VICTORIA CHIRWA
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Highly motivated and self-driven Finance Leader familiar with managing multimillion-dollar business operations at a publicly-traded, high growth Fintech company. Able to work in fast paced environment and adapt to meet changing/increasing responsibilities. Well versed in financial reporting and financial statement analysis, with focus on report accuracy, timeliness, and maintaining a strong system of controls.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Director
Fiserv
01.2016 - 12.2024
- Helped manage day-to-day operations within 10-person Finance Department for Fiserv's Partner Reporting Division.
- Led corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting, annual and long-range planning for strategic business partners.
- Coordinated annual budgeting process. Partner with IT, business development and operations leadership to develop robust financial business plan with detailed benchmarks and action plans.
- Oversaw all aspects of Financial Reporting including creating periodic financial statements/reports and performing key tasks during finance/accounting month-end close.
- Monitored budget, net revenue and variance trends for company, regularly apprising Leadership of company's financial standing.
- Set clear departmental objectives and develop effective strategies to achieve targeted goals.
- Drove team to reach individual and organizational goals by making sure team members are properly trained, necessary resources area available for team to be successful and work is assigned efficiently.
- Analyzed financial data regarding product performance and customer performance and develop reports for key stakeholders.
- Utilize various software to create sophisticated spreadsheet models to analyze company-wide operating metrics.
- Collaborated with stakeholder groups to define and implement effective data structures and system enhancements.
- Built and strengthened productive and valuable industry partnerships to drive collaboration, engagement and revenue stream development.
FINANCE MANAGER
UPS
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Built strong budgets, forecasts and reports with analyses and recommendations.
- Produced reports outlining financial data to assist management with making strategic plans and operational decisions.
- Analyzed and explained variances to Plan/Forecast by understanding key performance drivers and adjusted forecasts based on new information.
- Built and maintained financial models, which were used for Planning, Forecasting, and Analysis.
- Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures.
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
Financial Analyst
UPS
11.2007 - 01.2011
- Used Khalix & Essbase software to create reports and recommended courses of action to upper management.
- Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability and expense forecasts.
- Reviewed financial reports and streamlined operations to increase productivity and company profits.
- Developed forecasting tools to analyze revenue variance, business pipeline and industry trends.
- Delivered financial oversight and advice to corporate stakeholders to improve strategic planning.
- Performed complex financial and budget analysis to determine budget requirements, improve internal controls and justify requested funding from various departments.
Education
Master of Professional Accountancy - Accounting
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA05-2024
MBA - Finance
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA05.2015
BBA - Finance & Economics
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA05.2007
Skills
- MBA & 17 years of experience in Corporate Finance
- Over 10 years experience in supervisory role
- Able to drive corporate planning & budgeting/forecasting
- Strong financial model building skills
- Able to develop data driven analysis and KPI metrics
- Skilled at driving operational & financial process improvement
- Highly experienced with ERP and ERM Systems (Hyperion & Oracle)
- Effective at collaborating, building strong relationships, & communicating with business leaders & across functions
Timeline
Finance Director
Fiserv
01.2016 - 12.2024
FINANCE MANAGER
UPS
01.2011 - 01.2016
Financial Analyst
UPS
11.2007 - 01.2011
Master of Professional Accountancy - Accounting
Georgia State University
MBA - Finance
Georgia State University
BBA - Finance & Economics
Georgia State University
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