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                                                               Denise D. Martini, MBA, PMP

DeniseMartini354@gmail.com

(925) 413-1095 cell

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Extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, forecasting, reporting and budgeting. PMI Certified. Over 10 years’ project management experience with emphasis in technology serving IT and operations organizations. Leadership experience across various industries including Hospitals and Health Care, Telecommunications and Energy. Influence cost control among teams, with timely financial information supporting corporate goals.

 

Financial Modeling, Spreadsheet and Database Skills	Effective Interpersonal Skills
Cost Benefit and ROI Analysis	Work Independently and in Teams
Pro Forma Financial Statements	GAAP Accounting Knowledge
Robust Data Analysis	Ability to Meet Hard Deadlines
P&L Modeling and Analysis	Critical Thinking Skills
Strong Attention to Detail	Contract Sourcing and Negotiation

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Work Experience                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Renewal By Andersen, LLC – Hayward CA                                                                                                   Apr 2016 – May 2016

Business Consultant

Performed basic accounting work under supervision of the Area President. Aligned Customer Relationship Management system with Accounts Receivable balances by customer. Sustained cash flow by refining Sales Commissions calculations, Cost of Goods Sold, Accounts Payable and Contracts Fulfillment during employee leave of absence.

• Performed double entry bookkeeping payroll for 4 classes of employees, submitted employee garnishments.
• Made mathematical computations rapidly and accurately in order to maintain accounting records. Revamped sales compensation calculations to ensure streamlined and accurate biweekly commission payments for 50 sales people.
• Conducted daily 20-minute working sessions with accounting team to determine contract and cash flow status.
• Created adjusting journal entries to restore collections from customers. Reconciled bank accounts, entered journal entries.

 

 

MIS2000, Inc., Southfield, MI                                                                                                                           Jan 2016 – Mar 2016

Business Consultant

Managed Professional Services component of the RFP submission to the State of Florida, enabling company to win a MSA contract as a preferred vendor. Input documentation into State of Florida Vendor Management System.

 

 

Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA

Senior Business Project Manager – Enterprise Engineering                                                                    May 2004 – March 2014

Established, administered, and maintained sound internal control procedures, reporting processes, industry documentation for accuracy and accountability. Established strategic capital funding process. Prioritized new projects using NPV, ROI, breakeven, cash flow, sensitivity, market and SWOT analysis, competitive assessment. Frequently achieve cash flow savings of 15% – 20%.

• Performed double entry bookkeeping work for depreciation / amortization forecasts for accounting addendum to asset portfolio. Quantified lease and project cost accounting entries for input to ERP.
• Developed accounting data reports in order to post and maintain accurate accounting documents. Reconciled engineering hours by project code and equipment units using cost allocation metrics to produce accurate monthly reports for the department.
• Documented account billing procedures for third party financing. Illustrated T-accounts and journal entries.
• Internal Controls. Three Way Match. Interpreted accounting data reports in order to post and maintain accurate accounting documents. Audited Purchase Orders, bill of lading for part numbers tracked orders not received, assigned asset tags for new equipment assembly. Enabled organization to pass audits and SOX compliance in the asset module.
• Read and interpret laws pertaining to departmental accounting practices and procedures. Classified equipment for correct account code entry into procurement system using GAAP criteria for capitalized and expensed lease.
• Expedited engineering procurements and coached contractors to submit credit card expenses in time for annual close.
• Documented tasks and milestones in internal enterprise project software. Adjusted employee hours reported to various project tracking codes to post and correct accounting transactions. Reconciled vendor Accounts Payable using parts bins to validate labor hours. Reduced amounts owed to vendors by 7%.
• Forecasted amortization expense and capital acquisitions budgets for intranet equipment. Provided monthly headcount forecasts and work schedule labor reports for 8 testers and drove approvals for each lease replacement cutover.
• Proofread materials for correct mathematical computations. Forecasted $2M capex each month and provided analysis against previous forecast and budget. Conducted procurements in $50 – $100K increments for 35 facilities.
• Communicated and provided information regarding policies and procedures to internal/external customers in a professional and timely manner. Coached lessors to modify lease files to facilitate breakeven analysis, which exposed vendor calculation errors.

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• Managed reversed logistics / RMA maintenance shipping. Reduced cash outflow by 5%-8% through custom reports and metrics for stakeholders. Recovered abandoned infrastructure inventory and reinstated impaired assets among 12 data centers.
• Led compilation of $123M Capital Budget and $166M expense budget and ongoing forecasts. Input budget forecasts by expense type and category into COGNOS reporting tool.
• Designed, implemented an enterprise wide database for $127M network equipment. Quantified departmental budget impacts for the 5-year period of the long range financial plan.
• Created unit cost reports showing direct, indirect and fixed cost overheads for third party installation services. Developed profitability results for 3 value added reseller service offerings.
• Recovered $380K stranded investment in hospital data centers. Computed costs and reversing journal entries to re-instate stranded investment. Created reports listing the assembly of appropriate equipment parts for parent and child serial numbers.
• Defined and implemented supplier scorecard metrics and measurement tools. Obtained funding approval for PO requests in excess of $2K; accurately recorded projects costs and data attributes. Tracked supplier quality, cost and contract performance. Identified the best in class vendors by geography to deploy for each subsequent project.
• Computed breakeven costs, total cost of ownership for equipment under 1500 lease contracts valued at $97M in SharePoint. Sustained a 15% cash flow increase by recommending new lower monthly terms and buy-out rates at a lower fair market value.
• Spearheaded $20M nation-wide capital project initiative. Replaced obsolete leased equipment, avoiding 30% expense for non-standard equipment.
• Tracked leased equipment purchases and returns to lessors. Computed costs and risks of retaining obsolete equipment, recommending equipment refresh in 57 medical centers. Negotiated 104 lease extensions, saving $1.5M in expense budget.

 

Analysts International.  Napa CA                                                                                                                     Nov 2003 – Apr 2004 

Southcorp Wines

Business Consultant (Contract Position)

• Analyzed telecommunications spend, and vendor service offerings to select lowest cost provider. Authored a comprehensive policy, implementing best practices for telecommunications international sales and administrative operations in 42 states.

 

 

Robert Half. San Ramon, CA                                                                                                                            Jan 2002 – Apr 2003

Chevron Corp Headquarters

Business Consultant (Contract Position)

• Created a comprehensive IT services matrix representing 41 Operating Companies, identifying lowest cost per service, and best practices among international operations after merger. Facilitated chargebacks for IT Services. Procurement Expense Reductions. Assist procurement Manager with qualitative and quantitative analysis of long and short equipment lists.

 

 

TUT Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA                                                                                                                  Nov 2000 – Apr 2001

Senior Business Analyst

• Responsible for sales forecast and submission of inventory manufacture specifications, saving $2M – $4M in cash and excessive inventory build. Supported Sales Budgets in meeting their financial targets using US team reports to provide context. Provide analysis as requested. Project managed the EPICOR sales support application.

 

 

AT&T, San Ramon, CA                                                                                                                                       Jul 1983 – Oct 2000

Senior Manager

• Policy Development, Shared Services Accounting, General Ledger Accounting, Corporate Spin-Off, Business Process Re-engineering, Intercompany Billing, Mergers, New Product Expansion and Pro-Forma Financial Statements. Created general ledger, and financial statements in a matrix format to collect monthly proforma journal entries and off-book adjustments. Created accounting entries. Posted figures to various ledgers, including summary transactions to the general ledger to separate the off-book adjustments for regulatory requirements as well as to separate a division into a bona-fide subsidiary company.

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Education

University of Nevada, Reno, NV – MBA Finance – Master’s Thesis on Sale / Leaseback Financing among Utilities

University of Nevada, Reno, NV – Bachelor of Arts Political Science, Minors in Spanish and French, Project Mgmt, Accounting

 

Specialized Training

PMI Certified PMP 1802136, CSCO11490734, ITILv3 IPV6, ARIBA. REMEDY. CISCO ICND2.CaliberRM, Fixed Assets. EPICOR Front Office. ORACLE General Ledger, Cash Reconciliation, Technical Writer, SAP Cost Center Acctg, Web Design. SQL, VOIP, QoS, MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay, Visio, Microsoft Excel, Project, Power Point Access, Word, SharePoint, Quickbooks, CashPro, ADP