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Jennifer L. Hye

Gahanna,OH

Summary

Summary Ambitious finance professional with strong track-record of delivering top performance. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with a reputation for reliability. Personal qualities include: positive, easy going, team oriented and autonomous, persistent, adaptable, and driven.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Financial Systems Mgr

Vertiv
Worthington, OH
07.2017 - Current
  • Developed and manage Monthly Hyperion Change Manage process to ensure proper approval, testing and migration.
  • Created and maintain effective SOX controls for Global Financial Systems.
  • Manage all SOX documentation related to HFM, including all internal and External Audit requests.
  • Integrate locations for direct loading by updating and maintaining Python script in FDMEE.
  • Created Member lists to allow dynamic reporting in Grids and manage 2200 line VBA rules file.
  • Managed successful system upgrades for HFM 11.1.2.4 to 11.2.5 and mostly recently to 11.2.8. Created test scripts for UAT and parallel testing, including validated data.
  • Participated in vendor reviews for Consolidations and Forecasting tool upgrade to take place 2023/2024.
  • Participated in admin training and regional rollout of OneStream application.
  • Blackline Account Reconciliation Administrator.
  • Manage Essbase Revenue and Workforce Planning cube outlines.
  • Maintain FX Rates for multiple applications and Scenarios.
  • Assisted with integration of PBCS with FDMEE to streamline monthly Forecast process.
  • Manage Monthly Global Consolidation Close Process, including development of Corp memos, troubleshooting issues, clearing validations, and phased promotions.
  • Identified improvement changes regarding key processes for monthly Global Consolidation Process related to Intercompany reporting, which provided time savings.
  • Manage development and maintenance of web forms, data grids, task lists and other templates.
  • Developed Global Financial Month End Reporting Book in Hyperion FR and SmartView.
  • Created Alt Hierarchies in Account, Entity and Custom Dimensions to add flexibility for the Forecast Teams, including reporting by Fixed and Variable Costs, AddBacks reporting, and Adjusted Operating P&L.
  • Maintain Global Security for all Global Financial systems.
  • Manage 3rd Party consultants responsible for Oracle EPM Infrastructure.
  • Annual leader in cost or time savings within Global Consolidations dept.

Sr. Financial Analyst

Elmer’s Products, Inc
Columbus, OH
09.2009 - 12.2016
  • Managed uploading and reporting of financial information to Parent Company using HFM, including implementing process improvements to the rollforwards that facilitated efficiencies in the month-end HFM load process
  • Refreshed SmartView reports and created ad hoc SmartView Reports for management to aid in reporting
  • Provided ongoing HFM support to team members as well as provided needed guidance to team members to facilitate timely resolution of issues during high priority periods
  • Participated in upgrade training, testing and implementation from Hyperion Enterprise to HFM
  • Manage accounting for trade spending programs, including monthly auditing of trade program changes
  • Budgeting and Forecasting for Gross to Net Sales items, including a $26M expense budget for Trade Spending
  • Mass cleanup of trade programs resulting in reduction of about $1.5M in balance sheet liability
  • Perform month-end close responsibilities according to established deadlines, including journal entries, freight clearing, SAP PCA close, legal entity consolidation, BW systems close and reconciliation
  • Perform consolidation activities relating to annual budgets and mid-year forecasts and review for accuracy
  • Prepare monthly excess inventory reserve analysis to aid in management decisions regarding inventory levels
  • Prepare monthly financial reports and provide commentaries used in management reporting
  • Analyze purchase price variances and gross margin ratios to provide variance explanations for management reporting.

Financial Analyst

Elmer’s Products, Inc
Columbus, OH
07.2007 - 09.2009
  • Processed all related month end closing duties, including posting payroll and travel expense files into SAP, all balance sheet entries, and management reporting
  • Calculated and report Royalties due for each Quarter
  • Maintained Fixed Asset database along with associated depreciation entries and monitor capital project spending
  • Helped facilitate and compile annual income statements and capital budgets
  • Assisted with financial planning forecasts as required on monthly basis
  • Travel and Expense Reporting Administrator
  • Resolved all Help Desk tickets associated with system.

Sr. Analyst

Nationwide Financial
Columbus, OH
12.2005 - 07.2007
  • Bus Cons/Analysis
  • Supported Nationwide Finance in system development, testing and set up for products for Individual Annuities Line of Business
  • Involved in evaluating and researching new and existing products, procedures and/or workflow needs associated with business systems for company
  • Evaluated new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommended appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems
  • Involved with modification of procedures to solve moderately complex business problems by innovative application of technology
  • Facilitated quality improvement efforts.

PMO Analyst-IT (Robert Half Consultant)

JP Morgan Chase
Columbus, OH
08.2005 - 11.2005
  • Worked with IT Resource managers to create accurate forecasts for IT projects
  • Managed Organizational Headcount tracking on weekly basis
  • Created ad hoc reports for Project Management office.

Supervisor-IT

Wendy's International
Dublin, OH
04.2004 - 04.2005
  • Provided day-to-day direction and formal technical and professional development for IT Financial Services Staff
  • Facilitated overall IT departmental Budget process for Capital and Operating expenditures
  • Provided periodic review and reporting to ensure management to IT fiscal plan
  • Supported existing methodologies for estimating cost, benefit, and ROI for development projects
  • Provided financial and analytical functions required to support project prioritization within portfolio and to track associated costs and benefits
  • Performed ad hoc financial analysis
  • Produced materials and analysis for executive level presentations
  • Provided training and consulting services to IT personnel to support departmental financial accountabilities.

Education

Bachelor Of Science - Accounting

Franklin University
Columbus, OH
08.2003

Skills

  • Strong Business Partnerships with all areas of business, including Finance, Tax, IT and FPA
  • Great Financial viewpoint with 20 years experience in some sort of Accounting or Finance role
  • Strong knowledge of information flow from ERP to FDMEE to HFM
  • Consistently exceed expectations on annual reviews
  • Excellent Microsoft Office Skills
  • Able to adapt to ever changing environment
  • Excellent planning and organization skills and ability to lead and influence others
  • Big picture view as well as able to dig into details

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of Number staff members.
  • Achieved Result by introducing Software for Type tasks.

Timeline

Sr Financial Systems Mgr

Vertiv
07.2017 - Current

Sr. Financial Analyst

Elmer’s Products, Inc
09.2009 - 12.2016

Financial Analyst

Elmer’s Products, Inc
07.2007 - 09.2009

Sr. Analyst

Nationwide Financial
12.2005 - 07.2007

PMO Analyst-IT (Robert Half Consultant)

JP Morgan Chase
08.2005 - 11.2005

Supervisor-IT

Wendy's International
04.2004 - 04.2005

Bachelor Of Science - Accounting

Franklin University
Jennifer L. Hye