Ethan Jones
Sterling,VA
Summary
Forward-thinking Finance Manager that loves using data analytics, data visualization, and financial modeling to provide actionable intelligence for senior leadership, creating an environment for sound business decisions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Manager
Microsoft
02.2022 - Current
- Leading the MSIO month-end and quarter-end close rhythm and building innovative reporting for deeper business insights
- Streamlined, plan, and execute the consolidation and distribution of the Board of Directors estimates between the MSIO product leads and CFT
- Collaborate with business partners across each org to explain GM% anomalies for MSFT’s Commercial Licensing business
- Consolidate COGS results for the quarterly P&L flash to the CFO, which is used to call out any potential risks & opportunities from our most recent forecast
- Driving clarity between CFT & business partners during CSA reporting, which ultimately escalates to CFO & CEO visibility
- Built a modern reporting deck for MSIO COGS, which is used to drive data clarity for CVP presentations during each close & forecast cycle
- Lead internal process improvement initiatives
Senior Financial Analyst
IDEMIA
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Worked directly under the VP of Finance to ensure the finance organization has the reporting needed to quickly make sound business decisions
- Supported the CFO with monthly financial presentations for the Executive team
- Maintained the organization's financial systems, which includes Workday Adaptive Insights, TM1 and Anaplan
- Lead role in the maintenance and improvement of our Workday Adaptive Planning instance
- Identified and resolved integration errors and acted as a liaison PF&A and our outsourced engineering team
- Created various automated reports using Microsoft Office Connect to add value to the organization by trimming the time it takes to pull data
- Trained staff on the use of financial systems and act as a liaison between the implementation group and the finance team
- Developed and distribute monthly financial packages for each of our business units
- Designed and built system dashboards and reporting to aid the finance team during month-end-close
- Built and distributed multiple P&L views showing various levels of detail
- Worked with IT department leaders to assess actual performance, provide feedback, and take corrective actions as necessary to ensure company financial targets are met
- Maintained an up-to-date forecast model showing top-line growth trends, updating the model regularly to incorporate the latest ratios and business metrics so management can understand how recent trends are likely to affect the business
- Worked with senior management and department owners to implement company-wide cost savings initiatives
Financial Analyst
Agensys Corporation
04.2018 - 03.2021
- Worked directly with the CFO to increase profitability by providing high-level financial analysis to drive decision making
- Ensured accurate and timely reporting of all monthly financial information including revenue recognition and variance analysis to forecast future performance of the company as well as update upper management on the current health of the firm by highlighting business trends
- Developed strategies with our Sales team to both increase revenue and profitability as well help them achieve personal and organizational KPI's when interfacing with new and existing customers by providing them with margin analysis for current and future business pipeline
- Developed forecasting tools to analyze revenue variance, business pipeline and industry trends
- Developed budgets and strategic plans for day-to-day operations
- Managed Financial Reporting, A/P, A/R, Internal Auditing, Taxes, Budgeting, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Business Banking, Internal Controls and Accounting
- Partnered with hiring and recruiting managers to develop tactical sourcing strategies that will be most profitable for our firm
- Performed all monthly close activity, which includes but is not limited to bank reconciliations, margin analysis and commission reports
- Created multiple financial models, including but not limited to, budget models, P&L models and variance analysis models
- Used data analytics to create and deliver strategic financial suggestions to the CFO. As a result, we reduced our break-even point and increased our Gross Margin from 30% to 37% year-over-year.
- Practically improved operational efficiency of the finance department through the implementation of modernized data-management procedures and documented departmental KPI's
- Streamlined and manage the payroll process as well as A/P and A/R controls
Staff Accountant
Trident Systems Inc
08.2017 - 04.2018
- Performed month-end-close and balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepared general ledger entries and perform GL reconciliations
- Responsible for Cash Receipts and Fixed Asset activity
- Prepared and reconcile both A/R and A/P Aging Reports for review by the Controller
- Established and documented accounting processes
- Automated accounting functions to improve departmental processes
Cost Accountant
AKIMA LLC
11.2016 - 08.2017
- Responsible for reconciling cost by cost type to the GL through variance analysis, unbilled analysis, and indirect rate variance analysis
- Managed the preparation and submission of 5 Incurred Cost Submissions (ICS) to DCAA, including indirect Schedules A-E, direct cost Schedules G-O
- Coordinated information requests between multiple departments: Contracts, Project Controls, Billing, Procurement
- Worked with Project Controls to identify and correct billing errors for multiple contracts
- Decreased ICS preparation time by both proposing and carrying out the implementation of new ideas to higher management
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Business Management of Marketing, Accounting
Liberty University
Certification
- Financial Modeling and Forecasting Financial Statements, Issued by LinkedIn
- SQL: Data Reporting and Analysis, Issued by LinkedIn
- Introduction to PowerBI, Issued by Datacamp
Timeline
Finance Manager
Microsoft
02.2022 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
IDEMIA
03.2021 - 02.2022
Financial Analyst
Agensys Corporation
04.2018 - 03.2021
Staff Accountant
Trident Systems Inc
08.2017 - 04.2018
Cost Accountant
AKIMA LLC
11.2016 - 08.2017
Bachelor's Degree - Business Management of Marketing, Accounting
Liberty University
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