Jesse Maas-Baldwin

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City: Highlands Ranch

State: CO

Zip: 80129

Country: USA

Phone: 310-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $120,000

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Jesse Maas-Baldwin

1003 Thornbury Pl

Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Phone: 310-***-**** Email: abqr7v@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR- LEVEL FINANCIAL REPORTING PROFESSIONAL

Top-performing business leader, highly adept in delivering innovation as well as increase efficiency to the financial forecasting, analysis and reporting process. Strong academic (UCLA MBA with Honors) and career records demonstrating ability to take increasing levels of responsibility drive consistent results.

Ideally positioned for career in the technology industry, utilizing current financial strengths, acumen, and leadership experiences.

Areas of expertise:

Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, inc. revenue, margin, cash forecasting

Advance Report Customization & Financial Modeling automated report development and implementation

Cash flow modeling and analysis

Robust, mature analytical and communication skills

Productivity Tracking & Cost Containment

Enterprise Financial Systems & Business Reporting Software Application knowledge

Team Building, Mentoring & Development

Executive level presentation experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pearson eCollege, Centennial, CO May 2011 to present

Pearson PLC is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London with 2011 annual sales over $9B+. It is the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world. Pearson eCollege, a subsidiary of Pearson, is the leading provider of eLearning solutions. It has established a comprehensive, on-demand solution that enables hundreds of universities, corporate institutions, school districts and state education agencies to deliver effective virtual learning environments.

Sr. Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

Responsible for all budgeting, reporting, and forecasting of sales and operating income for the $200M+ eCollege business unit of Pearson Company. Duties include leading budget development efforts, coordinating monthly/quarterly reporting process and templates, leading monthly sales performance reviews, new deal review and approval, investment modeling, operations finance reporting, and other various financial designated projects. Manage a team of four individuals, and coordinate efforts of finance leads across three business lines within eCollege, managing the consolidation and reporting of all eCollege entities.

Developed New FP&A Organization, Reporting Processes, Templates, and Structure: Launched the FP&A organization to support reporting to Pearson after recent eCollege acquisition. Grew FP&A team from zero to four Sr analysts/analysts. Created reporting templates and processes, generated the official budgeting and consolidation process and reports, developed KPIs to support strategic decision-making, and enhanced the robustness of finance business partnering. Established the team as a credible financial resource to our executive team, valuable and necessary in major business decisions and shifts in strategic direction.

Launched operational finance reporting. Developed a series of reports and metrics to provide utilization and service efficiency metrics to VP of Operations and Professional Services Director. We launched a standardized time tracking system allowing managers to monitor project cost performance, developed predictive budget performance metrics, and enabled credible and informed pricing decisions in our service proposals.

Developed ROIC business investment template: Created a new template to help executives understand the financial ramifications of investment decisions on new business ventures. Template included cash flow forecasts, margin adjustment analysis, NPV and IRR analysis, allowing for easy analysis and decision making on capital investment decisions.

Received Pearson Shooting Star award: Awarded for consistently demonstrating exceptional leadership qualities and strong financial expertise. Award identifies high potential candidates for future executive level positions.

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RAYTHEON, El Segundo, CA 2000 to 2011

Raytheon Company, with 2009 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world.

Business Manager III, Airborne Early Warning Sensors -AEWS (2009-Present)

Manager II, Financial Planning and Analysis (2008-2009)

Principal Financial Analyst (2006-2008)

Financial Analyst II - Program Management (2002-2004)

Financial Leadership Development Program (2000-2002)

Highly progressive and rewarding career with increasing levels of responsibility. As Business Manager III, assumed full financial reporting accountability (sales, cash, profit, bookings) for four major Airborne Early Warning Sensor (AEWS) programs, generating $162M in annual sales revenue. Effectively oversaw day-to-day operations for four separate finance teams, managing a total of twelve employees. Drove process improvement through effective use of management operating systems and monthly KPI measurement. Ensured optimal resource utilization as well as proper skill and capability alignment. Monitored productivity benchmarks driving highly efficient operations.

Partnered cross-functionally with Contracts, Engineering, Operations, and the Program Director in the execution of key financial goals and business objectives. Orchestrated the development of complex financial models and reporting tools used to accurately and efficiently accumulate, translate, and consolidate key financial performance and operating data. Was specifically responsible for overseeing and communicating the following: operational budgeting & long-range forecasting; sales & profitability projections; time management & cost containment; resource utilization & productivity improvements. Assembled and presented results to senior level executives weekly and monthly.

As Manager in the Financial Planning and Analysis role, directed consolidation and reporting efforts for 7 programs within the Airborne Early Warning and Radar Sensor (AEWRS) group. Assumed full P&L accountability in generation of annual sales in excess of $400M. Recruited, mentored and guided high caliber employees charged with cash, sales, booking and profit forecasting. Significantly bolstered financial strengths and leadership capabilities, resulting in numerous professional awards.

In earlier Financial Analyst roles, provided financial data analysis and related support for a $125M development program. In addition, managed the development and analysis of monthly financial reporting, proposal forecasts, and performance metrics.

VALUE ADDED CONTRIBUTIONS:

Motivation, Visioning, Constant Improvement, Employee Leadership:

Always Seeking Challenges and Opportunities to Grow Business Expertise: Switched from almost 10 years in the aerospace industry to the technology/education industry to learn new business models, cultural norms, and financial reporting needs. Motivation is derived from need to be challenged, to learn more, learn quickly, and provide immediate value to the organization.

Ability to Set Vision and Drive Teams to Action: Comfortable working in environments without structure or direction and see whats not there. Set vision for the team and drive them to action to achieve the goals. Demonstrated through development of FP&A team and subsequent reporting, business partnering, and strategic inputs.

Strive for Continuous Improvement, Efficiency: Always driving efficiency/improvement projects within my team and with other cross-functional groups to support more intelligent business decisions and to enhance visibility within the operations of the organization. Keep focus on analysis and recommendation, not data mining and migration.

Strong Leadership Presence and Influence with Employees: Understand how to motivate and influence employees to drive towards our goals while intermently celebrating the small successes and ensuring we all laud the efforts of others. Led the creation of the Employee Award and Recognition program for eCollege finance. Enjoy managerial motivation and believe executive and management success is built on the employees supporting them.

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NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Created successful FP&A organization at eCollege with little direction or oversight. Organization is now the benchmark for financial teams across Pearson North America and is integrating our reporting, forecasting techniques, and automation throughout other Pearson entities.

In 2011, received Pearson Shooting Star Award for demonstrated strengths in Leadership and strong Financial Acumen.

In 2010, became first Business Manager to win Forecast Accuracy Challenges for two consecutive quarters, held financial metrics (sales, cash, margin, and bookings) to within 2% of projections.

Received Raytheon Achievement Award in 2010 for excellence in financial management, triggered by effective incorporation of Six Sigma process improvements. Projects delivered a 75% reduction in the month-end forecast process.

Attained MBA, graduating with Honors, while concurrently executing full-time operational management responsibilities. Major accomplishment was development of integrated financial statements for a small Chilean technology company.

DELOITTE CONSULTING, Los Angeles, CA 2004 to 2006

One of the world's largest consulting firms.

Financial Consultant

Effectively delivered consulting services within Deloitte's CFO Services Division. Partnered with team members, and client representatives in the assessment, review, and re-engineering of financial reporting systems for clients. Projects included:

Development of a new "order to cash" process for a major newspaper company

Supported Deloitte technology group during implementation of Financial Management Software for various clients.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

MBA with Honors, Finance & Entrepreneurial Studies, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles, CA

BBA in Finance, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Certified Six Sigma Specialist

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