Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months
Booz Allen Hamilton Atlanta, GA 2012-Present
Associate: Currently serving as a Management Consultant on the Financial Improvement & Audit Readiness (FIAR) team in support of the US Army Reserve Command (USARC); providing financial and systems expertise to USARC personnel on matters which involve detailed audit readiness preparation and budget administration functions associated with the formulation, execution, and monitoring of SAP and associated systems transactions.
• Successfully implemented several new business processes resulting in documented improvements in the audit readiness status of the command
• Effectively provided training and transaction oversight during the implementation of the command's new ERP system (SAP) for over 50 users
ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING Atlanta, GA 2010-2012
Director, Finance: Led the Financial Planning and Analysis Team which supported the company's largest operating unit with annual revenue exceeding $1.4 billion. Managed financial planning, analysis, reporting and decision support activities of the group and for key initiatives related to product marketing and development.
• Enabled continuity of financial reporting by effectively restructuring all financial planning/budgeting processes during a major corporate reorganization
• Supported FY11 margin initiative resulting in 150 bps improvement by developing tools to accurately analyze the impact of sales channel and product price/mix associated with the introduction of new product lines
UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE Atlanta, GA 2008-2010
Sr. Manager Financial Analysis: Led the Corporate Reporting & Analysis Team of a $5 billion distribution company. Managed all corporate, executive, Board of Directors and debt compliance financial reporting; this includes the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual financial statement packages distributed to the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and senior lenders; also managed the financial reporting and analysis for all merger and acquisition activities and ad-hoc financial analysis as requested by senior management.
• Supported the successful implementation MicroStrategy as the primary reporting and business intelligence tool by serving as the Finance Team Lead for the implementation process
• Contributed to the expedient acquisition of two smaller companies by providing timely financial analysis and reporting for the Senior Executive team and the banks
• Successfully created a new corporate reporting team by establishing new policies and procedures for all corporate and executive reporting
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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY Atlanta, GA 2006-2008
Logistics Finance Manager: Led the team that supported the North American Customer Service and Logistics group; managed the P&L and the development the annual logistics budget and quarterly estimates; also provided oversight of the third party freight payment process and provided ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis to support major business decisions.
• Provided analysis to support the decision to implement sourcing changes in FY2008 resulting in annual savings exceeding $5million
• Established a process to reduce FY2007 freight deductions write offs by 20% by implementing new policies to actively manage all carrier claims and freight deductions
• Effectively managed the month end close process which included financial reporting and analysis for senior management review
FEDEX Memphis, TN 2004-2006
Sr. Financial Analyst: Served as Sr. Financial Analyst in a role which provides expertise and leadership to management in the analysis of operations, major corporate projects and proposals including providing financial expertise and leadership to management in the analysis of revenues, strategic capital and operating expenditures utilizing computer modeling techniques.
• Served as the project lead for the successful implementation of Cognos Enterprise Planning software for the three Ground Divisions
• Provided Senior Management with financial reporting & analysis for the Domestic Ground Operations Division with an annual operating budget exceeding $4 billion
NATIONAL CITY BANK (now known as PNC Bank) Cleveland, OH 2003-2004
AVP, Financial Analyst: Served as Regional Banking Business Unit Financial Analyst; responsible for ensuring the integrity and validity of accounting, financial reporting, and financial analysis related to the Wholesale Banking Business units.
• Actively supported the financial planning, forecasting, business analysis and reporting of results for the senior management team
• Successfully completed the bank's formal commercial credit training program
U.S. ARMY, Captain, Signal Corps Various Locations Worldwide 1993-2001
Commander, 2000-2001 Bad Kreuznach, Germany: Led base operations of the Dexheim, Germany military community which consisted of 2500 soldiers, U.S. civilians, and military retirees and their families, in addition, managed a workforce which included over 100 U.S. and local national civilians.
Brigade Signal Officer, 1998-2000 Baumholder, Germany: Led the training, technical support, maintenance, acquisition, and implementation of all information systems for a 1500-person field artillery brigade in Germany. Supervised an 18-person communications section.
Company Executive Officer/Platoon Leader, 1994-1998 Fort Huachuca, AZ: Planned and supervised the training, administration and operations of a 138-person signal company. Managed the maintenance of 16 communications systems, 65 vehicles, and 20 power generation units valued in excess of $52M.
Battalion Communications-Electronics Officer, 1993-1994 Camp Hovey, South Korea: Responsible for all aspects of communications planning and execution for a 700-person infantry battalion located in Korea. Responsible for the maintenance of all communication equipment associated with 117 tracked vehicles and 50 wheeled vehicles. Supervised a 12-person communications section.