Financial Analyst Senior

Darin K. Collier

**** ******* ***** **, ***** Pleasant, WI 53406

Cell: 309-***-****

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OBJECTIVE:

To obtain an accounting position in a team environment in which everyone works together to achieve company goals, while allowing opportunities for professional and personal growth.

EXPERIENCE:

2016 - Present Senior Financial Analyst U. S. Bank, Brookfield WI

Working as a liaison between IT and finance.

• Calculated and projected yearly budgets for infrastructure to determine financial need, cutting cost 20%.

• Coordinated with executives to provide forecast and trends to Finance decreasing depression expense each year.by millions.

• Managed the finances of Capital projects of $80 million or more annually making sure all funds were spent according to request and completely to ensure 2% obsolescence guidelines.

• Analyzes capital projects monthly providing managers with progress reports showing percentage of completion in relationship to duration of project, so financial decisions could be made on staffing levels.

2016 – 2016 Clifton Larson Allen, Milwaukee, WI

Senior Consultant Kenosha Community Health Center, Milwaukee WI

Accomplishments: Analyzed and determined all federal grants and spending.

• Implemented policy with grant writer and accountants to properly account for Federal grants to ensure correct usage and status report, reducing lost funds by 15%.

• Streamlined grant account reporting to federal ledgers unsure accuracy.

• Attained mobile medical unit providing care to more than 100 underprivilaged people weekly .

Senior Consultant Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee WI

Accomplishments: Reviewed and organized accounts from purchase of Scripts.

• Created consolidated market financial statements for the transfer of ownership.

• Completed a preliminary review of balance sheet before auditors on account with high risk.

• Consolidated last 6 months of sweep accounts with multiple merchant accounts flowing through into one GL account.

2015 – 2016 Financial Analyst (Talent Burst) Fidelity National Information Services, Inc, Brown Deer WI

Accomplishments: Worked in Access to complete utilization process for yearly rate cards.

• Leveraged analytical and statistical information to solve complex financial scenarios, while maintaining confidentiality.

• Partnered with all levels of management to analyze financial situations while working with budgets, forecasts, and actuals, reducing discrepancies by 10%.

• Consistently worked in an organized manner, following-up on tasks to ensure deadlines are met, while handling situations.

• Ensured accuracy of financial analysis with an emphasis on capitalization of the development of new financial products.

2014 – 2015 Experis, Milwaukee WI

Senior Accountant Manpower Group, Milwaukee WI

Accomplishments: Increased efficiencies in the month end close process, reducing the number of people used to close a division.

• Orchestrated and analyzed complex account reconciliation, utilizing two separate ERP systems and reporting software.

• Responsible for accurately and efficiently preparing reporting schedules and financial statements providing guidance to executives to reduce risks.

• Conveyed information for the sales offices and other departments throughout the corporate office for the interpretation of financial reporting.

• Reviewed documentation and reporting for Canadian training tax on a monthly basis, ensuring that we will meet yearly requirements and audits.

Senior Accountant Veolia North America, West Allis WI

Accomplishments: Partnered with the Indianapolis office to transfer Vector reporting integrity checks to Wisconsin office, supplying documentation for training others.

• Performed professional accounting duties while planning and coordinating activities to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of financial data and the resolution of problems.

• Managed 3-4 transactional accounting staff, overseeing the preparation of 300 journal entries as well as the preparation and approval of 150 monthly account reconciliations.

• Demonstrated leadership ability while developing solutions to non-recurring problems and streamlining processes through analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating various data.

• Coordinated the coordination of the annual financial audit reducing audit cost.

2010 – 2014 Extendicare Health Services, Inc, Milwaukee WI

Accounting IT Specialist

Accomplishments: Analyzed all balance sheet accounts discovering $200,000.00 in revenue never received for three years. Continually working to improve training of staff. Discover shortfall in Extendicare Foundation and distribution of funds. Continually work with departments to improve internal controls.

• Presented Oracle financial report repository, including statements for monthly operating results and budgets allowing for the reduction of staff by 10%.

• Streamlined chart of accounts within Oracle to better aline with organization future growth reducing misunderstandings.

• Developed training for both corporate financial departments and operational personal on financial statement reporting and analysis reducing operational loss by 5%.

• Created in the preparation of budget summaries, annual budgets, annual budget templates, analysis, forecasting, and communication packages and support schedules shorting the process by a week.

Regional Accountant

• Oversaw accounting and analytical support to facility administrators, state operational offices and corporate management shortening close by 3 days .

• Executed state Medicaid cost reports for several states increasing funding by 6%.

• Created and designed reports, training materials, process flows, reference guides and other documentation necessary to explain processes or required changes to process data or relevant to projects.

• Assessed training needs and administered training for staff accounts reducing errors by 15%.

2009 – 2010 Senior Accountant (Creative Financial Staffing) Glenn Rieder, Inc, Milwaukee WI

Managed billing and record keeping of a multi-million dollar project, providing all backup detail for the job.

• Communicated time and material reports for all field crews and production workers increasing accuracy reducing rework of projects.

• Completed Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) sales tax reporting.

• Compiled wage detail for Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) reports on a monthly basis.

• Filed sales and use & property tax returns, and any other governmental mandated filings for 11 states.

Key Skills:

Financial Modeling 6/10 FP&A 8/10 Change Management 5/10

Budget Development 8/10 Financial Planning 8/10 Forecasting 7/10

TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY:

• Oracle, Planview, Share Point, Hyperion Essbase, People Soft, SAP, JDE, Great Plains Dynamics, Quick Books Pro, DacEasy Accounting, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Access

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting

Northwood University, Midland MI

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