneurs looking to start or grow an existing companySmart Go, Inc. - Accounting Manager, 2015-2017• FP&A, Accounting, & Financial Modeling support for software companyMadeleine Choir School - Chair of Finance Committee, 2009-2017• Revamped school’s tuition model; created a pricing tier system that resulted in total revenue growth of 100% and student enrollment increase of 76% over a 6 year period• Led turnaround of school’s negative financial performance; transitioned from a deficit to break even within one year and established a $1.5 million capital reserve fund over 6 years• Implemented 10 year business plan and spending review process; addressed long term challenges, risks, and opportunities in developing a business plan that is projected to increase revenue an additional 34% in the next 10 years• Appointed to hiring committee; interviewed potential executives and recommended salary packages for directors• Outlined costs for $6 million capital renovation project; analyzed and reviewed general contractor bids and enabled decisions on cost tradeoffs to optimize contractor selectionGate School - Director and VP of Finance, 2005-2006• Approached by community members and school board to formulate business plan for newly founded private school; granted 501c3 status and launched on schedule• Provided metrics for required enrollment to evaluate feasibility and long term sustainability; designed and implemented financial model, fiscal budget, and break even analysis• Established 5 year financial projection for enrollment, staffing, and purchasing; provided timeline for allocating resources and framework for expansion

Salt Lake City

Project manager for a $2.2M grant proposal to develop standards & measures for serious illness care. Successfully managed project deliverables and timelines. Conducted qualitative research & analysis of current standards. Created a map of recommendations from 12 leading healthcare organizations to identify areas of overlap and gaps in measuring the quality of serious illness care.

Mountain View, Ca

• Responsible for all FP&A activity in a $4B business unit; 600 employees, $125M annual spending• Analyzed pricing proposals for all desktop and Java products; evaluated arbitrage risk, quantified P&L impact, and presented findings to executive staff• Quantified metrics for new product proposals; analyzed ROI and NPV to optimize R&D investments• Conducted due diligence for 3 potential M&A acquisitions; discovered hidden discrepancies on one potential acquisition that was ultimately cancelled, closed 2 transactions inheriting new technology• Directed monthly close for $4B business unit; performed accounting accruals, account reconciliations, and variance analysis to facilitate > $10M monthly close on a tight deadline• Led cross functional financial planning and budgeting process; developed annual plans, monthly forecast, and quarterly reports• Hired, developed, and led a staff of five direct reports; established solid financial foundation which allowed the business unit to successfully scale

Mountain View, Ca

• Appointed by operations to spearhead special projects for executive team; led large projects with cross functional teams of 20 as well as small projects with teams of 5• Implemented buy/sell relationships globally to establish independent entities for each division ⎆Led legal, tax, IT, operations, and finance members and encouraged new ideas and directions to successfully implement an updated corporate structure ⎆Established market based pricing for all intercompany transactions ⎆Implemented systems and processes to incorporate intercompany profit at the division level while maintaining accurate consolidated financial statements at the corporate level• Conceptualized and integrated a structured model to provide consistent cost methodology for manufacturing sites in MA, CA, and Taiwan; corrected a long held misconception of worldwide site costs and identified least efficient location which ultimately closed, saved company millions • Developed competitive financial analyses to benchmark the company’s cost structure against its competitors; recommended areas for improvement that were implemented by operation execs

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Student AssociationGraduated with academic honors

Bachelor Of Science In Commerce, Finance