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Mary Kay Markunas is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in budgeting, financial planning, and strategic planning. She has held various leadership positions, including Director of Finance and Operations and Senior Manager, Member Resources and Industry Research. Markunas has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering Geology from Purdue University.

Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director, Member Resources and Programs
      • Dec 2017 - Present

    • Senior Manager, Member Resources and Industry Research
      • Feb 2015 - Dec 2017

  • The Avery Coonley School
    • Downers Grove, IL
    • Director of Finance and Operations
      • May 2003 - Feb 2015
      • Downers Grove, IL

      Responsible for the annual budgeting and quarterly reporting for independent school with $6.5M in annual revenues, coordinating with all constituencies to prepare accurate financial statements and forecasts, resulting in operating fund surpluses for the past eleven years.Serves as Human Resource ...

    • Sales
      • Oct 2002 - May 2003
    • Operations Controller - CGISS Service Division
      • 1999 - Jul 2002

    • Assistant Manager - Financial Shared Services Accounts Payable
      • Aug 1997 - 1999

    • Staff Financial Analyst
      • 1995 - 1997

    • Real Estate Asset Planner - LMPS Real Estate and Facilities Development
      • 1993 - 1995

      Supervised local Real Estate brokers during assessment of client needs, site search and lease negotiations, resulting in increasing lease cost savings and providing facility relocation management services.Developed strategic plans for more than 10 owned and leased LMPS facilities, reducing real estate costs.Developed and implemented operating cost reduction program with four managers for major owned facilities, resulting in reducing costs by 5% and increasing space efficiency.

    • Staff Financial Analyst - LMPS Sector Financial Planning
      • 1991 - 1993

      Coordinated monthly Sector reporting of $1B in budgets, resulting in timely reporting to executives.Managed organization and loading of more than 1,000 department budgets worldwide into proprietary database, resulting in on-time completion of annual budget plan.Developed cost allocation methodology for Personnel, Corporate and other Sector costs to more accurately reflect below gross margin costs on P&L for division management.Modeled future sales and costs standards for Sector and Divisional P&Ls, resulting in improved strategic planning by business managers.

    • Senior Financial Analyst
      • Jun 1990 - 1991

      Provided analysis for acquisition/joint venture candidate by modeling P&L and researching cost assumptions, providing management with timely, accurate financial data to enhance decision-making process.Developed methodology to reduce unapplied credits on customer accounts, thereby allowing Customer Response Center to improve customer satisfaction.Prepared quarterly income tax forecasts for Far East and Puerto Rico feeder plants, resulting in improved accuracy of annual corporate tax planning and reporting.

  • Xerox Corporation
    • Rochester, New York
    • Reprographics Financial Planning and Analysis Intern
      • Jun 1989 - Aug 1989
      • Rochester, New York

      Developed financial model to monitor $3.5B business resulting in new quarterly business management review report

  • Gannett Fleming
    • Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
    • Engineering Geologist
      • Sep 1985 - Aug 1988
      • Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

      Managed subsurface investigation programs and designed foundations for bridges, highways, treatment plants and dams for private and public sector clients.

Education

  • 1988 - 1990
    University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
  • 1981 - 1985
    Purdue University

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