SUMMARY:

Finance professional experienced in functions ranging from financial analysis and reporting, to budget and accounting. Experience prioritizing and managing multiple tasks/projects at a time. Enjoy interacting and working with different departments and levels of the organization; always interested in new ideas and different points of view. Ability to stay concise and deliver within deadlines. Fluent in English, Italian.

SKILLS & TECHNOLOGY:

Budgeting & Forecasting Financial Statement & Ratio Analysis P&L Management Financial Modeling Margin Analysis Variance Analysis Risk Analysis Data Analysis & Management Strategic Planning Procurement - Microsoft Office Confidential - Power Point Audit - Excel IFRS - VLookups Break-Even Analysis - Pivot Tables Accounts Payable - SAP Accounts Receivable - Oracle BI Journal entry - Oracle HFM Reconciliation - PeopleSoft

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

Senior Pricing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintain database of annual, seasonal and monthly prices to support internal and external clients as needed
• Input and maintain the Sales and Production Bill of Materials for assigned accounts in all units
• Perform continuous audits to ensure standard, consistent and quality master data in Data Systems
• Develop and maintain Fixed Firm Price (FFP) and Time & Materials (T&M) pricing models
• Collaborate with Commercial and Procurement to prepare bids and provide break-even analysis and pricing support
• Develop and provide support for Junior Data Management Analysts as needed
• Participate in new project pilots as needed; assist team with and development of requirements as necessary
• Assist in the and development of peers and other ASG team members
• Collaborate with all functional business units within ASG to achieve strategic, tactical and project goals

Confidential, Farmington Hills, MI

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Consolidated Capex/Tooling forecasts monthly
• Assembled various management reports monthly for operations and purchasing teams
• Maintained the archive history for all AR and support documents
• Processed, tracked, & reported N. American customer tool billings & collections
• Researched and corrected financial errors and anomalies identified in various financial reports
• Processed journal entries
• Served as liaison between finance department and Eastern/Central Europe subjects
• Submitted billing to internal clients and performed I/C reconciliations
• Prepared & Followed Requests for Proposals ( Confidential ) according to company’s needs

Confidential, TIRANA, ALBANIA

Audit Advisory Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided management over a portfolio of clients and delivered high quality audit and assurance service, including preparing and reviewing audit plans and work
• Achieved team and individual budgets and business plan/ performance objectives
• Managed project financials, including budgets, WIPS, timely billing and collection and variance recognition
• Addressed situations before they became crises and developed solutions to avoid recurrence
• Provided additional help and guidance to clients on a consultancy basis
• Participant in the development of ways to meet client needs, contributing to proposal delivery
• Identified ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value
• Coached, trained and developed auditing staff to upgrade their knowledge
• Ensured compliance with internal (audit methodology and risk management) and external (regulatory) requirements

Confidential, TIRANA, ALBANIA

Manager Finance Department

Responsibilities:

• Provided analysis and guidance in target direct and overhead expenditures
• Supported Business Unit Controllers with plant analysis, and every quarter presented management a summary of actual performance vs. budget on a regional basis
• Performed cost-benefit analysis on new business and projects i.e. opening new facilities, acquisitions etc.
• Worked with Business Unit Controllers to identify cost drivers and opportunities for cost improvement
• Coordinated business unit budget/forecast submissions and generated the consolidated financial budget/forecast
• Developed financial planning calendars and work closely with Controller and/or Business Unit personnel to ensure timeliness, accuracy and completeness of budget and forecast data
• Followed any Requests for Proposals ( Confidential ) about company’s needs in connection with Procurement Unit

Confidential

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Consolidated segment level Service Revenue & Direct costs plans, ensured accuracy and transparency
• Coordinated planning & forecasting process within the team
• Explained monthly detailed presentation to the leadership about the performance of the segments in terms of Customer number & Service Revenue trends and gap vs plans
• Interpreted results and identify trends proactively, highlighting issues, working in partnership with the segment to plan appropriate actions to mitigate impact against the risk
• Performed ad-hoc analysis for tariff, customer profitability, usage patterns, etc.
• Monitored variances against Budget/Forecasts and proposed corrective actions with the support of the business unit; ensured the monitoring of targets
• Prepared & Followed Request for Proposals ( Confidential ) according to Manager’s request in collaboration with Procurement

Confidential

Tax Compliance Reviewer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed VAT returns and other tax related reports of multinational corporations operating in Confidential
• Liaison between client and Confidential management teams, acted as lead of 3-5 people in the group
• Account management and development of ideas and approaches for further optimization of client service standards
• Handled and resolved tax notices within stipulated time
• Identified reasons for notices; communicated to and worked with compliance team to keep them from recurring
• Liaison between client and tax authorities in Confidential and surrounding Balkan states