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Financial Analyst Manager

Location:
Castaic, CA, 91384
Posted:
October 24, 2020

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Debbie Feyerabend

***** ****** **** ***** • Castaic, CA, 91384 • United States of America • 818-***-**** • adg9xt@r.postjobfree.com •

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Senior Financial professional with an MBA and multiple years of experience in financial planning, reporting, and analysis. Expertise in plan development and forecasting changes as well as monitoring actual spending versus budget and forecast to ensure proper cost containment practices are in place and risks/opportunities are identified and communicated to management. Prepared month-end close journal entries and distributed month-end financial report package to all department managers as well as finance management.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

● Financial Analysis ● Business Management

● Budgeting – Business Units/Departments ● Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable

● Forecasting – Revenue and Expense ● Cost Reduction

● Financial Reporting ● Process Improvement

● Period Close ● Technology Integration

● Journal Entries

● Telecommuting

● Project Management

● Cash Management

● Cross-Functional Teams

● Training/Writing Training Manuals

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Los Angeles Times El Segundo, CA

Senior Manager, Planning 5/5/2008 – 5/1/2020

• Strategically recommended restructuring the niche publications as their own business units to simplify reporting and enable automation of financial reports.

• Performed month-end and year-end close, including budget and forecast variances. Assisted management in resolving variances which identified risks/opportunities for the company resulting in savings to the company and new revenue streams.

• Initiated profit and loss reporting on a consolidated level as well as product level to determine profitability of portfolio. This led to the elimination of unprofitable business units and events.

• Streamlined cash collection from Events team to ensure proper revenue credit as well as updated expense tracking procedures to alleviate double payment of invoices.

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• Documented new procedures for all departments managed in the transition from Oracle to D365 to ensure proper coding of invoices/expense reports. Wrote step- by-step procedures for the new D365 processes for FP&A team members. Times Community News Glendale, CA

Business Manager 2/17/2003 – 5/2/2008

• Directed the financial management functions for Times Community News, the community news business unit of the Los Angeles Times. Times Community News is comprised of up to nine different papers.

• Performed monthly period close for the business unit ensuring all revenue and expense was properly accrued.

• Oversaw the annual budget for the individual papers as well as a consolidated business plan for the business unit.

• Prepared month-end period close package for Times Community News management as well as the Los Angeles Times management, including the CFO and Publisher.

Times Community News Glendale, CA

Advertising Operations Manager 4/6/1998 - 2/14/2003

• Led the department of 24 direct reports through growth and expansion as well as subsequent downsizing.

• Launched a computerized ad layout system and integrated the department with the parent company's systems resulting in a reduction of overtime by over 50%.

• Introduced teamwork to cross-check ads for errors prior to release increasing accuracy standards to over 95% on a consistent basis.

• Monitored department's budget ensuring the department came in at or under budget.

EDUCATION / TRAINING:

University of La Verne La Verne, CA

MBA in Business Administration, Marketing 1/8/2008 - 8/15/2010 GPA: 4.00

University of La Verne La Verne, CA

B.A. in Business Administration 3/25/2002 - 9/30/2007 GPA: 3.99



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