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1. 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

2. 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