CHRISTINA HERMIZ
Northville,Michigan
Summary
Analytical MBA graduate with a strong background in financial analysis and strategic planning. Expertise in optimizing cash flow and achieving over 98% collection rates through effective revenue cycle management and advanced data tools, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Financial Analyst & Billing Specialist
WEST LOS ANGELES PSYCHIATRY
Los Angeles, CA
2022 - Current
- Partnered with lead psychiatrist to manage financial operations, patient insurance billing, and revenue cycle management for private clinical practice, enhancing financial oversight.
- Revenue Cycle Management: Reconciled monthly patient billing, managed insurance claims, and resolved payment discrepancies, ensuring 98%+ collection rates and reducing outstanding aging accounts.
- Developed custom Excel-based tracking models to analyze monthly and quarterly revenue, cost per patient session, and overall practice profitability, providing insights for strategic decision-making.
- Process Improvement: Modernized billing and scheduling systems by migrating manual patient ledgers to cloud-based practice management software, reducing billing administrative hours by 20%.
Project Financial Analyst
ZF GROUP
Farmington Hills, MI
2018 - 2021
- Managed financial planning, project control, and budgeting processes for ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) Engineering Management.
- Collaborated with ADAS Engineering VPs, Directors, and Managers globally to analyze project costs, headcount allocation, and capital expenditure (CAPEX), enhancing financial decision-making.
- Developed and maintained cost-to-complete models, identifying potential budget overruns and recommending corrective actions to leadership, ensuring project financial health.
- Led global month-end close process for dedicated cost centers, preparing financial decks, forecast variance analysis, and KPI dashboards to support strategic financial oversight.
Financial Analyst
MAHLE
Farmington Hills, MI
2015 - 2018
- Conducted financial analysis, budget formulation, and operational forecasting for North American IT management structures to support strategic decision-making.
- Performance Analysis: Monitored, analyzed, and explained monthly budget-vs-actual variances across operational IT projects, identifying cost-saving opportunities of over $150k annually.
- Coordinated with regional leadership to develop annual IT profit plans, creating models to project capital investments and ongoing software/hardware maintenance costs.
- System Integrity: Managed journal entries, general ledger account reconciliations, and global IT headcount reporting to ensure alignment with international corporate standards.
Accounts Receivable & Financial Analyst
VALEO
Troy, MI
2014 - 2015
- Formulated monthly AR cash forecasting models to optimize working capital and prepared aging reports that actively reduced delinquent balances.
- Developed forecasting models to predict financial trends and outcomes.
- Reconciled complex pricing discrepancies, debit notes, and customer deductions by collaborating with Sales and Plant Controllers to identify and resolve root-cause invoicing issues.
- Analyzed financial data to support strategic decision-making processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather data for reports.
Accounting Intern
VALEO
Troy, MI
2014 - 2014
- Facilitated month-end closing procedures, prepared GL journal entries, and validated AP payment proposals to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Assisted in preparing financial statements for internal review and compliance.
- Supported payroll processing by verifying employee hours and data accuracy.
- Maintained accurate records of invoices and expenses for reporting purposes.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Walsh College
Troy, MITroy, MI
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration (Finance)
Walsh College
Troy, MITroy, MI
Bachelor of Science - Holistic Health
Quantum University
Honolulu, HIHonolulu, HI
Skills
- Revenue management
- Budget management
- Pricing strategy
- Cost modeling
- Margin analysis
- Month-end reconciliation
- Excel analytics
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Power Query
- Data Modeling
- SAP
- Hyperion Enterprise
- Financial Software
- Billing Systems
- Risk management
- Billing Systems
Core Competencies
- Financial Expertise, Commercial Pricing & Quoting, Cost-to-Produce Modeling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Margin & Variance Analysis, Contract Risk Management, Month-End Close, Revenue Recognition
- Systems & Tools, Advanced Excel (Power Query, Data Modeling, Pivot Tables), SAP, Hyperion Essbase & Enterprise, Power BI / Tableau (Exposure), Salesforce / CRM Integration
Timeline
Contract Financial Analyst & Billing Specialist
WEST LOS ANGELES PSYCHIATRY
2022 - Current
Project Financial Analyst
ZF GROUP
2018 - 2021
Financial Analyst
MAHLE
2015 - 2018
Accounts Receivable & Financial Analyst
VALEO
2014 - 2015
Accounting Intern
VALEO
2014 - 2014
Master of Business Administration -
Walsh College
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration (Finance)
Walsh College
Bachelor of Science - Holistic Health
Quantum University