RJ Dechow

Manager I - Loup Finance

Omaha Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Union Pacific Railroad (Omaha, Nebraska, United States)
    • Manager I - Loup Finance
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      I manage Loup's (Union Pacific subsidiary) financial data through SQL, Tableau, and UI Path. I assist with ad hoc projects with a focus on providing better financial visibility for the organization.

    • Manager II - Loup Finance
      Aug 2024 - May 2025 · 10 mos

    • Manager II - Property Tax
      Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

  • Finance Manager at Woodsonia Real Estate Group Inc.
    Oct 2021 - May 2022 · 8 mos

    I managed the accounts receivable and accounts payable through AppFolio. I assisted with month-end bank reconciliations as well as property budgeting and forecasting.

  • Union Pacific Railroad (Omaha, Nebraska, United States)
    • Senior Analyst Financial Reporting
      Aug 2021 - Sep 2021 · 2 mos

      I managed UP's Casualty liability accounts for personal injury and environmental remediation. I filed 8-Ks in a timely and efficient manner.

    • Analyst Cash Application
      Jun 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      I worked with customers to correctly and accurately apply on average, $60 million in payments everyday to the correct invoices. I drove process improvements in order to improve the time it takes to apply payments. I assisted our customer account managers in handling customer disputes and issuing refunds in a timely manner.

    • Revenue Analysis Intern
      Apr 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

      I analyzed train car movement in order to accurately record revenue. I conducted variance tests for Union Pacific's railroad system in order to find any large increases and decreases in the rates we are charging. I then worked with our Marketing and Sales team as well as our Ratings team to verify and correct the discrepancies. I verified and fixed a fee billing issue related to the Alameda Corridor affecting 30,000 cars per year and 12 locations in Los Angeles, CA.

  • Research Proctor at Koraleski CAB Lab at University of Nebraska at Omaha
    Aug 2017 - May 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

    I assisted the lead researchers in the lab with their studies to ensure that the study participants accurately complete each study. In addition, I also maintained the lab for tours in order to promote UNO's business school. Lastly, I drove process improvement measures in order to better record and maintain the lab's data generated from the studies.

  • Intern Associate at Hiley Hunt Wealth Management
    Aug 2017 - Apr 2018 · 9 mos

    Wealth Management takes place where your money and your values meet. We work with women business leaders, family stewards, and women in transition from the loss of a spouse. My job included inputting client's data into Redtail CRM and then formulating their financial plans in MoneyGuidePro. In addition, I helped the firm switch systems from Morningstar to Orion. I also was in charge of regularly updating the blog and ensuring that the content posted complies with our standards.