Methodical Senior Financial Analyst offering many years of quality performance in financial industry. Accustomed to executing variance analysis and forecasting.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Full-Time Parent/Child Caregiver
n/a
07.2017 - Current
Primarily focused on providing care for a child with on-going medical needs
Financial Analyst
Stratus Video (AMN Healthcare Language Service)
Clearwater, FL
05.2017 - 07.2017
Responsible for monthly close validation and reporting
Created and maintained monthly and quarterly financial reports for management review
Coordinated with other departments to develop more efficient reporting and analytics dashboard
Senior Associate - FP&A/Expense and Staffing
New York Life, Inc.
Tampa, FL
06.2013 - 04.2017
Supported annual expense planning for NYL Direct, a stand-alone direct mail operation with an annual budget of $400M, providing support schedules and analysis to key stakeholders
Prepared monthly expense and staffing dashboard reports and offered analysis highlighting key drivers of expense variances
Coordinated and maintained departmental staffing metrics integral to hiring decisions
Developed pricing level expense allowables and conducted variance analysis for senior management
Sr. Financial Analyst – Activity Based Costing/FP&A
Tech Data Corporation (TD Synnex)
Clearwater, FL
07.2012 - 06.2013
Responsible for preparing models and ABC analytics in support of company-wide projects, proposals, customer rebates and customer/vendor profitability
Developed and executed training and transition plans
Developed financial model to win $618M in new annual business
Financial Analyst III – Activity Based Costing/FP&A
03.2007 - 07.2012
Developed models on business opportunities over $25M used by executives to determine pricing levels to maintain or increase market share while being competitive and improving Tech Data's profitability
Involved in the transition and successful implementation of Activity Based Costing-specific software program
Responsible for maintaining and balancing Activity Based Costing data points, drivers and allocations
Project work, including allocation updates to Logistics drivers allowing more visibility to cost-saving initiatives
Accountant I & II – Fixed Assets
01.2006 - 03.2007
Reviewed and tracked capital expenditure projects, assuring accuracy, adherence to policy (internal, GAAP, SOX) and budget limitations
Prepared month-end reconciliation for all capital and depreciation accounts and corresponding financial analysis
Assisted various departments in gathering and researching issues relating to month-end, tax and/or audits
Sr. Associate
07.2005 - 01.2006
Responsible for initiating and tracking credits and resolving all discrepancies related to vendor-authorized price decreases as it relates to on-hand and in-transit inventory; domestic, Canadian and Latin American accounts
Vendor Reconciliation Specialist
12.2001 - 07.2005
Regularly attained departmental objective of securing 98% of available discounts and consistently negotiated $10-12M cash deferral during quarter end
Evaluated vendor compliance for up to ten accounts on such criteria as reconciliation and inventory, implemented detailed action plans to maintain >90 day variances less than 3%
Consistently coordinated reconciliation activities across internal departments to resolve conflicts and disputes in a timely manner and developed database for management tracking of marketing program disputes
Supervisor/Manager
Hilton-Clearwater Beach Resort
Clearwater Beach, FL
01.1999 - 12.2001
Responsible for all personnel and operations in the absence of the General Manager, hiring and training, guest relations, promotional services and facility maintenance for the 425-room beach resort, which achieved $21M in annual revenue
Consistently exceeded guest satisfaction and occupancy goals while simultaneously achieving a 0% loss/error level for the hotel's $4000-per-day cash drawer throughout tenure
Successfully resolved hotel guest emergencies and disputes to the satisfaction of both the guest and the company
Education
Master of Business Administration - Professional MBA program
The University of Florida – Warrington College of Business
Gainesville, FL
11.2002
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
The University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
08.1998
Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
SAP ERP/ECC
SAP - Business Warehouse (BW) module
SAP - Business Explorer/Analyzer
Analysis for Office
Acorn Systems Performance Analyzer
Timeline
Full-Time Parent/Child Caregiver
n/a
07.2017 - Current
Financial Analyst
Stratus Video (AMN Healthcare Language Service)
05.2017 - 07.2017
Senior Associate - FP&A/Expense and Staffing
New York Life, Inc.
06.2013 - 04.2017
Sr. Financial Analyst – Activity Based Costing/FP&A
Tech Data Corporation (TD Synnex)
07.2012 - 06.2013
Financial Analyst III – Activity Based Costing/FP&A
03.2007 - 07.2012
Accountant I & II – Fixed Assets
01.2006 - 03.2007
Sr. Associate
07.2005 - 01.2006
Vendor Reconciliation Specialist
12.2001 - 07.2005
Supervisor/Manager
Hilton-Clearwater Beach Resort
01.1999 - 12.2001
Master of Business Administration - Professional MBA program
The University of Florida – Warrington College of Business