Manager Management

Nicola Phillips

Email: *********@********.***

Address: ** ***** ****

City: CHERRY HILL

State: NJ

Zip: 08003

Country: USA

Phone: 856-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $90,000

Willing to Relocate

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Nicola A Phillips Email:*********@********.*** Phone: (C) 856-***-**** / (H) 856-***-****

PROFILE

Self-motivated business partner with strong analytical capabilities combining financial and operational experience. Experience with Fortune 100 company and middle-market technology company in the following areas: Budgeting and forecasting Vendor relations and pricing analysis Financial modeling and database conversions

EXPERIENCE

Express Scripts, Inc. 2004-Present

Manager, Enterprise Systems

Responsible for overseeing the dispensing of approximately $64B in Mail order prescriptions over 4 sites annually Develop five year strategic plans by dispensing channel and site. Derive weekly, monthly, and quarterly channel forecasts. Develop the Annual Operating Plans for the Dispensing group of Pharmacy Operations. Re-engineer the distribution planning methodology and models. Partner with IT in the development of an Access Staffing database for tracking Pharmacy personnel Derive contingency plans during site labor negotiations and ensure the successful execution to plans if required.

CNT (formerly Inrange Technologies), Lumberton, NJ 1994-2003

Manager, Financial Reporting Analysis 1999-2003

Responsible for budgeting, forecasting and operational analysis for $320M public company Compiled, reviewed and published financial information for the earnings package, board meetings and executive website. Managed the budgeting process scheduled functional submissions, developed budget presentations in Power Point for senior management and for board meetings. Analyzed and reported monthly financial results and provided financial backup for the quarterly earnings announcements. Provided auditors/corporate parent with insight into the business through quarterly MDA. Provided financial support for management in reaching decisions for facility consolidations and other cost reductions. Provided enhancements to forecast process and business models after Hyperion implementation.

Senior Financial Analyst 1996-1999

Responsible for consolidating financial forecast from five operational controllers and ad hoc projects Fostered and built business partner relationships with corporate parent, senior management and peer analyst in consolidating the forecast and budget submissions. Determined and disseminated budget allocations (IT, facility and corporate charges). Provided the financial modeling and analysis for company Initial Public Offering (IPO). Initiated review of service overtime and equipment contracts that resulted in $100K annual savings through uniform vendor contracts and revised company procedures. Wrote the company travel policy under the CFOs signature.

CNT (formerly Inrange Technologies), Lumberton, NJ 1994-2003

Financial Analyst 1994-1996

Finance professional responsible for creating budgets for functional vice presidents (Marketing, Engineering, Service and Manufacturing) and developing a forecast process for monthly forecast submissions from three remote manufacturing sites. Provided functional support for monthly forecast submissions and budget consolidation. Developed various financial models used by the financial team and senior management. Provided enhancements to forecast process and business models after Lotus to Excel conversion. Created criteria checks in Lotus for a Marketing proposal that resulted in $6.0M government equipment contract.

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (GMAC), Detroit, MI 1991-1993

Business Analyst

Responsible for worldwide credit application database at GMAC assisting with the development and maintenance of mechanized application processing system (MAPS) Built business partner relationships with credit repositories, EDS and GMAC field locations. Initiated project that streamlined equipment outlays and resulted in $250K annual savings Partnered with EDS project team on implementing MAPS in Spain the UK. Provided corporate communications to field offices of system upgrades and new reporting requirements. Analyzed service providers, negotiated contracts and reviewed monthly billings in excess of $1.0M.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Warren, MI Summer 1989

Intern, Financial Analyst Designed budget templates for distribution to 13 manufacturing plants. Prepared monthly forecast and variance reports for senior management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Great Plains, Hyperion Enterprise, PowerPoint, Excel VBA, MS Word

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

MBA, Concentration in Finance 1990

Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, OH

BS, Computer Information Systems 1987

Webster University, Geneva, SA

Semester Abroad 1986

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