THOMAS V. O’CONNOR
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EXPERIENCE
InfogroupCorporation January 2015 to December,2015
SENIOR FINANCIALANALYSTFOR B2B, B2C and Non-profitDivisions
Conducted profitand loss analysis of a $250Mservices portfolio
Prepared and presented monthly revenue/sales analysis by division
Forecast by division sales and researched “root cause” variance
Created and tracked the Corporate operating budget by the division
Managed/Coordinated special projects, analysis as required
Created and maintained Corporate Facilities Capital and Operating budget
Prepared and presented monthly Facilities expense reports
Responsible for the global expense accruals for the Facilities organization
Reviewed and approved Facilities purchase orders and service contracts
Implemented Facilities expense allocations by business units
Recovered $700K in utilities expenses and reduced future expenditures through negotiations
IBM Corporation October 2007 to April 2014
LEAD ANALYSTFOR WORLDWIDEPLANNING GROUP (11/2011-4/2014)
Lead in the construction of the global Security Systems software division
Conducted profitand loss analysis of a $100Minternational portfolio of Software products
Created and implemented a worldwideexecutive management reporting and analysistool for multipleproductlines utilizing
Hyperion and advanced Excel skills
Prepared and presented weekly sales analysis for global operations utilizing Cognos
Forecast worldwide sales and researched “root cause” variance
Created and tracked the global operating budget for the division
Managed/Coordinated special projects, analysis as required
Created a business process that recovered over $10 million in software revenue
Analysis/Business cases related to Merges and Acquisitions
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST GLOBAL PLANNING & PRICING (10/2007-10/2011)
Strategically supported the Executive team with global planning and revenue reporting for the Worldwide Software Division
Produced, published, and presented the IBM top 10 reports for P&L by Customer and Geography and conducted Quarter over
Quarter analysis
Submitted revenue and expense entries to the Accounting department while adhering to all deadlines
Prepared quarterly presentations that included budget versus actuals as well as re-forecasted results
Satisfied complex and time sensitive Ad hoc reports for the Executive team
Continued to work with the ITS Organization on the Mainframe Software Dashboard
Assisted with the creation and implementation of the Cognos TM1 tool, including end user training
WestconGroup($4.2 BillionHi-Tech DistributionCo.) March 2006 to October 2007
SENIOR IT FINANCIALANALYST
Constructed and implemented a global capital planning and business controls program
Perform global budgeting, planningas well as actual to plan variancefor the CFO utilizingHyperion Enterpriseand Financial
Management
Created and implemented IT expense allocation by business units
Set up project management process for the CIO/CTO office
Analyzed balancesheet, cash flow,headcount, revenue, and profitand loss statements for 22 regional divisions
Supervisea staff analysts
IBM Corporation October 1997 to March 2006
SENIOR FINANCIALANALYST,GLOBAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS (4/1999-3/2006)
Financial Analystposition supportingtheoffice of the CIO and General Manager
Developed Hyperion revenue plans for international operations inclusive of brands,sectors,and small/mediumbusinesses
Designed Hyperion Essbasecubes and utilized calc scripts for ad hoc worldwidereporting purposes
Prepared, analyzed and presented worldwidestrategic distribution analysis reports utilizingHyperion for the Executive
management on a monthly basis
Conducted comprehensive analyses usingHyperion on purchaseorders,Intercompany Agreements
Designed an early warningsystem for budget risk exposureusingHyperion Enterprise software
Identified and tracked all errantcharges back to the department source
Improved divisional controlsrelativeto the procurement process
Supported Fall and SpringPlanningcycles by “data mining” complex levels of financial detail
FINANCIALANALYST,WorldWidePart Sales (10/1997-4/1999)
Developed and coordinated the World WidePartSales Data Base
Performed market analysis of sales data and recommended the appropriatepricingaction policies
Developed and published monthly reports for sales and inventory levels by site and division
Defined a new methodology for parts pricingcaseevaluation.
Provided recommendations to Division,SalesGeographies and Corporatemanagement on pricingsituations
Supported the World Wideparts operations team with pricingpolicies,in order to meet key business objectives
Proactively worked with business units in order to ensure pricingwas consistentwith the results fromthe market analyses
ProvidentBank July 1995 to August 1997
CAPITAL PLANNING MANAGER
Extensive knowledge in printingapplications related to marketing collateral
Developed and managed the automation of the PurchasingRequisition System
Conducted contract negotiations
Reviewed Accounts Payablefor accuracy
Reported on pricevarianceanalysisand budget varianceanalysis
Conducted customer satisfaction reviewfor the procurement process
Evaluated and negotiated with vendors to achieve highestvalues of return
Acme Water& CoolerCo. April 1991 to March 1995
OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
Responsiblefor all aspects of procurement from orderingto delivery
Reported on pricevarianceanalysisand budget varianceanalysis
Planned and managed inventory to meet demand and contingencies
Customer satisfaction and feedback management
Monitored production cost
EDUCATION
SUNY,NewPaltz,
Bachelor of Science Degree 1990
Major: BusinessEconomics and Finance,Minor: Marketing
CERTIFICATIONS
HFM PlanningCertified,(Versions:.1, .2, and .3), and Hyperion Boot Camp Certified
COMPUTER SKILLS
EssBase9.3 Application Management, Hyperion Enterprise and Financial Management, Hyperion Brio,Cognos TM1,
Prophix,PowerPoint, Excel (Pivot tables,Vlookups,Macros,etc.), Windows,MicrosoftOutlook, Lotus Notes and QMF
AWARDS
Bravo award Received in 2003 from the IBM CIO Office
Bravo award Received in 2006 from the S&D/ibm.com division
Eminence and Excellenceaward in 2013 for revenue of $10M from IBM Software Group division