Ryan Knight: Senior Financial Analyst in Syracuse, UT

Direct entire operations of three different business units along with approximately $30M+ turnover per year. Display executive-level expertise and leadership skills while managing up to 50 projects within budget and timeframe. Provide financial operational guidance to MarketStar CFO while forecasting company financials. Rationalize business operations by managing various operations such as project pricing and budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis of P&L statements. Closely monitor project financial workflows to streamline business tasks, minimizing room for errors, and increasing overall efficiency of project in order to improve corporate productivity. Maintain incoming and outgoing cash flow through effective management of cost budgets and maintaining collections. Identify accounting related issues and work with cross functional teams to create process implementation. Enhance operational efficiency by creating processes that ensure the accuracy and timely submission of sales commissions to payroll department. Key Contributions: • Accomplished company desired financial objectives through obtaining a deep understanding of individual projects to provide the proper guidance, implement the proper processes, and create reliable forecasts. • Secured business assets and provide legal protection for both parties by managing project contracts, invoicing, and collections. • Successfully meets client's expectations and corporate goals through consistent communication with CFO, business partners, VP's, and account executives to deliver valuable insights and analysis. • Ensured senior management decision-making effectiveness by administering all aspects of accounting procedures. • Assisted in design, testing, and implementation of new financial and accounting system.

Held various exceptional responsibilities for managing a wide variety of administrative, bookkeeping, onsite IT support, and purchasing tasks. Carried out entire bookkeeping activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, and online payroll processing through ADP. Supervised set-up of booths at various tradeshow locations and displays at customer sites. Negotiated with the vendors while purchasing numerous manufacturing facilities for the company such as customer tradeshow booths, client store front displays, office displays, and point of purchase displays. Tracked revenue generation by managing the receipt and distribution of materials in the shop. Key Contributions: • Worked in a multifaceted role that allowed for learning and growth in multiple areas of the business. • Expanded business growth by researching and negotiating with vendors on suitable price as well as established purchase orders.