Charles Sloka's resume-Analyst, Administrator

1. Charles Sloka
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Voice/text: 312-615-3191
chucksloka@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/ChuckSloka
ANALYST, ADMINISTRATOR
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Profit-maximizing analyst and administrator with a proven track record of improving processes in
arts administration, strategic planning and business development through reliable analysis,
budgeting, reporting and/or forecasting. Nine years of experience with a Fortune 1000
corporation forecasting and analyzing $600M in revenue, decreasing monthly financial reporting
time by 30% and improving reporting accuracy to 99.5%. Experienced with working with people
of all ages, cultural and economic backgrounds.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Statements,
Project Management, Forecasting, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis,
Statistical Analysis, Essential SQL Training, SAS, Team Building, Leadership,
Problem Solving, Variance Analysis, Profit & Loss Analysis, Training,
Time Management, Strategic Planning, Education, Creativity, Communication,
Process Improvement, Negotiation, Decision Making, Quality Assurance, Public Speaking,
Accounting, Basic Salesforce, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training
CAREER EXPERIENCE
ANALYSIS
• Corrected $1M discrepancies between systems where other analysts were unable to
to resolve out-of-balance issues, resulting in more accurate reports and analysis.
• Resolved $100K discrepancies between the P & L system to other reporting
systems and databases by collaborating with IT to improve database creation procedures.
• Implemented new and improved current validation tables and routines to verify the
accuracy of over 20M data records,
producing 12% better accuracy in the corporate database used in company
reports and federal filings.
• Produced an 8% decrease in time in creating corporate databases by collaborating with
fellow analysts, managers and the IT department to streamline validation procedures and
tables.

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BUDGETING
• Improved and distributed monthly financial reports, assisting management with reliable
projections and insightful decisions on $4B corporate budgets, creating clearer analysis of
the results of the business.
• Scrutinized $215M of quarterly dividends paid out by Kemper, ensuring management that
dividends were within 11% of expenses, creating savings to the company.
REPORTING
• Created a 40% improvement in turnaround time by creating strategies to communicate
differing business needs and parameters for a P & L system between
35 field personnel, management and the IT department resulting in scheduled reports to be
created and distributed sooner.
• Implemented 70 reporting changes to an inconsistent P & L system resulting in creating
reports with 99.5% accuracy.
• Reduced time to balance monthly and quarterly P & L system by
30% while maintaining quality and professional standards, producing reliable databases and
reports with near 100% accuracy.
• Assessed needs to collaborate on a 15-month project with seven cross-functional reporting
systems to ensure accurate data reporting of a revised database system and its processes
of a $500M line of business as mandated by the federal government, within deadline
with flawless implementation.
FORECASTING
• Created and implemented new reports to assist management with reliable profit and
loss projections on multiple lines of business within
a $4B corporation helping management and executives understand the health of the
business better and aid in creating more effective strategies.
• Created revenue forecasts for four profit centers, each in
the $600M to $800M range helping leadership create better strategies.
• Identified and reported $300M in new business later forecasting the success of
a new line of business by implementing project management skills in data management
in a successful team-based setting by assessing needs and in identifying alternatives.
ADMINISTRATING
• Condensed by 50% the user manual for the P & L reporting system at Kemper enabling full
utilization of its analytic capabilities thereby creating a manual that was concise and easier
to understand.
• Collaborated, organized and led professional and voluntary groups of musicians in jazz,
pop and vocal ensembles to prepare, rehearse and perform in educational, social,
religious and cultural venues for audiences up to 10,000.
• Managed earnings, expenses, personnel and schedules of seven musicians using Microsoft
products resulting in effective administration of the business.
• Created or modified over 500 accounts through an educational recruitment effort.
• Mailed over 100 collections letters.
• Counted inventory and entered into an inventory system over
1,000 musical instrument parts, ensuring the accuracy of the parts counted.

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EDUCATING
• Organized, instructed and supervised, annually, over
250 high school students individually and in small-classroom settings, motivating
students to succeed, including four that successfully auditioned for all-state
and 14 that made all-district, producing students who played music better.
• Educated high school students for several performances and events throughout
the school year producing stronger, more confidently executed performances
where 32% of the students consequently attained higher grades as result
of individualized instruction.
• Instructed seven high school students to prepare for college auditions
with two seeking to be music majors.
• Coached four students who successfully auditioned for area orchestras and jazz ensembles.
• Collaborated with fellow teachers to help hundreds of students to prepare for solo,
ensemble, and concert performances as well as juries, finals, competitions and recitals,
helping students succeed better.
Educator, Hinsdale Township High Schools, Hinsdale, IL 2003 - present
Operating Manager, ChuckSlokaInc, Buffalo Grove, IL 1999 - present
Statistical Analyst, Kemper Insurance Companies, Long Grove, IL, 1995 - 1999
Data Analyst, Kemper Insurance Companies, Long Grove, IL 1991 - 1995
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Music, Jazz Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science, Probability & Statistics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Essential SQL Training, Lynda.com 2015
Accounting Fundamentals, certificate, LinkedIn Learning 2017
Learn Salesforce: The Basics, certificate, LinkedIn Learning 2017
Pursuing certification in SAS Business Analytics, SAS University