Nathan Siesennop
South Saint Paul
Summary
Dynamic Financial Analyst with a proven track record at Northern Natural Gas, excelling in financial management and strategic project planning. Spearheaded month-end close processes and enhanced reporting efficiency, fostering informed decision-making. Recognized for effective interpersonal communication and mentoring junior analysts, driving team performance and operational excellence.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst
Northern Natural Gas
Mendota Heights, MN
07.2019 - Current
- Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
- Facilitated smooth month-end close processes by efficiently reconciling accounts and addressing discrepancies promptly.
- Streamlined financial reporting for better decision-making with clear, concise analysis and presentation.
- Trained junior analysts on best practices in financial modeling, contributing to a stronger overall team performance.
- Worked with field managers to create and forecast Capital projects for the entire North Region of the pipeline.
Supervisor Valuation Quality Control
CoreLogic
Bloomington, MN
05.2015 - 07.2019
- Highly involved in implementing new strategies and concepts that create efficiencies, improve quality and increase profitability for the department and company
- Maintain a work environment that minimizes employee turnover by providing opportunities for success, respect and appreciation
- Implement and enforce goals that increase service levels and strengthen relationships with clients and vendors ∙ Attend meetings with OPUS underwriting that strengthen the relationship between the two groups by collaborating on the prevention of quality concerns
- Evaluate appropriate staffing needs based on order volume projections
- Communicate new department policies and procedures to team members and other departments ∙
- Work with other departments on projects and action plans to increase efficiency
Team Lead Quality Control
CoreLogic
Bloomington, MN
07.2013 - 05.2015
- Mentored and motivated a highly effective team of non-licensed reviewers
- Trained and coached team members to ensure they could effectively and efficiently meet production and quality goals
- Collaborated with staffing agencies to schedule and conduct new hire interviews
- Was the front line for various types of escalated situations/issue
- Worked with other departments to ensure escalated orders were expedited and resolved
CEO/Owner
ValueBrew
Saint Paul, MN
10.2013 - 10.2014
- Created a small business selling home beer brewing and wine ingredients and supplies
- Created a business plan to sell brewing ingredients and supplies online only to save on costs and overheads
- Sourced all the vendors and created a pricing plan
- In a commercial kitchen, I broke down the bulk ingredients into smaller 5 gallon brewing kits
- Created a website and handled all promotions for the company
Appraisal Delivery Review Specialist
Rels Valuation
Bloomington, MN
07.2012 - 07.2013
- Responsible for troubleshooting escalated pre-delivery alerts preventing appraisers from uploading reports with potential issues and/or errors
- Assisted callers with manual report uploading process
- Accountable for retaining and enforcing ever changing lender and investor requirements and guidelines
Team Lead OPUS Underwrting
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Minneapolis, MN
09.2011 - 03.2012
- Trained over 60 OPUS underwriters with limited experience in residential appraisals
- Issued appraisal product certifications to underwriters that completed the training
- Assisted in managing a team of 28 underwriters by conducting quality audits and front line for escalations
OPUS Underwriter
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Minneapolis, MN
09.2010 - 03.2012
- Underwrote and approved the value of residential appraisals by ensuring that the value was supported and that lender and investor guidelines and requirements were met
- Assisted management in training in new hires
- Obtained a certification to underwrite single family, condominium and multi-family residential appraisals
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sports And Recreation Management
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN12-2008
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial and operational reporting
- Financial management
- Financial statement analysis
- Cost Optimization Techniques
- Strategic Project Planning
- Effective Interpersonal Communication
- Quality Assurance
- Strategic Planning
- Workplace Conflict Resolution
Timeline
Financial Analyst
Northern Natural Gas
07.2019 - Current
Supervisor Valuation Quality Control
CoreLogic
05.2015 - 07.2019
CEO/Owner
ValueBrew
10.2013 - 10.2014
Team Lead Quality Control
CoreLogic
07.2013 - 05.2015
Appraisal Delivery Review Specialist
Rels Valuation
07.2012 - 07.2013
Team Lead OPUS Underwrting
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
09.2011 - 03.2012
OPUS Underwriter
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
09.2010 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science - Sports And Recreation Management
Saint Cloud State University