Linda J. Losekamp has over 30 years of experience in finance, payroll, accounts receivable, and production management. She is currently an Alliance Liaison Manager/Production Manager/Contract Administrator at Novation, where her responsibilities include overseeing production, managing offshore relationships, and maintaining contracts. Previously, she held roles as a Financial Analyst/Analyst at VHA and Finance & Payroll Supervisor at VHA, where she improved accounts receivable and implemented new systems. She has skills in Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, customer service, SAP, and Emptoris.

1. Linda J. Losekamp
3800 Black Gum Trail, Euless, Texas 76040
(817) 571-8485 linda72051@yahoo.com
P rofessional Summary
To obtain a position where my past experience andtraining may be utilizedwhile offering new
challenges within the Company
Experience
Novation
October 2006 - Present
Alliance Liaison Manager/Production Manager/Contract Administration
 Superviseda team of 5
 Responsible for employee development & training for the production staff
 Implementedfunctional QA
 Documented all processes in data management andfunctional QA
 Assistedthe data acquisition team in study assignment
 Testedall upgrades to the User Interface
 Createdandimplementeda plan for Adhoc reporting
 Oversee production of all types of studies
 Streamlinedthe process of working vendors, products, andUOMs in the User Interface
 Designed, implemented, and preparedmonthly metrics for the production department
 Negotiatedterms of Statement of Work for offshore partnership
 Maintain andmanage offshore relationships of 14 analysts
 TestedSpendManger andmade suggestions for enhancements andloggedissues
 Responsible for maintaining production queue
 Oversee study assignment of offshore analyst
 Updated weekly study forecast to all alliances
 Manage offshore audits andtrack performance issues
 Preparedheadcount forecast for budget
 Issue resolution for both internal andexternal customers
 Submittedprocess improvement ideas for the User Interface
 Conduct weekly training sessions with offshore analysts
 Participated in an innovation task force andcreatedguidelines for new innovation team
 Createdandimplementeda production transition plan for VHA and UCH production
 Responsible for user acceptance testing for all production issues
 Contributed in development,implementation, andtraining of GLN, GDSN, and GTIN
documentation to member
 Development of adhoc reports for production team
 Designedandimplementeda communication plan to vendors requesting participation in
Novation’s eCatalog
 Trackedall vendor email/phone responses to the requestedinformation
 Ledlive meetings or WebEx with vendors demonstrating the benefits of the eCatalog to the
vendor as well as to our members
 Prepares andupload pricing files in the IMT tool
 Interpret contract business terms andthose business terms in contracting tool (Emptoris)
 Assigns new contract andaddendum numbers
 Updates contracts for programs andtiers in SAP

2.  Conducts training for new hires on the contract administration team
 Create documentation on the process for contract administration team
 Leada team on new procedure for processing Member Specific Pricing
VHA – Charlotte, NC
May 1999 – October 2006
Financial Analyst/Analyst
 Decreasedaccounts receivable by $11M in one andhalf years
 Directly responsible for decrease of Days in Revenue
 Key contributor in designing, reporting, training, and implementation of new billing system
 Coordinated collection and preparation of Sarbanes-Oxley Yearly Audit
 Analyzedandprepared monthly management Accounts Receivable Reports
 Identified $100,000 saving opportunity for Consulting Services due to erroneous vendor billing
 Assistedwith member calls requesting PO data for spend analytics
 Organized and delivered pharmacy benchmarking studies to members
 Prepared anddelivered procedures for spend analytics
VHA, - Irving, Texas
August 1985 – May 1999
Finance & Payroll Supervisor
 Superviseda team of 3
 ReconciledPatronage Equity Certificate Account to General Ledger andMember Balances
 Generated audit work papers both accounts receivable andpayroll
 Reconciled monthly Accounts Receivable general ledger accounts
 Balancedmonthly payroll account to the general ledger
 Analyzedandprepared monthly accounts receivable andpayroll journal entries
 Responsible for collection andrecording of cash for 17 different companies
 Managedthe billing to member hospitals andregional health care offices
 Collaborated with Human Resource Department on all payroll processes andissues
 Seamlessly converted950 Employees from Control Data to ADP
 Preparedandimplementedprocedural guidelines for the payroll department
 Reviewedall payroll tax returns prior to filing with the various entities
 Workedclosely with internal/external auditors during the year
 Administereddeferredcompensation plans, 401(k), andvarious other compensation programs
 Supervisedpayroll submission of approximately 1400 employees in 26 different states
 Executedsemi-monthly payroll for 30 executives
 Documentedaccounts receivable andpayroll procedures
Skills
Excel
Access
PowerPoint
Visio
Customer Service
SAP
Emptoris

3. Education
Queens University of Charlotte
Graduate 2004
 BA Psychology