Kerstin Zgorzelak

Budget planning, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, presentation and recommendations. Fiscal year projections, qualitative comments of deviations, recommended actions and implementation results. Financial KPI reporting. Quarterly Cost-Benefits-Analysis to identify Legal department efficiency. Project Lead for implementation of new Matter-Management-System and E-Billing application. Developed Dashboard/Scorecard for Total Legal Expenses (Internal, External, Settlements, Recoveries) including Trend charts.

Budget planning, forecasting of operating expenses and cost transfers, provided monthly billing of operating companies for services rendered. Primary point of contact for Intellectual Property Dept. regarding all inter-company charges. Reconciled operating expense reports and general ledger. Investigation and development of solutions to problem areas. Identification and processes towards the elimination of unnecessary administrative practices.

Streamlined processes using value added and core-related analysis. Developed presentations for client presentations. Researched industry best practices. Business Process Optimization: Conducted AS-IS analysis, interviewed employees to determine processes which included time and cost metrics, presented findings and recommendations to Executives. Led the creation of a business plan evaluation tool, to determine the potential of possible investments for venture capitalists.

Finance

Marketing & Management