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Lephonse Paige

Dallas,TX

Summary

As a dedicated Anaplan Model Builder with Level 3 certification, I bring extensive experience in designing versatile Anaplan models that facilitate informed decision-making across various business domains. My proficiency spans financial planning and analysis, portfolio and project management, and workforce planning. I have consistently demonstrated the ability to fine-tune model performance and ensure data accuracy. My ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders ensures a seamless implementation of Anaplan models that drive business growth and operational excellence.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Anaplan Model Builder (Consultant)

Constellaiton, LLC
10.2022 - Current
  • Collaborates with stakeholders to deeply understand their business requirements and translate them into effective Anaplan models.
  • Drafts and Implements User Stories on time according to assigned sprints.
  • Develops complex multi-dimensional models, incorporating best practices for performance optimization and scalability.
  • Designed and developed effective solutions for Financial Planning & Analysis, Portfolio & Project Management, and Workforce Planning.
  • Coordinates user acceptance testing with stakeholders.
  • Engaging in continuous internal collaborations post-go-live to identify further enhancements and perform necessary maintenance.
  • Provides training to end esers on how to use the Anaplan model and applications.
  • Developed and maintained data integrations and ETL processes to ensure accurate data flows into Anaplan models.
  • Implemented security and access controls to safeguard sensitive data within Anaplan.
  • Continuously monitored model performance, identified bottlenecks, and implemented optimizations to enhance system efficiency.
  • Plays a key role in troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Anaplan models and data integrations.

Credit and Collections Manager

Omnicom Group Inc.
09.2019 - 09.2022
  • Lead a group of 3 collections specialist covering a combined portfolio worth over $145M in monthly revenue on average
  • Maintained an average of 89% current aged receivables
  • Assessed credit worthiness of current, and prospective customers
  • Recommended and established credit limits based on financial analysis
  • Used Power BI, and Microsoft Excel to create KPI's and dashboards to share results and insights with upper management; including Vice President, and CFO
  • Extensively used Microsoft Excel to manage and organize all customer accounts owned
  • Created pivot tables, and used formulas for calculations and data manipulation
  • Peoplesoft was the primary software used for pulling reports, creating queries, entering account notes, and doing investigative research in order to identify root cause for aged receivables, and customer disputes
  • Worked in tandem with agency leads, project management teams, and the billing team to work out solutions to issues that arise (i.e customer disputes, incorrect billings, etc.)

Unit Manager – Public Sector Collections

Verizon
02.2017 - 09.2019
  • Promoted to Unit Manager after first year of employment
  • Lead a team of 10 collections specialist managing a combined portfolio worth over $100 million dollars, spread across 8,000+ customer accounts
  • Used Salesforce, and Verizon's in house Collections Management System to investigate, and conduct research in order to identify root cause for aged receivables, and customer disputes
  • Created Payment vs
  • Billing reports in Microsoft excel, in order to complete account reconciliations
  • Utilized Microsoft Excel to cleanse financial data
  • Heavily used vlookups to lookup and extract data, and used pivot tables to summarize data
  • Drafted executive write-ups to present information to Senior Managers and above
  • Worked in tandem with customer government agencies, internal sales, contracting and billing teams to resolve customer financial disputes and produce settlements ranging in value between $100,000 - $1,000,000.

Education

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -

Lindenwood University
St. Charles, MO
05.2018

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) In Business -

University Of Missouri
Columbia, MO
05.2015

Skills

Anaplan Multi-Dimensional Modeling

Data Integration

UX Pages and Dashboards

Data Hubs

Advanced Formula Writing

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Microsoft Excel

Team Collaboration

Agile Methodology

Certification

Anaplan Level 3 Model Builder, 2023

Anaplan Certified Model Builder, 2022

Timeline

Anaplan Model Builder (Consultant)

Constellaiton, LLC
10.2022 - Current

Credit and Collections Manager

Omnicom Group Inc.
09.2019 - 09.2022

Unit Manager – Public Sector Collections

Verizon
02.2017 - 09.2019

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -

Lindenwood University

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) In Business -

University Of Missouri

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