Resume category: AVIATION

         TRIP COORDINATOR       Accomplishments      Developing new processes to captures procurement and minimize work flow time for other departments.  Maintaining a competitive cost structure while restructuring in response to a changing market and acquisitions.  Changed a Non-Manager Financial Technician position into a Manager of Operational Finance position which included managing two department's budgets and the day to day operating procurement.  Delivered results by erasing a $1.3 million in expenses along with innovative ways to cut down on cost on an ongoing basis.        Professional Summary          Skills          EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  Financial Analyst with extensive experience in all aspects of corporate expenses. Exceptional coaching, mentoring, leading departments and support operating budgets.  Procedures in the development of financial forecasts, guidelines and models of operational cost.  CORE QUALIFACTIONS  Financial accounting procedures in Corporate Finance  Reporting and presentations  Cost control, Procurement and pricing analysis  Budget development and management  Sourcing Strategies Development  Performance Optimization  Process Management  Effective Communication  Relationship Management  Document & Reporting  Advanced with Microsoft Products for reporting and presenting              Work History     01/2018   to   04/2018     Trip Coordinator      Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Scheduled aircraft and coordinate flight crew to accomplish charter requests  Resolve operational failures with customers, owners and flight crews  Interpret both current weather and weather forecasts provided by the FAA  Familiarity with FAR/AIM, Part 135 Rules and Regulations  Utilize FOS/NT, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook  Responsible for improving and simplifying operational procedures for both sales and operations        01/2002   to   12/2012     Manager      Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Accountable for 2 departments operating budget, including developing annual operating plan, expense forecasts and other executive management reporting.  Responsibilities include negotiating competitive rates, purchasing, monitoring and enforcing contracts compliance.  Report to executive management; manage staff of 2 direct reports.  Manager Operational Finance Compile and analyze financial information with department heads Managing invoice approval, reconciliation and billing compliance of 25,000 invoices per year Develop integrated revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations Create and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for accuracy Create key performance metrics for Finance and Executive Management.  Report was presented weekly to management Lead in several financial/operational projects which included a turning an aircraft into an Air Ambulance and relocating the company to increase profits Identify patterns and subsequent spending activities to help optimize purchasing strategies Maintained 2 departments budgets for the Airline and Flight Department Perform financial forecasting and reconciliation of internal accounts and chain vendors Handle complex and high-level financial analysis of cost domestically and internationally Present and discuss analysis with upper management along with goals Managed business relationships with suppliers, service providers, contract providers, and industry experts Develop annual operating plan and provide monthly expense forecast Identify patterns of demand and subsequent spending activities to help optimize purchasing strategies Negotiate purchase agreements, long-term strategic plan with our supplier of a necessary commodity, thereby allowing our company a leveraged position in terms of margin enhancement.  Determine the degree of risk/liability with contract compliance/non-compliance based upon annual spend with vendors and suppliers Lead in Operational Changes and communication to the entire company Management of the two fleet (Lear 35's) for passenger operations in quoting, reporting Profits and reconciliation of the expenses for the related operations.         Education     05/2009     Masters of Business Administration  :   Financial Leadership     Franklin University   -   City  ,   State    Financial Leadership      12/2007     Bachelor Degree  :   Science in Financial Management     Franklin University   -   City  ,   State    Science in Financial Management      12/2007     Bachelor Degree  :   Science Business Administration     Franklin University   -   City  ,   State    Science Business Administration       Skills    Ambulance, balance, billing, Budget development and management, budgets, budget, Bi, coaching, competitive, contracts, Corporate Finance, Cost control, Executive Management, expense reporting, Finance, financial, Financial accounting, Financial Analysis, analyze financial information, Financial Analyst, financial forecasting, financial forecasts, Managing, mentoring, Microsoft Products, Excel, Outlook, NT, Microsoft Word, month end close, negotiating, Optimization, presenting, presentations, pricing, pricing analysis, Process Management, Procurement, profit, purchasing, Relationship Management, reporting, sales, scheduling, Sourcing Strategies, strategic, annual reports