Kari Rathjen
About Kari Rathjen
Kari Rathjen is an Operations Senior Finance Manager at Fluke Corporation, with extensive experience in finance management across various companies, including Schnitzer Steel and Expedia Group. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Portland State University and an MBA from the University of Oregon.
Current Role at Fluke Corporation
Kari Rathjen serves as the Operations Senior Finance Manager at Fluke Corporation, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she coordinates forecasting and planning activities with offshore finance leads, which enhances the company's global financial operations. Her responsibilities include overseeing financial strategies that align with operational goals, ensuring effective financial management within the organization.
Previous Experience in Finance Management
Prior to her current role, Kari Rathjen held several finance management positions. She worked at Expedia Group as a Senior Finance Manager from 2019 to 2021 in the Greater Seattle Area. Before that, she was a Finance, Strategy and Acquisition (M&A) Manager at Insitu - Boeing from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, she served as Director of Finance - Consultant at Tillamook Creamery through Competitive Edge Recruiting from 2018 to 2019.
Career Development at Schnitzer Steel
Kari Rathjen's career includes extensive experience at Schnitzer Steel, where she held multiple roles over a span of nine years. She started as a Senior Financial Analyst from 2007 to 2010, then progressed to Finance Manager from 2011 to 2013, and later served as Senior Finance Manager Business Planning from 2013 to 2016. She also worked as a Sr. Strategy & Execution Analyst for one year in 2010.
Educational Background in Finance
Kari Rathjen holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Accounting and Finance from Portland State University. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, where she completed the Oregon Executive MBA (OEMBA) program.
Key Contributions to Financial Processes
Throughout her career, Kari Rathjen has made significant contributions to financial processes. She developed a capital planning process that prioritizes projects based on their expected contribution to performance. Additionally, she supports a company-wide project team aimed at improving planning coordination between sales and operations, ensuring that material supply and production align with the sales plan.