Functional Skills

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Forecasting / Projections
Accounting Software Implementation

Software Skills

Microsoft Excel
SAP
SAP S/4HANA

Certifications

CPACertified Public Accountant
FMVAFinancial Modeling and Valuation Analyst
MCSEMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer

Sector Experience

Healthcare
Telecom
Financial Services
Technology
Life Sciences & Pharma

Languages

English
Spanish
Bulgarian
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Avg Response Time

15
years

Years of Experience

10/17

Member Since


Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

 
Denham Capital Management Management Consulting
Financial Consultant (contract)
09/2021 - 10/2021
Helped trouble-shoot tax allocation reports (MS-Excel formulas) for fund management & distributions in preparation for COP26 - Glasgow conference (Nov. 2021) Short-term project, but exposure to sustainable infrastructure (#COP26)

Garrett Tedeman, CPA Management Consulting
Financial Analytics Consultant / Grad Student
04/2019 - 09/2021
11/2020 to 09/2021 -- Grad Student -- Harvard Business Analytics Program (http://analytics.hbs.edu)

04/2019 to 10/2020 -- Freelance consultant with SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC), Excel for financial reporting, financial model development, and dashboarding. Completed SAP Analytics Cloud Certified Associate and Financial Model & Valuation Analyst (FMVA®) credentials. Achieved SAP Partner status.

CareerBuilder.com Management Consulting
FP&A Consultant - SAP BPC (Contract)
07/2020 - 10/2020
CareerBuilder.com -- Consulting focused on financial reporting & analytics using SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) v. 10/11 on MS SQL platform. ...Special project to update P&L quarterly reports for SaaS-format to provide to private equity owner (Apollo).

Also provided initial samples of SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning (SAC) to FP&A team.

Self-Employment Other
Real Estate Investor
04/2013 - 02/2020
Renovated and managed portfolio of condo units in Chicago's Gold Coast. All units sold as of 02/2020.
One of the largest condo sale projects in U.S. history (WSJ)
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Tyson Foods, Inc. Management Consulting
FP&A Consultant - SAP BPC (Contract)
05/2018 - 04/2019
Support FP&A group with planning and reporting activities in SAP BPC for long-term, annual, and monthly financial estimates. Responsible for leading monthly + annual planning cycles, provided direction to users on planning requirements. Provide end user support and training, including writing all standard reports

Garrett Tedeman, CPA Accounting
Independent Accountant
04/2013 - 04/2018
In 2017, updated skills as Excel Expert, & Microsoft Office Master.

• 2013 to 2016, as an independent CPA/QuickBooks ProAdvisor, provided accounting/bookkeeping, tax filing, and G/L set-up services to several small businesses (Quickbooks/XERO/Netsuite).

• 2015 to 2017 - Taught accounting software & finance for Small Business at local college (adjunct faculty).

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Management Consulting
Senior Associate - Advisory
10/2011 - 03/2013
• Completed a full-cycle implementation using SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (“SAP BPC”).
• Performed a wide variety of assignments from data export/import, filtering & formatting, dimension configuration.
• Customized Excel-based dashboards & reports, pivot tables, formulas, error troubleshooting.
• Scripting/coding (SQL Server/MDX) & implementation testing.
• Conducted in-person training and user acceptance testing (UAT), on completed applications.

HCL-Axon Management Consulting
Managing Consultant
05/2009 - 10/2011
• Completed several full-cycle implementations using SAP BPC on both SAP Netweaver and MS SQL Server platforms.
• Assignments included client-facing design sessions, preparing & reviewing design documents and Statements of Work.
• ETL configuration for data export/import, SQL Server (T-SQL) & MDX scripting, dimension configuration.
• Customized Excel-based dashboards & reports, sync'ing between SAP BI/BEx and SQL Server Report Services (SSRS). Custom formulas & error troubleshooting.

Global Analytics, LLC Management Consulting
Lead Consultant
06/2008 - 12/2008
Responsible for Implementation of SAP BPC for financial reporting & business planning. Participated in design sessions and prepared design documents. Configured dimensions and applications. Led two (2) implementations through Phase I roll-outs and data validation with BPC 7 MS product (one in Ft. Collins, CO, the other in W. Palm Beach, FL).

ETL data through SQL Server SSIS/SSRS packages, prepared reports, input schedules & conducted training sessions for users on budgeting & forecasting.

The Glenture Group, (now NTT Data) Management Consulting
Senior Consultant
05/2006 - 06/2008
Completed several full-cycle implementations using SAP BPC on both SAP Netweaver and MS SQL Server platforms. Assignments included data export/import, filtering & formatting, dimension configuration, customized Excel-based dashboards & reports, pivot tables, formulas, error troubleshooting, BPC script logic (SQL/MDX), implementation and testing, as well as having conducted in-person training on completed applications.
Major Clients: Fortune Brands, Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG)