KIP ANDERSON

5230 South Normandy Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60638

(773) 788.9473
Anderson_kl@hotmail.com

FINANCIAL ANALYST
Experienced and highly motivated professional, offering strong qualifications in
financial reporting, analysis, forecasting, budgeting support, as well as audit
ing and controls, including organizational development and financial evaluation.
Excellent track record of completing assigned projects in timely and cost-effic
ient manner by providing strategic and well-deliberated budget recommendations.
Equipped with expertise in optimizing and improving operations as well as in pre
senting preliminary budget proposals. Exhibit sound judgment and decision-making
skills, and demonstrate exemplary leadership in constructing strategic vision,
generating financial success, and delivering positive results across multiple or
ganizational functions. Solid interpersonal and organizational team collaboratio
n skills with effective leadership and training abilities. Expertise includes:

- Accounting Principles and Regulatory Compliance

- Financial Statements and Management Reporting
- Operations and Capital Budget Preparation
- Financial Reviews and Approval
- Automated Financial Systems and Business Software
- Operational Streamlining

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Integrys Energy Services - Chicago, IL
Senior Billing Analyst Sep 2007-Present
Analyze customer consumption, utility rates, and rules to ensure accurate billin
g charges and timely invoicing. Evaluate EDI files for correctness. Resolve disc
repancies in accounting records. Create and guarantee integrity of financial bil
ling reports.
- Developed customer billing templates to efficiently invoice large number
of customers
- Engaged with the team that transferred customer billing data from People’s E
nergy Services billing program to the billing program of Wisconsin Public Servic
e, which took four weeks over the weekends to complete
Electrical Forecast and Supply Analyst Sep 2005-Sep 2007
Arranged supply and forecasting system parameters for weekly and monthly forecas
t, and prepared daily forward pricing curve. Identified daily electrical forecas
t versus supply purchased and suggested recommendations to the manager/director.
Conducted complex analysis to capture risk components. Facilitated monthly sett
lements to audit against utility charges/invoices. Constructed models and quanti
tative studies of historical and forecasted prices.
- Successfully developed a database that compared daily price curve in gra
ph form with the ComEd bundled rates to illustrate potential customers’ possible cos
t savings upon signing with the company; this initiative trimmed down the time t
o complete the analysis from four hours per graph to five minutes
Abbott, Diagnostics Division - Abbott Park, IL
Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning / Financial Analyst, International
Pricing May 1999-Sep 2005
Consolidated and evaluated balance sheet, cash flow, and DSO. Prepared and repor
ted the entity planning and cost change calendar. Oversaw the presentation of co
nsolidation and coordination processes of entity plan/update cycles to internati
onal affiliates. Demonstrated strong knowledge base and excellent pricing skills
to effectively contribute in achieving corporate objective.
- Established a foreign exchange model for the Diagnostics Division, which
improved the exchange forecast to corporate by 50%
- Supported the development of the Cost Change Essbase Cube, which eradica
ted travel of manufacturing personnel and enabled them to perform the cost chang
e analysis from their manufacturing site; Abbott had manufacturing sites in Euro
pe, Japan, and South Africa
- Liaised between transfer price and international tax groups regarding pr
ofit targets for international affiliates during the planning process
- Involved in transfer price function in the European area
- Devised a mapping tool for new product launches to ensure uninterrupted
pricing
- Served as team member for a Fortune 100 corporation and mentored new emp
loyees
Superior Carrier Incorporated - Oak Brook, IL
Pricing Analyst / Assistant Pricing Manager Jun 1990-May 1999
Administered two personnel (one analyst and one administrative assistant) to ens
ure optimal performance of duties. Rendered technical support for 15 billing sit
es nationwide. Evaluated cost studies and provided recommendations on pricing st
rategies. Conferred pricing terms and contracts. Managed pricing information in
the billing system. Consistently exemplified excellent leadership skills, strong
knowledge of transportation field, and professional demeanor.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Finance, Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, IL

AWARD / HONOR
Recipient of Abbott recognition, “The Award of Excellence,†for developing a Hyperion Es
sbase Cube to store the yearly cost change data