Financial Analyst Information Technology

Chris E. Setlock

C: 734-***-**** *** W. Briar Unit 7N *************@*******.*** Chicago, IL 60657

Proactive Financial Analyst

Financial Services / Education / Auto /Government / Corporate/ Consulting

Senior Financial Analyst – With 14 years of experience and highly regarded for the ability to motivate, solve client issues, strategic thinking, and process improvement. Consistently drives projects to successful completion while empowering others along the way to create an enjoyable project experience.

STRENGTHS

Process Improvement Budget Development Auditing and Compliance

Leadership Flexible / Enthusiastic SAP

Strategic Planning Forecasting Client Support

Profit/Loss Analysis Essbase Proactive

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mercer, Chicago, IL 2015 to Present

Senior Associate 2015 to Present

Developed the annual budget and monthly forecast for all lines of business for the central US market

North America functions forecasting owner March - Present

Reported and tracked commissions & utilization for EH&B in the central market

Monitored the client revenue for all lines of business in the central market

Reported utilization for all lines of business in the central market

Process owner for the central market charitable donations

Monthly flash and forecast commentary for the North America functions – reported to the CFO of North America

COMPUTER SCIENCE CORPORATION (CSC), CHICAGO, IL 2011 to 2014

Computer Sciences Corporation is an American multinational corporation that provides information technology services and professional services. Its headquarters are located in Falls Church, Virginia. CSC has 80,000 employees in over 70 countries. Its clients include commercial enterprises and the U.S. federal government, as well as state, local and non-U.S. government agencies.

Senior Financial Analyst 2013 to 2014

Lead a cohesive team of financial analysts from a remote work environment that implemented the best approval strategy to make the purchase order approval process the most efficient.

Assisted with managing month end close and financial project management supervision

Extensive profit and loss analysis

Managed the day to day activities of two financial analysts on a nation wide contract (Raytheon).

Created improvements for the capital and operational expense approval process. These improvements increased efficiency by turning over the queue within 24hrs allowing $800,000 to $1,000,000 to be approved in a single day instead of a normal duration of 2-3 days in North, Central, and South America

Financial Analyst 2011 to 2013

Worked closely with other financial analysts on a multi million-dollar government account. There were no monthly stand reviews set in place. We created a process from scratch and implemented it ourselves.

Developed executive reports using database structures and end user interface’s to provide information to the appropriate personnel

Prepared, analyzed, and published monthly financial rolling forecast’s to appropriate management and the corporate office

Developed financial controls, procedures, system, and forecasting techniques to evaluate and ensure compliance with customer requirements

Budgeting and Forecasting ($800,000 to $850,000 per year)

Submitted lease vs. buy analysis to management ($300,000 to$350,000 per month)

Collected, interpreted, summarized, and uploaded information to provided reports about profit and loss

Electronic Data Systems (EDS)/Hewlett Packard (HP), Detroit, MI 2005 to 2011

HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. HP provides hardware, software and services to consumers, small and medium sized businesses and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

Team Leader 2009 to 2011

Responsible for on boarding 24 new hires to the fixed asset group where work was transferred from India to the USA.

Created fixed asset reporting process for government assets in north America

Implemented team quality / utilization benchmarking

Selected for and completed the HP leadership program

Produced a tracking database for matrix reporting purpose

Financial Analyst 2005 to 2009

Expanded my skill set by being requested by multiple managers to join their team to help improve with their current financial processes.

Lead 15 new hires when procurement work was transferred from India to the USA

Worked with senior financial analysts to improve standard billing processes

Audited billing packages for SOX completeness and accuracy

Restructured balance sheet reconciliations to be more streamlined saving 2 hours of work

Assisted with the EDS to HP merger of accounts

Constructed a green process for the procurement process to save on paper and storage costs

ITT Technical Institute, Troy, MI 2004 to 2005

ITT Technical Institute is a for profit technical institute with over 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States. ITT Tech is owned and operated by ITT Educational Services, Inc., a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. ITT Educational Services, Inc. was spun off by ITT Corporation through an initial public offering in 1994, with parent company ITT as an 83% shareholder.

Financial Analyst

Worked in an audit environment that required excessive detail toward student accounts that were receiving government funding so the institution was reporting accurate amounts.

Audited students accounts for proper funding

Liaison between the government and the institution

Tracked government funding for the school and students

Informed incoming students on the financial process for class enrollment

Morgan Stanley, Livonia, MI 2002 to 2004

Morgan Stanley and its people have helped redefine the meaning of financial services. The firm has continually broken new ground in advising clients on strategic transactions, in pioneering the global expansion of finance and capital markets, and in providing new opportunities for individual and institutional investors.

Intern / Part time Job

Worked alongside multiple senior brokers to evaluate high net worth clients to ensure their portfolios were properly allocated for current market conditions.

Developed strategic marketing campaigns to increase client base

Managed and organized client databases

Seminar Coordinator with average attendance of 30+ people

Stock analysis

EDUCATION

Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI

Bachelors of Business Administration / Finance, 2003

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GOVERNMENT CLEARANCE

Public Trust Clearance (85P)

Common Access Card (CAC)

Computer System Capabilities: SAP (10 years), Hyperion (2 years), Business Objects (4 years), MS Excel (10+ years) MS Access (2 years), MS Word (10+ years), MS PowerPoint (8 years), Essbase (1 Year)

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