Julie Ferris
Seattle,WA
Summary
Customer focused Financial Analyst with progressive experience in establishing strong relationships with partners to provide data driven analytics, reporting and ad hoc analyses to support key business decisions.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Merchandising Analyst
Nordstrom Direct
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Streamlined reporting by automating manual processes creating scalable reporting that supports multiple divisions through a single source of data
- Eliminated repetitive data pulls by the team by creating historical and trend files for brand, category and prior year for all SMA use for weeklies and monthlies
- Ran weekly and monthly reports to analyze, note key findings and distribute appropriate action items to the business
- Supported Site Merchandising team with ad-hoc analysis requests required to make specific business decisions
FP&A Special Projects
Nordstrom Direct
01.2014 - 01.2014
- Supported divisional teams with ad hoc financial analysis
- Communicated impacts to sales due to site outages
- Created new reporting to analyze price match impacts on sales over time
Corporate Reporting Analyst
Nordstrom Merchandising Group
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Ran daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports, sharing analysis with the division to inform, recommend and raise issues
- Represented Women's Apparel as an expert on company-wide reporting systems, tools and analysis (Snap Plan reporting, ER Flash, RDW Price Band Reporting)
- Streamlined the monthly summary process via automation and formula-driven commentary, resulting in increased productivity; leveraged free time to focus on special research projects in support of the retail team
- Created a store remodel forecast tool for quick analysis and turnaround of Corporate Finance requests
Finance Manager
Nordstrom Product Group
01.2001 - 01.2007
- Partnered with brand teams to provide assistance with forecasting, reporting and ad hoc analysis
- Managed the NPG financial budget process from development of budget tools and kickoff meetings, through roll up of division-wide budget and reviews with Corporate Finance
- Updated the budget and forecasting process to include simple bottoms-up planning tools to aid in the development of a unified picture of expenses across departments for easier target setting and review at the division level
Senior Financial Analyst
Nordstrom Product Group
- Developed tools for use in planning and forecasting business results
- Key resource in planning, implementing, and maintaining financial reporting aspects of the financial information systems as they impact the business unit (example: new Oracle GL system)
- Prepared monthly financial and statistical reports for distribution to the group
Financial Reporting Analyst
Euro RSCG Worldwide
01.2001 - 01.2001
- Reviewed actual results, monthly flash reports and annual forecast revisions for North and Latin America Regions
- Prepared various analyses for presentation packages
Financial Reporting Manager - North America
Lowe Lintas and Partners
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Prepared monthly financial statements and analysis for New York and Chicago offices
- Monitored the monthly closing process to ensure timely reporting of results
Assistant Controller
Media General Community Newspaper Group
05.1996 - 01.1999
- Performed general accounting including monthly close, reporting and analysis
- Improved existing operating and capital budget process through automation
Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting -
Liberty University
Skills
- Essbase
- Advanced Excel
- Dashboard Creation
- VBA/Automation
- Tableau
- Managing large sets of data
Timeline
FP&A Special Projects
Nordstrom Direct
01.2014 - 01.2014
Site Merchandising Analyst
Nordstrom Direct
01.2012 - 01.2015
Corporate Reporting Analyst
Nordstrom Merchandising Group
01.2007 - 01.2012
Finance Manager
Nordstrom Product Group
01.2001 - 01.2007
Financial Reporting Analyst
Euro RSCG Worldwide
01.2001 - 01.2001
Financial Reporting Manager - North America
Lowe Lintas and Partners
01.1999 - 01.2001
Assistant Controller
Media General Community Newspaper Group
05.1996 - 01.1999
Senior Financial Analyst
Nordstrom Product Group
Bachelor of Science in Accounting -
Liberty University
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