Senior Director Strategic Planning

Qualifications Profile

Results-driven, detail-oriented, and highly dedicated professional, equipped with exceptional management skills and experience in financial operations, portfolio management, and information technology. Adept at directing and overseeing operations, leading and supervising teams, as well as developing and implementing strategic initiatives to achieve goals, optimize process, and improve efficiency and productivity. Effective at establishing rapport with clients, and all levels of individuals; coupled with the ability to manage and accomplish multiple and complex responsibilities. Multilingual in English, Russian, and Romanian.

Core Competencies

Budget Management Business Planning Process Improvement Vendor Management Balanced Scorecard Reporting

Workforce Planning Root Cause Analysis Training and Development Problem Resolution and Decision Making

Professional Experience

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Director, Information Technology Controller Business Management 2015–Present

Accountable for planning and administration of capital and expense budgeting and forecasting activities,

including workforce planning for the Controller, Internal Audit and Information Technology organization

Conceptualize and maintain the three-year and annual financial & operational business planning frameworks, processes, and management reporting

Responsible for financial analysis of budget, actuals and forecast to ensure the controller, CIO, and Internal Audit organizations are proactive in appropriate course corrections

Develop high-profile communications materials for CIO for Board Meetings and various Senior Leadership meetings in relationship to financial reporting and operational metrics

Relay quarterly business reviews to senior management and respective management teams to drive integrated accountability

Manage monthly balanced scorecard processes and reporting to communicate financial and operational health of the organizations

Direct operational performance and improvement management programs

Create qualitative and quantitative measurement techniques to handle innovation effectiveness and oversee benefits realization

Manage project controls function for information technology and corporate capital and expense projects to guarantee compliance with GAAP, internal accounting and IT policies

Hold responsibility in defining and executing controller portfolio management framework and supporting processes, reporting portfolio, and project progress from conceptualization to completion

Build an idea intake and idea management pipeline framework and processes that incorporate cross-functional and diverse thought leadership, model development, standard process, prioritization, and funding analysis

Senior Manager, Information Technology, Finance, and Business Management 2012–2015

Oversaw IT program portfolio for financial soundness and performance metrics, including implementation of major IT programs and various cost-improvement initiatives

Established continuous performance monitoring and reporting systems. Closely monitor operational success

measures, producing timely and accurate reports to track progress in delivering to the plans and strategies

Identified and implemented IT governance strategy and processes related to financial, performance, and portfolio management

Handled IT financial business processes and controls to guarantee adherence to corporate government policies and practices

Facilitated business reviews and counseled IT management on costs reductions or improvement of business processes and controls

Functioned as adviser to the IT management regarding budgetary and business performance issues

Served as the main point of contact for IT vendors and internal groups including SCM

Collaboratively worked with SCM leadership to develop service level and performance guidelines as well as processes to ensure traceability between contract and vendor performance

Performed periodic vendor management reviews in collaboration with vendors and applicable internal stakeholders to ensure satisfaction

Senior Governance Specialist 2011–2012

Conducted financial analysis on operations, performance management, asset management, and project portfolio management

Made sure the effectiveness of technology investment and resolution of IT risk through strict initiative management and operations planning process

Acted as main resource for key internal governance functions which included accounting, finance, financial controls, internal audit, procurement, and corporate analytics

Oversaw the 18-month rolling portfolio processes and provided recommendation to the executive IT leadership

Drove continuous improvement of the department’s performance management program

Prepared monthly analysis and trending on IT services to customers

Monitored project life cycle and vendor management support including invoice reconciliation

Created annual operational and capital budgets

Rendered support with project and portfolio selection through scoring and normalization process including cost, benefit, and risk assessment

Strategic Planning Analyst 2009–2011

Held responsibility in monitoring and controlling cash flow, ensuring fiscal solvency and accountability

Assumed full accountability in researching, analyzing, and consolidating fiscal data business information

Administered and ensured on-time completion of functional scorecards by functions

Handled budget and forecasting efficiency improvements through automation of data collection

Organized the fiscal performance data into a readily usable executive-friendly format

Communicated the creation of general and administrative (G&A) and operational budgets

Conducted statistical analysis of cash flow and budgets

Spearheaded the execution of SAP-based forecasting and budget solution

Project Data Analyst 2006–2009

Provided support in the development and evaluation of cost, benefits, and risk assessments of project portfolio; as well as with multiple project-controlling activities

Generated monthly financial reports for the departments as well as capital reports for projects

Collaborated with project managers for the preparation of project approval documents and project forecast

Managed all necessary journal entries to properly record and report costs

Determined key reports for senior management

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Minor in Liberal Studies, 2003

Moldova State University, Chishinau, Moldova

Professional Development

Evanta Professional Development – Leadership

Change Management

Lean Sigma – Green Belt Certification

Awards

Various Awards for contribution in Various Acquisitions and Major Transformation Projects

Activities

St. P J's Children's Home Various Animal Rescues

Technical Acumen

SAP ECC SAP BW/BI SAP BPC Windows 9x Windows 2000 Mac OS

Microsoft Office Suite ServiceNow PowerBI Apptio

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