Financial Manager

MINH PHUONG T. NGUYEN

*** ***** **. **** # *** • ATLANTA, GA 30309

act3c6@r.postjobfree.com • 678-***-****

PROFILE

Finance Manager with over 8 years of corporate finance experience in healthcare, management consulting, advertising and tech start-up. Strong background in forecasting, budgeting, cost reduction analysis, operational and profitability performance reviews, financial modeling, revenue recognition policies, and process improvements. Highly organized and experienced with managing people and cross functional teams to drive financial results. Excellent verbal and written communication skills especially with regard to presenting results of analyses on financial performance. Open to travel and short term relocation. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OGILVY & MATHER Atlanta, GA

Finance Manager May 2015 – Jan. 2016

• Responsible for revenue, expense, and allocation models for forecasting, budgeting, and strategic plans for Ogilvy South.

• Participated in planning and forecasting process and developed metrics to monitor performance against objectives.

• Reviewed and approved output of financial models for business plans, rolling forecasts, and other models.

• Prepared and communicated business results and financial reports to various levels of management and assisted management with investments, cost adjustment decisions, and implementation of business strategy.

• Supported the business in protecting, growing, and optimizing assets to achieve margin targets.

• Explained, presented, and analyzed financial performance to department leads and senior leaders.

• Managed the coordination and submission of all internal reporting to the parent company, WPP.

• Monitored contractual relationships with clients and procurement.

• Interacted with North America Finance, Treasury, and other departments within the organization.

• Directed, tested, monitored, reviewed, and enforced all SOX initiatives to attest to the accuracy of financial records and compliance with internal controls and accounting standards and policies.

• Oversaw all financial processes (A/P, NWC, WIP, Client, Cost, General Accounting, and Client Finance).

• Acted as a business lead/subject matter expert for systems (BPC, SAP, BI, Cartesis).

• Managed team of 7 (Atlanta: 2 analysts, 1 coordinator, 1 staff accountant, and 1intern; India: 2 analysts). Senior Client Financial Analyst Nov. 2012 – Apr. 2015

• Managed the P&L for all business units at Ogilvy South.

• Led monthly financial meetings with senior leaders and account directors.

• Provided leaders with meaningful historical and current financial data to help achieve future financial goals.

• Developed controls, standards, and processes to ensure accuracy and consistency in data used for decision-making, internal/external reporting, and communications.

• Reviewed and approved monthly revenue recognition to ensure revenue was recognized correctly and consistent with contract terms.

• Ensured adherence to contract billing policies and workflow procedures.

• Oversaw the execution of the month end, quarter end, and the revenue recognition process, including accruals and deferrals, journal entries, and salary reconciliation.

• Improved the month end reconciliation process from a 5 day process to 2 days.

• Worked closely with senior management to create and monitor utilization of labor, budget, forecast, and profitability for all clients and profit centers.

• Worked with internal and external auditors to facilitate audits; successfully lead Ogilvy South to a green audit in 2014. Client Financial Analyst Mar. 2012 – Oct. 2012

• Reviewed and approved all clients’ Scopes of Work for Ogilvy South prior to client submission for pricing accuracy and contract reasonableness.

• Responsible for the accounting of monthly revenue (accrual and deferral of revenue).

• Developed financial, allocation, forecasting, and budget models for reporting and analysis.

• Created numerous tools, templates, and BPC and Excel reports to help senior management and account teams accurately assess financial process efficiency to improve projections and profitability.

• Revenue forecast accuracy came within a +/-3% variance of projection on a month-to-month basis.

• Built financial analysis and reporting for client account teams and departments for all client financial activities as needed or required.

• Monitored AR and WIP for all Ogilvy South’s clients.

• Successfully cleaned up aged receivables, WIP balances, and unapplied cash for Ogilvy South clients within 1 year. o Aging balance at the start of reconciliation ranged from 180 days to 5 years. MINH PHUONG T. NGUYEN

215 SEMEL DR. UNIT # 467 • ATLANTA, GA 30309

act3c6@r.postjobfree.com • 678-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

ACCENTURE Atlanta, GA

Client Financial Management Analyst Oct. 2010 – Mar. 2012

• Managed and developed pricing for commercial consulting and outsourcing projects.

• Responsible for monthly revenue reporting, reconciliation, and reporting.

• Tracked financials, time, and expenses to ensure projects were on budget.

• Processed financial transactions with clients and/or financial institutions.

• Carried out special assignments for engagements and executives (e.g., ad hoc reporting and trend analysis).

• Supported forecast management activities i.e. input collection, processing, and report creation.

• Provided financial reports for month end, quarter end, and year end analysis.

• Monitored financial accounting processes to ensure GAAP compliance for internal and external audits. EGGPLANTER, LLC Atlanta, GA

CFO/COO Jul. 2010 – Nov. 2011

• Atlanta based startup located in Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) with a focus on simple, intuitive, and fully customizable software for legal technology.

• Responsible for raising $100K plus in seed funding.

• Managed financial budget and operations.

McKESSON CORPORATION

McKesson Technology Solutions Division Alpharetta, GA Financial/Business Analyst – Division Financial Planning & Analysis Jun. 2008 – Jan. 2010

• First undergraduate ever hired into division finance team.

• Participated in gathering, analyzing, and preparing budgets, forecasts, and 3-year strategic plans, and MD&As for the division finance in the effort to capture current trends, growth, and future operating expectations.

• Built financial models for forecasts, budgets, allocations, and transfer pricing assignments.

• Modeled and maintained competitive analysis and financial/reporting templates (monthly, quarterly, and annually).

• Performed economic research for investment opportunities (acquisitions potentials) and market share analysis.

• Researched competitors through earnings calls, reading 10Qs, and 10Ks.

• Worked with the accounting department to ensure proper GAAP compliance and reporting methods.

• Coordinated financial documents with the Strategy & Operations team for strategic planning.

• Prepared and developed presentation decks for town halls, earnings calls, quarterly and annual reviews, MD&A packages, and Executive team.

• Nominated and completed: Leadership Excellence Accelerated Program (LEAP) NOVOGRADAC & COMPANY LLP Alpharetta, GA

Full-time Audit and Tax Intern Jan. 2006 – Apr. 2006

• Audited firms in the low-income housing market’s financials.

• Prepared yearly financial statements.

• Examined and analyzed accounting records.

• Prepared partnership tax returns from audits.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Georgia, Terry College of Business Athens, GA Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking & Finance – Cum Laude May 2008 Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics – Cum Laude May 2008 SKILLS

BPC, SAP, BI, BW, Cartesis, Tableau, QuickBooks, TM1, ArcPlan, COMET, Hyperion (Planning), Fx System Engagements,

(Global Consulting Pricing Model (GCPM) and Global Pricing System (GPS), Excel/Word/PowerPoint (Advanced) Fluency in Vietnamese (written and spoken)

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