Maureen Mowatt
UPPER CHICHESTER
Summary
Seasoned small business owner with several years of experience in operations management, business strategy and financial management. Demonstrated success in capitalizing on new trends and technologies to drive business development initiatives and achieve sales goals.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Owner
Dirty Dog Solutions
Newtown Square
2013 - Current
- Developed targeted marketing strategies that increased brand visibility and attracted new customers.
- Trained and supervised staff to deliver excellent customer service experiences.
- Established business relationships with local vendors to foster community engagement.
- Managed daily business operations and offered support to team members.
- Determined pricing for products or services based on costs and competition.
- Executed social media promotions across various platforms to enhance brand identity and attract potential customers.
- Interviewed, trained, and supervised employees.
- Monitored cash flow to ensure proper budgeting of resources.
- Reconciled daily sales, prepared bank deposits and assessed financial transaction reports.
- Created a customer service policy to ensure customers were satisfied with products or services.
- Ensured compliance with all local laws and regulations related to the business operations.
- Identified and recruited staff members, including managers and sales personnel.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Implemented campaigns and promotions to help with developing goods and services.
Financial Analyst/Finance Manager
Aramark
Philadelphia
1988 - 2012
- Developed budgets and forecasts to enhance financial planning accuracy and support decision-making.
- Analyzed financial data to support budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Conducted variance analysis to identify discrepancies in financial statements.
- Analyzed actual financial results to budget, preparing variance reporting to functional groups.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop and monitor key financial performance indicators (KPIs).
- Managed financial reporting processes for accurate and timely submissions.
- Created comprehensive reports for executive financial reviews to facilitate informed discussions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and validate financial information.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to gather financial data and insights for comprehensive reports.
- Utilized financial software and advanced Excel functions to streamline data analysis and reporting processes.
- Developed financial models to assess project viability and performance.
- Analyzed financial performance data to identify trends and develop forecasts.
- Analyzed financial data to identify trends and drive strategic decisions.
- Created executive analysis reports highlighting business issues, potential risks and profit opportunities.
- Assisted in formulating long-term strategic plans to drive company growth initiatives.
- Drove financial process improvements, resulting in increased accuracy in sales commission payouts.
- Initiated commissions reporting and comprehensive analysis for new sales to facilitate business operations.
- Implemented cost-control measures to enhance budget management efficiency.
- Reviewed monthly financial statements for accuracy and completeness.
- Identified opportunities for process improvement within the finance department.
- Analyzed monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
- Analyzed actual financial results to budget, preparing variance reporting to functional groups.
- Created and updated financial reports on a frequent basis to present information to leadership teams.
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA01-1993
Skills
- Financial analysis
- Budget forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Financial reporting
- General ledger
- Data interpretation
- Quickbooks
- Research and data analysis
- Business development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Self-motivated professional
Timeline
Business Owner
Dirty Dog Solutions
2013 - Current
Financial Analyst/Finance Manager
Aramark
1988 - 2012
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Saint Joseph's University