Claremore, OK 74019

9188517114
cherry_bruner@yahoo.com

CHERRY BRUNER

OVERVIEW
Senior Financial Analyst that has both educational and practical experience with international and
domestic businesses. Proven experience in several facets of finance, economics, forecasting,
manufacturing, and process improvement.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Analytical financial and forecasting experience used to support Global and domestic
customers.
Performed financial cost benefit analysis that supported enterprise strategic planning to
improve manufacturing and organizational processes.
Reported to directors and vice-president on monthly financial metrics that tactically and
strategically improved manufacturing, organization, and processes including S&OP
reporting.
Provided training on financial management, forecasting and cost optimization to various
levels of different companies.
Production cost modeling to set price points so that marketing and other stakeholders
would buy-off and understand financial principals.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified
Database and Business Intelligence development experience
Data Analytics
Advanced statistical methods different types of regression, decision trees for root cause
analysis and clustering used by finance, marketing, and production to improve business
decisions.
Experience with SAP , Oracle BI, I-Garfx , Data and other supply chain and financial system
Knowledge of SQL and Visual Basics
Financial Modeling and Reporting
EXPERIENCE
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST - VERIZON
October 2013 - Present
Developed and improved existing analytical processes, formats, use, and control.
Evaluates and interpret findings on financial data, provides forecast and investigates any
discrepancy.
Recommends establishment of new or modified reporting methods and procedures to
improve report content and completeness of information.
Prepare and issue instructions concerning generation, completion, and distribution of
reports according to new or revised practices, procedures, or policies of reports
management.
Trained collection analyst, consultants, and supervisors on Business Intelligence reporting
systems
Set up and monitor metrics for business performance on Associate level
Support indirect agents in monitoring constrained devices
Provide monthly metric results and adhoc reporting for executive KPI
Perform collection process audit
Created training manuals for new process and system
Conduct training for new financial reporting system
Expertise on Oracle Business Intelligence Financial Reporting
Streamline reporting using SQL, Visual Basic and BI reporting software
Financial system administration
Responsible for day to day general accounting, financial reporting, and analysis assigned for
function areas
Research and resolve Business Units inquiries for assigned functional areas
Routine communication with supervisors and managers relating to financial close, issues,
and deliverables
Responsible for month-end and year-end close for assigned functional areas
Research and prepare variance analysis and explanation
Responsible for the preparation and analysis of the periodic management reporting of
financial results for assigned functional areas
Prepare Financial Reporting Requirements
Perform special projects to improve process efficiency and performance
Review and research accounting transactions
Calculate and prepare report on expiring tax collectibles
Participate in functional audit as compliance for Sabarnes Oxley yearly audit
POC and SME for Desktop procedures and process development
Knowledge on design thinking process
SPECIAL PROJECT PETROLEUM TAXATION START UP
March 2009 July 2012
Data warehouse and report development.
Wrote design and user documentation. Used SQL to extract data for reports from a
semantic layer.
Prepared financial information
Business Plan Writings
Participated in presentations to investor(s). Gathered and sourced information from online
petroleum data sources (corporation commission, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of
Oceanic Management) to be used in database to compare against information reported to
other sources.
Did financial analysis to set prices for products and offerings.

LOGISTIC SPECIALIST - GOOGLE

September 2008 December 2008
Maintain parts inventory by inventory counts, checking stock levels, restocking the parts
location and removing bad parts.
Responsible for balance inventory, shipping and receiving of parts & materials including
tracking shipment, shipping RMA parts to central location and monitored remedy ticket
system for logistics.
Point of contact between Google and 3rd party logistics
Leads investigation for any inventory shortages or issues.
Facilitate data collection for analysis including financial impact of inventory and shortages.
Perform cost analysis for inventory availability and financial impact.
Facilitate parts shipment and management during plant shutdown

SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATOR HELICOMB INTERNATIONAL

August 2006 June 2007
Customers primary point of contact in terms of letter of contract, credit letter, new orders,
and parts shipment
Coordinate with Freight Company regarding freight charges and bill of lading.
Arrange parts shipment and prepare all documents necessary for shipment.
Issue invoices, monitor job orders, update master schedule and coordinate parts for
shipment, update planners for new revision, issue router and planner for rework parts and
generate Job Order from the in-house ERP system
Work with production to ensure that customers delivery date is meet.
Monitor and analyze plant efficiency and productivity to address any issue in the event of
production expansion and order increase.
SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYST FORD MOTOR COMPANY PHILS.
July 2000 April 2005

Gathered requirements for production forecast and capacity. This includes coordinating
with Sales/Marketing, Manufacturing and Finance.
Develop ordering forecast base on available historical data and sales projection from Sales
and Marketing and Production Planner
Work with suppliers for process operation improvement
Review and analyze contract for supplier renegotiation
Release annual forecast to manufacturing and finance for material ordering and finance
budget.
Manage inventory for steady supply of materials
Identify and arrange disposal for obsolete parts and discontinued model ensuring that
maximum amount is recovered.
Coordinated launch and special marketing units, production/material planning and control,
coordinate supplier performance improvement and made disposition for obsolete/excess
part.
Work with engineering for raw materials development
Work as a single point of contact for product launch to Asian Market where responsibilities
include set up monthly review for key players in the region, coordinate important changes in
sales forecast, manufacturing capacity and timing.
Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt
ERP experience - SAP Material Management Certified
Built Business Intelligence reports used by Supply Chain Management.
Thorough understanding of Lean Manufacturing concept

EDUCATION

1. NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Academic Achievement Awardee for MBA Program
Member of Delta Mu Delta an international business honor society
Completed financial and accounting course work

2. ASIAN INSTITUTE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION BA ECONOMICS

Completed international business economics, financial and accounting course work

Academic Honors

3. TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
OF THE PHILIPPINES DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (ASSOCIATE
DEGREE)

REFERENCES

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST