Finance Director

CHRISTOPHER GARDNER

***** **** ** * ● Maple Grove, MN 55369 ● 763-***-**** ● ********@***.***

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN

Carlson School of Management

Candidate for Master of Business Administration

Emphasis: Corporate Finance & Investment Banking, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management

May 2016

GPA: 3.5 out of 4

ST. OLAF COLLEGE, Northfield, MN

BA, Economics and Philosophy

May 2006

EXPERIENCE

Smarte Carte, White Bear Lake, MN September 2016 - Present

Finance Director

Managed $12M capital budget and developed project post-mortem process to control, monitor and track our project spend and ROI

Lead the annual budget process and develop monthly financial forecasts for all business units totaling $150M in revenue

Lead monthly financial performance review meetings to explain variances in operating results

Led project to develop business intelligence strategy and source software solution

Participate in cross functional blue chip project teams to optimize existing processes and develop new business strategy

Developed corporate fleet strategy for field resources reducing our operating expense by $200K annually

US Bank, Minneapolis, MN

September 2014 – September 2016

Marketing Research Analyst

Leveraged data to evaluate consumer behavior and profitability of initiatives, leading to revenue gains and margin improvement

Advanced metric-based approach to forecasting to ensure that plan is data driven

Developed customer segmentation model of profitability and sales to ensure firm maximizes profitability by cultivating best customers, and working to improve profitability on lower tiered customers

Managed external offshore consulting relationship to increase bandwidth and reduce cost through labor arbitrage. On demand nature of relationship allowed us to avoid overstaffing.

UnitedHealth Group, Eden Prairie, MN

January 2010 – September 2014

Finance Manager

Ideation, valuation and financial modeling for joint UHC/Optum project that delivered more than $11M in year one revenue

Developed metric-based staffing plan that helped to control costs and staffing levels. Helped to control costs by $2M per year.

Managed and developed two senior financial analysts. Advocated for prestige projects and promotions for these resources, and was successful in obtaining them.

Moscoe Group, Eden Prairie, MN

July 2008 – January 2010

Account Manager - Analytics

Provided financial and statistical analysis for clients representing more than $150M in revenue

Refined sales forecasts, revenue models, and margin forecasts. Helped clients accurately price products to generate positive margin.

Developed cost/benefit analysis process to ensure projects delivered solid return on investment

UnitedHealth Group, Edina, MN February 2007 – July 2008

Senior Financial Analyst

Developed forecasts for medical cost savings

Evaluated impact of projects on medical cost trends

Developed models to report financial results to senior leadership

SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, SQL, Budgeting & Forecasting, Big Data Analytics, Financial Planning & Analysis, Cost Management, Cross Functional Relationship Building

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