Project Manager Management

Deborah E. Daly Page * of 3-805-***-****

Deborah E. Daly

Phone 805-***-**** . Email: ***********@***.**

Summary

Results oriented financial professional with a strong operational focus and Fortune 500 and growth

company experience in all aspects of financial operations, project management and strategic

sourcing in several industries. Strengths lie in a successful history of assessment and mitigation of

operational risks and leading cross-functional teams responsible for process improvement.

Experience

Chumash Casino and Resort Enterprises, Santa Ynez, CA May 2008 – Present

Director, Financial Controller

Responsible for producing financial statements in accordance with GAAP for the casino, several

restaurants, retail outlets and the hotel and spa. Managing a staff of 14, responsibilities

include financial statements, payroll for 1700 employees, accounts payable, general

accounting, operating budgets, variance analysis, fixed assets, external audits, banking

relationships and acquisition assessments. Recently negotiated a large multi-year

contract for a new HR/Payroll system. Project manager for the new food and beverage

team to establish improved inventory and cost management processes effectively

reducing cost of sales.

Danaher Corporation, Motion Engineering, Inc., Goleta, CA 2007 - 2008

Director of Finance

Supporting the Group President of three divisions with combined sales of $75M located in California,

Sweden and Hong Kong that manufacture and support robotic controls and vehicles for original

equipment manufacturers in the consumer electronics sector. Responsible for financial statements,

audits, Oracle implementation, general accounting, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable,

operating budgets and variance analysis. Promoted to Director after 7 months.

MAXIMUS, Inc, Los Angeles, CA 2003 - 2007

Division Finance Director

Supporting the Division President, responsible for establishing and managing financial operations,

participating as a member of a senior management team setting strategic direction,

analysis and reporting of financial results for the $40M Education Systems Division, a

dynamic growth organization specializing in software development and deployment of K-

12 student information systems within MAXIMUS, a $700M publicly traded company

operating in the public sector space.

• Established a contract management function to ensure compliance with software revenue

recognition guidelines and timely customer payments

• Successfully capitalized software development resulting in $3M increase in profit

• Established billing and collection process resulting in reduction of Accounts Receivable

aging to significantly improve cash flow

• Established product line profit and loss statements and worked with operations managers to

provide accurate financial forecasting and reporting

• Implemented risk management reporting resulting in mitigation of project delays and

overruns

• Promoted from Manager to Director after 6 months

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Deborah E. Daly Page 3 of 3-805-***-****

J. D. Power and Associates, Westlake Village, CA 2000 - 2003

Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing

Reporting to the CFO, designed, developed and implemented a strategic sourcing operation to

implement corporate-wide purchasing, subcontract management, vendor certification, corporate

contracts, performance and compliance metrics and automated system support for a $125M global

marketing information services firm with an annual spend rate of $50M.

• Improved profit by 3% through competitive bidding, corporate level negotiation of outsourced

services and supplier measurement against performance evaluation criteria

• Reduced travel expenses by 45% through implementation of a travel policy and program

• Implemented J.D. Edwards software, providing the ability to manage $50M in annual spend

• Developed and implemented corporate wide policies and procedures, providing consistent

operational guidelines to six divisions

Unisys Corporation, Los Angeles, CA 1995 – 2000

Controller

Member of the senior management team, that developed, implemented, and operated a large complex

system integration project for LA County. The project scope included management of major

subcontractors Deloitte Consulting, Computer Associates and Xerox, development of custom

software, installation of hardware and networks at 100 sites, training of 12,000 client personnel as

well as ongoing operations with disbursements to over 800,000 recipients.

• Set up and managed the accounting structure, project financials, financial planning and

control, variance analysis and reporting, performance metrics, periodic audits, risk management,

accounts receivable, payables, purchasing, pricing, HR administration and facility management

• Developed pricing strategies resulting in growth from $87M to $250M

• Implemented Risk Management reporting resulting in $50M profit improvement

• Improved the purchasing process reducing lead times by 2 months

• Received award for participation in successful project start up and pilot

Project Manager, Oracle Financials

Led a team of 15 Financial and IT professionals responsible for system implementation, operating

budget, project schedule, process improvement, requirements definition, data conversion, hardware

and user training.

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• Implemented Oracle Integrated Financial Systems for $2.5B organization with division offices

nation-wide ahead of schedule and under budget

Controller/Accounting Mgr

Managed General Accounting department, responsible for accounting closes, financial statements,

general ledger maintenance, account reconciliation, payroll, AR and AP and external audit liaison for

$600M multi-division organization

• Received award for negotiating and collecting $7M+ in aged accounts receivable

• Implemented Payroll system for 8000 employees

Education: MBA candidate; 3.8 GPA; Widener University, PA

BS Accounting; Magna Cum Laude; West Chester State University, PA

Technical Skills: MAS200, Oracle, Peoplesoft, J.D.Edwards, Hyperion, Essbase

MS Office applications: Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, MSProject

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