Manager Management
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PAIGE E. DUMAS-LECESNE, CMA
**** ******** ***** • Katy, Texas 77450
281-***-**** • *********@*****.***
SENIOR-LEVEL MANAGEMENT
Director of Budget and Financial Planning / Analysis
Detail-oriented financial manager with a proven record of creating, interpreting and reporting financial
information in support of general business operations and long-range strategic planning. Specialize in
working across departments and implementing technology to enhance the budgeting process. Known for
creating processes and procedures that streamline operations, safeguard assets and reduce expenses.
Expertly analyze data to determine trends, create forecasts and develop accurate budgets. Big-picture
thinker who is innovative when addressing problems and introducing business solutions.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Capital & Operations Budgets • Relationship Building • Budgeting Processes • Project Planning & Analysis
Database Mining • Process Improvement • Management Reporting • Problem Resolution
Team Leadership • Training & Development • Cross-Departmental Teams • Financial Software
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARAMARK HEALTHCARE • Houston, Texas • 2006-Present
A $500 million provider of facilities management, food and environmental and clinical services to healthcare
customers in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
Finance Manager: Oversee financial aspects of $20 million contract with St. Luke’s Episcopal Health
System, providing detailed analysis of services, invoicing client and developing the account’s operating
budget. Monitor accounts receivable and identify any mistakes with billing or services. Create monthly
financial projections based on contracted services. Approve and pay all outstanding invoices. Ensure account
is SOX compliant and audit ready.
• Saved $800,000 in 2006 and $1 million in 2007 by analyzing one of the account’s service lines and
identifying avoidable overtime and modality issues.
• Implemented processes to ensure monthly actuals were within $5 thousand of estimate per service line
90% of the time, a 50% improvement.
• Identified an opportunity to provide services to another account without minimal profitability impact.
TOURO INFIRMARY • New Orleans, Louisiana • 2003-2005
A 500-bed, private, non-profit hospital generating $300 million in annual revenue.
Manager of Budget and Analysis: Oversaw all aspects of annual operating and capital budgeting,
establishing and maintaining schedules, meeting with department leaders to determine needs and approving
final budgets. Partnered with departmental directors to analyze variances and recommend corrections to
general ledger entries. Coordinated with IT to ensure access program was converted to an enterprise
application and evaluate GUI budgeting and reporting applications. Evaluated new software and
implemented processes to enhance the budgeting process. Developed hiring and performance evaluation
guidelines for analytical staff and assisted in employee training by creating instructional documentation for
new processes. Supervised 2 employees and influenced 4 employees.
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• Slashed 6 weeks from the budget approval process by creating a menu-driven program to collect and
organize the capital budget process.
• Enhanced distribution of monthly reports while decreasing cycle time by 3 days by partnering with IT to
create an electronic bursting program.
• Completed 2004 and 2005 budgets on time, despite a significant delay in 2005, by accessing previously
underutilized functions of Trendstar.
OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION • New Orleans, Louisiana • 1999-2003
A 600-bed, non-profit hospital generating $1 billion in annual revenue during the time of employment.
Senior Financial Analyst: Planned and coordinated schedules for the operating budgets of the hospital and
6 related entities. Performed revenue modeling to support budgeting nursing employees. Provided monthly
variance analysis and maintained reporting formats to ensure match to general ledger. Represented hospital
finance on the selection committees for new initiatives. Trained new staff in learning systems and timing.
• Improved response times on key financial issues by enhancing executive management reports.
• Avoided significant cost by making recommendations on an energy management proposal that led to the
hospital not purchasing the plan.
• Initiated a modification to the Trendstar system to budget the nursing administration FTE areas
separately to prevent disruption of the budgeting schedule.
• Assisted external consultants in consolidations statement for merging the hospital foundation and clinic.
CITIZEN’S UTILITIES • Harvey, Louisiana • 1997-1999
Public utility with net income of $80 million annually and operations in 5 states.
Financial Analyst / Budgeting Coordinator / Reporting Specialist: Charged with consolidating and
reporting the operating and maintenance budgets for all 14 properties and various functional groups.
Provided revised income forecasts for year-end projections and assisted with special projects as needed.
• Coordinated the SAP uplink into Hyperion Pillar, enabling the discovery of a significant, high-level
accounting problem.
• Authored a payroll training video for the SAP conversion.
Career Note: Previous employment includes Loan Department Manager with NOME Federal Credit Union.
Full details available on request.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration in Finance & Marketing • Tulane University • New Orleans, Louisiana
Bachelor of Science in Finance • University of New Orleans • New Orleans, Louisiana
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / AFFILIATIONS
Additional Accounting Coursework – University of New Orleans
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) • Information Technology Training
Member, National Black MBA Association
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