Sales Supply Chain
Resume:
Meghan Higgins
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Work Experience
COMSYS A Manpower Company - Tempe, AZ 4/2008-
Present
Financial Analyst
. Manage the financial reporting database for the finance team reporting
packages
. Created a database and sharepoint site from multiple data sources to
report weekly dashboard of active projects including gross margin
analysis, headcount, forecasts, and time reporting to managers for
more visibility to their project financial impact on COMSYS
. Compile month end close corporate financial P&L and reconciliations
between business units and reporting tools
. Review and consolidate time sheets to determine bi-monthly payroll and
expense reimbursements
. Calculate and create monthly billings for customers to ensure all
client approvals are captured for revenue recording
. Responsible for month end reconciliations and journal entries for
accrued revenue, discounts, rebates and expenses
. Analyze rebate accruals and finalize customer payouts for accurate
accounting recognition
. Create and distribute profitability and headcount reports for
management weekly review
. Provided reporting package to Strategic Accounts VP to help better
manage his business line
. Provide ad-hoc reporting services to project managers
Sweet People Foods / Tornado Alley, Inc. - Tempe, AZ
11/2006-8/2007
Senior Business Analyst
. Analyzed value of customers and determine profit contribution and
value to overall business
. Worked with sales to establish forecasts and anticipated sales to new
accounts to ensure proper on hand inventory
. Assisted President with corporate decision making for product pricing,
bringing new products to market, marketing avenues, and supply chain
decisions based on data analysis and experience
. Reviewed relationship contracts of new and current suppliers and
customers and present feedback to President
. Developed a sales daily dashboard and monthly reporting package for
President to understand the impact of decisions
. Created a forecasting tool to better establish future unit sales
estimates
. Designed a purchasing tool to include anticipated demand and other
factors to generate an efficient purchasing process
. Implemented and designed a new budgeting and review process to provide
department heads a more visibility
Rockford Corporation - Tempe, AZ 10/2001-
11/2006
Lead Business Planning Analyst
. Responsible for directing, training, and monitoring the planning
department
. Ensured all inventories and forecasts are current and accurate for
purchasing and production to plan by
. Developed annual pricing programs for sales channels and created end
of life discounts to achieve sales goals
. Tracked month on month performance to assist sales regions in their
future forecasting
. Analyzed and presented customer profit contributions to upper
management
. Distributed daily dashboard reports on product and region performance
and trends to sales and management teams
. Approved monthly specials and account program changes by working
closely with all sales channels
. Continually reviewed competitor pricing to ensure price points were
accurate
Senior Business Analyst
. Tracked year on year performance of all Big Box accounts, their impact
on total business and profit margin contribution
. Managed on-hand inventory, inventory receipts and forecasts, developed
the annual pricing program and worked regularly with inventory teams
for all Big Box accounts
. Worked closely with purchasing and production to make certain current
sales demand and remaining forecast were met
. Dedicated financial planner of OEM division, approving pricing,
managing forecast quantities and inventory, and working closely with
automotive suppliers to ensure timely delivery of product
. Maintained and monitored sales program rebate and discount accruals
. Helped complete dual warehousing transition to ship products out of 2
warehouses to reduce freight costs to customer
Business Analyst
. Attended annual Consumer Electronics Association trade show to gauge
competition in marketplace
. Worked with brand planning and purchasing to determine suppliers used
and market price of products
. Generated and analyzed margin analysis all finished goods
. Reduced creation of monthly production schedule from 7 days to 1 day
. Evaluated monthly sales results, direct profit contribution, ending
inventory valuation and DSOs compared to forecast to present to upper
management in monthly reporting pack
. Weekly management and forecasting of 500+ parts distributed globally
to maintain 100% efficiency
Meghan Higgins
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Evergreen Internet - Chandler, AZ
9/1999-10/2001
Senior Financial Analyst
. Managed and analyzed receivables, payables, fixed asset allocations
and all intra department transactions charged
. Reduced monthly billing cycle from 14 days to 3 days and financial
closing and reporting cycle from 17 to 7 days
. Created a framework for planning fiscal budgets, monthly forecasts,
and corporate strategic plans while working with departments to
incorporate needs and projections in the planning models
. Designed, developed, and implemented a web based employee time and
expense tracking system, analyzing up to 130 employees and contractors
entered time weekly to compile monthly service billing information for
invoicing
. Automated budget and forecasting process to allow timeliness in
reporting to upper management for decision making
Education
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL---GPA 3.65
5/1999
. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
. Bachelor of Science in Finance
. Minor in CIS
Academic Achievements:
* President's Honor Roll * Dean's List
* Honors Program participant * Golden Key National
Honor society
* Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society * School of
Business Academic Scholarship
* Certificate for Academic Excellence
Skills
. Proficient in Peopleoft - Queries, Journal Entries
. Proficient in Oracle -supply chain, order entry, advanced pricing,
inventory, and general ledger
. Proficient in Oracle Discoverer
. Proficient in Microsoft - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint and
Access (capable of building and manipulating databases/macros/pivot
tables/vlookups/etc)
. Proficient on Wal-Mart's Retail Link - their supplier based reporting
system
* Attended all retail link training classes
* Attended supplier summits
* Attended RLUG annual meeting in 2006
. Proficient in SPINS marketing analysis tool
. Understanding of Business Objects
. Understanding of Hyperion Essbase - Loading Data, manipulating trees
. Understanding of Quick Books
. Understanding of Microsoft Dynamics GP
. Understanding of Sage MAS90/200 financial software
. Ability to learn and adapt to change efficiently
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