Appleton, WI | [email protected] | 920-941-0422 | LinkedIn: Nick Eilers

Finance Technologist | FP&A Automation Expert | Advanced Excel/VBA + Power BI Developer

Finance professional with 10+ years of experience leading automation and analytics solutions in FP&A, KPI reporting, and strategic planning.
Proven success in modernizing reporting workflows using Excel/VBA, Power BI, SQL, and finance systems like StrataJazz and SAP.
Passionate about driving decision-making through scalable, self-service tools that save time, reduce risk, and empower teams.

Professional Experience

North America Amcor Flexible – Commercial Financial Analyst

July 2022 – Current

• Compile monthly Metrics and report out to controllers, plant managers and Finance Directors
• Led the migration of financial reporting systems from MS Access to Excel VBA, improving report speed, expanding metric flexibility, and significantly reducing operational risk
• Created modular, automated Excel dashboards for FP&A and operational KPIs using advanced VBA scripting
• Served as key contributor to cross-functional Atlas Tool implementation—recognized as a high-impact tech adoption project
• Built self-service tools enabling analysts and controllers to perform ad hoc analysis without IT reliance
• Implemented an Atlas Tool within Inventory Management, took on a leadership role that improved operational efficiency and fostered collaboration between departments

ThedaCare – FP&A Senior Financial Analyst

April 2020 – July 2022

• Lead a small team for development and implantation of Strategic Planning Module within StrataJazz
• Trained finance teams on Excel power features and StrataJazz Ad-Hoc reporting, accelerating adoption across 10+ departments
• Led ETL logic improvements in GL load process, saving ~1 FTE in monthly workload
• Collaborated with engineers to prototype machine learning forecasting models for hospital system budgeting
• Managed a monthly meeting with directors of various corporate departments for financial review
• Created a training guide for Excel and administrated training to all finance and accounting departments
• Applied advanced statistical modeling to ThedaCare data to begin development for a forecast

WOW Logistics – Financial Analyst

May 2018 – April 2020

• Led Power BI implementation across the enterprise, transitioning from manual Excel dashboards to dynamic, live-linked reporting
• Held a monthly KPI review and training sessions with company executives
• Automated KPI updates using SharePoint and backend scripts, cutting reporting time and manual errors by over 60%
• Maintained company expectations on KPI and Dashboard usage
• Lead the development and implementation of Power BI
• Create Ad-Hoc reports for CEO and CFO
• Review processes for other departments to create efficiencies
• Analysis on all company KPIs – Reach out to departments depending on analysis results
• Created and maintained the Finance SOP folder
• Create Finance Department goals for the company

Fleet Farm – Pricing Specialist

July 2016 – May 2018

• Assist buyers to push prices through to the stores – Clearance, Price Changes and Promotions
• Ensure proper pricing state regulation is followed at the stores and in the ad
• Create more efficient procedures for everyday duties as well as special projects
• Train experienced employees on more efficient procedures
• Manage miscellaneous projects: Price Injector, Lambeau Event, New Store Setup, Fish Lure Cadence

Vans – a division of VF Outdoor

December 2015 – July 2016

• Poll stores to ensure transactions are being reported daily and accurately
• Dispute credit chargebacks and retrievals
• Run compliance reports to verify bank cash deposits to store declared deposits and follow up on variances
• Work with retail stores to verify and fix transactions errors
• Batch process transactions before month close
• Train newly hired employees and temps on Vans IP System

Tech & Tools:

• Excel (Advanced) – Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA Automation
• Power BI – Dashboard development, DAX calculations, data modeling
• StrataJazz, SAP 7.30, Oracle 11G – ERP/Planning System Integrations
• Microsoft Dynamics GP, Workday – Financial data operations

Specialties:

• Finance Process Automation
• Financial Systems Optimization
• Self-Service BI Enablement
• Budgeting & Forecasting Tools
• Cross-functional Data Collaboration

Education:

University of Wisconsin Fox Valley

Associate in Arts and Science
2011-2013                                         

University of Wisconsin Green Bay

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance
Minor: Accounting       
2013-2015