Ammie L. Underwood

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SUMMARY

Financial professional with expertise in budgets, forecasts, reporting, analysis, systems and supervisory experience.

AMERICOLD LOGISTICS/BGDC DISTRIBUTION 8/2019 – Present

Senior Financial Analyst

Manage three business units performing weekly forecast, variance analysis and period end reconciliation.

Lead weekly executive financial forecast meeting to discuss risks and opportunities.

Track major vendor expenses to ensure accuracy and determine accruals.

Participate in the yearly budget process and perform ad-hoc analysis.

Serve as system administrator for the Dodeca forecast and budget system.

PARADIES LAGARDERE 9/2018 – 8/2019

Senior Financial Analyst

Owned the monthly forecast and yearly budget process.

Aligned with the IT Cognos team on system developments.

Managed the monthly financial reporting process to discuss results and manage risks.

FORWARD AIR 9/2017 – 9/2018

Senior Financial Analyst

Managed two business units performing quarterly forecasts, yearly budget and monthly analysis.

Worked with business units to understand statistical data to better manage the business.

Participated in the creation of the quarterly Board of Directors presentation.

Managed the Adaptive Insights reporting and budgeting system.

COX ENTERPRISES, INC., Atlanta, GA 10/2006 – 9/2017

Cox Communications, Division of Cox Enterprises

Senior Financial Analyst

Managed the quarterly forecast and LRP (long-range plan) process.

Led the executive monthly reporting process to determine risks and opportunities.

Administered Hyperion Planning budget and reporting system.

Conducted training for finance users on Hyperion Planning and Smartview.

Supervised two offshore finance support resources.

Manheim, Division of Cox Enterprises

Senior Financial Analyst / Hyperion Planning Administrator

Assisted over 100 auction controllers with forecast, budget and monthly financials.

Served as Hyperion Planning administrator.

Trained controllers and accounting seniors on Essbase and Smartview.

Oracle Administrator and Financial Analyst

Oversaw month-end close process for over 100 auction locations, corporate and consolidations.

Served as Oracle technical support; including report maintenance, chart of account maintenance and month-end close.

Led the monthly financial reporting and variance analysis process for ten business units, including International.

Project Financial Analyst Consultant

Served as Hyperion administrator which included forms, reports, test scripts, dimensions, security and documentation.

Prepared budgeting and reporting current and future state process.

Served on Full Lifecycle Hyperion Planning System 9.3 Implementation Project Team.

SOFTWARE:

Hyperion Planning, Smart View, Oracle, JDEdwards, Peoplesoft, SAP, Adaptive Insights, Dodeca

EDUCATION:

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Bachelor of Science, Finance, June 1999

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