Christopher Cibrano

Experience

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  Eckerd

  Jun 2000 - Sept 2004

  Assistant Manager

  • Managed top Brooklyn franchise store, supervised shift staff, maintained store inventory and facilitated product ordering• Investigated and resolved customer service inquires; responsible for maintaining high degree of customer satisfaction• Reviewed and verified daily cash proof and reconciliation activities

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  EY

  Oct 2004 - Jan 2014

  •Oversee $1.8 Billion annual Financial Services Office revenue; design and implement targeted monthly reports and new systems aimed at improving financial performance over prior fiscal years. •Collaborate with the Area Director of Finance determining on-going monthly financial strategies that are based on the review of previous month’s fiscal activities requiring an in-depth knowledge of all financial drivers. •Develop reports for senior leadership that summarize the business financial position as it relates to revenue, expenses, engagement inventory and cash flows, and coordinate the preparation of strategic plans, budgets and financial forecasts. •Work with the Financial Plan, Monthly Revenue Projections and other key metrics to develop multiple monthly analyses that quantify cash collection totals and identify areas of concern vs. performance against annual goals.•Recommend and implement new programs that emphasize “Priority Account” performance using internal metrics that highlight areas requiring greater focus from clients, partners and leadership.•Monitor budgets vs. actual production and revenue at the engagement level; recommend improved billing and collection terms that limit the amount of inventory risk to the firm.•Work with clients and third party vendors to develop new billing and collection processes; advise partners on best course of action for large accounts utilizing third party vendors.•Develop processes for reporting account level global revenues and disseminate a consolidated snapshot of key financial metrics required to negotiate global rate cards, or determine where resources could be further leveraged for additional work streams. •Establish international financial management organizations that parallel the America’s financial support model while implementing a certification process.•Manage a geographically dispersed team of 41 Financial Management Associates ensuring the achievement of strategic goals for the finance. Show less • Partnered with the firm’s client serving executives and finance management; managed multiple practices while taking additional responsibility for managing and mentoring the Financial Management Associate group and implementing national initiatives.• Implemented a leadership structure for the Assurance and Advisory practices, which resulted in the identification and development of new leaders and allowed for a more focused approach to managing the inventory for the individual service lines. • Monitored the inventory for the Assurance and Advisory practices, including the development of monthly cash goals by practice, which resulted in the management of Revenue Days over the course of the fiscal year.• Liaised with the financial manager implementing National Initiatives and developing strategies for improving efficiency and performance, which resulted in the effective utilization of limited staff resources.• Provided high level financial analysis and support for the OCA accounts; Morgan Stanley & Dreyfus Corporation, which included global reporting, analysis of revenue, and management of individual engagements.• Developed and maintained the processes to manage and limit the amount of On Account Cash, which resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of items and total dollar amount while lowering the Revenue Days on specific engagements.• Developed and maintained new processes for managing the monthly tracking of the Cash Forecast, Cash Collections, and Cash Goals, which resulted in a highly accurate, efficient and successful fiscal year end for FY09. • Developed and implemented the Budget to Actual process which resulted in a more streamlined process for identifying potential exposure and managing impacts.• Implemented a scheduled billing process for all Core Assurance engagements that tracked and reported on all non-compliant engagements, while providing the information necessary for the creation of new and more effective billing schedules. Show less • Partnered with the firm’s client serving executives and finance management providing an expert resource of the engagement management systems and independently managing the top-level information processes• Managed the Asset Management segment's inventory and supporting FMA's, both in New York and Boston, for the AABS practice. • Maintained one of Ernst & Young’s Global Priority accounts, Morgan Stanley, provided leadership and ad-hoc reporting and analysis pertaining to profitability, cash flow, and economics for all engagements. Show less

  • Financial Management Associate Sub-Area/Service Line Manager

    Nov 2009 - Jan 2014

  • Financial Management Associate III

    Oct 2008 - Nov 2009

  • Financial Management Associate II

    Oct 2006 - Sept 2008

  • Financial Management Associate I

    Oct 2005 - Sept 2006

  • Financial Assistant

    Oct 2004 - Sept 2005
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  Mercer

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2019

  • Provide support to the Global Employee Health & Benefits (EH&B) CFO/President related to forecasting, monthly global reporting, strategic planning, and annual budgeting. • Deliver high quality financial analysis and advice to business leadership, and support ad-hoc projects. • Coordinates the consolidation of monthly Forecast and Flash Reporting including commentary and supplemental schedules. • Responsible for ensuring delivery of information included in the monthly reporting package.• Research general ledger activity and variances to budget and prior year.• Perform Microsoft Excel, Hyperion-based and Essbase analyses of financial data.• Liaise closely with regional reporting staff and Controllers to ensure financial results are accurate and adequately explained.• Support quantitative analysis & projects relating to revenue, profitability, operating & staffing models – Target Operating Model.• Provide business analyst and project management support for Finance• Assist with the development and maintenance of project plans and timelines, incorporating input from others• Coordinate between business units, operations and finance to accomplish assigned project objectives• Assist in coordination of communication of key initiatives Show less

  • Principal

    Feb 2017 - Oct 2019

  • Financial Specialist (FP&A)

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2017
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  Bloomberg

  Oct 2019 - Aug 2022

  Core Product FP&A Team

  • Core Product - Team Lead

    Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  • FP&A Consolidations Team Lead

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2022