LATASHA D BRADLEY

acy1yr@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin/in/LBrad1

904-***-****

RESULTS-ORIENTED FINANCE/ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT

Solutions driven, collaborative problem solver, experienced in building organizational budgets and executing financial risk analysis. Consulted on projects and identifying root causes using financial modeling, impact assessments and financial corrective action plans which resulted in operational savings of $1.8M. Expertise in risk management and financial impacts of operational decisions. Provides solid recommendations and detailed action plans to mitigate and recover negative financial outcomes. Expertise in:

•Budget Building

•Financial Management & Consultation

•Financial & Risk Analysis

•Forecasting

•Cost Accounting

•Leadership

•Teamwork

•Communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FLORIDA BLUE, Jacksonville, FL (1997-2016)

Financial Consultant/Service Organization Division (2013 – 2016)

Built and provided controllership over a $35M operational budget for 5 areas of the organization. Compiled monthly statistical and analytical data and financial forecast through evaluating trends and using strategic methodologies. Monitored, evaluated, analyzed, researched, prepared and distributed reports monthly and quarterly with financial results. Processed monthly and year-end accruals, journal entry corrections, and reconciled vendor invoices.

•Developed management reports that provided visibility of operating results and current trends enabling the development and deployment of short and long term plans.

•Enhanced budgeting and forecasting tools that provided transparency of the operational budget, allowing leadership to identify trends and monthly financial success or potential risks.

•Consulted and implemented a mitigation plan that allowed the Customer Experience Division to meet their operational deliverables that resulted in a $135K annual savings.

•Prepared a competitive price analysis that supported leadership in cementing vendor relationships that were operationally and financially successful.

•Produced monthly forecasts, average accuracy of 98%, allowing departments the capability to make business decisions to meet financial and operational goals by year-end.

•Prepared and distributed timely written executive monthly financial summaries with 99.5% accuracy.

•Collaborated with the Continuous Improvement area to create Standard Operating Procedures for new benefit realization process to provide organizational consistency.

•Secured operational funding through department negotiations resulting in $100K to operate successfully and align with enterprise goals and initiatives.

•Researched and discovered incorrect added expenses for technical devise usage that led to collaboration with IT to correct and a credit the service organization $10K.

•Discovered through cost allocation analysis that service areas were allocating cost incorrectly which led to $34K savings.

•Encouraged administrative cost savings through employee financial acumen coaching, mentoring and leadership development.

Service Associate III /BlueCard Medical Records, Adjustments, Re-opens (2007 – 2013)

Requested medical records for international members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans from Florida providers by analyzing the business and user needs.

•Created Standard Operating Procedures for the Medical Record Cancellation process that reduced time spent on quality assurance and decreased productivity defects.

•Communicated and worked with other health plans and external customers to perform adjustments on incorrectly processed claims that lead to interest payment savings of over $300K.

•Discovered and became project lead to correct the direct automative mailing process that saved the service Organization $60K annually.

Service Associate II/ HMO and BlueCard Diamond Claims (1997 – 2007)

Entered and processed professional, institutional, and supplier claims by detailed analysis of individual claims for accurate processing.

•Assisted with inventory reduction in the reopen and adjustment areas that saved the company in penalties and interest payments.

•Collaborated and lead training on special projects that corrected high dollar claims that were paid incorrectly to hospitals, resulting in recouping $1.3M in revenue.

•Identified and developed a plan to clear provider payment errors to ensure claim payments balanced to appropriate fee schedule.

EDUCATION

BS, Accounting, University of Phoenix, Jacksonville, FL

BS, Finance, University of Phoenix, Jacksonville, FL

ASSOCIATIONS

Member, National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)

Co-Chair, Empowering Network of African American, Building, Leading, Excellence (ENNABLE), (2014-2016)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hyperion/Oracle

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

SharePoint

Visio and MS Project

People Soft AP

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