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Charlotte Metro

• National Operations Director for a $180M+ growing Transaction Advisory Practice• Design, support, and execute on overall practice strategies including go to market, staffing, technology, and structure.• Serve as the main liaison between the business and cross functional leaders/groups (Finance, IT, HR, TA, Resource Management, Training) to advocate for the practice and garner support to achieve team goals• Lead and manage projects across major firm and practice initiatives including channel development, new solution rollouts, implementation of new technology, and development of recruiting/rotation programs• Develop and maintain reporting for key business leaders analyzing revenue trends, client profitability, staffing leverage models, WIP risk reviews, and other ad hoc modeling/reporting requests• Support the Annual, mid-year, and multi-year forecasting builds• Create executive level presentations covering practice strategy, project status updates, and business case builds

White Plains, Ny

~ Financial Planning & Analysis ~• Managed a team of two direct reports with a $75M G&A budget for North America HR; providing maintenance, tracking, analysis and forecasting for cost centers across 5 business units• Prepared Annual Operating Plan deliverables for the HR G&A cost centers including payroll, T&E, discretionary spend, benefits, and taxes• Developed rate letter allocation schedules for PepsiCo Beverages and review underlying assumptions; group insurance, 401k, pension, administrative fees• Delivered management reporting schedules on a periodic and quarterly basis to senior executives and CHRO’s• Held quarterly budget review meetings with executive cost center owners to identify areas of risk/opportunity• Fulfilled ad hoc reporting requests related to budget inquiries• Processed journal entries/reclassifications• Reviewed and processed Total Rewards purchase orders and invoices~ Analytics ~• Directed the creation of frontline employee scorecards for PBC, PB Canada, and FLNA; bridging the gap between various reporting entities to consolidate relevant human capital information• Implemented pensionable earnings scorecards showcasing the breakdown of earnings by wage codes across different business segments/locations, identifying the drivers of gaps to market/target pay• Built predictive models to forecast full year pensionable earnings and controllable costs• Developed a financial cost of turnover model for key frontline roles• Mentored a direct report through a predictive model to determine staffing needs at a location/job level for all North America frontline roles• Core planning team member for North America severance/productivity initiatives; including $50M action in early 2018

White Plains, Ny

• Created the Total Rewards analytics strategy/agenda focusing on frontline employee scorecards, long term trend tools, and predictive modeling for human capital information• Assisted with key management projects on an ad-hoc basis• Served as the subject matter expert for the team in Excel and Tableau

Somers, Ny

• Managed the regional trade spend budget and customer P&L’s for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions• Built, maintained, and analyzed cash flow forecasts and underlying assumptions• Performed overall region based customer P&L review periodically• Led Pre/Post Close Finance and Key Account Manager calls with KAMs/Directors• Prepared periodic scorecards identifying risks/objectives• Revised outdated analytic models to better identify trends, mitigate risks, and enhance internal reporting views• Pursued strategic initiatives between HQ and IBM regarding billings/collections and enhancing tracking metrics• Generated close week efficiencies by challenging standards; modifying workbooks, identifying best practices, and eliminating redundancies• Graduate of the Control Leadership and Development Program• Selected to the PBC project team for GLCM Account Reconciliation Training• Co-Instructor for Account Reconciliation SOX Control Training• Prepared, posted, and reviewed journal entries in Oracle• Managed coached, and developed a team of direct/indirect employees

Greater New York City Area

• Client portfolio included both public and private clients in the following business sectors: construction, manufacturing, commodity trading, direct selling, retail sales, biotech/life science industries• Managed audit teams on multiple standalone, subsidiary, and first year audits• Prepared audit testing and scoping strategies• Coordinated and hosted both local and multinational meetings• Tracked measures of engagement economics and created performance analyses• Audited complex financing structures; convertible debt, preferred tranche financing• Analyzed licensing agreements including multiple element arrangements• Performed purchase price accounting analysis on major acquisitions• Audited subjective accounting areas; projected financial information, valuation of in-process research and development, and contingent consideration• Reviewed SEC filings including 10-k, 10-Q, Prospectus, S-8 and S-3 filings• Served as the lead team member and underwriter contact for SEC equity offerings• Lead instructor for new hire training

• Completed bank and check reconciliations• Input month end closing entries• Performed a comprehensive company vehicle analysis• Evaluated the hot water heater segment of the business• Learned about Carbon Credits and the application process from the completion of a Landfill Gas Project

• Developed a personal investing strategy• Built analysis module for choosing stocks and bonds• Explored different wealth managements stages• Strategized how to build retirement and college funds• Co-started a website (prospertown.com, under construction)

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting And Business Administration

Activities and Societies: • Residential Advisor • Vice President of the Accounting and Business Society • Member of the Honors Program.

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