Management Manager
Resume:
ROGER ROSS
Gurnee, IL ***** ***********@*******.***
Contract Manager
Trusted professional with contract management experience including:
contract implementation, amendment and change order facilitation, budget
analysis and multi-million dollar project administration. Highly skilled
at providing organized and informed direction to large project initiatives.
A problem solver who ensures product delivery, while maintaining business
and vendor alignment.
PROFILE SUMMARY
Contract Collaborated across functional teams to initiate,
Management negotiate, and execute contracts, amendments and
change orders; tracked and reported contract milestone
status; performed all aspects of assigned contract or
purchase order processing including insuring accuracy
of order entry data, contract funding, scope changes,
contract amendments, receipts and delivery schedules,
legal requirements and other commitments; managed
accounts payable and invoicing
Budget Prepared quarterly and annual budgets; tracked and
Management analyzed variances; performed budget-to-actual and
actual-to-actual analysis; reconciled discrepancies
Financial Developed and implemented operational plans based on
Planning organizational strategic plans; prepared and analyzed
revenue projections; monitored costs; performed ad hoc
analysis; developed 3-5 year forecasts
Operational Data entry of forecast data; analyzed financial
Management systems and queried database to facilitate financial
reporting
Core Strengths Strong organizational skills; problem-solving;
self-initiated, self-motivated; stable temperament
within stressful environments; detail-oriented;
reliable; accuracy.
Success Stories Northwestern University University
for Major of Wisconsin (Parkside)
Organizations YMCA Corporation Abbott
Pharmaceuticals
University of Chicago (CALGB) Astellas
Home Depot
EDUCATION SUMMARY
BA, Professional Studies: Major - Business Administration; Minor - Computer
Science
Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, IL
Honors: Franklin Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contracted Financial Consulting & Business Management Nov.
2010 - Present
Astellas Northbrook,
IL
Managed achievement of organizational objectives by interfacing with
Purchasing, Finance and vendors to initiate and facilitate full
contract execution; by managing hundreds of projects and a multi-
million dollar budgets; by tracking and reporting on contract
milestone statuses; by performing all aspects of assigned contract or
purchase order processing including insuring accuracy of order entry
data, contract funding, scope changes, contract amendments, change
orders, receipts and delivery schedules, legal requirements and other
commitments; by developing spreadsheet solutions that monitored,
tracked and summarized expenditures for all PSP resource work orders
and purchase orders, and by facilitating accounts payable/invoice
payment process
Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Furnished extensive knowledge of Government and university
regulations, policies and procedures to complete Core Facility annual
budget; by completing Cost Study report and preparing budgets and
forecasts for organization and business groups; by performing in-depth
reviews and evaluations of monthly actual financial performance
against budget and prior year variances, and by entering data into
government proposal management system (Fastlane)
Abbott Pharmaceuticals Libertyville,
IL
Supported Global HEOR professional team objectives by Interfacing with
Purchasing, Finance and vendors to initiate, facilitate full contract
execution and tracking of vendor contracts; by performing all aspects
of assigned contract or purchase order processing including insuring
accuracy of order entry data, contract funding, scope changes,
contract amendments and change orders, receipts and delivery
schedules, legal requirements and other commitments; by managing
hundreds of projects and a multi-million dollar budget; by monitoring,
tracking and reporting project and milestone status against timeframe
and funding, and by facilitating accounts payable/invoice payment
process
University of Wisconsin (Parkside)
Parkside, WI
Utilized extensive knowledge of Government and university regulations,
policies and procedures to perform administrative pre-award and grant
management functions (e.g., oversee grant proposals, budgets, and
contracts; ensured compliance with University, state, and federal
laws, policies, and regulations) and served as University
representative/ liaison to external offices and funding agencies.
University of Chicago, Cancer and Leukemia Group B Foundation (CALGB),
Chicago IL
Project Associate:
Jun. 2005 - Sep. 2010
. Employed expert level computer skills to track pharmaceutical, Cancer
Trials Study Unit (CTSU) payments and contributions; to manage and
analyze foundation financial data; to oversee invoice generation,
Merrill Lynch securities reporting; to perform cancer trial data
analysis and processing, and to perform monthly and annual
reconciliations and reporting
. Demonstrated superior problem solving skills and initiative by
developing and implementing macros for spreadsheet solutions, which
automated and expedited repetitive tasks such as: cancer study
payments invoice processing, schedule 10 section of the tax return,
end of year check issuing process and monthly Merrill Lynch investment
posting
. Piloted successful achievement of organizational objectives by
analyzing securities and certificates of deposits for significant
swings in cost and market basis totals; by producing annual statement
comparison report ( which involved reconciliation of Merrill Lynch
financials posted to Blackbaud accounting system) and by resolving all
discrepancies
Contracted Financial Consulting & Business Management Jan.
2004 - June 2005
Workforce Development Northbrook,
IL
Utilized extensive financial management experience to perform cash
management and budget development activities; perform budget variance
and budget to actual analysis; conduct monthly reconciliation and
corrections to general ledger; identify potential sources for cost-
overrun as well as re-estimate mid-project costs; execute audit
preparations and manage cost allocations, accounts payable and
accounts receivable processes
Home Depot home office Deerfield, IL
Executed considerable business management experience to access
information obtained in various systems and databases to conduct
consumer project analysis, contractor performance evaluation, customer
satisfaction reporting, appointment activity and revenue projections
Children's Services, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fiscal Manager:
March 2003 - December 2003
. Utilized considerable Government grant and contract management
experience to manage submission of contracts with various state and
governmental agencies such as Chicago Public Schools, Department of
Human Services and the Department of Health; ensure contract
compliance, and to oversee written and verbal communications with
governmental agencies like Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services, Department of Human Services, Department of Health
. Exercised superior problem solving and computer skills to develop and
automate spreadsheet solutions that monitored, tracked and summarized
revenue and expenditures for all contracts
. Provided experienced financial management leadership to prepare annual
budget and fixed cost schedule; to manage billing process; to manage
the invoice payment process; to manage payroll function and accounts
payable process; to forecast prior year variances; to execute monthly
revenue reporting, monthly reconciliations and monthly, quarterly and
annual reporting packages, and to prepare journal entries
. Demonstrate well developed problem solving skills to perform in-depth
reviews and evaluations of monthly actual financial performance
against budget, and to identify potential sources for cost-overrun as
well as re-estimating mid-project costs
. Contributed extensive business management experience to collaborate in
revenue loss reduction activities; to audit sites for compliance and
revenue collection reporting reliability and effectiveness; to
supervise staff of 3, and to provide orientation and training on
fiscal procedures and documentation
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Financial Manager:
June 1991 - March 2003
. Utilized extensive knowledge of Government and university regulations,
policies and procedures to contribute to grant, contract and
subcontract proposal development by creating spreadsheet files as
specified in Request for Proposal, and analyzing actual cost of
projects with similar components and design characteristics
. Executed considerable financial management experience by accessing
information maintained in various financial systems and databases to
analyze, prepare and present business analysis to management; by
preparing budget variance, budget to actual and actual to actual
analysis; by identifying potential sources for cost-overrun as well as
re-estimating mid-project costs; by conducting financial analysis and
reporting; by revising detailed cost assumptions that reflect design
and total budget changes
. Employed exceptionally well developed ability to simultaneously manage
multiple responsibilities by managing the accounts payable and invoice
payment processes; by facilitating all operational and capital
equipment purchases; by preparing and processing payroll documents
needed to implement payroll/personnel transactions
. Exhibited strong business leadership by collaborating with Department
Chair and Department Business Administrator/staff to achieve
department research mission and goals; by providing analysis and
evaluation of research administration procedures in department; by
staying abreast of sponsor's rules, regulations, and policy changes;
by ensuring compliance with all relevant university and/or agency
regulations and restrictions; by serving as an on-site consultant in
matters of research administration within department
. Demonstrated superior problem solving and computer skills by
developing and automating, large data spreadsheets to monitor
expenditures for budgets, grants, contracts and sub-contracts; by
tracking and notifying faculty of continuation and renewal due dates
and by assisting PIs, OSR, and ASRSP with award closeout management
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