Manager Financial Analyst

J A S O N S T E P H E N S

**** ******* ***** . *********, ** 37221

OBJECTIVE

Seeking to further my accounting career in corporate finance as a

financial analyst, which provides continuous opportunities to grow

professionally as I pursue a CPA license.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

* Community Health Systems - Franklin, TN, September 2008 to Present

Financial Analyst

Analyze contracts for profitability/loss by constructing financial

models. Construct impact reimbursement reports for variance analysis

specific to current and proposed contractual payer rates and terms for

budgeting and forecasting purposes. Prepare other various reports,

graphs, and charts as needed/required for the VP and managed care

Directors.

* Nissan North America / QEK Global Solutions - Smyrna, TN, January

2007 to September 2008

Financial Analyst

Managed all finance related activities for Nissan's corporate vehicles

department. Positional duties included; creating KPI's related to

time measurement performance and cost/expense data; presented monthly

KPI report to senior management; departmental budget coordinator

across 6 cost centers ($17 million combined); generated monthly

variance reports and presented to senior management; created various

financial & decision models; posted monthly journal entries and

accruals in SAP; responsible for creating and maintaining adequate

PO's for vendor/supplier use; ensured proper accounting treatment and

verification of vendor invoices; departmental controller (level 1

controller up to $5k approval authorization); created custom graphs

for various Nissan executive management as needed/required. I was

also a Business Coordinator for Nissan's Intranet WIN team for

corporate vehicles across the Americas (North America, Canada, Mexico,

and Brazil).

* Carpenter Wright Engineers - Nashville, TN, January 1999 to January

2007

CAD Manager / Designer

Managed all CAD personnel, software, and applications related to

structural engineering. Responsibilities included monitoring,

implementing, and training the drafting personnel/Dept. in various

innovative ways to increase productivity and efficiency, which also

required software and hardware cost analysis. Planned and managed

large scale projects from startup to completion.

* CAD Operator / Designer, March 1993 to January 1999

Worked for three various engineering firms, which included Flash

Technology, Landis & Gyr Powers, and Precision Design (general

drafting responsibilities specific to each firm's discipline)

ADDTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

. GPA 3.94, Ellis College of New York Institute of Technology

. GPA 3.78, University of Phoenix

. GPA 3.92, ITT Technical Institute (Honors, Academic Excellence)

. Experience using SAP, Hyperion, Peoplesoft, NP21, Xign, Crystal

Ball, Business Objects, and HMS

. Securities [series 6, 63] and Insurance [life, P&C, variable

annuities] licensed from 12/97 to 1/99 (managed $500,000+ worth

of investments for various clients)

. Expert in AutoCAD, with extensive experience in MS Office, and

other various software and hardware applications [expert in

Excel (including Pivot Tables & graphing); expert in Access

(including writing Macros)]

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration: Professional Accounting

New York Institute of Technology - December 2008

Bachelor of Science: Accounting

University of Phoenix - December 2006

Associate of Applied Science: Computer-Aided Drafting Technology

ITT Technical Institute, Nashville - September 1994

Phone: 615-***-**** . Cell: 615-***-**** . E-mail:

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