Thomas Russell

Highly analytical and results driven with 12 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, budgeting & forecasting, management reporting, treasury, investor relations and strategy. Business savvy with significant exposure to senior and executive leaders of publicly traded Fortune 500 / Fortune 1000 companies. Excellent organizational, communication and leadership skills.

1. Hyperion
2. XBRL
3. TM1
4. JD Edwards
5. Excel
6. Word
7. Budgeting
8. Financial Analysis
9. Forecasting
10. Team Building
11. Financial Planning
12. Financial Reporting

• Different Share Classes? There Oughta Be A Law

  • Businessweek
  • October 11, 2004
  Authors: Thomas Russell

  "Lessons of the Hollinger chronicles" warns against the dangers of a CEO holding a controlling stake (News: Analysis & Commentary, Sept. 13). The "one man, one vote" rule seems to work well in politics. Let's have a "one stock, one vote" rule passed into law by Congress. Multiple tiers of stocks should be done away with. It should be illegal for insiders to arrange special deals that give themselves a greater portion of voting power than they really deserve.

• The Pros And Cons Of Flex-Time

  • Businessweek
  • January 8, 2007
  Authors: Thomas Russell

  The lack of fixed schedules at Best Buy cannot exist in the long term in a competitive global economy. If it's truly possible to do a day's work from your bed or your home, then it's also possible to do the work in India or China. The irony of the advent of the Internet and "working from home" is that jobs that require significant face time and physical presence are all the more valuable.

• Potential Pitfalls with Today's Forecasting Technology

  • Association for Financial Professionals
  • September 13, 2011
  Authors: Thomas Russell

  With modern budgeting, forecasting and planning technology,
  re-forecasts can be produced, sliced and diced faster than ever before. What kinds of trade-offs exist when forecasts and iterated at such a frenetic pace?

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