Katie Monachello
Yardley,PA
Summary
Accomplished financial analyst with a proven track record enhancing financial processes and fostering cross-functional team collaboration. Experienced in Earned Value Management and project management, I streamlined operations, significantly improved budget and forecast accuracy, and led financial strategy revamps. My leadership and analytical skills have consistently optimized resource allocation and financial reporting, driving project success and stakeholder confidence.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead, Program Financial Analyst
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
03.2020 - Current
- Conduct detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
- Develop/Maintain Earned Value Management analysis on cost and schedule performance and the associated variance analysis.
- Interpret and implement baselines, change requests and ETC's
- Manage program control accounts for finance, supply chain, and engineering.
- Streamlined month-end close by reconciling accounts efficiently and addressing discrepancies promptly.
- Simplified analysis for clearer presentations.
- Devised strategies for quicker, accurate budgeting processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize budgets, resulting in improved resource allocation.
- Held regular training sessions to enhance cross-departmental understanding of financial metrics and EVMS.
- Led efforts to upgrade tools and techniques for better financial analysis, enhancing team output.
- Executed comprehensive financial evaluations to refine project funding.
- Delivered transparent, accurate financial reports to build stakeholder confidence.
- Assisted in preparation of presentations, data tables and other documents for investor meetings.
- Collaborated with clients to review financial analysis.
- Reviewed and analyzed project spending throughout project life cycle.
- Instructed junior analysts on effective financial modeling techniques, enhancing team capabilities.
Project Controls Analyst
Wood, PLC
05.2017 - 02.2020
- Contributed to the development of company-wide best practices for project controls, leading to more efficient processes across all projects.
- Increased accuracy in forecasting by utilizing historical data to analyze trends and make informed predictions about future costs and timelines.
- Improved cost management by closely monitoring budgets, identifying discrepancies, and recommending corrective actions.
- Optimized resource allocation based on an analysis of workforce capabilities, availability, and workload balance requirements for each individual project stage.
- Enhanced project efficiency by developing and implementing detailed project controls plans and procedures.
- Provided valuable input during the bid review process by analyzing proposed work scopes compared against estimated budgets and schedules.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement in overall project execution.
- Supported successful project completion through diligent tracking of milestones, deliverables, and schedules.
- Conducted cost and time estimates.
- Assisted in developing cost-effective solutions to engineering problems.
Business Support Services Supervisor
Wood, PLC
03.2016 - 05.2017
- Responsible for providing business and financial support for international special program assignments to include budgeting, purchasing, finance and accounting.
- Assist in the creation and management of internal labor contracts
- Ensured compliance in processing international contract taxation and payroll requirements.
- Onboard employees and establish international housing and working arrangements.
- Generated and distributed invoices following guidelines.
- Conducted thorough evaluations of international tax documentation.
Senior Program Coordinator
Wood, PLC
08.2007 - 11.2016
- Managed multiple department of defense construction and environmental projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks and meeting tight deadlines.
- Provided program support to multiple satelite sites, created sharepoint and internal communications to ensure team collaboration.
- Liaison between internal functions to ensure clarity of goals and quality and adherence to procedures, processes and deadlines.
- Improved program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving strategies.
- Monitored project costs to ensure projects were completed on time and on budget
- Assist with management of project risk and opportunities
- Oversee cost reconciliation and audit operations for major federal program department.
- Implemented training programs for administrative personnel in project roles.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
William Patterson University
New Jersey01-2007
Skills
- Project Managment
- Earned Value Management
- Control Account Management
- Financial and operational reporting
- Financial management
- Financial statement analysis
Certification
- Project Controls Analyst, August, 2022
- Control Account Manager, July, 2023
Timeline
Lead, Program Financial Analyst
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
03.2020 - Current
Project Controls Analyst
Wood, PLC
05.2017 - 02.2020
Business Support Services Supervisor
Wood, PLC
03.2016 - 05.2017
Senior Program Coordinator
Wood, PLC
08.2007 - 11.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
William Patterson University
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