Resume category: FINANCE

         DIRECTOR FINANCE PROJECTS           Summary     Organized results-oriented finance professional with a tangible track record of consistently delivering exceptional financial modeling and analytic support. Proved success of managing day-to-day business activities of financial analytic systems and teams, supporting M&A activity, managing large-scale projects, developing, implementing and auditing business process flows, and ensuring the accurate disclosure of financial facts. Experienced leader, working across the organization to create compelling analysis with the goal of influencing improved business performance.       Highlights          Financial system assessment and implementation  Business process improvement  Buy & sell side due diligence  In-depth knowledge of SAP  Purchase accounting       Analytical support  Forecasting and planning  Advanced Excel modeling  Project management  Impairment analysis  Lease accounting            Accomplishments      Member of the Sell side team, responsible for the Financial Analytic modeling and support of the Confidential Information Memorandum, Financial Model and Due Diligence process resulting in a $2.3 Billion sale of IMG to WME and Silver Lake Partners completed May 2014     Developed documentation and analytics for the European Union, Turkey, and United States Anti-Trust fillings related to the sale of IMG to WME.   Provided analytic support of purchase accounting, goodwill and intangibles post sale (WME|IMG)   Implemented Statutory Ledgers, 26 Countries (SAP)   Configured and implemented Fixed Assets (SAP) 12 legal entities   Implemented SAP Budget and Planning (MS 7.5)       Experience      Director Finance Projects    January 2015   to   Current     Company Name   -   City  ,   State     Responsible for the strategic design, implementation, integration and accessibility of resources enabling effective and reliable data analytics and business intelligence across the Enterprise. Responsible for deploying efficient approaches to the processing of financial data across the various teams within the Finance Division. Additional responsibilities include appropriate source identification, building of data extraction methods, design and maintenance of data reconciliations and data modeling tools, as well as overall financial reporting & analysis support. Key principles applied: innovation, automation, accuracy, continuous improvement and the generation of additional capacity within the Finance Division.         Manager of Business Analytics    January 2012   to   January 2015     Company Name   -   City  ,   State     Developed and supported methods and studies to determine the effectiveness of business plans, policies and procedures in a $1.2 Billion multinational environment. Supported, Consolidated and Reported the Quarterly and three year rolling Financial Forecast of 250+ users Worldwide. Analyzed financial information to determine the information constituted an accurate and adequate disclosure of facts. Supported Business Unit requests for special projects related to Financial Forecasting and Analysis Developed and Supported forecasting methods for currency exposure and currency hedging activity. Maintained the integrity of the Financial Forecasting system.          Assistant Finance Director - Corporate Services    May 2008   to   January 2012     Company Name   -   City  ,   State     Assistant Finance Director of Service Centers Worldwide, overseeing the monthly finance activities related to Corporate activity. Performed month end close, reporting and analysis activities of 80+ worldwide locations, $150M annual budget. Developed lease accounting policies and procedures. Developed and Administrated  the Capital Expenditure planning and reporting process.         SVP Financial Planning & Analysis    January 2003   to   May 2008     Company Name   -   City  ,   State     Developed Portfolio Valuations utilizing Discounted Cash Flow Models,  Econometric Modeling and Risk Simulations Developed quantitative risk and return models Responsible for  identifying and pricing acquisitions for private equity Responsible for buy side valuation analysis Responsible for  due diligence Responsible for projections and budgets Worked with Low Income Housing and Historic Tax  Credits.         Education      Bachelor of Arts   :   Economics/Geography      University Of Cincinnati   -   City  ,   State              MBA   :   Finance      Bowling Green State University   -   City  ,   State       Teaching Assistant Statistics/Economics                         Skills     SAP, Business Warehouse, Business Planning and Consolidation, Business Objects, SAS, Crystal Reporting,  acquisitions, automotive, budgets, budget, Business Objects, Business Planning, business plans, Cash Flow, content, Controller, draw, cost accounting, Crystal, documentation, Due Diligence, Economics, Electronic Data Interchange, equity, finance, Financial, Analyze financial information, Financial Forecasting, Financial Planning and Analysis, forecasting, Modeling, month end close, policies, pricing, reporting, SAP, SAS, Statistics, Tax, Teaching, valuation