Project Manager Management

Gerard Collins

**** ********* **. ? Middletown, MD 21769 ? 240-***-**** ?

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FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS

Financial operations executive with proven experience driving financial

performance improvements while simultaneously managing risk on business

operations. Effective at assessing businesses in identifying opportunities

for improvement, including leveraging resources to implement those

improvements at the lowest marginal cost and maximum ROI. Directed the

annual budgeting and planning processes along with the (3)-year business

plans, financial outlooks and forecasts. Lead companies through global

CPM/BPM (Corporate Performance Management) design and implementation.

Core Competencies

Project Costing / Project Corporate Performance Vendor Analysis /

Management Improvement / Metrics Negotiations

Compliance / Financial Integrating Technology & Government Contracts

Reporting / SOX Financial Operations

Risk Analysis / Management / Maximizing Financial Performance Vision Development /

Mitigation / ROI Rollout

Key Technical & Professional Skills

Hyperion Planning / Essbase Oracle, iGrafx & Microsoft Office Balance Scorecard

IBM Cognos TM1 & SAP Corporate Performance Management FAR, DFAR and DCAA

Financial

Deltek Costpoint, Great Process Reengineering (Michael Knowledge Management

Plains Dynamics Hammer)

Professional Experience

RGP - McLean, Virginia 2013-Present

Financial Planning and Analysis

Global

professional service firm that provides business advisory, information

management, strategic communications and restructuring services. Lead a

cross functional team within finance and operations for a large

international government contractor company that provides integrated

services to support missions around the world. Provide Project Manager-

level guidance

. Lead a companywide initiative to reengineering the project costing

(incl. ETCs, EACs) and forecasting processes.

. Redefined the business performance process to elevate the corporate

reporting, budgeting and analysis processes.

. Deliver an integrated business performance management system for

consolidation, planning, budgeting applications within a common

database..

BPM CONSULTING - Washington, DC 2012 - 2013

Managing Director

(2002 - 2004)

Provide solutions that improve the efficiency and

effectiveness of clients' operations with a balanced approach, focused on

increasing revenues and cutting costs. Provide a tactical resource to high

performance organizations interested in step change performance

improvement. Client companies are within the Healthcare, Telecommunication,

Government Contractor and Satellite service industries

. Developed monthly management reports for leadership and implemented

rolling forecast process

. Leading hospital initiative over all activities involved in

identifying nearly $1 million in unidentified cash by providing

accounting staff tools to perform proper bank reconciliations,

analysis of cash liability accounts and reporting of all payment

receipts in compliance with Accounting Standards.

. Leading a cross-functional team of Deloitte & Touch , Jefferson Wells

and internal employees through an enterprise SOX project.

. Led multiple cross-functional teams through implementation of 120+

documented internal control processes and associated testing,

dramatically reducing loss exposure.

. Dramatically improved consistency of information and reduction of data

variances by leading General Ledger accounting team through effort to

document policies and procedures that apply accounting best practices.

FTI CONSULTING - Annapolis, MD 2004 - 2012

Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis 2006 - 2012

$1.6 billion global business advisory firm providing multi-disciplinary

solutions to complex challenges and opportunities, operating in five

service segments: Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic & Litigation

Consulting, Economic Consulting, Technology and Strategic Communications.

Provided director-level guidance within the finance department at the

Annapolis corporate offices,

Director, in Corporate FP&A 2006 - 2012 Continued

. Prepared monthly management reports for executive management,

including appropriate financial information, key metrics and variance

analysis commentary.

. Presented monthly results to Controller/CFO and other senior

management as required

. Coordinated and review quarterly forecasting process across the

company

. Assessed various business scenarios and translate changing economic,

regulatory and other local conditions into financial implications

. Assisted in the development, definition and tracking of key financial

and operational performance indicators.

. Directed the development of financial reporting strategies and

requirements (development of business warehouse cube applications,

dashboard reporting, etc., planning and forecasting tool, etc.) in

current environment.

. Managed the development of vision regarding reporting and analysis

requirements for ERP.

. Participated in financial modeling requirements for potential

acquisitions, accretion/dilution analysis as required

. Achieved $5 million return on $250,000 investment by championing the

acquisition and negotiation of financial performance management

application suite.

. Increase company's international footprint generating 15% revenue

growth through analysis, acquisition and integration of key European

company.

. Led series of vendor analyses and negotiations, ultimately acquiring

business software solution with unlimited user access at 20% of

purchase cost of comparable applications.

. 47% reduction to management reporting processing time achieved by

reengineering integrated reporting system that linked accounting,

budgeting and operational systems.

. Mitigated $10 million in FX exposure by implementing risk analytical

tool to provide increased visibility on currency pairings.

Director, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance 2004 - 2006

. Implemented full-scale SOX compliance program and corresponding

procedures 50% ahead of schedule, achieving three-year record of zero

significant deficiencies.

. FTI external auditors reported for the third straight year no material

weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal controls over

financial reporting.

. Developed entity level monitoring and "dashboard' analytics with real-

time reporting and early warning systems driving timely and informed

decisions.

XO COMMUNICATIONS - Reston, VA 2000 - 2001

Sr. Manager Corporate Planning & Network Finance

$1.5 billion telecommunications company and nation's largest

communications service provider offering voice, data and IP services to

businesses, large enterprises, government, cable and wireless providers.

Developed monthly management reporting packages (utilizing Applix TM1) to

be completed for each sub business group, as well as refined existing

annual financial budget models. Led 3 direct reports.

. Met corporate year-end operating goals by leading efforts in

dissecting cost activity to determine key drivers & metrics in

establishing targets.

. Positioned company to drive 600% revenue growth over five years by

completing complex move of corporate HQ as part of complete

restructuring within six months.

CONCERT COMMUNICATIONS - Reston, VA 1997 - 2000

Manager of Corporate Planning

$1 billion joint venture becoming first multi-service global, end-to-end

telecommunications provider. Played integral role in developing financial

and management reporting systems, annual budget models and forecasting

models. Held responsibility for critical analysis and partnering with

multiple leaders from across organization. Led 3 direct reports.

. Integrated financial planning and departmental accounting operations

between two Fortune 500 companies three months from completion of

joint venture.

THE MATWORKS - Beltsville, MD 1996 - 1997

Corporate Controller

Privately owned company providing custom solutions in retail flooring needs

valued at $70 million. Accountable for supervising financial operations,

including all aspects of accounting, treasury, cash management, auditing,

reporting, budget control and contract negotiation. Led 15 direct reports.

. Achieved 10% savings to outsourced payroll functions by simplifying

payroll administration and improving productivity through payroll

disbursements.

RO/CO CORPORATION - Brentwood, MD 1987 - 1996

Corporate Controller

Privately owned manufacturer of heating and cooling water treatment

products and services with $7.5 million in annual revenue. Led financial

operations for company, including creating budgets and mitigating overall

financial risk for company.

. Delivered 30-day improvement in working capital by improving DSO by 20

days and vendor payment terms of 10 days.

. Personally negotiated computer equipment and operating systems to

streamline order processing, inventory control and general accounting

functions, saving 10% in annual labor costs.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, Hood College

Bachelor of Science in Finance, University of Maryland

CPA candidate

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