Dorona Fortner
Operations Manager
*********@*****.*** • 314-***-****
LinkedIn • Dallas, TX 75219
Goal-driven professional with diverse expertise in managing all operational activities, increasing productivity, developing policies, and ensuring business optimization. Skilled at leading and coaching teams, incorporating continuous improvement culture, and maximizing satisfaction/retention rate. Proven success in employing best operational practices, complying with performance measures, supervising projects and contracts, scheduling meetings. Instrumental at assisting in new developments activities, steering data analysis and integrity, and prioritizing tasks. Expert at cultivating constructive relationships and resolving complex issues. Sharp communication skills leveraged to unite teams around common goals.
Areas of Expertise
Operations Management
Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Strategic Planning & Execution
Auditing & Reporting
Regulatory Compliance
Continuous Improvement
Conflict Management
Problem/Issue Resolution
Teambuilding & Leadership
Professional Experience
AT & T, Dallas, TX 2021 – 2022
Lead Analyst Cash/Treasury
Manage day-to-day operations across treasury department. Oversee risk and cash adherence to financial controls, as well as implement process changes. Maintain bank administration and foster constructive relationships. Collaborate with key partners for requests for proposals, letters of credit, and know your customer submissions. Convey project status to stakeholders within and outside project team by organizing meetings and daily reports.
●Offered cost savings approaches by evaluating bank fees.
●Resolved complex issues by employing professional concepts and corporate objectives.
●Facilitated identification and visualization of trade-offs between options and specified recommended approach.
●Selected methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results, while exercising judgement within broadly defined practices and policies.
Lead Technical Auditor 2016 – 2021
Executed in-depth analysis of operating procedures and data processing systems. Examined systems for presence and adherence to proper controls and accuracy. Monitored effectiveness of security measures. Assessed operating system procedures for transaction document information integrity and reported inconsistencies. Created audit result reports and offered recommendations for top leadership. Guided less experienced team members on audit methodology. Established rapport with clients, as well as promoted diversity and inclusion within organization.
●Acted as subject matter expert, while conducting three to six audit projects annually.
●Verified compliance of data processing approaches to corporate standards and policies.
●Directed audits by leveraging exceptional testing and communication skills across diverse audit topics.
●Addressed complex problems, requiring evaluation of intangible variance factors during situations or data analysis.
AT & T, St. Louis, MO
Lead Financial System Analyst 2008 – 2016
Administered post audit team, reviewing employee expense reports. Guaranteed effective operation of financial modules, as well as implementation of proper controls. Performed AP time reporting and error correction. Enabled metric goals analysis while serving as PC coordinator. Boosted employee performance by educating on enhanced clock time, alternate work schedule, and eLink time reporting.
●Maximized safety by securing processing of domestic and international wire transactions.
●Encouraged personal and professional growth of employees by designing AP Mentee program.
●Minimized human error by assessing areas of improvement and transforming manual process into automated.
●Promoted efficiency and accuracy of financial systems by supporting continuous process improvement initiatives.
Additional Experience
Quality Analyst Manager, AT&T, St. Louis, MO
Quality Analyst, AT&T, St. Louis, MO
Customer Service Representative, AT&T, St. Louis, MO
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Fontbonne University, AT&T, St. Louis, MO