Chris Bladen Branch
Brooklyn Center,MN
Summary
Experienced professional with a track record of achieving company objectives through efficient and well-structured practices. Thrives in high-pressure environments and quickly adapts to new circumstances and obstacles, ensuring optimal growth for the organization brand.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Analytics & Pricing Manager
Packard Culligan Water
01.2017 - Current
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for large-scale implementations and upgrades on platforms such as Salesforce and Xactly.
- Create custom dashboards designed specifically to suit manager needs and priorities.
- Integrate third-party analytics solutions into ongoing projects and reporting.
- Compile, clean, and distribute reports to all professional levels of the organization.
- Analyzed large datasets to identify trends and patterns.
- Oversee employee commission compensation and related policies.
- Manage 1,000 products and 27,000 price entries across 34 location price books.
- Train managers on policies and best practices.
- Audit dealerships for commission pay accuracy.
Analytics & Payroll Manager
Packard Culligan Water
01.2017 - 01.2023
- SME for large-scale implementations on platforms such as Xactly and UKG.
- Created custom dashboards designed specifically to suit manager needs and priorities.
- Integrated third-party analytics solutions into ongoing projects.
- Compiled, cleaned, and distributed reports to all professional levels of the organization.
- Analyzed large datasets to identify trends and patterns in customer behaviors.
- Managed $2+ million bi-weekly payroll for 34 company locations and 600 employees.
- Oversaw commission compensation and policies.
- Trained managers as needed.
- Audited dealerships for commission pay accuracy.
- Tracked financial and employee performance trends to partner with HR on yearly incentive plan structure.
Power Analyst
Cargill Incorporated
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Completed daily Income Statement for day and hourly traders.
- Performed daily audits of 6 Independent System Operators (ISOs) to ensure trading and payment transaction accuracies.
- Perform monthly audits of trades between Cargill Power and up to 30 other organizations.
- Collaborated with the Credit department regarding collateral exposure.
- Worked with traders for internal trade and scheduling issues.
Payroll Tax Analyst
Cargill Incorporated
01.2007 - 01.2014
- Managed Cargill Inc and 35 subsidiary's federal, state, and local payroll taxes.
- Managed tax submissions and made sure all information complied with regulations.
- Completed payroll tax reconciliations on weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly schedules.
- Audited Payroll department employee changes impacting payroll tax.
- Recommended process changes and improvements to the Director of NA Payroll and Director of NA Finance.
- Calculated estimated tax payments for accruals.
- Responded to inquiries from IRS and other tax authorities.
Education
Arkansas State University - Major: Finance Minor: Accounting
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR01.2003
Skills
- Cost analysis
- Promotional pricing
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Microsoft Excel expertise
- SQL
- Revenue management
- Price optimization
- Revenue generation
- Budget planning
Timeline
Analytics & Pricing Manager
Packard Culligan Water
01.2017 - Current
Analytics & Payroll Manager
Packard Culligan Water
01.2017 - 01.2023
Power Analyst
Cargill Incorporated
01.2014 - 01.2017
Payroll Tax Analyst
Cargill Incorporated
01.2007 - 01.2014
Arkansas State University - Major: Finance Minor: Accounting
Arkansas State University
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