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Children's HealthBusiness Relationship Analyst / Data Analyst
Jul. 2024Dallas, Texas, United StatesManage relationships with IT, business units and vendors during negotiations and evaluations to identify potential issues and risks. Maintain open lines of communication with all parties Consult with business unit’s and review IT usage, services, technology, and department specific projects in order to identify, forecast and develop IT needs. Coordinate the use and delivery of IT services throughout the Enterprise. Participate and drive the development of the business case packet. Analyze and report operational and financial impacts of vendors, products and services. Provide research and direction in utilizing an established project management methodology. Present alternative strategies, new products and service offerings to reduce negative impacts to projects. Serve as liaison with the Information Technology (IT) department and all other departments and management
Works with IT leaders to find the right organizational design to drive business-outcomes. Assists business leaders in the decision-making process and will provide actionable recommendations on initiatives and policies
to help the organization drive targeted business outcomes. Builds and maintains strong relationships with technology and business stakeholders, acts as advisor to the operations business, plans, budgets and works across the IT organization to ensure the delivery of IT projects and services to the business.
EquinixSenior Financial Analyst / Data Analyst
Aug. 2023 - Jun. 2024Frisco, Texas, United States• Worked as a Anaplan administrator and rolled out reports to cost centers to process headcount analysis
• Cut down hiring periods by a week with better approval processes setup through Anaplan/Workday
• Utilized Oracle, Workday, and adaptive solutions as primary ERPS to do data pulls on a monthly basis
• Forecasted the SG&A and did variance analysis across relevant cost centers, cut spending by 7% monthly
• Presenting to senior leadership with monthly financial results and business recommendations for forecast
• Ensure compliance and documentation is up to date within the finance team
PepsiCoSenior Financial Analyst / Data Analyst
Apr. 2022 - Jul. 2023Plano, Texas, United States• Meet with customers internally to match them with best product solution for their teams
• Set goals for product solution return based on use within the company and forecasts
• Participate in executive meetings to set goals for product implementation, ROI, and roll out of products
• Manage annual budget, run annual budget process, and present total budget ask to senior leadership
• Updating and improving budget intake processes with internal IT customers with product demos/presentations
• Identify cost improvements within IT budget to help fund new projects to help automate financial processes
Detroit Regional ChamberFinancial Analyst / Data Analyst
Oct. 2019 - Apr. 2022Detroit, Michigan, United StatesFinancial Analyst - Detroit Regional Chamber
TRUMPF North AmericaFinancial Controller
Jun. 2018 - Oct. 2019Plymouth, Michigan, United States• Improved reporting of revenue and costs by creating monthly report and improving tracking of cost centers
• Created Budget, forecast, and capital planning while achieving 10% cost savings in local subsidiary
• Created and presented new monthly profitability report to update company board and updated financial plans • Created and negotiated new contracts for Sales Team, managed and updated monthly payroll for local subsidiary
• Work with senior management to update capital plan and plan potential mergers & acquisitions
• Ensure all financial, accounting, and capital was up to date with documentation for internal and external audits
Superior IndustriesFinancial Analyst
Dec. 2015 - Nov. 2017Southfield, Michigan, United States• Working as a Financial Analyst in the Financial Planning and Analysis team
• Drive the budget, forecasting, and capital planning of the on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis • Create Financial decks, presentations, and reports for program management review • Work on monthly updates with project teams about volume forecasting and releases for future projects • Work with project management to forecast planning costs and planning for future projects • Updated and maintained financial modeling on annual budget and 5 year forecast of all products
Ford Motor CompanyFinancial Analyst
Apr. 2015 - Nov. 2015Dearborn, Michigan, United States• Worked as a Financial Analyst for Ford within the Project Development Group
• Financially reviewed engineering changes that would be approved by Chief Product Engineer weekly • Created Financial decks, presentations, and reports for program management review • Created a Bill of Material cost comparison for similar vehicles to identify cost saves for new vehicles
• Improved tooling order process timing by an average of a week per order, coordinated global payments
ComauProject Controller
Apr. 2013 - Jan. 2015Royal Oak, Michigan, United States• Working as a project controller/financial analyst the financial team for Comau Powertrain division, controlling and reporting on over $50 million in projects on assembly and after sales projects within the division
• Facilitated, coordinated, and created orientation materials for our system transition from Baan to SAP • Prepare various month-end financial reports including actual cost incurred, revenue, and profit for projects
• Prepare monthly department spending reports including labor efficiency and expenses
• Run monthly project financial reviews with project team and making recommendations to keep projects profitable
• Control project invoicing and help in cash collection support from customer for each project
MCWSYouth Program Director
Mar. 2012 - Jan. 2013Canton, MI • Worked a contractual position in a leadership position for a non-profit organization
• Main functions to keep track finances of the organization and organize daily activities and meetings as needed
General MotorsBusiness Analyst
Aug. 2011 - Jan. 2012Detroit, Michigan, United States• Worked within GM Accessories division assisting with ad-hocs, sales reporting, all through SQL
• Help solve and create solutions in sales reporting to all dealers across the country including daily sales, monthly sales, and streamlining sales reporting operations
• Experience with creating reports that were sent to dealers across the country
• Experience working with web designers who worked to meet requirements for software to be used by dealers
• Produced divisional, zonal, and area reports for various managers throughout GM headquarters
Global CrossingCredit Collections Analyst
Mar. 2011 - Aug. 2011Southfield, Michigan, United States• Worked with clients including Google, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless (MS Access design reports).
• Experience with discountable vendors, vendor terms management, budget analysis, and budget projections and responsible for cash management analysis and net position procedures and reporting to supervisor. • SAP utilized for payments, tracking invoices and update client information • Global Accounts payable – Worked on foreign accounts including countries in Europe and South America
VolkswagenFinancial Analyst
Sep. 2010 - Jan. 2011Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States• Produced data reconciliation for various vendors to Volkswagen
• Worked with the IT team and assisted in verification of vendor payments in the data warehouse of Volkswagen. • Tracked IT labor within the department to ensure budgetary requirements are met. • Ensuring the project deadlines are communicated to the IT team.
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