JAMES F. NAGY

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-nagy-5823a217 jpnagy_usa@hotmailcom

Highly motivated financial professional with M.B.A. and experience in the IT Technology, Supply Chain, and Advertising-Media industries. Track record of using SAP, PeopleSoft, and Hyperion, to improve profitability through financial analysis, controlling costs, and integrating and developing systems to provide decision support.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Publicis Groupe International, Re: Sources Division, Long Island City, NY, 2005-2016

Senior Financial Analyst

Responsible for U.S, Canadian, Latin America, support of our SAP and PeopleSoft 8.4 Financial applications for the world’s 3rd largest marketing group generating $5.0 Billion in U.S. revenue and over 10,000 users (GL, AP, AR, Billing, Projects, Purchasing, Time, and T&E).

- Developed SQL monthly Client Billing/Accounts Receivable reporting package for the Treasury department which resulted in faster agency monthly credit reporting.

- Assisted in the development of a new SAP BI Data Warehouse for MDM department stakeholders, auditor requests, and agency requirements.

- Reconciled Donovan Media System (DDS), Media Bank System (MBOX), and EDI interfaces, with PeopleSoft AR/GL which resulted in 100% external audit compliance of our internal controls.

- Assumed additional responsibility for Latin America offices which resulted in seamless application support map outside the U.S.

- Managed the launch of the ERP ServiceNow Help Desk and conducted WebEx training sessions for new offices on support processes, ticket tracking, bug/fixes, enhancements, SDLC, Agile Waterfall model, testing scripts, documentation, and production system release cycles, which streamlined the end user experience.

- Published desk procedures and training guides for SAP & PeopleSoft reporting tools for new users, which minimized start-up time and increased productivity.

ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL, Pearl River, NY, 2004-2005

Senior Systems Analyst

Responsible for support of our PeopleSoft Financial applications (GL, AP, AR, Projects), the setup and testing phase for a version 8.8 upgrade, and the PeopleSoft implementation for our London office.

- Managed parts of the design phase, setup, VAT reporting, conversion, training, user acceptance testing, and delivery to our London office.

- Tracked capital & expense project spending vs. budget which saved the company $20K.

- Projects were completed on schedule and under budget, which accelerated the London rollout time.

- Provided GAP analysis to assist with the offshore conversion.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY, NCS IT Division, Raritan, NJ, 2002-2004

Senior Financial Analyst

Responsible for managing the financial budget and activities for a $75.4M eBusiness global infrastructure program in the (NCS) Networking & Computing Services Division.

- Reported capital & expense project spending vs. budget for 29 international network data centers in Hyperion, submitted capitalization requests, inter-company transfers, and provided financial reporting.

- Audited departmental spending for data & voice circuits, maintenance, and outside contract services, which resulted in projects being completed 6 months ahead of schedule, and $50K under budget. (Kelly Financial Services assignment)

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PEOPLESOFT USA, Teaneck, NJ, 2000-2002

Senior Financial Analyst

Responsible for supporting a $250M region sales organization. Performed consolidations, currency conversion and triangulation, allocations, P&L budget variance analysis, cash forecasting, GAAP vs. Fiscal reporting, and reconciled inter-company accounts. Reported product, channel, and customer profitability metrics, and performance ranking of strategic key performance indicators (KPI's) by business unit.

- Reduced discretionary expenses by $96K for the region team by effectively managing travel expenses.

- Streamlined the RFP and Contract process from 2 weeks to 3 days, by standardizing formats and responses, which eliminated a previous problem with missed due dates.

- Secured $300K software order from a small start-up customer, by presenting a ROI study and cost savings analysis.

PRODIGY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, White Plains, NY, 1998-2000

Manager of Financial Analysis and Control

Managed financial operations of a start-up $1B (market cap) national Internet service provider. Directed financial reporting including revenue and expense budgets, forecasts, and product P&L's. Managed 3 professionals to track monthly P&L performance.

- Instituted financial discipline and strengthened internal controls in the hire and approval of consultants, contracts, and purchases, which saved $1.3M in 6 months.

- Consolidated Customer Service outside vendors from 7 to 3, and improved unit costs by 15% or $1.2M.

- Merged hardware vendor maintenance contracts under a single umbrella agreement saving $110K per year.

-Renegotiated existing hardware leases to save $120K per year in operating expenses.

- Proposed first time use of a capital lease, to reduce cash flow needs, while preserving EBITDA, during a period of data center capacity expansion.

- Managed conversion to a new PeopleSoft General Ledger System, while simultaneously preparing and uploading the 1999 fiscal budget, with two new employees.

Other Relevant Experience:

READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, Pleasantville, NY

Financial Analyst-Supply Chain

Provided financial operations support of a $25M supply chain, fulfillment, and customer service organization. Directed reporting including: revenue and expense budgets, forecasts, and allocations to Magazine, Series Books, and Single Sales product lines. Managed staff of 5 professionals. Controlled service level requirements by vendor, and administered contracts.

- Negotiated new lockbox contract, which tightened quality and time-in-process (TIP) standards, and saved $3.1M.

- Improved supplier quality, reduced unit costs by 10% on average, and decreased product inventory by 12%.

- Developed MS-Access database, which saved 5 days' work/month to reconcile lockbox invoicing.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Finance, Pace University, White Plains, NY

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

COMPUTER SKILLS

SAP v 6.0, SAP BI Data Warehouse, Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Pillar, Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft v8.8: General Ledger, Payables, Billing, Receivables, Travel & Expense, Assets, Projects, Budgeting, Financial Analytics, SQL, Agile Methodology, Enterprise Portal, ETL Tools, Cognos TM1, Sharepoint, EDI interfaces, WebEx, Linux MySQL

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