Instructor - Adjunct Faculty (Part-time Contract)
Devry University
Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months
• Manage, mentor and instruct a class of 20-15 students from varied professional experiences and cultural backgrounds. Introduction to Business and Technology course curriculum included basic understanding of all aspects of business from macroeconomics to micro economic theories of supply and demand, to marketing, accounting, finance, entrepreneurship and leadership styles, to e-commerce.
• Taught 3 semesters, Fall 2008, Fall 2009 & Spring 2010.
• Responsibilities include Financial Planning of GE Aero Transactional Services’ ~$1Bn P&L; plan & drive the consolidation of the Business Unit’s quarterly, annual, 3-year planning cycle, tracking regional results bi-weekly, ensuring full ownership of regional targets, variance analysis, quarterly close pack and support for ad-hoc business initiatives.
• Worked with cost centers’ Finance Managers to simplify a complex quarter close process, through process mapping and identifying targeted focus areas for expected P&L views, saving company 150 man hours each quarter and re-directing the focus on value added analytics for transparency of cost of goods sold by the cost centers. Awarded “Clear Thinker” Award for implementation by the Aero CFO.
• Acting Sr. Finance Manager of another ~$50M Performance Solutions P&L for 3 quarters. Worked cross-functionally with the operations teams to merge this P&L into Transactional Services P&L to drive clear accountability and ownership through highlighting Performance Solutions as a key growth driver for Transactional P&L and segmenting ownership of this P&L to regions.
• Drove re-structuring of the Firm Fixed Price contracts’ Terms and Conditions with the Commercial Finance & Sales team, eliminating historic margin dilution of $3M to $5M annually.
• Implemented a tops-down planning approach for the 3 year plan. Developed a Regional Forecast model to capture macro economic drivers affecting the business for long range forecasts.
• Developed regional reporting templates, for bi-weekly current quarter forecast for quick consolidation and transperancy.
• Consultant to the P&L Simplification committee, to drive P&L simplification and align the P&L structure with the Operational structure, in order to enhance transparency and accuracy of management reports and metrics.
• Committee member for the Aero reporting cube being developed in Hyperion.
• Responsibilities included supporting 3 P&Ls viz. SB and North East Residential and SB with providing insightful analysis and direction relating to revenue and margin growth and planning and forecasting gross margin for the business segments.
• Supported three price increases to a small portion of high margin customers’ portfolio.
• Established P&L Forecast Review decks for the business segments supported.
• Analyze, communicate and lead business reviews for financial and management reporting.
• Developed Executive Q&A deck for Reliant Energy’s Quarterly Earnings Call with Wall Street.
• Responsibilities included supporting Marketing team with business case analysis, return-on-investment valuations of Marketing programs, planning and maintaining Marketing cost centers’ budgets, monthly and quarterly variance analysis, monthly close including accruals estimation & costs allocations and generating month-end close pack.
• Designed feasibility models for two sales channels’ business cases, one of which was integral to the growth of Direct Energy Residential’ s business by lowering the cost-to-acquire new customers.
• Developed reports to be included in the month-end close pack to be presented to Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and to be included in the executives’ Monthly Business Report.
• Developed marketing costs allocation model for costs allocation across regional P&Ls.
• Performed variance analysis of actuals vs. plan and budget.
• Forecasted balance of the year monthly and balance of the year plus 2 years quarterly.
• Responsibilities included managing assets worth $50mm - $500mm in annual revenue, driving revenue growth for customer segments managed, ad-hoc research, pricing and scheduling initiatives and sales decision support.
• Worked with city of Mont Tremblant, Canada, a seasonal ski destination, to set pricing and seasonal ski schedule, while effectively managing the seat inventory based on the Load Factor and Revenue Guarantee clause set forth in the contractual agreement between the City of Mont Tremblant and Continental Airlines.
• Achieved 45% year-over-year RASM growth for all Canada markets combined, by initiating recommendations for schedule changes, aircraft and capacity management, pricing recommendations and initiatives, fare sale initiatives, along with working with the sales team to collaborate with the pricing actions for effective results.
• Effectively implemented pricing actions in IAH-YVR and IAH-YYC markets, along with recurring off-peak sales, creating a temporary competitive advantage, which were eventually matched by competition.
• Utilized data mining and data modeling techniques to research ad-hoc projects to enhance the department’s performance measurements goals and overbooking forecast process. Researches resulted in the correction of the Access query logic used to generate the performance measurement reports, which were used by upper management including the executive VP and implemented an overbooking tool, being used by analysts for holiday no-show forecasting.
• Performed financial, Sarbanes-Oxley, and operational (field & department) audits to protect corporate assets and ensure proper internal controls are developed and maintained in the Company.
• Audits performed included evaluating the processes of the company’s Purchasing, Contract Sales & Services, Customer Care, Customer Refunds departments and the company’s international and domestic operations.
• Led teams of up to 2 auditors on departmental & field audits and conducted Performance Reviews of staff auditors.
• Conducted exit interviews with the Heads of Departments and performed follow-up audits to ensure implementation.
• Audited rehabilitation facilities, to examine the facilities’ ongoing compliance with internal policies and procedures,
• Analyzed each rehabilitation facility’s Business office, Health care reimbursement, Managed Care Contracts, Clinical Documentation and General facility compliance.
• Worked with the operations team to establish an audit process and formulated an audit program for audits to be performed.
• Examined internal controls and evaluated control efficiency and effectiveness to determine whether the processes in place are adequate to mitigate the risks that might threaten the organization.
• Performed research on Dividend Capture strategy, for the Principal of Cornell Capital Management and co-authored a book on Dividend Capture viz. ‘Dividend Capture - From Theory to Practical Application’.
• Analyzed the various companies’ financial statements for investment decisions. Selected two stocks over a period of three months for trading based on fundamental and technical analysis which generated an average return of 6.5% in two weeks.
• Financial audit engagements for companies in the Banking, Textile, and Import/Export sectors.