Financial Analyst Manager

Vincent A. Bittinger

* ******** ***** **** 410-***-****

Baltimore, MD 21236 ********@*******.***

SUMMARY

A Financial Professional with thirty years of management, forecasting and accounting experience. Demonstrated strength in budget planning, trend analysis and variance analysis. Adept in managing financial processes and controls in a rapidly changing, multiple variable environment. Builds cooperation and understanding of financial processes to obtain cost objectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lifebridge Healthcare, Baltimore, MD September 2019 - February 2020

Senior Financial Planning Analyst, Financial Planning

Provides financial support, guidance and analysis for various business development and operations improvement projects.

Trains end users on systems and generates reports necessary to achieve the organization's goals.

Drives projects and serves as a representative team member for a variety of ad-hoc strategic projects and initiatives as required.

Proactively identifies and provides for our customers' needs using the LifeBridge customer service standards as identified on each campus.

The Baltimore Sunpaper, Baltimore, MD March – August 2019

Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting and Finance

Responsible for producing and analyzing weekly reports showing circulation of both print and electronic media

Monitoring the productivity and profitability of digital advertising revenue.

Manage the accounting close for designated Circulation departments each period.

Support operating managers with data analysis and presentation of revenue streams, plans, forecasts, goals, and strategic investments.

Develop and maintain an ongoing Revenue and Distribution expense forecast based on forecasted circulation volume and compared actuals to Plan and Forecast and provide narrative variance analysis.

Report Commercial Delivery business cash flow performance by customers.

Medstar Healthcare, Baltimore, MD 2011 – 2019

Supply Chain Service Line Support Analyst Surgical Services, Materials Management 2015 - 2019

Responsible for benchmarking, historical data collection and analytics which are used to harvest for saving opportunities for presentation to upper management in an actionable fashion

Analyzing new contracts and requesting adjustments from the vendor to adjust overall pricing to a favorable situation for Medstar.

Analyzes financial, clinical, operational and statistical data in support of organizational Performance Improvement initiatives.

Establish monthly action plans based on Key Performance Indicators.

Established mechanism to track contract rebates to assure rewards and incentives are collected accurately and on time.

Identify and track savings for various ongoing initiatives.

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Material Management Information System Analyst, Corporate Purchasing 2011 - 2015

Analyzing and maintaining pricing contracts for a nine hospital healthcare system situated throughout Maryland and Washington DC. Preparing the Purchasing system for upgrade from Lawson to Peoplesoft.

Analyzing new contracts and requesting adjustments from the vendor to adjust overall pricing to a favorable situation for Medstar.

Semiannually reloading complete catalog with the distributor to verify lowest prices are always used.

Maintaining an allowable shipper database to reduce shipping costs to lowest possible.

Redesigned and implemented data mining procedures to find and adjust outlying item costs.

Gather data to advise Accounts Payable on amount of payment of any contested charges.

Upgrading and repairing current databases to create an smooth transition from Lawson to Peoplesoft.

JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, Baltimore, MD 1997 – 2011

Senior Financial Project Analyst, Cost & Budget, JHOPC 2006 – 2011

Designed and monitored budget, forecasting and cost analysis for Clinical hospital functional units. Report to the Manager of Budget and Cost for Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Assisted Functional units with the design and implementation of the annual budgets for their department. Worked with both dollar and volume budgets.

Trained new Financial Analysts to prepare financial reports and investigative process on variances and unusual trends.

Assisted in the change-over from procedure to time based measurement for some clinic volumes.

Redesigned billing of supplies for hospital clinic resulting in better tracking and increased charges.

Prepare and manage the departmental budgets of the Johns Hopkins University, Hospital and Health System.

Report on and track grants within SOM areas.

Repaired and now control roles and workflow for the department in SAP.

Senior Financial Project Analyst/Business Manager, Pharmacy 2000 – 2006

Managed budget, forecasting and cost analysis for a $110MM operation serving all hospital units. Reported to the Pharmacy Director and the hospital Senior Accountant.

Developed and presented monthly performance data to senior financial managers and Pharmacy Director. Analyzed variances and made recommendations as required.

Trained non-financial managers to read and understand financial reports increasing communication and reducing investigative process on variances and unusual trends.

Implemented analysis by unit procedures that increased front line understanding of the budget process, increased accuracy of data and improved budget projections.

Developed financial data and contributed to negotiations with suppliers and distributors.

Effective budgeting and cost containment resulted in budget inflation rates below national average.

Developed Benchmarks to measure Labor and Financial productivity of the Department using UHC data.

Financial Analyst, Pathology Department 1997 – 2000

Prepared and monitored budget for a $48MM department.

Created financial models and implemented new procedures that reduced monthly project time by 33 percent.

Assembled data for business plans on outside laboratory locations.

Analyzed operational costs and identified areas for savings to meet budget objectives without impacting quality of care.

Collaborated with Senior Accountant and Department Manager to reach performance improvement objectives and budget targets. Consulted with operations on developing metrics for evaluating personnel costs as part of cost accounting system development

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SEARCH CONSULTANTS/CONSULTANTS ON CALL, Baltimore, MD 1996 – 1997

Analyst and Accountant

Provided temporary and project oriented accounting services to a diverse client base including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and General Ledger Accounting.

Contributed to year end accounting and tax preparations.

GULF & ATLANTIC, Baltimore, MD 1995 – 1996

Equipment Manager

Managed equipment logistics for an international shipping operation, handling 400 containers weekly though the Port of Baltimore. Four direct reports.

Analyzed shipping orders and determined container needs for the Midwest and Northeast United States.

Negotiated transportation rates with trucking companies and monitored performance.

Negotiated delivery dates and requirements with multiple customers. Identified and fulfilled special requirements such as refrigeration, hazardous materials, special packing and oversized loads.

Ensured on-time delivery of containers to meet critical ship dates.

Tracked and resolved problems under pressure of deadlines.

Analyzed the current and forecasted customer needs and modified the equipment pool as needed by leasing or off-hiring equipment.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MBA, Concentration in Management Information Systems, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, 2001

BS, Business, Concentration in Finance, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

AA, Accounting, Essex Community College, Baltimore, MD

System Proficiencies

Lawson, SAP, Eclipsys Sunrise Analytics DSS, Peoplesoft

Software Proficiences

Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word)

The Future of Healthcare Symposia, McKesson Pharmaceuticals

Medical Terminology, Johns Hopkins

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