Nisha MacKedanz

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About Nisha MacKedanz

Senior-level accounting/financial professional with strong GAAP knowledge and financial analysis experience, providing effective financial reporting to enable strategic foresight into the business and provide knowledgeable and accurate information to colleagues and senior management. Results driven and self-motivated with a proven ability to provide key financial data, support and reporting to assist in key business decisions. Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong relationships. Possess strong financial control and reporting skills to rigorously ensure that all statutory and corporate obligations are met. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Consistently found methods to reduce close and reporting process timelines from 6 to 2 days. Utilized automated excel models to reduce payroll processing time from 12 to 5 hours. Reduced closing process with sales reporting from 8 to 5 days by automating JE backup. Improved SOX program by reducing the scoping process from 2 months to 1 month by automating scoping models and identifying key controls and processes. Facilitated 25% reduction in SG & A costs by partnering with budget owners to identify cost savings. Identified $7M uncollectible vendor funding and coordinated the write-off to be GAAP compliant which resolved an ongoing 4-year issue. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Compliance: Adept at month-end close/GAAP compliance and managing SOX and internal controls. Process Management: Proven process management skills, keen ability to create/revise processes to increase productivity and streamline work activities. Financial Reporting: Provide robust modeling and reporting to facilitate executive-level decision making. Strong analytical skills to support operations through analysis and key performance indicators and trends. Judgment: Adept at exercising independent judgment and utilizing critical thinking skills to enhance communication with management. Technology: Expert user in Smartview HFM & Essbase, Khalix, Oracle GL, J.D. Edwards, Jack Henry, and Quickbooks. Advanced skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with intermediate skills in Access.