Finance Analyst

Posted on: 2008-01-06

Donna R Gaus 2279 Waterfall Lane  Hanover Park, IL 60133  [email protected]  Home : (630) 372-3863 SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS  Reduced Month End close from 10 days to 3 days  Identified and corrected 1 million dollar error prior to year end close  Assisted with Health Care Operating Plan, Forecasts and Variance analysis  Led Team of 20 in Lease Audit of 2,000 leases for initial sale of receivables with 97% accuracy rate  Created and prepared Monthly Static and Ad hoc Journal Entries  Reconciled 3 years of Leasing Repossession balances to the General Ledger  Participated in initiation of Sarbanes Oxley compliance procedures  Created and Maintained Access/Crystal/Reportsmith Reporting for entire Finance Group PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Navistar International Corporation Feb. 1995-Jan. 2007 International Truck and Engine Corporation, Warrenville, IL Sept. 2003-Jan. 2007 FINANCIAL ANALYST  Managed all facets of the Employee Plans Ledger for All Employees and Retirees  Prepared the annual Health Care and Disability Financial Statements  Assisted Management with preparation of the Operating Plan, Forecasts and variance analysis  Modified all Monthly Journal Entries to ensure accurate application and distribution between locations  Developed communication and reporting with vendors to ensure the accuracy of invoices and payments  Created Monthly Reports and communication with Controllers office  Processed Journal Entries (M&D)  Oversaw all Relocation payments and tracking  Created and/or improved process documentation Navistar Financial Corporation, Schaumburg, IL Feb. 1995-Sept. 2003 CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPPORT SPECIALIST Jan. 2001-Sept 2003  Special Projects specialist  Created/Analyzed Access/Crystal Tracking and Reporting databases for the Financial Service Center (FSC)  Gathered data for Black Belt Projects regarding accuracy and timeliness of applying cash payments  Led and Organized audit to ensure quality of documents for initial sale of 2,000 Leasing Receivables  Communicated to Upper Management regarding project results  Prepared initial responses to Sarbanes Oxley audit for Retail, Leasing and Wholesale Groups  Improved and created documentation/process maps for Retail, Leasing, Wholesale and Customer Service Teams  Facilitated Training throughout the FSC (Financial Service Center)  Participated in validating and training on new reports/tools/systems  Mediated between end user groups and IT on developing new systems and tools NOTE PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR April 1999-Jan. 2001  Oversaw receipt, booking and funding of all retail contracts  Supervised a staff of eleven  Communicated with RFO (Regional Finance Office) regarding finance approval guidelines  Worked with Dealers regarding timely funding and processing of contracts  Created and enforced Quality measurements for staff  Ensure Team achieved daily/monthly production goals  Led the FSC with the creation of weekly Training for Team ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR June 1998-April 1999 Data Entry, Mailroom and Receptionist, Records Retention  Supervised staff of eight  Records Retention Coordinator for Financial Service Center (FSC)  Coordinated all Dealer communications were sent out in a timely fashion  Ensured all Data Entry items were processed within the daily goals set  Facilitated Training within my departments as well as other departments  Created Documentation and Training Materials PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Sept 1995-June 1998  Maintained Account Maintenance for 9 state area  Prepared daily/monthly Journal entries  Reconciled large fleet customer accounts  Processed Extensions, Repossessions and Bankruptcies  Problem and Account Analysis  Trained other departments on policy and procedures SENIOR FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR Feb. 1995-Sept 1995  Problem and Account Analysis  Customer Service/Complaints  Balanced and processed cash daily  Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable  Facilitated Training EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts-Economics The Ohio State University December 1994