Carole N.
I.T. Senior Business Analyst
About
I am an accomplished Senior Financial Systems Analyst with a proven track record of delivering strategic financial systems support and operational excellence within the entertainment industry. With over a decade of experience supporting major studios—including Disney, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., and Technicolor—I specialize in SAP Order to Cash (OTC) sustainment, accounts receivable/payable, and financial systems integration. My expertise encompasses: • SAP ECC and S4 Hana implementation and sustainment • Regression, UAT, and SIT testing • Intercompany billing, governance, and master data management • Studio production and administrative financial support • Cross-functional collaboration with global finance and IT teams Throughout my career, I have consistently demonstrated the ability to manage complex financial processes, lead system migrations, and provide training and documentation that enhance user adoption and operational efficiency. I take pride in my analytical rigor, attention to detail, and ability to adapt quickly in dynamic environments. I am committed to driving continuous improvement in financial systems and processes, and I welcome opportunities to contribute to organizations seeking to optimize their financial operations through technology and strategic insight.
United States
Burbank
Entertainment
Order to Cash, SAP Sales & Distribution, Systems Analysis, Finance, SAP Implementation, Teamwork, Financial Analysis, Easily Adaptable, UAT & Regression Testing, SAP ECC & S4 Hana, Accounts Payable & Receivable, RTPRO, SNAP, Workday, Financial Reporting & Analysis, System Integration & Training, Account Reconciliation, Financial Services, SAP S4 Hana BP, Tricentis qTest, Internal Audits, Problem Solving
Experience

I.T. Senior Business Analyst
CDW onsite at Trader Joe's
North America

Senior Financial System Analyst
Glendale
• Successfully tested (SIT, UAT, Regression & smoke) integrating OTC to S4 Hana, while participating in launch planning and providing hyper-care support. • Collaborated with OTC and SAP S4 team to successfully upgrade from ECC to S4 Hana with 95% success rate for OTC, surpassing SAP’s average by 15%, through meticulous planning, testing, and customization to ensure seamless “Like for Like” functionality. • Collaborated with OTC, IFS, and S4 Automation Team to create additional automated scripts release testing. • Daily SOX interface monitoring of 15 interfaces across 6 systems, enhancing operational transparency and reliability for Parks & Resorts. • Contributed to the review of Panya December release OSS notes and testing for the December technical release. Executed testing for UAT and Regression for the December Technical release

Billing Manager - Interim
MPC - Technicolor
Culver City
• Successfully fully transitioned the retiring manager role to me 1 month ahead of schedule. • Issue Billing Approvals, Deposit Invoices, and Reversal Invoices as requested by Producers • Follow up with Producers on outstanding Billing Approvals which have not been billed • Maintain all project information, including initial invoice request, copy of quote(s) and PO’s for auditing purposes • Issue Internal Invoices to other MPC studios • Review projects for official closing in CETA production system, including No Charge projects and Internal Projects • Work with Producers, Schedulers and Costings Coordinator to prepare projects for closing in CETA production system • Regularly provide individual reports to Producers detailing any outstanding projects requiring billing or to review their projects for closing in CETA • Close projects within the CETA system • Update new client information in CETA once approved by Credit Dept including adding SAP #, payment terms, status and notes • Work with global CETA team to address and solve any system-related issues • Complete weekly export of invoices from CETA system into SAP system • Month end closing and reporting duties- ensure that all billing is completed, provide reporting to the Finance team. • Special projects and reporting as needed • In two weeks, successfully transitioned the role back to the retiring manager when they decided not to retire.

Billing Supervisor - Set lighting and Grip
NBCUniversal
• Directed team of 4; supported Set Lighting/Grip team. Reviewed/coded/processed AP sub-rental invoice. • Won GEM Award for excellent teamwork/development, SIT, UAT & regression/beta test of new billing system (Jan 2018). • Orchestrated cross-training and developed comprehensive SOGs, resulting in 40% improvement in workflow efficiency. • Reduced manual processes 60% by co-developing and executing a new billing system for SAP Middleware upgrade. • Enhanced cross-departmental collaboration 80% via strategic training tools/personalized sessions, boosting system usage.

Advanced Sr. Clerk - Drapery, Upholstery & Flooring Departments
Burbank, CA
• Reduced overtime 15 hours by becoming the department’s first hybrid Clerk/Draper. • Tested RTPRO upgrades by allying with offsite teams in Mumbai and implemented upgrades to reduce backend EAI lag, enabling billing coding to SAP/real-time validation and bridging data for offshore team review. • Negotiated 48%-52% discount, and secured free delivery, on PCard purchases with our largest vendor, resolving AP issues. • Reduced overhead costs 40% by inventorying stock/purchases, ensuring purchases aligned with customer project needs. • Created easy-to-use documents to convert JGL coding to SAP with budget descriptions for department staff/management; earned “Carrot Awards” for discovering tax transmittal and coding issues with new RTPRO. • Researched 5 quarters of customer transactions, ensuring correct sales tax was reported for 3rd party customers. • Made regular yearly archive process/system for all department records from 4 prior FYs per RM policy. • Created templates for department foremen, improving record accuracy, reducing overhead, and increasing billable labor. • UAT/Beta tested/launched new billing system by reconciling two quarters of invoice errors for accurate revenue reports.
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