Financial Analyst Manager

Eric Friedle

Cell 608-***-**** ********@*******.***

Summary of Qualifications:

Financial analyst/accountant with 10 years of progressive experience a wide range of industries. Proficiencies in Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, Macro, Hlookups, Sumifs), Essbase, AS400, Hyperion, Power BI, and Microsoft Dynamics. In addition, some strengths include problem solving, adaption, big picture thinking, dedication, long term planning, financial statements, root cause analysis, and cost savings. This critical thinker is looking for the opportunity to be pushed and challenged to help your company reach new exciting performance.

Professional Experience:

Black Line Consulting 2/2019-Present

Principal

Developed and planned the financial strategy for the short and long term of the company and clients to achieve short- and long-term goals for 1, 3, 5, and 10 years.

Presented financial findings through analysis and presented them to leaders along with solutions.

Developed analysis into usable action in modeling to identify opportunities and developing accurate forecasts.

Developed in-depth data mining to identify opportunities to drive change and better decision making.

Developed KPI’s metrics to drive assessments and identify opportunities for improvements.

Developed short- and long-term analysis and identified macro and micro trends.

Designed more efficient reports to eliminate duplication of steps and processes eliminating hours of work each month and freeing up storage space.

Worked with regional management to resolve variances issues and provide key guidance to achieve expected results.

Developed production trend analysis report to identify recurring issues to balance production volumes to work with department managers expectations and recommended solutions to the issues.

Updated reports to provide more streamlined process, eliminate errors, cut production time by 25%, and eliminate manual changes for specific individuals.

Created a weekly production costing analysis report to track standard against actual costs to identify trends and potential issues.

Presented findings of analysis to the various department managers to drive actionable change and improvement.

Forecasted effects of proposed changes on the variances in departments to increase profitability.

Supported the calculation for annual standard costs.

Built pricing for new products and formulas as well as tested new vendor for cost savings.

TricorBraun 10/2017-2/2019

Sr. FP&A

Lead in month, quarter, and year-end financial statements including analyze profitability, variance analysis, and presented solutions to various stake holders including the CEO, COO, and CFO.

Utilized trending and company changes to present projected changes on the company’s performance in the near and long term with presenting solutions to minimize negative impact.

Identified trends to address and start the conversation of short-term and long-term impact on the company’s performance and boost revenue.

Lead the reporting creation and validation of company monthly and quarterly financial statements with the distribution to key team members for their own analysis and distribution.

Developed a comprehensive consolidation model to maximize utilization and reduce costs to increase profitability.

Developed KPI’s to asses various warehouse performance to identify opportunities for improvement and increase effectiveness.

Lead operational portion of yearly budget that is realistic and address companies’ goals moving forward of a $1 billon dollar budget.

Developed an automated process to eliminate monthly manual activity to reduce the risk of manual error and reduce process timing from 4 hours down to 15 minutes.

Worked as team member on preparing the monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial packet and addressed any issues and large variances.

Identified key opportunities to reduce costs such as mold manufacturing savings resulting in $100,000 annual savings.

FP&A Contractor 6/2016-10/2017

SunEdison (4/201*-**-****)

Prepared 10K/10Q financial statements for SEC filing and audit review.

Identified key metrics on costs and maintenance to better predict future needs and future revenues.

Preparation of journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations.

Was responsible for monthly financial closing, journal entries and reviews, accruals, and intangible calculations.

Performed various analysis on entity models and provided outcomes and solutions.

Ensured compliance to internal and external controls, standards, and US GAAP.

Cushman & Wakefield (6/2016-4/2017)

Lead analyst responsible for validating financial data across three legacy companies in Hyperion Essbase.

Managed the budget process for a division of C&W generating over $1B in annual revenue.

Assisted in the preparation of the Annual Operating Plan by conducting baseline analysis for management review; enabling them to set targets by Service Line, region, and client.

Establish key metrics, trends, gaps and opportunities to key managers for action plans and impact on profitability.

Responsible for timely monthly financial statements with analysis and recommendations based off of the results and findings.

Performed various analysis, product modeling, and resolutions on a monthly basis and present findings to leadership with recommendations.

Audited company benefit invoices identifying $600,000 of over billed benefits for the 2016 year.

Provided management with planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing employee benefit data, variance, and trends.

Cenveo 3/2015-2/2016

Postal Finance Manager

Developed new analytics for AP vendors to identify better vendor pricing which resulted in $1M in annual savings.

Developed and prepared detailed account recs to corporate for approval in excess of $10M per month in activity.

Developed various reports and analytics to better track and more easily produce better results for leadership.

Developed, monitored, and maintained product costs, pricing analysis, and proposed changes based on trends.

Produced customer impact models on a yearly basis for all postage expenses and presented alternatives.

Was responsible for the entire mail department AP, AR, bank recs as well support the month end closing for controller.

Analyzed current and past trends for KPI including areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures.

Developed annual budget for the department and customers, based on trends, history, and root cause.

Publisher’s Diversified Mail Service, Inc. 9/2010-3/2014

Finance/Controller

Developed financial models and analysis that resulted in new menu pricing that caused a 12% increase in sales revenue.

Identified and recommended a cost saving for the company resulting in a $300,000 annually savings.

Gathered all the data to produce trends, benchmarks, and cost analysis on very job, sale, or bid from the company.

Developed costing program and costed every job that went through the entire company.

Produced ad-hoc analysis with various charts, graphs, data modeling to appropriate shareholders.

Provided various recommendations based on analysis and findings for trend identification and variance analysis.

Worked with key managers to better plan and utilize all the resources in the departments to keep productivity and utilization high while limiting down time and underutilization.

Managed company P&L, CF, and BS for the entire company and reported the financials including all analysis, trending, and variance reporting with presenting to ownership and department mangers monthly.

Developed modeling for all new large contracts from pricing, margin, impact on current business, and business needs.

Monitored performance indicators, highlight trends, analyzed causes of unexpected variances, and recommended changes.

Developed company short- and long-term (ten years) budgets and forecasts.

Manage all aspects of accounting from billing, A/P, A/R, payroll, costs, budget, forecast, and financial statements.

Education:

B.S North Central College: Major Business with emphasis in Accounting

*Currently Pursuing a Masters in Accounting/Finance at Maryville University (Projected April 2021 Graduation)

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