Experience

T!LT (The TiLT Group)
• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Accountant

  • Sep 2020 - Present


Financial Analyst

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Career - Sabbatical

  • Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

  Left position with United Airlines on good terms in 2018 to take on family caregiver duties for terminally ill family member. Left position with United Airlines on good terms in 2018 to take on family caregiver duties for terminally ill family member.



United Airlines

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst - Infrastructure Program Management Office (Consultant)

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  Collaborated with project, program and portfolio managers to oversee Infrastructure, Operations and Engineering projects in United Airline’s IT organization with a Capital budget of over $325mm. • Conducted weekly and monthly project reviews with project managers to evaluate financial results, identify and resolve financial forecast issues and understand variance drivers. • Designed and launched Project Manager Financial Handbook website and conducted training to educate project managers on all financial tools, systems, and processes to increase project forecast submission accuracy. • Developed Excel-based financial forecasting tool for Network Refresh and Maintenance program to enable project managers and program manager to track and forecast resource cost and non-labor purchases for 25 projects with a total budget of $60mm. • Led data clean-up effort in partnership with United’s procurement organization to close out outstanding purchase orders. • Educated project managers regarding Capitalization policies to ensure accurate financial forecasts. Show less



CNA Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Planner / IT Project Support Analyst (Consultant) - Project Management Office (PMO)

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  Partnered with project managers and leadership team to manage projects in Technology Portfolio as part of CNA’s Maintain and Enable organization with a budget of over $200mm. • Received CNA’s “212 Degree” Award of Excellence for identifying and resolving financial issues in Technology Portfolio. • Member of team responsible for delivering several key Project Management Office (PMO) initiatives including development of Project Manager onboarding, Project Quality Review Standards, Agile template development. • Developed workflow and job aides for Financial Reconciliation, Project Costing, Financial Management Report Guidelines and Purchase Order Processing Guidelines. • Partnered with project managers to submit accurate accruals and capitalization to Technology Finance team monthly. • Provided Portfolio and Project level financial reporting to Enterprise Project Management leadership and Program Manager to enable portfolio level decision making. Identified financial opportunities and risks to the Portfolio. • Audited projects to ensure accurate Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for Scope, Schedule, Budget, Benefit, Resource and Risk. Show less



Pfizer

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Financial Operations & Governance / Value Management

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2016

  Promoted from Financial Analyst to Manager, Financial Operations Managed the monthly financial process for gathering, consolidating, reporting and analyzing financial data for more than 100 Information Technology (IT) projects for a portfolio of over $250mm. . • Created and implemented new financial reporting package to provide actionable financial information to Information Technology Finance and executive leadership. Reported on project spend (Capital and Expense), updated forecasts, and highlighted budget variances, project burn rates, project risks and issues affecting portfolios. • Advised and educated more than 50 project managers in accurate planning and forecasting to ensure projects are within budget by providing onboarding and training on CA Clarity’s Project and Portfolio Management tool, MS Excel financial forecasting templates, SAP reports, accounting policies and financial policies. • Provided financial reporting and analysis for key stakeholders of Commercial (Sales), R&D, Finance, Human Resources and Legal organizations to understand key business drivers for payroll and non-payroll variances, issues and risks. • Financial subject matter expert for implementation of financial management module of the CA Clarity Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool. Defined scope, business requirements and participated in User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Show less



Hospira

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst - Project Management Office (PMO) (Hired after 3 months as contractor)

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2014

  Responsible for month-to-month financial reconciliation activities and project/portfolio consolidation of financials for the Information Technology (IT) Portfolio. Submitted all project financial information to IT Corporate Finance. Responsible for month-to-month financial reconciliation activities and project/portfolio consolidation of financials for the Information Technology (IT) Portfolio. Submitted all project financial information to IT Corporate Finance.



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Finance Specialist - CIO Business Management and Support

  • Aug 2007 - Sep 2010

  Led Tier 1 team of three employees based out of Buenos Aires office, providing financial, administrative, and reporting support for more than 300 Chief Information Officer (CIO) initiative and operations business cases in development and maintenance of global and local business applications. • Hired, trained, and mentored Buenos Aires team in financial systems, supporting over 50 project managers based out of Chicago, Buenos Aires, and India; managed business case resources and non-payroll costs, and identified budget variances. • Led Chief Information Officer’s annual benefits realization process to plan, track, audit, and report on $100mm in initiative business case implementation, focused on financial and strategic business value realization. Show less



Abbott

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

• Sr. Consolidations Analyst

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2007

  Consolidated worldwide financial results for global pharmaceutical operations, in accordance with SEC, FASB, and Abbott procedures and policies. Consolidated worldwide financial results for global pharmaceutical operations, in accordance with SEC, FASB, and Abbott procedures and policies.

• Finance Specialist - CIO Business Operations and Initiatives

  • Jun 2003 - Sep 2006

  Organized planning and forecasting efforts for Information Technology Planning and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Finance team aligned to CIO organization, with annual budget of $95mm.• Briefed CIO business operations executive on monthly basis to review monthly, quarterly, and fiscal actuals-to-date with remaining forecasts; identified key payroll and non-payroll variances, risks, and issues.

• Finance Specialist - Growth and Strategy Organization

  • Mar 2001 - Jun 2003

  Coordinated budgeting, planning, and forecasting efforts across several cross-functional organizations, with combined annual operating plans of $40mm.• Served as Finance team lead, establishing hierarchies, cost centers, project definitions, and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements for Accenture’s SAP financial system implementation

• Finance Specialist - Knowledge Management Organization

  • Dec 1999 - Mar 2001

  Provided financial analysis and metric reporting for U.S., European, South African, and Asia-Pacific global knowledge management research teams.• Managed global content source chargeback recovery process, recovering $500k annually, covering Fact Set, Gartner Group, LexisNexis, IDC, and Forrester.



American Academy of Dermatology

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Staff Accountant

  • 1996 - 1999

  Managed three direct reports, processing accounts payable and cash application of membership dues for over 13,000 members. Prepared financial statements, reconciled bank statements, coordinated audit activities, and oversaw cash application of membership dues for ten dermatologic associations. Managed three direct reports, processing accounts payable and cash application of membership dues for over 13,000 members. Prepared financial statements, reconciled bank statements, coordinated audit activities, and oversaw cash application of membership dues for ten dermatologic associations.