Steve Dimopoulos
Saint Louis Park,Minnesota
Summary
MBA with broad, applied knowledge of Finance and Finance Systems. Wideranging experience in Financial Reporting, Budgeting and Business Analytics. Experienced with multiple ERP systems including SAP, Oracle EBS and Hyperion Essbase. Excellent Communication, Technical and Project Management skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Revenue and Expense Analyst
Allianz Technology of North America
Golden Valley, USA
09.2022 - 05.2025
- Collaborated with IT Business Partners to develop and manage a $128M annual budget. Prepared and presented monthly variance analysis and commentary for senior leadership.
- Developed and managed project profitability models, Power BI dashboards and trend reports. Acted as the department's technical SME, managing the rollout and adoption of Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Copilot.
Senior Technical Business Analyst
CWT, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Minnetonka, USA
08.2014 - 09.2022
- Partnered with international stakeholders in the global rollout of Oracle Hyperion SmartView, completing and implementing the project for 20+ countries on time and under budget.
- Managed Oracle Business intelligence (OBIEE) reporting. Facilitated monthly executive steering committee meetings to prioritize system enhancements and updates.
- Evaluated new financial reporting solutions with proofs of concept in Microsoft Power BI and Tableau.
- Developed and managed, integration, system and use case test plans for multiple cross-functional finance/ IT projects. Automated and streamlined data input by developing data cleansing techniques using Microsoft Power Query, shaving 3-4 days off the monthly close process.
Financial System/ Business Intelligence Consultant
Robert Half Management Resources
Minneapolis, USA
12.2013 - 08.2014
- Updated Oracle EBS FSG report parameters, row sets and formatting to align with the company's new organizational structure and hierarchies. Collaborated with the client's Business Intelligence team to create and manage KPI performance dashboards.
- Used VBA and Hyperion Essbase to create an automated Excel-based report reconciliation tool.
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Ceridian Corporation
Bloomington, USA
09.2011 - 09.2013
- Assisted in the upgrade of the company's Oracle EBS General Ledger system.
- Created integration, system, and user acceptance test plans for Finance Partners.
Oracle EPM Management Consultant
eCapital Advisors
Edina, USA
09.2008 - 09.2011
- Participated in multiple implementations of Oracle Hyperion Essbase and Planning. Engaged with client stakeholders at all levels in eliciting business requirements, setting deliverables and implementing solutions.
- Developed training materials and supplied client training in Essbase, Hyperion Planning, SmartView and Hyperion Financial Reporting (HFR).
- Actively participated in pre-sales presentations. Assisted in the development of system prototypes and proofs of concept in Hyperion Reporting and Web Analysis.
Senior Financial Analyst/ Senior Financial Systems Administrator
GMAC ResCap
Bloomington, USA
05.2003 - 09.2008
- Facilitated month end close processes, allocations, and variance analyses. Developed a metadata change management workflow and approval process in SharePoint.
- Supported PeopleSoft Financials upgrades and enhancements. Created and led PeopleSoft General Ledger training for domestic and international users.
Education
MBA - Finance
University of North Texas
Denton, TXBBA - Finance
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TXSkills
- Financial Forecasting/Reporting
- Budgeting
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Hyperion Essbase
- SmartView
- Hyperion Planning
- Microsoft Power BI
- SAP
- Oracle EBS
- PeopleSoft (Oracle) Financials
- Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE)
- Microsoft Office 365
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Copilot
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Visio
- PowerPoint
- Visual Basic
- VBA
- Data Visualization/ Modeling
- Data Conversion/ Cleansing
- Agile Methodology
- Jira
- HP Quality Center
- Budget management
- Oracle Hyperion
- Variance analysis
Certification
Certified Hyperion Planning Implementation Professional, Oracle
Continuing Education
- Microsoft Power BI Desktop for Business Intelligence, Udemy
- Essential Design Principles for Tableau, Coursera
- Visual Analytics with Tableau, Coursera
- Data Warehousing and Analysis with Microsoft BI Tools, Udemy
- Hyperion Essbase - Advanced Course, Udemy
Timeline
Principal Revenue and Expense Analyst
Allianz Technology of North America
09.2022 - 05.2025
Senior Technical Business Analyst
CWT, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
08.2014 - 09.2022
Financial System/ Business Intelligence Consultant
Robert Half Management Resources
12.2013 - 08.2014
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Ceridian Corporation
09.2011 - 09.2013
Oracle EPM Management Consultant
eCapital Advisors
09.2008 - 09.2011
Senior Financial Analyst/ Senior Financial Systems Administrator
GMAC ResCap
05.2003 - 09.2008
MBA - Finance
University of North Texas
BBA - Finance
Texas Tech University
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