Experience

US Acute Care Solutions

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Revenue Analyst

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  • Calculate the required contractual and bad debt reserves on the monthly gross charges by site • Analyze monthly results to identify opportunities to increase revenue • Analyze expected collection per visit for opportunities for enhanced reimbursement • Adjust the revenue model as chargemaster changes are implemented • Collaborate with the Managed Care department and the new contract modeling tool to identify and assist in resolving contract payment discrepancies • Coordinate with the Revenue Cycle Management department to ensure data integrity for modeling purposes • Prepare the annual revenue budget • Support Finance on new acquisitions revenue forecasts • Prepare schedules and analysis for the annual audit – Includes account reconciliations • Oversee daily revenue functions (1 Indirect Report)



Summa Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst – Revenue Cycle

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Coordinate information aggregation from System entities and develop financial analysis and summary reports used to substantiate System operational activity • Work directly with the Director of Financial Integrity and Reporting on team delegation of duties and review the work of teammates for accuracy • Collect, analyze, and interpret financial and statistical data. Organize and structure data and information to ensure informed business decisions • Analyze, interpret, and present current operating trends. Develop tracking mechanisms to monitor financial and operational activity and create financial and operational models to simulate venture and/or departmental performance • Prepare and present tailored performance analysis to facilitate the management decision process • Provide project management oversight and support for special projects as required • Report development and serve as a liaison between Revenue Group and IT for any custom reports



Weaver Express

• Canton, Ohio Area

• Controller

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Responsible for monthly accounting and close procedures including financial reporting and some tax filing • Oversee daily accounting functions – Including A/P and A/R • Payroll processing including some Human Resources functions (benefits) • Accountable for customer invoicing • Financial analysis and ad hoc reporting • Cash Management • Responsible for monthly accounting and close procedures including financial reporting and some tax filing • Oversee daily accounting functions – Including A/P and A/R • Payroll processing including some Human Resources functions (benefits) • Accountable for customer invoicing • Financial analysis and ad hoc reporting • Cash Management



Shearer's Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Sourcing Analyst

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Identify and manage preferred suppliers for oil and corn that support sourcing strategy and the company’s financial objectives• Develop and maintain the organizational sourcing strategy for corn, oil, and natural gas that leverages organizational commodity spend• Support business in the areas of: resolving quality issues; generating material cost reductions; assisting in supplier delivery problems; and implementation of supply chain strategies • Maintain solid understanding of the manufacturers, suppliers and marketplace for oil, corn, and natural gas, and communicate this understanding to the Finance, Sales, and Management teams• Complete reports and provide information in a timely manner to the management team• Develop raw material budget and provide forecasts as needed – For potatoes, corn, oil, and natural gas

• Sourcing Analyst

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2013

  • Negotiate contracts for raw materials and utilities (including natural gas) for multiple plants• Develop annual raw material budget and provide forecasts• Track and analyze actual raw material price vs. budget to maintain profitability• Make recommendations on positions/coverage levels of raw materials and commodities based on company objectives and market conditions• Provide updates to the Finance, Sales, and Executive team on commodity conditions and positions• Develop risk mitigation strategies for commodities• Provide presentation information for monthly Executive review meetings and quarterly BOD meetings

• Sales Analyst

  • Oct 2006 - Jun 2010

  • Developed costing and pricing for Shearer’s brand and private label customers using excel based tool while managing and meeting tight deadlines; communicated results of quotes and potential issues to management and sales teams• Evaluated existing customer pricing and recommended/communicated pricing actions to management and sales team to maintain the profitability of the company• Prepared weekly and monthly sales, profitability, and manufacturing efficiency reports for management review• Managed Excel based quoting tool and price increase tools– Kept them updated with commodity and material costs, labor and overhead rates, and throughput to ensure accurate costing and pricing as it relates to profitability• Assisted with the preparation of the annual sales budget• Developed working relationships with sales team. Liaison between management, sales, purchasing, and production teams in order to help meet customer needs while keeping costs down



The J.M. Smucker Co.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Treasury Analyst

  • Jun 2005 - Oct 2006

  • Prepared monthly accounting entries for company’s investments and reconciled accounts after close - Included keeping current with the FASB’s related to entries and preparing entries within the applicable laws and regulations• Prepared monthly reports related to interest income, interest expense, and short term and long term debt for management review• Improved internal controls for accounting entry preparation process• Prepared quarterly forecasts for interest income and expense• Built, maintained, and used Excel based cash forecasting model to prepare cash forecasts for recommendations to management• Lease versus Buy evaluation – Managed the Excel based tool for the process and reviewed costs and benefits to leasing versus buying equipment in order to make recommendations to management

• Financial Planning Financial Analyst

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2005

  • Consolidated financial plan information and prepared management level reporting for integrated budget• Coordinated and took on a leadership role to set and manage timelines and deadlines for various budgeting and planning activities• Budget stakeholder and point of contact for strategic business areas (SBAs) and corporate cost center managers• Ensured/Audited integrity of integrated financial plan and budget data uploaded to various Oracle systems• Member of PROFIT (Project Redesign Optimization Financial Information Technology) team – Worked with team to help design and implement a new budgeting and forecasting system (Khalix) for the company• Served as System Administrator for integrated financial planning/budgeting system (Longview Khalix) • Designed and created reports/forms• Loaded and validated (audited) data• Identified and developed user enhancements• Implemented user security• Monitored and improved internal controls for the system• Maintained system training manuals• Conducted user training• Assisted in reviewing and formulating guidance for use in developing an integrated budget while utilizing the Khalix budgeting system