Julie Shannon Walker
Thousand Oaks,California
Summary
An experienced, driven, and accomplished Business Operations Analyst/ Project Manager with a wealth of experience with high-profile companies and organizations. Has strong leadership and project management skills, that led many successful initiatives, bringing all projects to successful completion.
Professional with strong background in financial record-keeping and administrative tasks. Proven ability to manage accounts, process transactions, and perform reconciliations with high accuracy. Known for effective collaboration and adaptability in dynamic environments. Reliable team contributor with skills in QuickBooks, Excel, and general ledger maintenance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Assistant, Bookkeeper (Interim)
Clint Manny-Self Employed
01.2022 - Current
- Provide comprehensive administrative and financial support, while managing personal and professional schedules
- Maintain financial records to ensure seamless operations for investment related activities
- Financial recordkeeping and reconciliation
- Expense Tracking
- QuickBooks management and data entry
Personal Trainer
The Perfect Workout
03.2023 - 10.2024
- Assist the company in reaching organizational and client personal goals
- Enrolled new clients and conducted one-on-one personal training sessions for them, focusing on strength slow-motion training
- Responsible for tracking clients progress, creating fitness plans, and adjusting workouts as needed
- Maintaining a positive atmosphere that motivates and grows the business by meeting the required referral matrix
- Increased membership
- Developed training programs
- Analyzed progress data
- Performed various administrative duties to help with client tracking, business operations and office management
- Established honest communication and guidance with new and existing clients
- Retained nearly 100 percent of new customer base
Project Manager, Business Operations Group/TV Photo Analyst
WARNER BROS. WORLDWIDE TV MARKETING
01.2013 - 01.2021
- Directly responsible for project management, financial planning and analysis, budget preparation and administration, accounts payable, maintaining expense budgets, overseeing vendor invoices, assigning purchase orders for consultants (and ensuring timely payments), project tracking, project risk management, managing hiring initiatives, coordinating staff onboarding, supervising union and non-union payroll, managing production costs for photo production, cost control, stakeholder relations, and other project management-related functions
- Involved in all areas of the project management process and met all companywide expectations
- Ensured that Photo Division month-end billing and year-end close followed SAP Corporate deadlines
- Managed costs and expenses with photo galleries, maintained system data, ensured data integrity
- Generated budgets for TV shows, forecasting an average of $100,000-$250.000 per show (200-plus jobs)
- Spearheaded many operations, financing, and payroll initiatives and onboarding procedures
- Tracked all projects, identified, and mitigated risks, and proposed winning management solutions
- Supervised union and non-union payroll for production crew, hired photographers, and consultants
- Led international and publicity marketing projects and worked with stakeholders to ensure project success
- Helped VP of Finance in evaluating our current payroll company and onboarded all consultants to a new payroll system
- Worked with WB legal team on special projects including making sure all the vacation and sick days for our new hires and consultants are accounted for correctly
- Processed payroll for 50 consultants per week
Academic and Finance Counselor/Student Resource Coordinator
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Responsible for student caseload management, providing academic and financial counseling, monitoring student progress, assisting students in preparing financial aid application and documentation, training staff on academic and finance processes, maintaining student documentation, student relations, and other functions
- Worked with approximately 300 students and provided the highest levels of counseling and support
- Assisted students in enacting corrective actions for academic shortcomings
Enrollment Counselor
University of Phoenix
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Improved student retention rates by providing proactive assistance throughout their educational journey.
- Boosted application completion rates through consistent follow-up with prospective students.
- Evaluated applicant qualifications objectively, ensuring fair consideration for all potential enrollees.
- Maintained detailed records of all interactions with prospective students, allowing for accurate reporting and analysis of trends.
- Supported the development of financial aid packages tailored to individual student needs, helping ensure affordability and accessibility for diverse populations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Art
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Long Beach, CaliforniaSkills
- Operational Leadership
- Employee relations
- Labor Relations
- Staff Training
- Development
- Payroll Management
- Employee Communications
- Project Management
- Onboarding new staff
- Management Reporting
- Financial Reporting
- HR Policies
- Performance Management
- Windows
- Mac
- Word
- Excel
- MS Office
- SAP
- HUB
- Strong work ethic
- Customer service
- Multitasking and organization
- Dedicated team player
- QuickBooks
- Time management
Timeline
Personal Trainer
The Perfect Workout
03.2023 - 10.2024
Personal Assistant, Bookkeeper (Interim)
Clint Manny-Self Employed
01.2022 - Current
Project Manager, Business Operations Group/TV Photo Analyst
WARNER BROS. WORLDWIDE TV MARKETING
01.2013 - 01.2021
Academic and Finance Counselor/Student Resource Coordinator
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
01.2007 - 01.2013
Enrollment Counselor
University of Phoenix
01.2006 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Art
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
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