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Laurie Buckley, MBA

Coon Rapids, MN 55433 LBuckley.MN@gmail.com 763-486-8275 www.linkedin.com/in/lauriebuckley Core Competencies MBA Senior Financial Analyst Financial Reporting Budgeting, Forecasting & Modeling Revenue Analysis Variance Analysis Cost Accounting Microsoft Office Suite 2010 GAAP SOX ERP systems Work Experience CIMA Labs - a subsidiary of Cephalon Pharmaceutical Brooklyn Park, MN 2006 - 2012 CIMA develops and manufactures drug delivery technologies and products for major pharmaceutical and bio-technology companies. Cephalon annual revenue $2B. Senior Accounting Analyst Reduced workday close by 77% through continuous improvement of financial reporting Led meetings with department heads to review, trend and project future spending, headcount and equipment needs Created a robust financial package for senior management including: P&L actual vs. plan and prior year, Gross Margin by product, expense by functional area, headcount vs. plan, roadmap of budget to actual net income to facilitate decision-making Improved budget accuracy by designing models to consolidate departments and import line items directly into SAP Produced GAAP revenue recognition schedules detailing partners sales ensuring compliance Coordinated with Project Managers and Senior Management to review and forecast projects with external partners Medical Arts Press - subsidiary of Staples, Inc. Brooklyn Park, MN 2000 - 2006 MAP manufactures a broad variety of customized and standard practice-related supplies to healthcare professionals as well as printed supply products for general retail. Annual revenue $113M. Senior Financial Analyst Oversaw budgeting and forecasting for three business entities for consolidated results Coordinated with project teams to provide ABC costing, software RFQ input Assisted in successful software implementation by liaising with all levels of manufacturing to write system parameters; including: product type, equipment, time, labor rates, square footage, administration allocations Designed and led workshops to instruct internal departments on financial software usage and capabilities Damark International Inc. - aka Provell, Minneapolis, MN 1999 - 2000 Marketing solutions provider with a broad range of products, programs and services direct to the consumer. Senior Financial Analyst Grew membership club 250% by developing and implementing financial models Automated monthly accounting data to flow directly from data warehouse and upload into Oracle general ledger to ensure fast, accurate and consistent financial reporting Directed monthly accounting close and provided work direction for other analysts Vision-Ease Lens - division of BMC Industries, Brooklyn Park, MN 1994 - 1999 VEL is a full line manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses serving retail dispensers and wholesale laboratories throughout the world. Annual revenue of $96M. Financial Analyst Reduced workday close 55% by testing and debugging financial database software Performed due diligence financial analysis and designed proforma schedules for possible acquisitions Administered capital appropriation process, including plant closures, CIP review Consolidated monthly accounting close with three domestic and two foreign plants

Education Metropolitan State University Masters in Business Administration Metropolitan State University Bachelor of Arts - Finance Systems and Training Microsoft Certified Specialist Office 2010 suite: Financial Software: SAP (R3, BW, Financial Planning), Oracle (G/L, GLDI, Discover), Cognos V10 Model Building, Mas90, E-Systems, Quick Books Pro, Commander FDC Financial Database, Datawatch Monarch Pro, Hourly Rates, Macola Fixed Assets, BFI Fixed Assets, Visual Basic training ISO 9000 Quality System Training Minneapolis, MN 1998 Minneapolis, MN 1990

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