Annalee Menz

Experience

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  Horace Mann

  Nov 1990 - Aug 1994

  Assistant Actuary

  • Developed interest rate projections for annuities and life insurance products and presented an investment analysis packet for monthly interest rate information.• Presented an annual 4-year business plan using Tillinghast Actuarial Software to forecast premiums, expenses, sales, fees, benefits, investment income, and reserves.• Responsible for the company’s interest rate history and coding of the PDF system for interest rate and contract changes.• Priced current and new annuity products using Lotus 1-2-3 and Tillinghast Actuarial Software.• Presented an annual annuity and life expense study that involved acquisition, maintenance, and overhead cost analysis. This information was used in pricing annuity and life insurance products.• Instructed LOMA 9, Mathematics Foundation of Life Insurance, an insurance industry exam for Horace Mann employees.• Calculated and estimated annuity and supplementary contract statutory and CARVM tax reserves.• Programmed and presented customer and agent data analysis using Easytrieve Plus, a data retrieval language. Show less

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  Monsanto Company

  Nov 1997 - now

  •Provide financial analysis and operational support to the Enterprise Services (ES) teams within IT.•Construct ES LRP (Financial long-range plan) by service and team aligning with IT strategy to best utilize Monsanto resources. Define appropriate tradeoffs and categorize by new versus existing services.•Manage capital spending for ES IT to ensure long term viability of the IT business while optimizing workflow through prioritizing projects based on business value.•Provide discounted cash flow projections for top projects identified in ES IT to facilitate appropriate project prioritization and funding levels. Show less • Responsible for overseeing and maintaining the accounting activities for the Monsanto US Retirement Plans including the $1.4 billion Pension Plan, $2.1 billion Saving and Investment Plan, and the Employee Stock Ownership Plans.• Preparation and completion of the annual financial reports for the US Pension and Savings and Investment Plans 11-K.• Preparation of global post retirement benefits footnote disclosure required in the Company Annual Report. Provide adequate supporting schedules to satisfy external auditors.• Reconciliation and monitoring of benefits liabilities including monthly reconciliations, annual balance sheet reviews, quarterly forecasts, and analysis of activities for inclusion in the 10Q filings.• Development, communication and monitoring of the annual payroll overhead budget.• Analysis of the company ESOP Plan and its relationship with the Savings and Investment Plan.• Analysis and support to internal and external auditors for SOX, Savings and Investment Plan, and Pension Plan audits.• Develop and coordinate financial and benefits education seminars for US Employees. Show less • Assist with timely and accurate decision analysis of various crop research projects using parametric, flexible computerized models in Excel and Risk Detective; assess and analyze risks and uncertainties relating to key drivers of value such as penetration, trait fee, and incremental seed sales.• Assist in annual portfolio review and the development of resourcing alternatives for current development products, line extensions and external opportunities.• Support sector and R&D management with portfolio and decision analysis to facilitate quality decision-making.• Develop ongoing relationships with key client groups to gain understanding of key milestones and relevant decisions to be made.• Assists in developing timely, accurate, and innovative financial models in support of technology investment opportunities.• Provided financial analysis support to the Crop Teams including budgeting and forecasting.• Participated in a Sarbanes-Oxley guest audit of our Polish business. Show less • Perform monthly accounting closing cycle for various areas at one of Monsanto’s Roundup Plants.• Lead monthly cost reviews that educate engineers, management, and technicians on the financial impact of key leverages such as variances, yields, and maintenance for various departments.• Participated in the budgeting process by coordinating the budgeting process. Estimated raw material pricing of over $450 million for budget. Designed several queries in Access that summarize budgeted costs. The queries provide for quick analysis of costs, significantly save time, and improve accuracy of reporting.• Estimate and update cost standards, including yields, pricing, and monthly costs.• Performs general ledger entries in SAP. Utilizes the Monsanto mainframe systems including TSO and Source Data Entry. Show less

  • Global Supply Chain Portfolio Decision Analyst Lead

    Aug 2016 - now

  • IT Decision Analysis Lead

    Jul 2014 - Aug 2016

  • IT Enterprise Services Financial Analyst & Operation Lead

    Apr 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Manufacturing Finance Global Seeds Supply Analyst

    Aug 2007 - Mar 2011

  • Retirement Plans Financial Analyst

    Apr 2005 - Jul 2007

  • Decision Analyst

    Mar 2000 - Mar 2005

  • Senior Cost Analyst

    Nov 1997 - Mar 2000
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  Bayer Crop Science

  Jun 2019 - now

  Senior Investment Manager