1. Ryan R. Schiller
4727A Bradford Dr. Dallas, TX. 75219
512-639-1069 ryan_schiller74@yahoo.com
PROFILE
Motivated, personable finance professional with MBA offering extensive experience in advanced financial analysis. Self directed and a quick
learner while possessing a strong work ethic. Able to perform numerous financial and accounting roles and having an outstanding
comprehension of financial elements including assets, liabilities, expenditures, risk analysis, and budgeting.
AREAS OF STRENGTH
• Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to adapt quickly to challenges and changes in the environment
• Great oral and writing communication skills / Excellent interpersonal relationship skills
• Enthusiastic and willing to assume greater responsibility
• Highly professional and detail oriented
• Proficient in Word, Access, Lotus Notes, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, BI Portal, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Cognos TM1 and Hyperion
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Financial Analyst: Office of Budget Aug 2012 to Present
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Charged with the oversight, aid in development and maintenance of 8 clinical departments and the university’s physical plant (facilities)
department totaling over $350M in annual expenditures across all fund groups.
• Partnered extensively with key department personnel in the formulation of their annual budget, a months-long process requiring in-
depth bilateral communication, attention to detail and strict adherence to policy and procedures.
• Lead the successful initiative to implement a new module within the Hyperion budgeting tool that dramatically increased the ability
to track and tie-out the massive ($500M+) inter-company transfers budgeted each year, leading to reconciliation weeks earlier than
before.
• Responsible for the multi-faceted exercise of the annual budget load into Hyperion. Sought out as subject matter expert (SME) in
interfacing across Peoplesoft and BI Portal to accomplish accurate tie-out of financials, working closely with Information Resources
(IR) personnel on technical aspects.
• Selected as only non-management Budget Office personnel to aid in the development of the annual budget instructions and policy
manuals, and to subsequently teach live classes to university departments, averaging 20+ attendees each class.
• Developed several new reports, utilized both within and without the Budget Office, that leveraged knowledge of the university’s
financial systems and department’s needs, which incorporated previously unreported data across all fund groups, greatly aiding all
parties involved in attaining earlier knowledge and higher accuracy of the state of their budgets.
Senior Financial Analyst: Financial Planning and Analysis Jan 2012 to Apr 2012
Rainmaker Inc, Austin, Texas (Ajilon Accounting Principals)
Responsible for identifying emerging performance trends, advising on financial and operating consequences of proposals, recommending
solutions to financial problems, and assisting in the effective management of financial resources.
• Provided decision support for new sales proposals and special pricing of clients. Reviewed customer contracts for VSOE compliance
with revenue recognition rules and GAAP guidelines.
• Lead the revenue forecasting update process. Consolidated multiple templates and reports into one interactive and inclusive model,
reducing delivery time by 30%.
• Maintained sales pricing models for over 50 clients.
• Coordinated the production of regular company-wide reporting and dashboards.
Senior Financial Analyst: Corporate Financial Planning Dec 2010 to Dec 2011
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, Texas
Responsible for the creation and management of three departmental budgets comprising 350 global personnel and totaling over $300M in
annual expenditures.
• Created new multi-functional financial templates that streamlined the reporting, forecasting and budget upload processes, resulting
in early attainment of Day 1 close efficiencies, a 50% reduction in time required for quarterly and annual budget loads, and
enablement of snapshot financials delivery.
• Partnered directly with executive management and corporate controllers worldwide in implementing and tracking both quarterly and
annual roadmaps and results. Communicated findings and directives to all levels of the organizations.
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AMD – Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, Texas (continued)
• Responsible for the allocation of $100M of shared Facilities building expenses to the various business segments worldwide based on
specific methodologies. Instrumental in the development of new processes in replacing the allocation cycle to create a more efficient
and equitable distribution of the allocated costs.
• Charged with the oversight of highly confidential and sensitive Human Resources and Legal financial documents. Coordinated with
executive management and corporate controllers to ensure their proper reporting and accounting.
• Identified and resolved inter-company chargebacks process issues that resulted in the accurate assignment of over $250K in
recurring monthly expenses, enabling proper accounting and budget attainment for groups affected. Partnered with peers and
management to implement created solution that became the new standard across participating departments.
Financial Analyst: Operational Expenditures (OpEx) and Disbursements Mar 2006 to Dec 2010
Applied Materials, Austin, Texas
Prepared annual budget in the amount of over $100M and monitored and evaluated its implementation.
• Created labor rate model that resulted in a 37% increase in forecasting labor expense accuracy, eliminating $8M in excess accruals.
• Redesigned and maintained complex, activity-based spending model for over 500 cost centers, across six business units.
• Identified and resolved over $14M in goods receipt interface job errors. Concurrently re-designed reconciliation procedures.
• Responsible for reconciliation and analysis on over $200M in trade accounts payables. Delivered on zero financial surprises and no
SOX 404 issues.
• Coordinated with department heads to review historical performance, analyze current trends, and recommendations for future
obligations.
• Managed the month-end closing process and executed a comprehensive process re-engineering, which resulted in a 25% reduction in
month end closing time.
• Prepared monthly reporting packages for the Business Unit Controllers and Financial Scoreboard Information report for
management.
• Created and implemented new internal processes to accurately record accrual of expenses to the P&L.
• Evaluated controllable expenses such as T&E and outside services to cut expense growth rate from 15% to 10%.
• Conducted Quarterly presentations for VP’s to review department spending and discuss future projections, open headcount and
variances to the plan.
• Identified as subject matter expert (SME) for several Business Transformation initiatives. Delivered early results and proficiencies in
migration and assimilation of finance activities.
• Developed and prepared appropriate departmental metrics and financial reports.
• Conducted special, sometimes highly sensitive, business studies and ad-hoc analysis.
Financial Analyst: FP&A / Variance Feb 2005 to Mar
2006
Alcoa Inc, Rockdale, Texas
Provided decision support analysis for key Global Primary Products (GPP) group decisions.
• Reviewed and quantified the impacts of external market factors on the business financials.
• Provided ad-hoc variance analysis on direct and indirect costs, monitoring actual vs. plan costs.
• Guidance and assistance with target setting and benchmarking activities for the plant
• Prepared the strategic analysis for production capacity, valuations and reviews.
• Prepare Monthly and Quarterly Metrics to determine companywide expenditures
• Reconcile Accounts at the end of the fiscal quarter for overall reporting
• Responsible for data retrieval and schedule creation for SOX Compliance audits.
• Monitor expenditures and advise on possible compliance breakdowns.
Financial Analyst: Business- to-Business License Sales Jul 2004 to Jan
2005
Microsoft Corp, Redmond, Washington
Managed sales forecasts using historical data and demand information and by interacting with Sales Team Members.
• Gathered, managed and maintained forecast data from sales and customers to determine license upgrade opportunities.
3. • Responsible for mining North American Eastern Sales Division databases for expired and/or under-licensed customers and possible
revenue opportunities.
EDUCATION
Chaminade University of Honolulu: MBA (Finance) December 2003
St. Leo University: BA (Business Admin) June 2002