Manager Management
Resume:
TARA NARDINI
Chicago, IL 60642
Email: ************@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a leadership role in business operations or finance management that will enable me to add value to my organization while highlighting my skills as a leader and business advisor.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Forsythe Technology, Skokie IL
Sr. Business Analyst, IT Strategy (November 2010- Present)
• Lead financial planning for the Professional Services Organization
• Review KPI’s for the organization to determine how to scale the business
• Work Cross Functionally with Accounting, Finance and Sales teams to identify incremental margin via pipeline
• Professional Services lead for Record to Report piece of Finance Transformation Project
• Lead for Business Operations Restructuring Initiative
Accenture. Chicago, IL
Manager, CIO Finance (November 2007-November 2010)
• Lead fiscal year planning and quarterly forecast process for a $390M budget
• Review CIO $30M capital budget
• Supervise seven employees globally (United States and offshore)
• Partner with Internal Technology executives as a business advisor to mitigate business risk
• Review and analyze financial results to assess risk, exposure and key drivers
• Work cross functionally with internal technology teams and customer organizations
• Internally developed software capitalization subject matter expert
• Proactively review team structure to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
Strategic Initiatives
• Corporate functions finance lead for cost module forecast tool implementation and testing
• Participated on the CIO management reporting implementation team
• CIO Finance lead for US Federal compliance and cost recoverability initiative
• Change management and end user training for strategic initiatives
• Participate on the Accenture global capital initiative team to restructure capital planning and reporting
Strategic Specialist, CIO Finance (October 2005- November 2007)
• Participate in ad hoc projects, CIO wide improvement projects and best practice initiatives
• Collaborate with project management office to streamline reporting processes
• Super User and corporate functions lead for Integrated Forecasting Tool resource module implementation
• Identify strategy for organizations transitioning employees or projects into CIO
Corbett Accel. Chicago, IL
Corbett Accel is a Pharmaceutical Advertising and Medical Education firm.
Manager, Client Financial Services (May 2004-October 2005)
• Work directly with clients on project plans, pricing strategy and financial reporting
• Developed financial models and resource models
• Coordinated with Sr. Leadership to review reporting package and identify key drivers
• Perform ad hoc analysis and reporting
Special Projects & Accomplishments
• Working with consultants to develop a financial forecasting and planning model and human capital management model which will be standardized across Omnicom diversified agency services
• Finance lead on the Solomon financial system implementation team
• Standardized the billing process and resource alignment across the New York and Chicago offices
• Financial services career path initiative
Staff Accounting Analyst (April 2003-April 2004)
• Perform ad hoc trend analysis and reporting
• Participate in the quarterly Sarbanes Oxley compliance audit
• Prepare quarterly financial statements, perform special project analysis for presentation to senior management
• Participated on the Six Sigma team to refine our internal project management process
• Identify procedural issues and recommend solutions for process improvements
Chicago Telecom. Morton Grove, IL
Chicago Telecom is a telecommunications company with a primary focus on wireless communication.
Financial Analyst (July 2001-April 2003)
• Developed and maintained revenue and expense budgets
• Prepared financial statements
• Forecasted for sales and inventory
• Bank reconciliation
• Coordinated expansion of business into new territory
EDUCATION:
DePaul University. Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Graduated June 2001 – GPA 3.3
FOREIGN STUDY:
Russian Seminar: Visited Rexam and Coca-Cola
As part of a week long visit to Russia, our class was given the opportunity to assess barriers to entry, global standing and market share of two international corporations operating in the Russian Market.
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