Experience

Day Pitney LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Financial Systems Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present

• Senior Financial Systems and Application Specialist

  • Aug 2016 - Present



Wayfair

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Systems Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  System administrator for HostAnalytics Cloud EPM system. • Coordinate and oversee the implementation of the data integration process between NetSuite Financials and Host Analytics. • Streamlined the manual G/L data uploads from NetSuite using Excel PowerQuery to transform the Netsuite output into a readable format that cut the process time in half. • Developed alternate business line hierarchies within Host Analytics that enabled me to redesign the main actual to forecast reporting by cutting down the need for manual manipulation of the data in Excel. • Developed specialized reporting within Host for Wayfair’s B2B program line eliminating the manual excel process of reporting. Show less



International Fund for Animal Welfare

• United States

• Financial and Systems Analyst

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

  System administrator for Oracle EBS R12 financials and the treasury applications at IFAW, including GTreasury, CitiDirect, SWIFT, FXall and Bank of America CashPro. Responsible for user security, configuration and functional setups. • Automated the budget analyst’s financial dashboard, saving 2 days of manual updates. This allowed the analyst to spend more time performing analysis on the figures. • Developed and automated the Income Program Report for the philanthropy department. The report now only takes 10 minutes to update versus 8 hours. • Developed various other reporting tools for the finance group, providing them with fast, reliable insights into their financial data. • Lead the successful upgrade of IFAW financial software (Oracle E-Business Suite) from version 12.1.3 to 12.2.4 • Lead the successful upgrade of G Treasury, our treasury payment system. • Maintain security on all IFAW financial applications. Show less



Foley Hoag LLP

• Law Practice
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Financial Systems and Budget Administrator

  • Nov 2011 - Aug 2012

  Strategically prioritized and drove projects that ensured on-time, requirements, compliant completion, with an emphasis on the implementation, support, and maintenance of the Firm’s financial systems software products.• Developed solutions to complex financial system application issues and problems using a combination of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 tools, SAP Business Objects, Crystal Reports, and MS Excel.• Ensured the effective security on all financial applications, including Elite, Webview, Data Fusion IntelliStat, SAP Business Objects.• Evaluated and repaired financial system issues, working with internal IT department and outside vendors. Show less

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Apr 2007 - Nov 2011

  Contributed to maximizing performance in consistently completing projects on time in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment requiring superior planning, organization, and leadership skills. Effectively analyzed processes to define inefficiencies and provided expert recommendations. Developed detailed reports, providing forecasting and result analysis tools vital to company's short- and long-term planning.• Directly handled all facets of monthly budgeting and forecasting, with full accountability for implementing the yearly expense budget with the firm’s operational managers. • Tracked and updated reports to assist firm’s senior management using a combination of Business Objects, Crystal Reports, xCelsius, MS Excel, Transact-SQL and Visual Basic for Applications.• Enhanced operational performance by improving and automating the reports and tools used by finance and firm management Show less



BearingPoint

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

• Senior Financial Analyst - Program Control

  • Mar 2006 - Apr 2007

  Earned a respected reputation for supporting the engagement teams in facilitating analysis of the profitability of engagements and the preparation of ETCs and audit binders.Collaborated extensively with engagement teams to develop strategies to cost-effectively reduce the amount of ETC errors. • Accurately assessed project WIP reports for accuracy and anomalies; proactively located discrepancies and presented adjustments to achieve project revenue in line. • Reviewed and analyzed the engagement contract to assess whether the contract was established in accordance GAAP standards. Show less



Goodwin Procter LLP

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2006

  Collaborated extensively with the Director of Finance to provide firm management with timely and accurate financial reporting. Researched, authored, and submitted comprehensive e business intelligence applications, including models budgeting and forecasting, detailed revenue analysis, and cash flow analysis. • Prepared and presented specialized reporting for the firm’s terminated contract partners. • Tracked and updated financial reports to assist the firm’s senior management using a combination of MS Access, MS Excel, Transact-SQL and Visual Basic for Applications. • Steered all facets of financial optimization by continuously working to improve and automate the reports and tools used by financial and firm management. Show less



Log On America

• United States
• Telecommunications

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Jun 2000 - Dec 2000

  • Produced and analyzed the corporate P&L statements. • Tracked and analyzed the monthly results compared to budget, providing variance explanations when needed. • Developed new financial reports with SAP Crystal Reports. • Analyzed and incorporated key business drivers into the budget. • Provided trend analysis on unit pricing, minutes of use, and adds/deletes. • Assisted in the month end close procedure. • Produced and analyzed the corporate P&L statements. • Tracked and analyzed the monthly results compared to budget, providing variance explanations when needed. • Developed new financial reports with SAP Crystal Reports. • Analyzed and incorporated key business drivers into the budget. • Provided trend analysis on unit pricing, minutes of use, and adds/deletes. • Assisted in the month end close procedure.



ATT Local Services

• United States
• Telecommunications

• Lead Financial Analyst

  • Sep 1999 - Jun 2000

  • Responsible for the analysis and consolidation of the monthly financial reports for the Northeast region. • Tracked and analyzed monthly results compared to budget and forecast, providing variance explanations when needed. • Assisted in the monthly forecast process. • Analyzed and incorporated key business drivers into the budget and forecast. • Tracked and reported on operational performance, providing trend analysis on unit pricing and minutes of use. • Assisted in the month end close procedure. • Provided ad-hoc reporting in support of both finance and operation’s needs. Show less



Cuming Corporation

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

  • Oct 1998 - Sep 1999

  Managed the over-all cost accounting function of three divisions of Cuming Corporation. • Designed and implemented the perpetual inventory system at the Floatation division of Cuming Corporation. • Suggested the addition of several controls to meter the usage of raw materials in production to reduce waste and inefficiency. • Designed the perpetual inventory system for the Microwave and Insulation divisions within Cuming Corporation. • Lead contact for the implementation of the on-line Purchase Order system in the Macola accounting system. • Provided product cost data to management for a more accurate reflection of the company’s margin. • Provided all ad-hoc reporting and analysis related to spending trends, material usage, and product production. • Oversaw all accounting aspects of Cuming Corporation’s fixed assets. Show less



GTE Government Systems Corporation

• Cost Analyst

  • Apr 1995 - Oct 1998

  Cost Analyst - Managed multiple responsibilities including analysis of monthly financial performance and financial management of multiple firm fixed price government manufacturing and software development contracts. • Responsible for the forecast and budget of sales, profit margin, and manpower for 14 government contracts. • Provided commentary for variances to the forecast and budget and developed recovery plans for all unfavorable variance. • Conducted monthly trend analysis on contracts to provide forecast figures to management. • Managed and reported on GTE’s billings, collections and investment on fourteen contracts. • Recommended to GTE management that down payments are negotiated that resulted in favorable ROI’s. • Performed a billing audit that directly resulted in the decrease in a contract investment by $2 million. Engineering Financial Analyst - • Reduced the engineering overhead by 10% within an 8-month period. • Created a database system using FileMaker Pro that keeps track of Engineering’s capital equipment. The database was initially used to keep a better audit trail of the depreciation allocations. Engineering is currently using the system to enable better utilization of equipment. • Standardized the budget submittals and coordinated the budget process with engineering department heads. • Responsible for the monthly reporting of actual expenditures vs. budget. Show less