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Financial Analyst Staff Accountant

Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Posted:
February 27, 2024

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DAVID A. ARYAN

Phone: 414-***-**** E-mail: ad3yxe@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-aryan-aa40932b/

PROFESIONAL SUMMARY

FINANCIAL ANALYST with 20+ years of accounting, financial and computer experience in a variety of industries. Roles performed include - Staff Accountant at a global food manufacturer, Financial Analyst at a nationwide retail department store chain and Senior Financial Analyst at the nation’s largest senior care provider and membership organization. Proficient in collaboration and long-term projects.

SKILLS

Financial analytics and problem solving

Attention to detail, inquisitive by nature

Team player, positive attitude, honest, diligent, and respectful

Strong oral and written communication

Ability to communicate financial data across all organization levels

Month-end closing, journal entries, account reconciliation, variance analysis

Forecasting - create, update & review

Budgeting - create, update & review

Productivity & ad hoc financial reporting

Quick learner of new software applications

PROGRAMS/PROCESSES

PeopleSoft, Oracle, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), UKG, Sage300, Asset Tiger and other financial applications

SpreadSheet Server, JD Edwards, Essbase, Kronos, Report Document Systems, Document Direct, A/P Docs and other mainframe applications to access database

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

United Migrant Opportunity Services Inc 2023 to 2024

Financial Liaison Advanced

Responsible for DOL, DWD, UI, Energy Assistance Grants and related grant programs’ overall grant management and its financial and program reporting of its monthly, quarterly, and applicable close out or final reports

Manages Workers Compensation audit process

Process weekly payroll audit process

Maintain and obtain appropriate current program documentation needed to substantiate

program operations

Monitoring of actual financial results compared to budget to ensure funds are not overspent.

Analysis and forecasting of current financial position to the unspent funds or budgeted

Manage fixed asset accounting system and applicable accounting entries for monthly

transactions, asset purchase disposal and inventory.

Lesaffre Yeast Corporation 2021 to 2023

Staff Accountant

Member of the GL Accounting Team whose primary responsibilities were month-end closing, financial reporting, subsidiary invoicing/tracking/reporting, account reconciliations, compliance reporting.

Working applications included Excel, Oracle, HFM, Wrike, M-files, MS Teams, Word, Outlook.

Reduced completion time utilizing Excel formulas

54 Month-end (tracking with Wrike application) closing tasks primarily for LYC holding companies (LIC & LYCHI). Added task completion steps & descriptions. Subsidiary financial reporting and invoicing

Monthly financial reporting, bank account reconciliations & compliance reporting for LYC holding companies

Upload LYC holding companies’ month-end financial data into HFM for global rollup

Intercompany invoicing – added summary sections for review & GL verification for faster approval

TriSource Staffing Solutions 2019 to 2021

Financial Analyst

Temporary position with Walker & Dunlop, a real estate loan originator & loan servicer.

Review borrower’s Income Statement (I/S) using CREFC reporting matrix

Normalize submitted I/S & compare to prior year’s income/expense/debt service ratio. Pose questions for significant year-over-year variances. Review Rent Rolls for any issues

Escrow Analysis (EA) review for surplus or deficit status and seek approval from Loan Analysts. Communicate with Loan Analysts status of their EAs

Providing care and assistance to an aging relative 2017 to 2019

ASQ 2016 to 2017

Senior Financial Analyst

Member of the FP&A Team, providing accounting & financial analysis for month-end closing, financial reporting, quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting for business units, Sections and Divisions.

Improve efficiencies & scalability for the Financial Management team by modifying Excel reports via adding an Input page allowing quick changes to time period, actuals, forecast and budget variables.

Create new monthly financial reporting template for business units by USA/Canada, Global Regions & Total sections

Expand the executive team’s monthly reporting package explaining reduced revenue due to Full membership shifting to Associate membership over the past 5 years

Produce Excel membership charts geared toward 10+ year history for annual Board of Directors meeting

Collaborate with department heads to review department’s monthly financials, and quarterly forecasts

Produce the monthly “Investing in ASQ” program for participating Sections & Divisions, including interest rate calculations using the 1-month LIBOR rate, booking journal entries and creating/distributing monthly statements

KFORCE 2015 to 2016

Professional consulting at Roundy’s & Tribune Media primarily consisting of accounting responsibilities.

Create step-by-step training manuals for monthly Network Revenue, Local Account Executive Sales Commission and Nation Sales Rep reporting from Wide Orbit billing system.

Accounting for month/year-end closing including creating, entering, posting & verifying journal entries

Review General Ledger in Work Day financials for invoice processing consultant

BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC., Milwaukee, WI 2004 to 2014

Senior Financial Analyst

Active member of the Business Systems Team, providing weekly, monthly & ad hoc reporting for Personal Service System (PSS), Service Alignment (SA), Assignment Plans (AP) and Care reporting.

Coordinate with design team to develop, test & rollout PSS/SA/AP to approximately 650 communities.

Fulfill Sensitivity Analysis phase of PSS conversion for Pricing Committee review

Support communities & SA Divisional Directors, review, analyze, work with IT for resolution of PSS/SA/AP issues

Produce Clinical Dashboard, Weekly Labor, Safety Standard and ad hoc pricing reports

Financial Analyst

Accounting and financial analysis responsibilities for the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) department.

North Central Division – month-end close analysis & review, 3-month forecasting, annual budget, ad hoc analysis

Labor Management – design, test, produce monthly labor reporting, and resolve end-user application issues

Ad Hoc reporting – run queries in PeopleSoft, work with IT to create/design Labor & PSS reports

Accounts Receivable Supervisor

Initiate, process & reconcile monthly Direct Debit payments and lockbox check payments. Reconcile billing & payment issues with external customers

Supervise two Cash Specialists

KOHL’S CORPORATION, Menomonee Falls, WI 1996 to 2003

Financial Analyst

Manage Accounting and Financial Analysis for Kohl’s Credit department.

Month-end closing, Revenue/Expense rate and volume variance analysis, Balance Sheet account reconciliations. Monthly accounts receivable compliance reporting to Bank One - Chicago

Produce and compile the monthly Credit Department Productivity & Sales Analysis (State, tender type, interest rates) reports

Track daily Accounts Receivables, including total company sales, net credit sales, revenue (finance charges and late fees), payments, lockbox, write-offs, debit/credit adjustments and balancing to Select’s end-of-day report. Resolve issues between Credit’s Select system and the General Ledger interface

Produced the 6-month rolling forecast on a weekly basis. Prepare and review semi-annual Credit department budget

Ad hoc reporting to Senior Management (e.g., Sr. VP-Credit, VP-Finance, Controller, CFO, COO), such as 27 Billing cycle conversion, 5% Payment analysis, Finance Charge analysis by state, Late Fees and bankcard processing rate changes & analysis

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -- MILWAUKEE

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Bachelors of Business Administration - Finance (BBA)



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