Michelle L. Hintz ***** Haw Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20905
*********@*****.*** 509-***-**** Mobile
Qualifications Summary
Detail-oriented Financial Analyst with strong analytical background and experience with financial planning and analysis, to include budgeting, accounting, and forecasting.
Utilize expert level skills in Excel to design models which facilitate executive-level decision making.
Strong analytical skills; support operations through analysis of key performance indicators and trends.
Serve as liaison across various business units to promote organizational success.
Utilize technologies and possess expertise with Excel, Word, database query tools and various accounting software programs, including Lawson Software.
Core Competencies
Spreadsheet Design Financial Reporting Budgeting & Forecasting
Process Improvement Variance & Trend Analysis Effective Communication Professional Experience
Ullico Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland October 2011 - present Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis May 2013 - present
Integrally involved in annual budget, quarter-end reporting and month-end closing processes. Participate in year-end and internal audits to provide supporting documentation.
Design detailed spreadsheets to assist in identifying trends and developing forecasts. Analyze monthly results and produce variance reporting to be distributed to business unit managers.
Develop quarterly financial statements and analyze revenues, costs, expenses, and business arrangements for Property & Casualty Insurance and Investment Services business units. Program Financial Analyst, Property & Casualty Business Unit April 2012 – April 2013
Aggregated and compiled data to be reported in quarterly and annual regulatory filings for Workers’ Compensation program.
Produced monthly loss ratio reporting for executive-level decision making.
Hired into current position during corporate reorganization. Temporary, Property & Casualty Business Unit February 2012 – March 2012
Performed similar tasks as Program Financial Analyst prior to be hired permanently. Temporary, Financial Planning & Analysis October 2011 – January 2012
Assisted in preparing for year-end close while full time employee was on extended leave.
Referred to Property & Casualty position based on performance in position when full time employee returned from leave.
Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, Washington August 2006 – December 2009 Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting
Reported on operations for two separate divisions of the organization. Designed spreadsheet used to assess profitability of patient-related diagnoses.
Primary point of contact for the implementation and subsequent training of budget software.
Participated in quarterly close process and year-end audit. Coordinated roll out of annual budget and compiled results for executive review.
Implemented process improvement in various areas of the position utilizing spreadsheet design to accomplish efficiencies.
Reason for leaving: family moved in December 2009 to Silver Spring, Maryland and was voluntarily unemployed until starting job search in September 2011. URM Stores, Spokane, Washington November 1999 – August 2006 Corporate Accounting Manager January 2003 – August 2006
Integrally involved in the roll out of the annual budget to include training of managers on budget software as well as compiling submitted budgets into consolidated reporting for executive review.
Participated in monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles including year-end audit.
Reported on compliance with debt covenants.
Assisted in implementation of and training on new budget software.
Served as operations manager for corporate credit card program.
Responsible for managing Accounts Payable Manager and Fixed Asset Coordinator. Professional Experience (con’t)
URM Stores (con’t)
Staff Accountant November 1999 – January 2003
Participated in month-end close and compiled consolidated reporting for the company for executive review.
Assisted in reducing month-end closing process from seven days to five days by leveraging process improvement in software and reporting.
Designed spreadsheet macro to assist in reducing processing time in Accounts Payable that reduced a process which previously took several weeks to complete to being completed in less than an hour. Assistant Corporate Secretary July 2000 – August 2006
Corporate Officer of the Company
Maintained Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Annual Proxy Counts
Signed official documents on behalf of the corporation Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Morgantown, West Virginia August 1992 – August 1999 Corporate Staff Accountant, Corporate Finance & Accounting March 1996 – August 1999 Administrative Assistant, Corporate Finance & Accounting March 1993 – March 1996
Produced consolidated reporting for quarterly and annual audits of publically traded pharmaceutical company.
Participated in the development of financial statements and footnote disclosure for annual report.
Responsible for identifying and developing intercompany elimination transactions for consolidated reporting purposes.
Assisted in SEC reporting of quarterly and annual results.
Administered corporate lease automobile fleet.
Administrative Assistant, Product Development August 1992 – March 1993
Responsibilities included drafting of formulation reports for products under development and other administrative tasks as assigned.
Educational Background
Master of Business Administration – 1997, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; GPA: 3.7 Bachelor of Science in Accounting – 1991, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; GPA: Accounting 3.3 Overall 3.1 Certified Public Accountant - Inactive (CPA-I), West Virginia, 1999 References
Provided upon request