Lisa Aneiva

Fairfax, VA ***** 571-***-**** ac23se@r.postjobfree.com Linkedin.com/in/lisaaneiva

Finance & Accounting Partner

Financial Planning & Analysis Budget Management Team Leadership

Accomplished, analytical, and results-oriented professional with a comprehensive background in financial management. Strong leadership abilities, with proven expertise in driving financial functions, directing cross-functional teams, and overseeing extensive budgets. Excellent interpersonal skills, with proficiency in cultivating stakeholder relations, training personnel, and engaging in negotiations. Track record of success in implementing strategies that enhance financial performance, collaborating with senior management in strategic planning, and developing robust financial plans.

Financial Planning & Analysis

Team Leadership

Entrepreneurial Insight

Stakeholder Relations

Operations Management

Budget Management

Financial Reporting

Business Development

Strategic Planning

Process Improvement

Variance Analysis

Negotiations

Career Highlights

Demonstrated success in leadership roles of progressive responsibility, such as Finance Business Partner, Senior Financial Analyst, and Senior Manager of Client Services.

Recognized as a subject matter expert in financial matters from both analytical and entrepreneurial standpoints.

Experienced within diverse business environments, including experience in mergers and acquisitions.

An entrepreneur with experience in initiating and expanding businesses.

Earned recognition for successfully leading teams through volatile economic times.

Recipient of awards for exemplary performance.

Member of Beta Gamma Sigma, honor society for collegiate schools of business

Professional Experience

SAGE PAYMENTS SOLUTIONS, Reston, VA 2014 – 2017

Finance Business Partner (2016 – 2017)

Provided quality support in finance and strategic planning for business activities, serve as a key change agent, and train teams

Applied financial analysis to drive effective business decisions. Brainstormed and executed strategies aimed at improving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Engaged in negotiations with stakeholders regarding the terms of mergers and acquisitions. Served as the central point of contact among various business teams for strategic planning and analysis. Developed cashflow forecasting models and automated reconciliation process to support the month-end close. Developed KPIs in a changing business environment. Led financial restatement efforts for prior periods and business unit consolidation to regional and global levels in a multi-currency environment. Supported the external audit. Proposed cost-saving alternatives and recommendations to the executive leadership and implemented agreed changes.

Key Achievements:

Collaborated with teams to achieve an 8% revenue growth target and operating margin target.

Fostered an ROI culture to optimize operations, realizing annual savings in hundreds of thousands.

Created an interactive headcount model in Excel that captured key revenue and cost drivers and helped the VP Sales to formulate a hiring strategy in an aggressive growth environment

Sr. Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis (2014 – 2016)

Oversaw a $50M budget, which entailed performing accurate budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and variance analysis

Recommended strategies based on productivity analysis and proactively identified areas for operational improvement. Utilized SAP and BPC to report on financials, including profit & loss statements. Implemented robust reporting for senior management. Analyzed business development opportunities and delivered on process improvement recommendations.

Key Achievements:

Optimized the accuracy of a $25M accrual to within 2% by improving the modeling.

Provided domestic and global support in budgetary planning and revenue growth strategy.

Performed a productivity analysis which resulted in the discovery of over 980 hours of Paid Time Off taken but not recorded and uncovered a trend that had cost the company thousands of dollars in vacation payouts at severance.

FREDDIE MAC, McLean, VA 2004 – 2010

Sr. Manager, Client Services (2008 – 2010)

Key Achievements:

Transformed an existing Excel-based business process to a cloud-based Salesforce.com system, reducing the annual budgeting process from roughly six months to less than four weeks.

Analyzed business needs, offered recommendations and delivered on relevant solutions.

Strategically reduced the turnaround time for monthly reporting from one week to one day.

Achieved certification as a Salesforce.com Certified Administrator.

Financial Analysis, Manager (2005 – 2008)

Collaboratively maintained calculations for the amortization of fees for newly developed securities types. Wrote business requirements and managed user-acceptance testing.

Key Achievements:

Provided analysis and recommendation of amortization for unprecedented and unmodeled mortgage products.

Recipient of the “Premier Achievement Award” and the “Best Direction Award”.

Rectified substantial deficiencies identified by the auditor, ensuring that the company presented accurate financial statements.

OTHER Experience

CREATIVITY ON FIRE, Arlington, VA 2010 – 2013

President/Owner

Initiated the gift/event planning company and directed all functions, including accounting, staff development, and marketing; expanded the company to a staff of ten

Education

Master of Business Administration: International Business, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Bachelor of Science: Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Software Proficiency

Microsoft Office: Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint (expert level)

BPC/EPM add-ins to Excel and SAP Accounting

JD Edwards and CDW SQL and Visual Basic (basic)

Language Proficiency

English (native), Spanish (business fluency), French (past fluency)

Volunteer Experience

Creative Arts Team and Kids Life: Capital Life Church, Arlington, VA, 2015 to present

National Sexual Assault Hotline: RAINN.org, Washington, DC, Feb 2016 to present

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