Sara Saloner

■ **** Caminito Eastbluff #**, La Jolla, CA ■ Tel: 858-***-**** ■ Email: ab9w20@r.postjobfree.com

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Sony Electronics Inc.,

2010: COO Award Winner, Sony Electronics – for Project Manager in role of Consumer Fulfillment project

2009: COO Award Winner, Sony Electronics – for Project Manager role in Reader Revolution; the project

also won two (2) Silver Reggie Awards (Marketing Industry awards)

2008: CFO Award Winner, Sony Business Conference

2008: Project Manager of Executive Dashboard; won industry award from Infosol (IT/ Business Objects

Xcelcius platform)

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

2002-05: Sole Financial Analyst for SAIC in the largest outsource contract by a public municipality (San

Diego County Outsourcing Contract)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Finance Planning and Analysis Manager, Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) Mar 2012 – Present

Produce annual budget and monthly forecast for the Professional Services Business Unit (~$180 Mil/yr)

Provide analysis of execution of projects against plans, schedules, objectives and resource requirements

Develop long term strategic plan in concert with providing analysis of business trends

Act as tactical liaison between the Product Development team and the Product Segment teams to help

align strategy and product development to the sales cycle

Senior Financial Analyst, Consumer Finance Group, Intuit, Inc. Jan 2011 – Mar 2012

Formulate budget and monthly forecast for three marketing areas (Direct Marketing, Brand, Market

Research) for both revenue and expense (Revenue forecasted in dollars and units for Direct Marketing)

Create monthly financial variance analysis and reporting of Consolidated Marketing Expenses ($200 Mil+

annually), prepare and present briefings to the VP of Marketing and Senior Management

Partner with the Marketing teams to perform financial analysis and create financia l models to analyze

profitability of marketing campaigns

Perform month and quarter end close activities, including creating accruals and journal entries

Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Planning & Strategy Dept., Sony Electronics, Inc. Mar 2007 – Jan 2011

Create and update Competitor Analysis for Executive and Management Committees, comparing Sony’s

use of cash and operational effectiveness against its peers

Prepare and present the Sales and Marketing business units’ monthly operational results to Executive

Management, which included providing oversight and expertise in budget information

Identified gaps in financial management systems and applications

Gather and research data to identify, analyze and improve upon common processes and tools used ac ross

multiple Business Units

Project Manager for Reader Revolution campaign. Managed +2M hands -on trials at 32,000 events in 29

U.S. cities to promote the eReader product within 100 days (a $12 Mil project). Coordinated over 30,000

trials across 21 retailers and 35 Events/ Venues. Collaborated with the Corporate Marketing, Product

Team, Sales Team and third party vendor in the planning and execution of all activities.

Project Manager for the Executive Dashboard project (Xcelcius platform). Worked with key Executive and

Product Managers to determine which KPI’s would prove most effective in the decision making processes.

Create and publish Market Share Trend Analysis reports to national and global Executive Management

teams.

Science Applications International Corporation Aug 2002 – Mar 2007

Financial Analyst II, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Dept Dec 2005 – Mar 2007

Liaison with Mergers and Acquisition Dept: Monitor, track and report on acquisition performance

Generate and report company consolidated Labor Utilization Report for Executive and Senior Managers to

determine profitability and efficiency of labor performance

Execute financial variance analysis (Results versus Annual Plan) of Operational Performance, which

included planning, programming, budgeting and execution activities

Create and document trend analysis in Performance Reports in key business areas each accounting period,

inputting data into CEO/CFO Performance Packages and external Board of Directors Presentations

Provide financial expertise as part of the implementation team for the Hyperion HFM Planning system

Financial Analyst II, San Diego County Outsourcing Contract Aug 2002 - Nov 2005

Price complex, multi-year projects, incorporating input from several work areas including pricing $120M

project, developed projected cash flows and profitability schedules in association with B&P efforts

Develop variable rate billing model and associated project control f unctions for improved profitability

Perform Project Control functions such as creating inputs to EAC, Unbilled Analysis, review project

schedules (RLN), review of vendors costs, and adherence to financial policy and contractual requirements

Provided visibility of cost and schedule and their variances to program management team

Fiscal Assistant II, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/ UC San Diego Jun 2001 – Aug 2002

Manage Federal and State budgets for 16 Principle Investigators (Researchers)

Establish and maintain department financial journals and ledgers

Coordinate closely with senior staff to manage and monitor all division budget and expenditure issues

EDUCATION

MPA, Emphasis in Finance Management San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 1999

BA, Political Science and French Literature, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 1994

Professional Certificate in Finance, UCSD Extension, San Diego, CA 2006

Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; Intensive Language Program 1996

Université Paul Valery, Montpellier, France; Study Abroad Program 1993

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic Planning, Project Management, Project Control, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Cost

Performance Analysis, Process Development, Budget Development, Finance Modeling, Profitability, Pricing,

Resource Utilization Analysis, Resource Planning, Competitor Analysis, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation and Risk

Management, Vendor Management, Operational and Organizational Management and Reporting, Business

Management, Change Management, Client Management and Market Share Analysis

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Entrepreneurial, achievement oriented financial and project management professional with strong MS Office/

technical skills, excellent multi-tasking and organizational aptitudes. Detail-oriented, effective communicator who

applies knowledge of business management principles and operational management to solve complex problems.

Experience with Business Objects and Hyperion. Trained in Earned Value Management and Project Management

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