Manager Financial

Meredith Lyons

Cell: 281-***-****

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Strategic Planning, Budget & Financial Modeling/Cash Management / Product Profitability

Financial planning and analysis professional with extensive experience in a wide range of business sectors from banking to healthcare to higher education, consulting, manufacturing/commodities and most recently in the energy sector. Acknowledged for expertise in all aspects of financial analysis.

Core Qualifications

Budget & Forecasting Mgr.

Complex Financial Modeling

Treasury & Cash Management

New Business/Product Cash Flow Analyses

Management Reporting - Informed & Tactical Narratives

Long Range Strategic Financial Projections

Leadership & Team Building

PeopleSoft/Hyperion/Essbase

Advanced Excel Skills

Product Profitability Analysis

Professional Experience

LNG America LLC, HOUSTON TX

Manager of financial planning

(2014-2016)

Manage complex financial activities for business development in the domestic liquefied natural gas industry.

Construct unique analytical models in collaboration with commercial and operations teams to develop financially sound customer and investor proposals.

Develop Enterprise level financial models for short and long term planning and forecasting requirements.

Responsible for all management financial reporting activities, annual budget preparation and forecast reporting to executive management.

Activities include on-going analysis of key business drivers; supporting teams in strategic business development initiatives.

Review and update volumetric, pricing, and cost assumptions in company financial models, and achieve buy-in from key leadership on modeled results

Partner with department heads to prepare and present formal business plan documents to executive management

Consultant

(2013-2014)

Tax consultation and preparation for individuals

Imperial Sugar Company, Sugar Land, TX

Lead Finance & Planning Manager

(2009 – 2012)

Selected Responsibilities:

Manage annual budget & planning process; prepare top-down and bottoms-up annual plan; work with manufacturing, sales & administrative teams to present a strategic and tactical fiscal year plan to Board of Directors

Daily Cash forecasting, review cash payments, level of borrowing/investment, prepare on-going rolling forecast, financial and cash flow modeling, development of performance metrics.

Prepare monthly and weekly borrowing base reports for bank. Review current accounts receivable, payables, and inventories and develop rolling borrowing base projections for bank review.

Work with R&D team to present business and financial case for new products. Created presentation format and standard modeling for new product analyses. Prepare management reports assessing the success of new products on an on-going basis.

Capital expenditure investment modeling, lease-buy analyses, cost-benefit analyses, variance and trend analysis on departmental and corporate level.

Controller responsibilities for start-up joint venture: preparation of all financial statements, cash forecasting, development of short and long term financial models for business planning

ACCRETIVE SOLUTIONS, Houston, TX

Finance and Accounting Group Senior Consultant, Bank of New York Engagement

(2007-2008)

Manage relationships of Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO’s) (over $1 billion in value) with Portfolio Manager, Rating Agency, Investor, Underwriter and Auditors.

RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX

Senior Financial and Strategic Planning Analyst, Office of Finance and Budget

(2004-2006)

Selected Responsibilities:

Developed the analytical framework and multi-year financial models to advise university officials on resource planning decisions and to ensure that budget planning supports the strategic goals of the university.

Financial analysis, projections and modeling.

Budget liaison, ad hoc advisor, and special projects for the Jones Graduate School of Management, School of Architecture, Athletics Department and others as necessary.

Preparation of comprehensive position papers for review by the Strategy and Planning committee for budget planning. Particular areas of focus are tuition and fees, undergraduate need-based aid, merit aid analysis, enrollment projections and general and administrative expenses.

Prepared quarterly financial statements and projections for the university and the related analysis associated with the results. This process involves a detailed analysis of the core budget, soliciting and evaluating projections from groups across the campus and providing comprehensive reports to the President and senior administration.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, Houston, TX

Vice President, Senior Financial Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis Group

(1987 – 2004)

Selected Achievements:

Managed budgeting, forecasting and planning process for both revenue producing groups and infrastructure groups.

Developed profit improvement program, which resulted in actions to reduce expenses by over $5 million, team leader for seven analysts.

Segmented and evaluated markets for strategic planning and pricing opportunities, leading to restructure of retail segments.

Created the cost allocation methodology and pricing for the Texas support and staff functions resulting in more comprehensive profit & loss statements.

Conducted process re-engineering studies to streamline functions in retail branches and Trust groups.

Developed training materials and coordinated the training for more than 100 relationship officers statewide on the Customer Profitability system.

Constructed financial models for acquisition/ divestiture evaluation, resulting in the First City Bank acquisition and the sales of Texas member banks and branches.

ERNST & WHINNEY, Cleveland, Ohio

Senior Finance and Planning Consultant - Health Care Consulting Group

(1985 -1987)

Evaluated the financial impacts and competitive strategies associated with health care delivery systems.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Tepper School of Business, MBA

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Master of Public Policy Studies

Bachelor of Arts, Economics

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