Amanda joined Carlson in 2016 from another Adaptive partner. She has over 10 years of experience in FP&A and was an Adaptive Insights power user prior to moving into implementation. She employs “best practices” in budgeting, forecasting, and planning when developing client models.

Amanda has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a Master’s in Business Administration, with a focus in International Business, from Pepperdine University. She is Adaptive Insights certified.

Expertise:

• Financial planning
• Modeling
• Variance analysis
• Process improvement
• Ad hoc analysis
• Margin analysis

Prior to joining Carlson, Amanda’s experience included:

• FP&A Manager at Athleta (a Gap Company)
• Senior Financial Analyst at Volcano Corporation (a Philips Company)
• Senior Financial Analyst at Kaiser Permanente

Significant Projects: Amanda has successfully worked on client engagements including Halozyme Therapeutics, Kura Oncology, WebAssign, MaxLinear, and First Place for Youth.