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Sr. Technical Director - ITO @ From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Sr. Business Manager - ITO @ AT&T Financial Understanding - Technology Business Management Assess and analyze the impact of the I.T. Organization's operational actions on AT&T's financial results. This objective underpins a multifaceted approach to achieving specific goals: - Automating manual reports and models - Improving IT Costing and Allocation Processes - Linking Key Operational and Financial Measures to Improve Granularity of Financial Reporting - Benchmarking Key IT Performance and Financial Measures - Enabling Customer "Showback" Reporting - Developing Communication & Rollout Strategy with IT Stakeholders Using Apptio as a means, manage and communicate the cost, quality, and value of IT to AT&T's internal and external customers driving the best practices of financial and performanance management to the complex environment of IT. From May 2012 to May 2014 (2 years 1 month) Greater St. Louis AreaSr. Manager - Mktg Investment Analysis @ Review and evaluate initiatives relating to AT&T Advertising Solution’s products, systems, and business processes. Provide financial analysis and assistance to other departments, primarily Marketing & Sales. Focus on revenue and contribution enhancements while maintaining and strengthening the good partnership relationships. Review and approve work requests to maximize the return on IT investment. Challenge requirements, prioritize projects and schedule into releases in-order-to best meet the needs of the business and make the most of the IT Budget. From July 2008 to May 2012 (3 years 11 months) Greater St. Louis AreaAssoc. Director - Regulatory Accounting @ Designed a consolidated Oracle-based time & motion sampling system to replace five systems for premise technician and marketing activities. Data used corporate-wide for Cost Allocation (FCC) Accounting (Regulated/Nonregulated), Affiliate Billing, and Activity Based Costing. Actively participated in AT&T and BellSouth merger planning ensuring FCC Part 64 (Regulated/Nonregulated) regulations could be met within the current systems & accounting codes. Integrated the processes to achieve cost savings. From November 1999 to July 2008 (8 years 9 months) Rates and Regulatory @ Analyzed and presented cost data for company's rate base filing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Prepared quarterly and monthly filings for recovery of company's gas and/or transition costs with the FERC. Developed sales rates based on variable components amended to the flat base rate. From 1989 to 1996 (7 years)

Beth Shipp is skilled in: Vendor Management, Mobile Devices, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Product Management, Telecommunications, Analysis, Budgets, Business Analysis, Business Process, Enterprise Software, Finance, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Management, Project Management