Traci Kriesel

Experience

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  Thomson Reuters

  Oct 2000 - Feb 2021

  • Managed the ~$50M 2021 Capital budgeting process over a 3-month period and submitted all required documentation in a timely manner• Collaborated with product owners, technology leads, and finance personnel to create the 3-year Capital business cases for ~30 products detailing revenue growth, as well as expense and capital requirements needed to attain the projected revenue growth• Key contributor to a strategic Customer Success initiative focused on creating efficiencies and/or cutting costs; the initiatives identified resulted in a projected savings of ~$2M (eg, implementing chat bot functionality, off-shoring customer service roles, etc.) Show less • Key member of the Change Management arm of a global transformation project tasked with redesigning and implementing new sales and service go-to-market (GTM) systems with a focus on improving the customer experience; overarching goal was to get all staff to a single technology stack and discontinue many disparate systems that were in place, resulting in cost savings and efficiency gains.• Managed 10+ real estate projects including both office closures and consolidations, the largest of which involved consolidating 1200+ staff across 4 offices into a single location• Led efforts on behalf of business leadership by working extensively with Facilities and Real Estate teams on space planning for both the Dallas and Ann Arbor locations, each occupied by ~1300 staff; anticipated growth needs while monitoring occupancy rates, addressed needs resulting from organizational changes, recommended guidelines related to office eligibility, and implemented the concept of hot-desks/hotelling/desk sharing. Show less • Managed all aspects of budgeting and forecasting for revenue, expense, capital and headcount; reviewed and signed off on actual monthly results; analyzed variances against budget/forecast; reported variance results to senior management.• Prepared, reviewed, and distributed management reporting across the business• Versed in complex revenue recognition guidelines for technology-based businesses, including Saas models; familiar with both US GAAP and IFRS• Performed due diligence on acquisition candidates; integrated acquired businesses and product lines into existing backend systems, processes and procedures• Implemented new accounting, budgeting, and forecasting tools • Acted as main point of contact for internal and external audits (both financial and SOX); maintained and provided account reconciliations, required documentation, as well as policies and procedures• Managed the Facilities and Security related functions covering 3 Michigan based sites Show less

  • Sr Director, Finance

    May 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Sr Director, Program Management

    Aug 2015 - May 2020

  • Sr Director, Finance

    Oct 2000 - Aug 2015
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  ConnectTMA

  Apr 2021 - Oct 2022

  Finance Accounting Consultant

  • Set up chart of accounts in Quickbooks Online (QBO); analyzed ~16 months of financial activity and entered detail into QBO in order to present management with accurate financial statements• Account for ongoing expense activity within QBO and ensure the bank account is balanced• Provide budgeting/forecasting analysis to the Co-founders to ensure adequate cash flow

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  IHA

  Sept 2021 - now

  • Accounting Manager

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Senior Accountant

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2023