Project Manager Analyst
Resume:
Howard A. Robins, MSF
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Phone: 248-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
Senior finance and accounting professional skilled in analysis, forecasting, budgeting and cost reduction. Extremely
productive with focused attention to detail resulting in financial accuracy. Excellent people and communication skills are
evident in ability to present and explain financial information to all levels of staff. Strengths in financial statement
preparation and analysis, project management, database administration, business cases, cash flow analysis, stock market
analysis, economics, visual mathematics, trend analysis, cost analysis, high level Excel and modeling.
Professional Experience
Contract Employment/Consultant – Projects 2003-2009
Senior Financial Analyst, Learning Care Group (Temporary Employee), Novi, MI (2008 – 2009)
Prepared monthly reports for Morgan Stanley; key data includes P&L, volume, revenue, pricing, average hourly rate,
costs, cash flow, cash and CAPEX.
Worked closely with Director of Finance and CFO on projects for over 1,000 schools, including costing, volume,
revenue, pricing, market share, competitive pricing, median income and break even analysis.
Prepared adhoc reports for CFO and Director of Finance by brand and total company.
Created a complex data warehouse in Excel using v-lookups, sum if’s and concatenates to create and simplify the
monthly reporting process for Morgan Stanley including charts.
Temporary to direct position was eliminated due to restructuring.
Senior Financial Analyst, Chrysler Financial (Contract Employee), Farmington Hills, MI (2007 – 2008)
Prepare budgets, forecasts and variance explanations for IT Senior Management and 35 mid level managers.
Prepared data and charts for month end reports for senior management.
Analyze data using Hyperion Essbase to gather results for reporting for current period versus budget and forecast.
Prepare time tracking sheets to create activity based costing for IT projects for month end results.
Created a complex data warehouse in Excel using v-lookups, sum if’s and concatenates to create and simplify the
monthly reporting process and monthly journal entries for IT projects.
Contract employment eliminated due to budgetary cutbacks.
Financial Analyst, General Motors (Contract Employee), Pontiac, MI (2006 – 2007)
Prepare budgets and forecasts for Powertrain North America.
Prepared data and charts for month end presentations for senior management.
Analyze data using Hyperion Essbase to gather results for current period versus budget and forecast.
Prepare volume-mix analysis for month end results.
Monitor and audit financial reports to assure accuracy.
Eight month project based contract completed successfully.
Financial Engineering Analyst, Visteon (Contract Employee), Van Buren Township, MI (2003 – 2005)
Global finance liaison for Product Development Engineering.
Financial analyst for six different groups over 30 managers with combined budgets of over $200 million.
Communicated financial analysis and economic results with engineers at all levels through director.
Prepared budget reports, month end journal entries and forecasted actuals.
Helped over thirty engineering managers maintain accurate books and manage their budgets.
Explained variances of budget versus actuals and forecast versus actuals.
Developed efficiencies that improved engineers’ productivity by creating sub departments to more easily track their
managers’ budgets.
As a result of my positive contribution the contract was extended several times until it was cancelled due to budgetary
cutbacks and layoffs.
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Cost Analyst, ACSYS Technologies (Tier One Auto Supplier/Out of Business), Southfield, MI (2001 – 2003)
Audited and prepared quote models that included bills of material and customer forms for accuracy and due diligence,
saving ACSYS over $20 million in findings.
Managed the quoting process, improving speed and quality.
Analyzed costs and implemented changes that cut costs and improved profitability; identified substitute raw materials
and used low interest rates to purchase capital goods.
Developed a quoting process repository to simplify and expedite the quoting process.
Financial and Cost Analyst, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Southfield, MI (2000 – 2001)
Prepared and analyzed a $72 million annual budget.
Created and analyzed donor budgets and explained variances versus actual expenses.
Analyzed $50 million contractor budgets and audited operations.
Audited account payables, system works flows, and prepared payroll.
Prepared the indirect rate proposal and the corporate tax returns.
Budget Analyst/Cost Analyst, Hiram Walker & Sons, Division of Allied Domecq, Southfield, MI (1996 – 1999)
Project Manager for an Oracle travel and entertainment system of over 300 employees, saving the company over
$750K annually in processing and productivity expenses.
Instrumental in the roll out of the travel and entertainment system as well as training.
Accurately forecasted $36 million in overhead expenses.
Created a $36 million overhead budget from 0, and explained variances.
Due to downsizing, assumed the responsibilities of three employees requiring exceptional productivity and
organizational skills.
Managed an Oracle database for budgets, responsibility centers and cost expenses.
Audited and approved the automated travel and entertainment expenses and overhead payables.
Prepared monthly overhead and travel and entertainment reports for upper management.
Budgeted and analyzed cost variances for 39 brands by size.
Education
Walsh College, Troy, MI
Master of Science in Finance, graduated with distinction
Directed Study: Developed a forecasting model on the free market theory of the trade cycle versus the stock market.
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Emphasis: Accounting and Statistics
Computer Skills
Oracle Financials Hyperion Essbase PeopleSoft Excel
Data Warehousing Microsoft Office Oracle Sales Planner - Q&E
J.D. Edwards Windows NT / 98 AS 400 / BPCS Lotus Notes
ADP Peachtree QuickBooks IBM System 36
Access QAD Pivot Tables Models
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