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Phil Blanchard

Phil Blanchard

Financial Analyst / Staff Accountant

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  • About me

    Project Manager at BI WORLDWIDE

  • Education

    • The University of South Dakota

      1985 - 1989
      Bachelor of Science Accounting

      Activities and Societies: Treasurer of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Chairman of Delta Sigma Pi

  • Experience

    • Miles Homes, Inc.

      Apr 1990 - Jun 1995
      Financial Analyst / Staff Accountant

      Analyzed and prepared financial statements

    • Pet Food Warehouse

      Jul 1995 - Nov 1996
      Accounting Supervisor

      Coordinated the month-end closing process. Implemented improvements to reduce the number of days to close from eighteen to eight.

    • Tires Plus Corporate Headquarters

      Dec 1996 - Sept 1998
      Financial Systems Manager

      Served as Functional Lead for the implementation of PeopleSoft Financials (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Billing and Accounts Receivable). Developed systematic internal audit processes for the complete procure-to-pay lifecycle.

    • Norstan Consulting, Syncromesh, Best, Venturi Technology Partners, Ware Consulting

      Oct 1998 - Dec 2004
      Senior Consultant

      Delivered work products across all phases of the project lifecycle while working on various PeopleSoft implementation, development, and upgrade projects.

    • Ally Financial (GMAC ResCap)

      Jan 2005 - Aug 2014
      Project Manager/Business Analyst

      Spearheaded general ledger consolidation project to harvest $12B in existing financial data, which combined two financial systems into one (PeopleSoft Financials), creating total cost savings of $400K. Recreated interfaces related to general ledger activities to accommodate average daily balance calculations.Created standardized corporate account certification system used by 31 person Mortgage Operations team to seamlessly reconcile financials across multiple operating systems. Used Blackline account certification tools to ensure smooth reconciliation process and prepare for external audit.Managed the monthly change management process and periodic enhancement requests.Integrated PeopleSoft financial data into parent companies financial system (SAP). Show less

    • Robert Half

      Sept 2014 - Mar 2015
      Project Manager/Business Analyst Consultant

      Defined and developed the requirements for an ‘Earnings Reporting Application’. The purpose of the project is to create a systematic repository to improve the efficiency and accuracy of client earnings reporting. Deliverables included: requirements documents; functional (business) system definition; high level test plans; and a technical solution document.

    • BI WORLDWIDE

      Apr 2015 - now
      Project Manager

      Manage projects related to PeopleSoft and custom developed applications that integrate with PeopleSoft.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Public Accountant (inactive)

      Feb 1994