Finance Manager

JOHN T. HANLEY

**** ******** ***** • Chesterton, IN 46304 • ************@*****.*** • 219-***-**** (mobile)

PROFILE

Results-oriented finance professional with over 15 years of accounting experience in industrial, retail, service, and

tourism industries. Successful at building and leading high performing finance processes at a Fortune 500 company

for over 10 years. Skilled at partnering finance with business operations by acting as main liaison across divisions. Record

of providing sound financial advice and recommendations to drive revenue growth as well as finding significant cost

reductions through performance enhancement analytics. Excellent success rate in managing, training, developing, and

mentoring junior staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Budget Development & Management General Ledger & Journal Entries Account Reconciliation

Forecast Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Month-End Closing Process Research & Analysis

P&L Analysis Interdepartmental Teamwork Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DANIEL J. EDELMAN, INC • CHICAGO, IL

Edelman is privately owned; the world’s largest public relations firm; $707 million in annual revenue

Finance Manager April 2007 – May 2014

• Manage Kellogg Company business unit with $5 million in annual revenues and staff of 25

• Oversee financial management of department including budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, process

compliance, and staffing

• Prepare monthly financial package for senior management detailing results to date, forward projections vs. budget,

and providing commentary on significant trends

• Develop annual operating budgets; maintain accurate quarterly projections

• Review utilization, realization, capacity of employee time, and communicate observations to senior management

• Partner with account teams in pricing client proposals, Statements of Work (SOW), and budgets

• Communicate with clients regarding budgets, billing, and accounts receivable issues

• Facilitate negotiation of all business terms, client contracts and vendor contracts among clients/vendors, account

staff/senior management, and legal department

Junior Business Manager December 2003 – March 2007

• Assisted in financial management of department reporting to Sr. Business Manager of Consumer Division

• Facilitated billing processes and performed ad hoc financial analyses and reporting on individual projects

• Assisted with development of internal budgets, forecasts projections, and management reports

• Partnered with Project Manager to prepare client budgets that align with SOWs

• Prepared monthly budget vs. actual spend and other required client reporting for account teams

• Maintained catalog of required client reporting ensuring timely completion

• Performed detailed reviews of monthly fees and expenses ensuring proper coding of expenses

Contract Analyst January 2002 – November 2003

• Pioneered Account Coordinator position on the Illinois Tourism account

• Scope of position expanded to assisting Business Manager with unit financials, including: managing unit’s

revenue forecast, analyzing monthly P&L statement, management reports, and communicating client budget changes

• Assisted Account Staff with development of client budgets, ensured proper procedures were followed concerning

billing and accounts payable, and coordinated and facilitated unit allocations, billing worksheets, and invoices

• Worked closely with clients regarding budget, billing, and accounts receivable issues

DANIEL J. EDELMAN, INC • CHICAGO, IL (continued)

Billing Analyst September 2000 – December 2001

• Performed client invoicing for Edelman, adhering to the monthly billing calendar, and converting all billing

related transactions/PR Staff decisions from billing worksheets to the billing system

• Processed, generated, and mailed monthly retainers, hourly, and out-of-pocket client invoices in a timely manner

• Collected information regarding retainer and hourly billing fluctuations; documented and performed credit

adjustments when warranted

CELESTRON INTERNATIONAL • TORRANCE, CA

Credit Manager January 2000 – May 2000

• Independently managed over 1,200 clients and all activities pertaining to those accounts which included:

collections, monitoring past due accounts, cash applications, investigation/resolution/response to client queries,

account reconciliations, monthly statements, agings, account analysis, and credit references

BROWN THOMAS & CO. LIMITED • DUBLIN, IRELAND

Assistant Accountant April 1999 – November 1999

• Responsibilities included: registering invoices, passing, tracking, coding, and approving for payment, while

balancing daily and monthly batches

• Work involved internal/sales analysis and maintenance of creditor ledgers and frequent liaising with both buyers

and suppliers

DAKOTA PACKING LIMITED • DUBLIN, IRELAND

Assistant Accountant April 1998 - November 1998

• Maintained sales ledger, sales invoicing, batch recording and reconciliation, cash receipts posting and allocation,

individual account maintenance, month-end routine of processing statements, reports, and sales statistics

• Prepared daily report of sales delivered and customer intake reports for senior management

JENKINSON AGENCIES LIMITED • DUBLIN, IRELAND

Assistant Accountant June 1997 – December 1997

• Contracted to help company prepare for annual audit: created journal entries, posted job cost/sale accruals,

maintained profitability of job ledger, generated job cost variance reports; accounts payable, creditor reconciliations,

and bank reconciliations

AMERICAN TOURS INTERNATIONAL • LOS ANGELES, CA

Escort Accounting Supervisor September 1995 – May 1997

• Supervised all activities in debriefing motor coach tours including collection of optional revenues, auditing tour

expense reports, creating sales reports, general ledger entries, reconciliations, financial analysis, payroll, and

maintaining inventories; developed a new tour database

Accounts Receivable September 1994 – August 1995

• Performed all activities pertaining to Australian and European clients, including: collections, monitoring past due

accounts, cash applications, investigation/resolution/response to client queries, account reconciliations, monthly

statements, agings, and account analysis

EDUCATION

LOYLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY • LOS ANGELES, CA

Bachelor of Business Administration - concentration in International Business May 1994

Computer Proficiency Skills: MS Office (Advanced Excel, Word, Power Point); Oracle (PeopleSoft); Hyperion/Essbase

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