Senior Financial Analyst, Senior Accountant

Senior Financial Analyst

Detail-oriented and driven Financial Analyst with over 15 years of diverse corporate treasury experience. Knowledgeable in all aspects of accounting and finance from month-end close and financial statement preparation to budgeting, forecast development and variance analysis. Proven change agent skilled in researching, managing and implementing improvements to corporate processes from application upgrades and disaster recovery testing through system re-engineering and conversions. Areas of expertise include:

Account Reconciliation

Accounts Payable

Financial Statement Preparation (GAAP & Statutory)

Financial System Maintenance & Processing

System Testing & Upgrades

Training

System & Process Re-engineering

Project Management

Management Reporting

Financial Analysis

Budget Development

Forecast Preparation

Variance Analysis & Reporting

Sarbanes-Oxley Testing & Reporting

Database Management

Premium Tax Return Preparation

Professional Experience

Robert Half Management Resources

2007 – Present

Senior Financial Analyst

Provide senior-level accounting and financial analysis support to clients in a variety of industries including: Packaging & Shipping, Insurance, Energy, Manufacturing and Education. Quickly adapt to new environments & industries to deliver immediate positive impact for client needs, including:

*Compile monthly, quarterly & annual financial statements

*Manage period-end close

*Develop budgets & forecasts

*Prepare, distribute and present monthly variance reports

GMAC Insurance

1994 – 2006

Senior Financial Analyst

Solid background in the corporate treasury function with expertise in the following functional areas: Financial Systems, Accounts Payable, Financial Accounting & Reporting, Database Administration, Tax, Cash & Investments, Technology & Process, Information Systems & Services (IS&S), and Financial Planning & Analysis.

Accomplishments:

* Managed bottom-up development of $50 Million IT budget including rolling forecasts, variance analysis and management reporting

*Streamlined monthly IS&S forecast process by consolidating the reporting package from 36 linked spreadsheets to one

*Managed conversion of IS&S management reporting system from Hyperion to SAP

*Team Lead for Sarbanes-Oxley testing for all financial systems

*Managed budget & forecast cycle for multi-billion dollar investment portfolio

*Prepared white papers for various tax-incentive based investment vehicles (CAPCOs, Low Income Housing & Qualifying State Investments)

*Pioneered development of modules to automate data loads, consolidations and data clearing functions in Hyperion

*Managed all aspects of A/P system conversion for 15 acquired insurance subsidiaries including computer-based and direct end-user training

*Planned and implemented restructuring of A/P system to:

*Automate intercompany accounting

*Consolidate to a single vendor master file, and

*Utilize a single disbursement account for entire insurance group

*Restructured year-end reporting process becoming first accountant to complete entire financial statement within one month of year-end

*Team Lead/Subject Matter Expert for various initiatives including: A/P G/L Replacement (SAP), Reinsurance Conversion (mainframe to Hyperion), Investment Accounting System Replacement, ACH Vendor Payment Implementation, Acquisition Card, A/P Uploads, Disaster Recovery, Application Upgrades, Laser Check Printing & Positive Pay

Education

Master of Business Administration

Major: Finance & IT

Wayne State University

Bachelor of Science

Major: Accounting

Wayne State University

Professional Information

Certification

Certified Management Accountant

Institute of Management Accountants

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office including Project & Outlook, Geac A/P & G/L, SAP BW & R/3, PeopleSoft Financials, StoneRiver PTE, SAP B(ex) Localise, Hyperion Enterprise, Premium Pro, Lotus Notes, TCP Booke, AS2000

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