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CHRISTINA CRABTREE

CHRISTINA CRABTREE

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Summary

Senior Business Analyst with 15+ years of experience partnering across Finance, Operations, Sales, and Leadership to bring structure, clarity, and accountability to complex, data-driven environments. Proven ability to lead discovery conversations, document business requirements, map current and future-state processes, and validate outputs across systems and stakeholders.

Known for translating business needs into clear requirements, improving operational efficiency through process redesign and automation, and ensuring accuracy and reliability in reporting and decision-making. Particularly effective in environments undergoing growth, system change, and integration, where clear documentation, strong stakeholder alignment, and disciplined validation are critical to success.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Finance Manager/Operations Business Partner

Kohler Co.
Portland
01.2020 - 12.2025

Served as a cross-functional business partner supporting finance, operations, and sales leadership in a highly complex, data-driven environment. Played a key role in translating business needs into structured processes, reporting logic, and validated outputs during periods of change and increased scale.

  • Led discovery discussions with business stakeholders to understand operational pain points, reporting gaps, and process inefficiencies
  • Documented business requirements, workflows, and rules supporting financial reporting, incentive compensation, and operational controls
  • Mapped current-state processes and designed future-state improvements to increase efficiency, clarity, and reliability
  • Partnered with stakeholders to translate business needs into functional reporting requirements and validation criteria
  • Validated system and report outputs against source data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency
  • Developed and documented step-by-step validation logic used for reconciliations, audits, and ongoing operational reviews
  • Coordinated stakeholder review and sign-off on finalized outputs, incorporating feedback prior to deployment
  • Identified automation opportunities across reporting and operational processes, delivering ~73% improvement in response time while strengthening controls
  • Supported system-to-system data handoffs, including Salesforce-driven reporting and downstream financial analysis
  • Communicated risks, dependencies, and timing considerations proactively to leadership during process changes

Assistant General Manager /Senior Staff Accountant

Dick Hannah Dealerships
Vancouver
06.2011 - 12.2019

Assistant General Manager

Led operational and financial performance across a multi-department, transaction-heavy environment with significant data flow across systems and teams.

  • Partnered with leadership to define reporting needs, performance metrics, and operational priorities
  • Reviewed and validated departmental financial and operational data, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accuracy
  • Led process improvement initiatives across operations, sales, and finance, improving efficiency and visibility into performance
  • Developed structured reporting and review processes to support decision-making and accountability
  • Served as a key liaison between operational teams and finance, translating business needs into actionable insights

Senior Staff Accountant

Played a hands-on role in data validation, reconciliation, and process documentation within a fast-paced, multi-system environment.

  • Managed month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis
  • Validated financial system outputs against source data to ensure reporting accuracy
  • Documented accounting and operational processes to improve consistency, knowledge transfer, and audit readiness
  • Built Excel-based models and validation tools to support forecasting and performance analysis
  • Collaborated with internal stakeholders to clarify requirements, resolve discrepancies, and confirm results

Education

KCA Certificate in Finance -

Darden School of Business
Virginia, USA
01.2025

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

Western Governors University
01.2019

Skills

  • Business analysis and requirements gathering
  • Stakeholder management
  • Functional and business requirements
  • Process mapping and workflow documentation
  • Business rules and gap analysis
  • Data validation and reconciliation
  • User acceptance testing and test planning
  • Output validation and issue resolution
  • Risk identification and system integration
  • Data handoffs and transactional data
  • Salesforce expertise
  • Reporting systems and KPI reporting
  • Data analysis and process improvement
  • Automation techniques
  • Power BI proficiency
  • Generative AI and prompt engineering

Personal Information

Business Analyst | Finance, Operations & Systems Integration

Skills

  • Stakeholder Discovery
  • Requirements Clarification
  • Process Documentation
  • Workflow Definition
  • Business Rules
  • Data Validation
  • Reconciliation
  • KPI Definition
  • Performance Analysis
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Salesforce Reporting
  • Power BI (Consumption)
  • Process Automation
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Highlights

  • Led stakeholder discovery and requirements clarification across Finance, Operations, and Sales
  • Translated business needs into documented workflows, rules, and validation steps
  • Supported system integrations and data handoffs without direct development responsibility
  • Identified automation and reporting improvements to increase speed and reliability
  • Drove validation and stakeholder confirmation to ensure outputs met business expectations
  • Used AI tools to accelerate documentation, analysis, and quality review while maintaining accuracy and control

Tools And Systems

  • Power BI: Dashboard consumption, business interpretation, output validation
  • SQL: Familiarity with data logic, reconciliation support, and validation concepts
  • Salesforce: Reporting, pipeline, and downstream data usage
  • Excel: Advanced analysis, process documentation, validation logic, automation, developer
  • Process Documentation: Excel-based workflows, SOPs, step-by-step process mapping
  • AI Tools: Prompt-driven support for requirements drafting, process documentation, and validation planning

Timeline

Senior Finance Manager/Operations Business Partner

Kohler Co.
01.2020 - 12.2025

Assistant General Manager /Senior Staff Accountant

Dick Hannah Dealerships
06.2011 - 12.2019

KCA Certificate in Finance -

Darden School of Business

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

Western Governors University
CHRISTINA CRABTREE