Management Service

Brad W. Pluhar

**** ***** ***

St. Louis, MO ****4

**********@*****.***

Cellular: 314-***-****

Home: 314-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To use my analytical skills, ability to communicate ideas, commitment to

quality work, and relevant experience to give an efficient and effective

solution that would help the organization to achieve the best resolution

through continued development of professional skills.

EMPLOYMENT

Saint Louis Children's Hospital - BJC Healthcare

April, 2007-Current

Financial Analyst

. Act as site administrator for maintaining and tracking the hospital

capital budget and capital budget cycle planning.

. Run the process of cost allocation and profitability analysis of the

hospital service lines.

. Serve as a site administrator and the primary point of contact within

the Finance department for implementing and maintaining the Actuate

PerformanceSoft Suite for performance management.

. Prepare month-end and quarterly reports for management that

highlights the key drivers of expenses and revenues.

. Partner with the department managers in both forums and one-on-one to

prepare their detailed annual budget and understand their monthly financial

management performance.

. Serve as the resident expert on post-award financial of research

grants and ensure revenues and expenditures are recorded and reported

appropriately.

. Ad hoc reporting by performing moderately complex statistical, cost

and financial analysis of reports and data.

Boeing - Integrated Defense Systems Travel Accounting

February, 2007-April, 2007

Accounting Associate Temp

. Analyzed and reconciled expenditures and accounts, including bank

statements and usage reports.

. Assisted management and IT team with special projects.

EDUCATION

Valparaiso University - Valparaiso, IN

December, 2006

Master of Business Administration

. GPA: 3.7/4.0

IT Benchmarking Internship - Valparaiso, IN

October, 2006-December, 2006

. Partnered with Valparaiso University CIO to benchmark the technology

of non-profit organizations.

. Extracted data from the EDUCASE Core Data Service to develop a model

to compare the Information Technology of Valparaiso University against peer

schools in staffing, budget and comparative ratios in conjunction with

Excel and Crystal Xcelsius.

University of Missouri - Columbia, MO

August, 2005

-Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies (Emphases: Finance, Business

Management, and Mathematics)

-Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Concentration in Business Administration)

Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity - Columbia, MO

. Provided service at fundraisers to meet and exceed financial goals.

. Participated in the state competition (5th place Statistical

Analysis).

Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity - Columbia, MO

. Planned brotherhood activities.

. Volunteered in philanthropic events both on and off campus.

. Sustained public relations on campus.

SKILLS

. Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,

Sharepoint) with a particular focus on financial modeling and the use of

advanced features of spreadsheets.

. Familiarity of Statistical Software (SPSS, Minitab).

. Knowledge of Relational Database Software (Business Objects, SQL,

Access).

. Skillful in financial analysis (performance, solvency and potential

value) via extracting data from various accounting and decision support

systems.

. Remarkable ability to work independently and complete tasks with

minimal supervision as well as work in a team.

. Excellent interpersonal and organization skills.

. Excellent communication, both oral and written skills.

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