Experience

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  University of Massachusetts Boston

  • Assistant Dean, Administration and Finance, Healey Library

    • Aug 2017 - Present

  • Finance Director, Athletics and Recreation, Special Projects and Programs

    • Feb 2014 - Present

  • Research Financial Analyst - Center for Survey Research

    • Jul 2011 - Feb 2014

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  Talbots, Inc.

  • Financial Manager, Marketing/Financial Planning & Analysis

    • 2008 - 2010

    •Drove annual budget process for $100M marketing group.• Partnered with marketing leadership to establish monthly, quarterly and annual budget/forecast.• Developed and maintained key metrics related to catalog production costs, web photography, retail and direct marketing.• Actively participated in monthly operations review meeting with CFO, EVP and VP Finance.

  • Finance Manager, Catalog Development

    • 1999 - 2008

    • Managed $80M annual budget process for 15 advertising cost centers and 28 catalogs.• Provided operating expense variance analysis to senior management.• Hired, developed and managed two financial analysts.• Streamlined month end accrual process.• Conducted quarterly review to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

  • Senior Financial Analyst, Catalog Development

    • 1995 - 1999

    • Implemented financial structure and controls for catalog division.• Developed and maintained systems to enhance budgeting, forecasting and expense control.• Analyzed and reconciled monthly and quarterly expenses including $10M paper inventory.

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  Motorola Codex

  • Sr Business Analyst, Information Systems

    • Jan 1987 - Jun 1994

    • Established procedures and controls for managing operating expense forecasts and budgets.• Managed monthly forecast and annual budget for operating expenses as well as capital, payroll and headcount.• Created and maintained systems for tracking purchase orders, invoices, capital expenditures, depreciation and operating expenses.

  • Sr. Business Analyst, Transmission Products

    • Oct 1984 - Dec 1986

    • Designed comprehensive models to capture revenue information.• Managed Five-Year and annual revenue planning process and prepared consolidated revenue budgets and monthly forecasts.• Evaluated cost benefit of various software packages to facilitate and improve the revenue planning process.

  • Financial Analyst, Information Systems Group

    • Jan 1984 - Sep 1984

    • Established and refurbished models to consolidate the Five Year Plan and monthly balance sheet forecast.• Published capital reporting guidelines to divisions and generated consolidated results.• Let the expansion of the use of personal computers within the finance department.

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  Digital Equipment Corporation

  • Financial Analyst, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

    • Sep 1981 - Jan 1984

    • Coordinated and consolidated the annual budget, monthly forecast and long range plan.• Designed and programmed financial models.• Documented all financial processes and procedures.• Primary leader in the testing of new corporate mainframe financial modeling package; designed and delivered trai...