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Financial Analyst Management

Location:
White Plains, NY
Posted:
May 30, 2019

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ANDREW J. LUBLINER, MBA

White Plains, NY *****

914-***-****

ac9h1x@r.postjobfree.com • www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlubliner

Financial Executive with 15+years of Finance and Accounting Operations emphasizing FP&A, Risk Management

and Compliance. Excellent problem solving abilities coupled with strong analytical and communication

skills. Created Excel-based models to track financial performance and quantify variances. Developed structured

what-if scenarios to model financial outcomes that generated a 15% increase in productivity.

• Financial Analysis, P/L Models, KPI & Budgets

• Controllership, Operational Risk & Compliance

•, Forecasting, Reporting & Operations

• Credit Products, Cobrands, Credit Cards, Controls

• Project Management, Data Analytics, EUC

• Financial Modeling, Business Analyst, BRD, Testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wability New York, NY

Senior Financial Analyst Jan’17 – Present

Assist clients with projects that include FP&A, Risk Management, Controllership, Developing SOX Controls, End User Computing, Review of BRDs, Data Management, Reporting frameworks and building IT Applications.

Support the client through financial analysis, forecasting, records management, and business case development.

Work with client to develop Key Performance Indicators & Dashboards and analyze financial trends.

GE Capital Norwalk, CT

Senior Vice President, FP&A, Spreadsheet Models & SOX Controls August 2013 – Dec 2016

Accomplishments

Built P/L Models, analyze performance, recommend corrective actions, and monitor budget and expense control.

Experience with Product P&L management, Big Data Analytics, Risk Management and Project Management

Direct Experience with payments industry (credit & debit cards) and understanding of analytics related to card spend, fraud and credit risk, interchange, consumer marketing and credit card customer acquisitions.

Reviewed all aspects of the monthly accounting close process as well as the quarterly rolling forecast.

Built standardized monthly financial reporting models for Products & Services inclusive of business metrics/KPIs

Provided business driven commentary along with analytics and reporting for P&L management

Assisted with financial process improvements by building financial tools to perform analysis and modeling.

Analyzed financial spreadsheets, link results to operational performance drivers; identify areas of opportunity.

Prepared and delivered the Quarterly Financial Analysis Deck to Senior Management.

Developed key analytical controls for 100 Excel based high risk SOX spreadsheets

Experience with financial modeling (e.g., P&L projections, Cost-benefit, ROI, IRR and NPV)

Launched a Financial Spreadsheet Governance Program; emphasized the development of effective SOX controls.

Functioned as the Project Manager for the system development & test plans required to support the EUC program.

Managed the Internal Audit and Sox Team in an effort to identify gaps and inconsistencies in the control environment.

Developed and implemented Corporate KPIs, KRIs, RCSA, Performance Metrics and Management Dashboards.

CITIBANK New York, NY

Vice President, Financial Reporting & Risk Management January 2002 – September 2012

Directed the Financial Reporting, FP&A, and Risk Management functions for three Business Units. Managed a staff of four

individuals responsible for: Key Metrics, Cash Management, Monthly Financials, Reconciliations, RCSA & Test of Controls,

Profitability Analysis & Yearly Budget. Integrated the IT, Audit and FP&A functions which reduced reporting cycle by 10%

Accomplishments

Supervised the development of the Omni-S Defeasance Trust which resulted in a gain of $50MM.

Independently developed and implemented internal controls that directly improved the groups audit rating..

Analyzed and produced the Monthly Financial Dashboard, Quarterly 8-K and Yearly 10-K for two Business Units.

Structured a cost reduction program across the systems, servicing and audit functions that saved 1$MM.

ANDREW J. LUBLINER, MBA

ac9h1x@r.postjobfree.com • www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlubliner

CITIBANK, New York, NY

GLOBAL CONSUMER BANK – Credit Cards

Vice President: Project Management, Business Analysis & Controllership January 1995 – December 2001

Directed the project management, business analysis and controllership functions for the securitized credit card portfolio.

Business Analysis

Performed User Acceptance & Regression testing, issues were identified & resolved prior to implementation.

Participate in all phases of SDLC including business requirements collection, analysis, sizing, design,

development, testing, deployment and production support.

Developed & documented business requirements based on end to end process design.

Reviewed User requirements to ensure accuracy, synthesized and articulated complex business issues.

Designed UAT Plans in a manner that quantified new features and identified internal controls.

Ensured system upgrades were accurate, reflected new features & calculations, and delivered on time.

Deliverables included functional requirements, use-cases, process models, and impact analysis.

Worked with IT to identify root cause of application issues; developed and implemented solutions.

Project Management

Authored the End User Computing documentation for 25 spreadsheets that impacted the financial results.

Documented 100 formulas required to produce Monthly Financial Dashboard and the Quarterly 8-K.

Perform Project Management activities including documentation and timeline; projects status, issues and risks.

Managed the application development lifecycle for IT Application Upgrades; analysis, design & implementation.

Controllership

Reviewed data & controls for Monthly Entries, SEC Reporting, Quarterly 8-K and Yearly 10-K data for Business Units.

Interfaced with Legal, KPMG, & Rating Agencies to ensure all SEC Filings were accurate and executed successfully

Coordinated yearly external audit with KPMG and Legal, provided SOX sign-off for controls.

Developed, designed & implemented Monthly Financial Dashboard & REG AB Data for the Securitization Operation.

Analyzed short term borrowing (Commercial Paper issuance), invest excess cash and publish daily position report

Managed the yearly External & Internal Audit Engagement for three Business Units

Documented & tested 100+ formulas required to produce Monthly Financial Dashboard and the Quarterly 8-K.

Developed & documented internal controls for the proprietary Control Self-Assessment & End User Computing

Structured a cost reduction program across the systems, servicing and audit functions that saved 1$MM.

Credit Card Fraud Management, Chargebacks, Retail Banking deposit products and AML experience.

Knowledge of commercial paper issuance, accounting and self-funding vehicles

Coordinate with Compliance with regards to KYC, KYP, AML, Customer Identification (CIP & CDD)

EDUCATION

MBA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI

Emphasis in Financial Analysis and Computerized Accounting Systems

BS, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO, Buffalo, NY

Emphasis in Finance and International Business

Grade Point Average 3.6/4.0, Dean’s List Student, Management Honor Society, Magna Cum Laude Graduate



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