Josie Bassford

Planning & Analysis Manager @Farelogix, An Accelya Group Company

PLANNING & ANALYSIS MANAGERAccurate and detailed analysis with planning, budgeting and accounting expertise. Analyze market and internal operational changes to maximize business plan achievements.Financial and Operational Analysis Created key Operational Dashboards for automated daily distribution, highlighting trends and gapsMonthly Budget vs Actual Variance analysis (Financial Statements) Accurate forecasting; P&L by customer (major airlines) Cost Of Sales $25M planning and tracking for pricing modelsSales pipeline analysisROI modelsCreated database of relevant industry articles to include market data and statistics suitable to our business, reducing research time for ad-hoc analysis and trade presentations by 97% Supplied necessary industry and market research to target new businesses. Designed and created weekly and monthly operational performance reports enabling monitoring and adherence to SLAs (Service Level Agreements) Created monthly Board of Directors’ presentations illustrating business performance and objectives’ achievement. Established, implemented, monitored and analyzed Key Performance Indicators (currently OKRs) and financial ratios. Compensation - Human ResourcesDeveloped and implemented Performance Management System for Operations Department, simultaneously educating and preparing department leaders on step by step process• Benchmark analysis of all Operations’ jobs – conducted leader education on fundamental compensation principles• Created job descriptions and skillset assessments to identify gaps and subsequent employee developmental plans• Increased Quality Assurance personnel productivity and enabled achievement of software release timelines• Developed process for employee coaching sessions enabling communication of clear and concise expectations• Developed performance managing tool for monitoring employee objectives