Ryan Henderson

Experience

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  People to People Ambassador Programs

  Aug 2003 - Apr 2006

  Financial Analyst

  Ambassadors Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPAX), a leading provider of educational travel experiences with annual sales of $250 million.Key Team member for Implementation of Cognos Budgeting and Forecasting SystemProvide monthly contribution reporting for Program owners via CognosProvide ad-hoc analysis and manage all COGS items, including Air, Land, and MiscellaneousManaged 2006 Budgeting/Reporting ProcessSystem Administrator for CognosProvide Gross Margin Analysis across multiple product linesManaged monthly forecasting/reporting Price multiple program linesSet Revenue Budget for product lineMaintain contribution margin analysis for all product linesRecognize Revenue for product lines Own Revenue Recognition process for Sarbanes-Oxley.Provided Solomon Financial System support for Finance departmentProject Manager for Solomon Accounting Software upgrade and FRX reporting software upgradeManaged Daily Cash Accounts, transferring daily to and from long term investments Show less

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  General Dynamics C4 Systems - Itronix

  May 2006 - Sept 2007

  Financial Planning Analyst

  General Dynamics C4 Systems - Itronix is a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded General Dynamics NYSE - ticker GD, with annual sales of $22 billionManage Itronix/Tadpole consolidated financial reporting to Corporate Administer Commissions plans for sales teamCalculate monthly commissions for sales team based on comp plansManage fixed assetsPrepare monthly state tax filings.Prepare quarterly Canadian GST/HST returnsAssist with monthly forecasting and yearly budgeting.Provide monthly budget variance analysis to department headsTeam member for closeCash Management - Complete Bank Reconciliations, Check signing authorization up to $100K Show less

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  Coldwater Creek

  Sept 2007 - Apr 2009

  Sr. Financial Analyst

  Coldwater Creek is a nation wide retailer that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ - ticker CWTR, with annual sales of $1.5 billion.Provided full P&L budgeting analysis for Spa business line.Forecast and budget Headcount/Employee expense ($400M)Forecast and budget Marketing Expenses ($100M)Manage departmental budgeting for HR, Real Estate and Facilities Utilize Cognos forecasting system to improve budgeting models for all responsibility areas to increased accuracy and decreased model size and runtime.Organized and facilitated end user training for Cognos Contributor.Assist with 4yr strategic budgetingSet-up user access in Cognos Connection for Cognos Analyst and Contributor Users.Team member for Cognos upgrade from 7.3 to 8.3. Required complete model rebuild. Show less

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  Kaiser Permanente

  Apr 2009 - now

  - In collaboration with KPIT and business clients, lead/manage major projects to ensure that information applications are implemented or upgraded to meet business requirements.These efforts are large in size, complex, and carry significant risk/reward and visibility- Responsible for BI tools/reporting tools strategy- Responsible for overall architecture and integration of reporting structure across all operational areas of KPNW- Evaluates capabilities and limitations of new and existing technical tools and systems and recommends improvements to processes and reporting capabilities- Manages key customer relationships; understands goals, challenges, and needs of customers- Assist key customers in articulating their reporting needs and determine best pathway to realize results- Responsible for assessing new reporting needs to ensure non-redundant, reliable, accurate, and accurate information is provided- Develops and generates highly complex reports to address specific business needs- Mentor and train analysts within department- Identify and realize opportunities for cross-regional reporting efficiencies within KP; act as single point of contact in cross-regional reporting initiatives- Monitors report quality and integrity- End-to-end automation across tool sets- Direct supervision of six or more Report Analysts Show less  Cognos EP/BI Admin for Northwest Region Coordinate Cognos infrastructure support with national team Development work stream lead for Cognos EP implementation Partnered with Financial Planning on business requirements for new Cognos EP budget tool Developed first Cognos BI Report for Northwest Developed the monthly production migration release process for the northwest region. Built Cognos training environment for multiple onsite training classes for complete Cognos Business Intelligence suite  Coordinated software installs for Northwest Cognos developers. Show less

  • Sr Manager, Data Reporting and Analytics

    Jul 2016 - now

  • Manager Production Support and Technical Administration

    Dec 2012 - Jul 2016

  • Report Analyst Manager

    Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Lead Business Systems Analyst - Cognos

    Apr 2009 - Dec 2011