Brian Ryder

Contact Information:

Cell number: 608-***-****

Home number: 608-***-****

E-mail: acdmfb@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

To obtain a financial analyst position with an organization that is

appropriate for an experienced professional who seeks to continue to learn

and develop.

Education:

MBA, August 2006

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Cumulative GPA 3.639

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, May 2004

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Cumulative GPA 3.313

Have completed study for all 4 parts of the CPA Exam and pursuing CPA

license.

Accomplishments:

* In an online competition in December 2013 for cash rewards with hundreds

of competitors consisting of 10 1-day 24-hour competitions finished in

first place 9 times and second place 1 time.

* Graduated magna cum laude in the Masters program at one of the top

accounting universities in the nation.

* Recruited back to Spectrum Brands in 2005 where I had done an

internship in 2004.

* Successfully managed the evening sort process at UPS while attending

college full-time to accomplish a 40% reduction in damaged packages and

over 99.7 % accuracy in correctly sorted packages.

* Reviewed the most investment accounts as an Investment auditor at

Northwestern Mutual.

* Developed reports and performed analysis to save the companies I

worked at thousands of dollars.

Financial Analyst Experience:

Financial Analyst, Accenture, Racine, WI 2008-2009

. Deployed efficiency measures for SAP help desk staff of 4 people to saves

thousands of dollars a month in overtime costs.

. Researched discount travel sites and implemented a plan to save tens of

thousands of dollars in travel costs for Accenture team members traveling

back and forth from overseas.

. Assisted Finance manager with the Budgeting process for the SAP

implementation and Support teams at Case.

. Assisted Finance manager with the forecasting process for future SAP

implementation efforts as Case.

. Worked closely with numerous people at Accenture who are from overseas

to gain international exposure.

. Prepared reports for Accenture management

to highlight outstanding issues,

performance indicators and trends.

. Assisted in training new SAP help desk

specialists to support SAP users at Case

New Holland.

Financial Analyst/Staff Accountant, Steinhafels Furniture Company,

Waukesha, Wisconsin 2006-2007

. Developed reports for a lot of "What if" scenarios for Sales levels and

selling at full price and various discount levels all the way to

clearance level.

. Conducted analysis of a particular area in metro Milwaukee to identify a

large percentage of recent new residents to target advertising for

purchasing furniture for their new residences to increase sales 10% over

the prior month.

. Reviewed analysis of customer service calls and e-mails to develop report

to allow attrition to reduce the customer service department by 2 people

saving about $40,000 annually.

. Performed variance analysis from actual amounts to

budgeted amounts.

. Produced reports on weekly and monthly sales across

product lines and stores.

. Performed balance sheet account reconciliations for

the month-end closing process.

. Performed adjusting journal entries as part of the

month end closing process.

. Performed all journal entries and Accounts receivable and accounts

payable functions for 10 small LLC companies at Steinhafels.

. Entered fixed assets into the FAS depreciation

system.

Accounting and Auditing Experience:

Accountant, Department of Children and Families, State of Wisconsin,

Madison, Wisconsin, 2012

. Generating invoices for payment of childcare provider background

checks and adoption searches.

. Balancing sub-ledgers to the general ledger.

. Referring outstanding debt to the Department of Revenue.

. Entering incoming checks in Wismart and completing deposits.

. Performing the necessary procedures for stop payment requests.

. Working with various agencies concerning participants in the W2 works

program.

Accountant, Tigre USA, Janesville, Wisconsin 2010-2011

. Completed balance sheet account reconciliations.

. Performed adjusting journal entries as part of the

month-end closing process.

. Performed accounts receivable and accounts payable

functions as a backup.

. Completed and filed sales and use tax returns.

Investment Auditor, Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2007-2008

. Reviewed the most investment accounts on the project among 20+

experienced professionals.

. Utilized Microsoft excel functions such as macros, formulas, data sorts

and pivot tables to complete analysis.

. Memorized over 30 pages of multi-step directions to increase efficiency

and reduce time needed to review investment accounts.

. Contributed to process improvements that significantly increased how

quickly and accurately the investment accounts could be reviewed.

. Assigned difficult, special or time-urgent accounts by Northwestern

Mutual management.

Community Involvement:

. Volunteer at the Rock County Humane Society.

. Former member of Big Brothers Big Sisters and have had relations with

3 little brothers over the years.

. Volunteered at the Northern Illinois food bank.

Computer Skills:

Proficient: MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook and SAP

Knowledgeable: MS Access, PeopleSoft, MAS 90 and Quickbooks

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