Darla Brendemuehl

About Darla Brendemuehl

Self-directed, accomplished financial services professional with expertise in accounting and finance, operations, financial reporting, forecasting, and change management. Significant experience in providing financial analysis and integration of processes and systems. Value the opportunity to lead and develop team members to utilize strengths every day.Professional Strengths:Change agentTeam building and leveraging individual talents/strengthsAnalyzing data, identifying patterns, organizing ideas leading to execution and resultsSpecialties:Accounting/Investment AccountingFinancial Reporting and AnalysisProcess ImprovementChange/Project ManagementBusiness AnalysisIntegration of Operations and ProcessesBudgeting and Forecasting

Experience

1. Founder & Owner

   Sugarcreek Consulting, Llc

   Jan 2020 — Present · Galena, IL, US

   Finance professional targeting businesses for strategic analysis and process improvements.Engagements have included review of processes with enhancement of control environment, improvement of commercial mortgage processing combined with modernization of Executive and financial reporting, and Investment Accounting system conversion.

Education

• University of Northern Iowa

  BA, Accounting, Economics

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Financial Reporting
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Investments
• Change Management
• Insurance
• Management
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Forecasting
• Business Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Portfolio Management
• Business Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Budgets
• Finance
• Business Process
• Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Internal Controls
• Financial Services
• Process Improvement
• Accounting
• Business Process Improvement
• Asset Management
• Financial Modeling
• Budgeting