Mark Slonka

About Mark Slonka

Finance Manager with vast experience driving growth, productivity and profitability…

Experience

1. Vice President of Financial Planning Analysis

   Wintrust Financial Corporation

   Feb 2020 — Present

   Provide Financial Planning, Analysis and Support for Mortgage unit producing $5B in loans annually.* Leadership - Oversee team of 4 responsible for all Financial Planning and Analysis tasks including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, loan officer commission compilation and various ad hoc analysis.* Annual Budgeting Process - Coordinated annual process for $5B Mortgage group, providing Senior Management with monthly variance analysis highlighting opportunities and identifying risks to support management decision making.* Forecasting - Prepared current month and full year financial projections; worked with all areas of the company including administration, branch, human resource and operation staffs.* Senior Management Presentation - Prepared and present monthly financial statements, budget variance analysis and financial statement projections at monthly senior management meeting.* Forecasting - Responsible for managing the monthly forecast process including production, revenue and expense projections. At end of each quarter provide a next quarter forecast for executive management team in preparation for quarter analyst call following release of company results.* Financial Analysis - Analyze margins earned on all sold loan production, understand the impact of fair value adjustments and secondary market hedging on final results. Research and analyze operation\'s cost to process a loan, work with management to drive efficiencies leading to reduced costs.* Loan Officer Commissions - Manage the process of data collection, input and analysis each month to determine monthly and quarterly commissions earned by production staff. Leading review of entire process to improve efficiecies and reduce the labor hours required to complete process.

Education

• James B Conant High School

  High School, College Prep

• Northern Illinois University

  B.S., Marketing

• Roosevelt University

  B.S., Finance

• Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Financial Management Services

Skills

• Internal Controls
• Strategic Planning
• Corporate Finance
• Cash Management
• Budgets
• Management
• Financial Analysis
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Accounts Receivable
• Analytical Skills
• Accounts Payable
• P&L Management
• Process Improvement
• Budgeting
• Financial Statements
• Operations Management
• Account Reconciliation
• Finance
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Loans
• Accounting
• Risk Management
• Job Costing
• Microsoft Excel
• Analysis
• Sales
• Budget Management
• Great Plains Software
• P&L Modeling
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Oral & Written Communication Skills
• Budget
• Teamwork
• Financial Modeling
• Cash Flow
• Investments
• Access
• Financial Reporting
• Forecasting
• Customer Service