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Ryan Mellema

Minneapolis,MN

Summary

Dedicated, service oriented Finance Business Partner with 13 years of accounting experience and in-depth knowledge of financial concepts. Demonstrated to function in complex and dynamic financial environments. Proficient in use of general ledger systems to analyze company finances.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Business Partner

Nextern Innovation
02.2020 - Current
  • Led budgeting and forecasting, complex modeling, capacity planning, and project reporting for an engineering department that went from $5 million to $32 million in revenue in 4 years
  • Assisted in the management of 10+ program managers and their program financials on 15+ development programs
  • Developed staff training programs to enhance financial performance and budgetary control for 200 person engineering group
  • Managed financial planning and performance reporting on unique and complex 4 year, $40M development program
  • Maintained all accounting responsibilities, including AR, AP, balance sheet reconciliations, and audit preparedness for multiple business units

Sr. Financial Analyst

Smiths Medical
02.2017 - 02.2020
  • Managed $450M+ of global operations spend, and it related cost reduction programs
  • Modeled, tracked and reported on 5% annual cost reduction target to the senior leadership team for global operations
  • Performed annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting of expenses for Global Sourcing group
  • Participated in global procurement policy collaboration with corporate finance, R&D, and parent company leads
  • Enabled informed decision-making on supplier selection, make-buy scenarios, and DCF analysis of cost savings and capital equipment opportunities

Accountant

Schafer Richardson Inc.
04.2015 - 01.2017
  • Routine journal entry, account reconciliation and financial statement preparation
  • Implementation and transition to new accounting software
  • Re-creation of chart of accounts to accommodate multiple business functions under new ERP.

Global Operations Finance

TE Connectivity
06.2013 - 03.2015
  • Develop reporting and presentation material assessing manufacturing productivity used in forecasting the upcoming fiscal year
  • Work with procurement and engineering to implement and maintain the database and reporting used for tracking and analyzing operational productivity
  • Calculating and executing monthly accruals, allocations, and adjusting journal entries in SAP.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Northwestern College
Saint Paul, MN
12.2010

Skills

  • Financial Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Project Finance
  • Financial Analysis and Reporting
  • Financial Modeling
  • Critical Thinking
  • Team Building Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Proficient in multiple ERPs and applications
  • Decision Support
  • Pricing strategy
  • Accounting management

Timeline

Finance Business Partner

Nextern Innovation
02.2020 - Current

Sr. Financial Analyst

Smiths Medical
02.2017 - 02.2020

Accountant

Schafer Richardson Inc.
04.2015 - 01.2017

Global Operations Finance

TE Connectivity
06.2013 - 03.2015

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Northwestern College

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