Lindsay Scott is seeking a managerial position utilizing her experience in business system analysis, database mergers and consolidations, master data development, and risk assessment analysis. She has over 7 years of experience in these areas, most recently as a Master Data Management Analyst and Project Management Work Stream Lead for Astellas Pharma, where she led mapping and testing efforts. Previously, she was a Vendor Allowance Analyst/Hybrid Position for Essendant, handling financial forecasting, accruals, and inventory analysis. She has an MBA focused on financial systems, business intelligence, and information security.

1. EMAIL: LINDSAYSCOTT797@GMAIL.COM PHONE 630.877.3588
Address: 953 East Golf Road#4 • ArlingtonHeights, IL60005
OBJECTIVE
I have decided, after an intense and honest period of self-reflection, and analysis that my employment objective needed a serious revision.
Upon completion, I came to the only logical direction for someone with my unmatched experience within the field of business system
analysis, with an intense focus and understanding of database mergers, consolidations, with high attention focused on master data developer,
mapping efficiency optimization and risk assessment analysis in-regards-to system design security, big data analytics and in-depth reports,
which included detailed, personalized recommendations for process improvements, and clear precise instructions for ideal ways to implement
any such recommendations, would be to search out a managerial position which will allow me to add to my always improving set of business
related skills and attributes.
WORK EXPERIENCE
ASTELLAS PHARMA US (On contract from Brilliant) Northbrook, IL Dec 2015 – May 2016
✰ Master Data Management Analyst
 Assisted in the design of master data mapping roadmaps resulting in the development of the business process solution
 Assisted with testing, architecture and environment configuration
✰ Project Management Work Stream Lead
 Designed data quality mapping for incoming and outgoing data feeds
 Provided validations and gap analytics between SAP, Anaplan, and BPC (alternative reporting tool) along with process & system
improvement recommendations
 Determined accurate data pulls for ongoing maintenance
 Aligned master data integration from SAP to Anaplan and co-developed master data modulefor Anaplan
 Determined key measures and mapping resulting from cost type mapping
✰ Information Data Architect
 Designed a data roadmap to facilitate final activity breakdown structure (Helix / Planisware)
 Assisted team in gathering and maintaining correct coding and classifications for development project PO’s
 Development PO rationalization (identifying, analyzing, recommending and closing PO’s as data came in)
 Lead the process of cost type mapping for POs and master mapping for cost centers/ cost objects
✰ Delegation of Authority Business Analyst
 Assisted in mapping out process and recommendations
 Provided insight to project rollout and ideology
 In-depth impact analysis of real time data and recommendations
 Coached new hire in developing core competency relating to the DOA project elements
✰ Month End Close Process
 Designed a process roadmap to facilitate global alignment and resource optimization 4 bullets or less
 Gathered requirements; close tasks from different functional areas and tracked master list of detailed breakdown of process and
document flow
 Identify & analyze gaps and process optimization opportunities on cross functional processes and reporting relating to Anaplan
development and implementation as source data for close activities
 Analyze potential risks and exposure
 Identify areas for improvement & automation
 Assure global alignment across functions and regions

2.  Determine delegation of responsibilities and requirements
 Determine validations controls for recommendations
ESSENDANT (FORMALLY UNITED STATIONERS) Deerfield, IL May 2008 – September 2015
Vendor Allowance Analyst Hybrid Position
(Sr. Financial Analyst/Sr. Staff Accountant)
Responsibilities:
✰ Responsible for both the position of a Sr. Financial Analyst, but, was also responsible for the tasks of a Sr. Staff Accountant. This
included direct interaction and cooperation, cross-functionally between the, finance FP&A, inventory, marketing, product category
management, IT, A/R & A/P departments.
✰ Solely Responsible for monthlyaccruals and journal entries related to subsidiary vendor allowances and marketing programs.
✰ Accounts receivable collections, account reconciliations, various vendor invoicing, & aging
 Reconciling vendor rebate payments to accrual
(Worked with vendors to improve collections and various program elements)
 Regularly performed calculated invoicing for marketing rebates and national accounts rebates
 Actively collected & Processed vendor payments
 Maintained an accurate & current cash flow analysis relating to vendor payments outstanding receivables
✰ Performed monthlyfinancial forecasting & analysis, influencing decisions on investment buys, product marketing and future
budgeting
✰ Lead forecasting process for vendor allowances, assisted in annual budgeting, monthlyforecasting by vendor and program
component including outlook for future investment buys, inventory level planning, growth program rebates and assisted in multiple
types of run rate analysis, period over budget, forecast, period, rate versus volume in-depth analysis along with rate as a % of receipts
analysis
✰ Provided ABC reporting to IT to show profitability on items by factoring in all cost factors
✰ On multipleoccasions, I was tasked to lead my team through the planning and creation of complex manual finance process
MACROS.
✰ Organized and lead quarterly meetings with management and the category team to review vendor programs and ensure accuracy of
calculations and accruals, along with incorporating and future activity and tasks that needed to be resolved.
✰ Was directly tasked with aligning our subsidiary company’s vendor allowance process with the parent company’s processes, to create
a smooth transition during the consolidation of the subsidiaries through the company’s merger.
✰ Performed routine Leasehold Improvements Analysis, which allowed for a more organized workflow environment.
✰ Participated in periodic Catch-up depreciation analysis involving IT networking and user-interface operator functions and operations.
✰ Performed endless forms of Data Mining/Entry/Reporting.
✰ Was responsible for providing monthly, quarterly and annual balance sheet reconciliations which included detailed analysis of period
over period changes at both the vendor and high level views.
✰ Assisting with inventory cap calculation and analysis related to vendor allowances and forecasting, while abiding by inventory
regulatory legal statutes.
Accomplishments:
✰ Presented and created proof of concept for a business process orchestration solution
✰ Improved visibility to detailed components of financial statement line items, by creating a more user friendly database.
✰ Improved, and/or designed new MACROS models, increasing efficiency and automation in month end close procedures and overall
processes, reducing the statistical likelihood of human error, while decreasing the amount of manual data entry, thus decreasing
work-time, and increasing accuracy.
✰ Assisted with GL account mapping from recently acquired subsidiary, integrating into the parent company’s GL system
Skills used:

3. ✰ Financial data entry & mining, and reporting from Hyperion, Trend (Invue), SAP (Including Vistex), SharePoint, legacy systems.
✰ Creating detailed presentations, used to provide management with informative analysis of current trends, and strategic plans for
future actions.
✰ In-depth research, which allowed me to provide accurate figures, used to provide management with the information needed for
reliable analysis, which made it much easier to persuade the management team to make proper adjustments to current plans.
✰ Served as Team Lead for Sarbanes Oxley testing & assisted external auditors with financial reporting requests and audit trails.
✰ Worked on average 60+ hours, both on location as well as from home.
✰ I was able to properly perform multipletasks, and provide time sensitive reports efficiently and accurately.
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EDUCATION
Keller Graduate School of Mgmt Gurnee, IL September 2012 – January 2017
Masters in Business Administration with focus on:
- financial system integration efficiency
- business intelligence and analytics management
- Information Security
- Information Systems Management
- Project Management
- (was taking classes part-time during previous employment as a Sr. Financial Analyst at Essendant)
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL August 2006 – December 2008
Bachelors of Science in Accountancy
Northern Illinois Accounting GPA 3.5
College of Dupage Glen Ellyn, IL
Obtained an Associates in Arts, with the primary focus directed towards accounting. I graduated with a GPA of 4.0
Notable academic recognitions and professional awards:
 2010 CEO Award of Excellence
 Student Accountancy Society
 Alpha Mu Gamma
 National Honor Society