Michael Purdue, MBA

Experience

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  Connecticut Army National Guard

  Dec 1990 - Jan 2013

  Assualt Platoon Sergeant - Heavy Weapons (Retired) 11B48

  Served in some of the most austere and challenging environments developing proven and tested leadership, planning and resiliency skills.Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Iraqi Freedom II (1CAV) , Operation Enduring Freedom X (86th MTN BGD) Foreign military instructor - Iraqi Army, Afghan Border Police and Afghan National Army - Nangarhar and Nuristan ProvincesServed in a variety of positions: Light Infantry Reconnaissance Scout, Combat Engineer, Squad leader, NCO Academy instructor, acting platoon leader and heavy weapons platoon sergeant. Second in command, responsible for assisting and advising platoon leader. Handled requests from squad leaders/section sergeants for ammunition, food and water and was responsible for overseeing administrative tasks, discipline, training, logistics, casualty evacuation and maintenance. Show less

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  AT&T

  Aug 1999 - Dec 2002

  Guided Accounting Department through system conversion to Oracle Financial Software. Tracked, reported and reconciled all capital accounts to general ledger for multiple subsidiaries under SBC Communications - Eastern Region. Assisted Network Management and Retail Management Teams with capital purchase process; provided detailed financial reporting for budget-to-actual variance analysis and asset tracking. Contributed in yearly capital budget process and provided capital/expense forecasting. Initiated recovery of $361,000 within two months of arriving. Assisted in the creation of a national Project (Budgetary) Tracking System. Coordinated and supervised accelerated, 100% physical audit of all market cell sites and storage facilities in 45 days.Recognized as "Outstanding Finance Employee" for resolving $11M worth of lost inventory scheduled to be written off. Show less

  • Business Planning Analyst

    Oct 2000 - Dec 2002

  • Senior Accountant

    Aug 1999 - Oct 2000
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  UnitedHealth Group

  Dec 2002 - Jul 2008

  Consolidated and analyzed financial information on all capital programs. Aligned expenditures with strategic plan and briefed Senior Management on portfolio of capital programs, identified key risks and explained deviations from plan. Identified operational weaknesses within department, developed solutions and trained staff appropriately. Targeted less than optimal practices and explored methods to improve departmental operations. Key area of focus was on operations and infrastructure investments, which included application rationalization, data center colocation consolation and tier V data center build out support.Recognized by Corporate Treasurer and Corporate Capital Controller for strong performance. Show less

  • Capital Finance Manager

    Nov 2007 - Jul 2008

  • Sr. Financial Analyst - Strategic Capital Investment

    Dec 2002 - Nov 2007
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  ING Nederland

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2011

  Cost Manager - IT Finance

  Partner with Head of Technology Services and direct reports to develop and track annual IT budget. Provide Corporate Cost and Budget CFO with financial analysis/impact related to potential divestitures. Develop cost models to quantify impact of proposed IT insourcing opportunities. Complete month-end accounting analysis. Conduct detailed financial analysis on budget variances and develop targeted solutions with line of business managers to resolve/mitigate.Recognized by VP of Finance for leading the design and deployment of new Enterprise CBASelected for ING Management Development Program Show less

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  Voya Financial

  Aug 2011 - May 2019

  Budget Director - Enterprise Cost Management

  Daily oversight for an Enterprise Cost Management Team that supports all Information Technology expenses. Manage an allocation model that translates IT costs into services and distributes these services across multiple lines of business, legal entities and other dimensions. Manage monthly closing process, as well as the quarterly rolling forecast. Assist with special projects, have lead IT Finance internship program, sign off on IT related Six Sigma initiatives and numerous other responsibilities. Place great value in building high performing, professional teams with emphasis on staff development and growth. Show less

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  MassMutual

  May 2019 - now

  Head of Operating Expense Accounting

  Corporate accounting process leader and subject matter expert. Leverage a detailed appreciation for how people, processes and tools come together to create transparency into corporate expenses, turning data into information. Oversee general operating expense accounting, fixed asset accounting, lease accounting, and intercompany billing for more than 30 legal entities.Oversee the allocation of corporate overhead expenses to business segments and products.Responsible for accounting controls that validate the accuracy and integrity of multiple financial ledgers, footnotes and financial exhibits.Manage a talented team of both onshore and offshore resources and believe in coaching and growing all our collective talents.Certified Change Management practitioner who values building coalitions and understands that a company's most valuable assets are its people.Led transition of sourced work from onshore to offshore business partner. Recognized for establishing trust and accelerating team through sourcing maturity curve. Show less