Hi, I’m
AMITY HILL
Manager Financial Systems
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Highly motivated and team-oriented financial systems manager with over seven years of experience achieving ambitious goals in finance. Diligent, forward thinking and adaptable to company, customer and project needs. Proven ability to use sound judgment, take ownership, and deliver consistent results. Over 10 years of experience executing various functions and collaborating with customers and stakeholders within the transportation industry.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Norfolk SouthernAtlanta, GA
Manager Financial Systems
12.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Leads a team that manage the design, implementation, and maintenance of the financial systems that support record to reporting activities.
- Manages master data, scripts, data jobs, and reports required to prepare the operating budget and forecast (currently supporting SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)/ BPC/ S4/HANA/ SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)/ Group Reporting tool).
- Performs routine closings, maintains clean, accurate and accessible records and review transaction updates each month.
- Acts as a subject-matter expert (SME) and technical resource between the business and Information Technology to implement new technologies, perform regression testing, and investigate internal and external audit requests.
Norfolk SouthernAtlanta, GA
BUDGET PROJECT MANAGER
08.2020 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Planned and managed the implementation of MDG and SAC, aligning business goals with technical solutions to drive process improvement.
- Assisted with budget management for various departments, collaborating with business partners to understand processes to improve reporting efficiency in SAP BW, BPC and SAC.
- Fostered relationships with contractors and stakeholders to promote positive working relationships and reduced turnaround time for deliverables.
Norfolk SouthernAtlanta, GA
ASSISTANT MANAGER
04.2019 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Managed team of seven analysts and two supervisors, ensuring efficient collection of receivables and monitoring the overall health of accounts receivable (AR).
- Analyzed revenue data to identify trends, develop process improvements to limit AR exposures, and support day-to-day operations.
- Designed training and performance improvement plans to optimize team metrics through direct coaching and implementation of accountability measures.
Norfolk SouthernAtlanta, GA
REVENUE ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
12.2016 - 04.2019
Job overview
- Supervised seven direct reports, coaching to ensure that expectations, metrics, and service level agreements (SLAs) were met.
- Monitored and handled escalations related to rating and Interline Settlement System (ISS) issues, bill-to-party disputes, contract negotiations and customer unresponsiveness.
- Recognized for identifying AR risks by analyzing management controls and roll reports to forecast potential / probable issues, then collaborating with stakeholders to minimize risks.
- Spearheaded team contest to boost morale and improve metrics for collecting on accounts past due by 15+ days; reduced beyond term accounts by $1.3MM within one quarter.
- Created and managed 90-day Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) for severely underperforming employee, developing benchmarks and dedicating several hours per week to individualized meetings / assessments; at end of PIP, employee was meeting all goals and metrics.
Norfolk SouthernAtlanta, GA
SENIOR REVENUE ACCOUNTING ANALYST
06.2016 - 12.2016
Job overview
- Managed 50+ accounts and identified / resolved billing discrepancies to ensure adherence to established credit terms and to minimize outstanding AR balances.
- Secured $14MM account prepayment for 2016 invoices from large agribusiness customer and received direct praise from the President of the company for delivering exceptional customer service.
- Reduced overdue (30+ days) receivables from $235K to $2K, partially paid items from 144 to 30, and year-old items from 73 to 4 within 12 months.
- Resolved consistently delinquent account issues for a large packaging and logistics customer in danger of accruing excessive finance charges - damaging credit with Norfolk Southern; within two weeks of contact, customer had paid $100K and kept account in standing.
- Promoted to Revenue Accounting Supervisor within six months based on stellar performance.
Norfolk SouthernAtlanta, GA
REVENUE ACCOUNTING ANALYST
07.2015 - 06.2016
Job overview
- Analyzed accounts to discover discrepancies and coordinated with internal customers (Rate Specialists, Marketing, etc.) to efficiently resolve variances.
- Initiated collections proceedings against past due accounts and escalated issues when appropriate, keeping management and other stakeholders apprised of developments.
- Promoted to Senior Revenue Accounting Analyst in less than 12 months.
Education
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA
Bachelor of Science
Skills
SAP Business Data Warehouse
Timeline
Manager Financial Systems
Norfolk Southern
12.2021 - Current
BUDGET PROJECT MANAGER
Norfolk Southern
08.2020 - 12.2021
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Norfolk Southern
04.2019 - 08.2020
REVENUE ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
Norfolk Southern
12.2016 - 04.2019
SENIOR REVENUE ACCOUNTING ANALYST
Norfolk Southern
06.2016 - 12.2016
REVENUE ACCOUNTING ANALYST
Norfolk Southern
07.2015 - 06.2016
University of Georgia
Bachelor of Science