SUMMARY

• An exceptional people leader who specializes in result driven finance, accounting and operational performances.
• Through hands on team building and employee career development coupled with an expert level of accounts payable, procurement, SOX Compliance, financial analysis/ report development, and vendor management skills, a diverse manager has been produced.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SAP
• Blackline
• Hyperion Essbase
• Navison
• Crystal Reports
• Oracle
• ADP Payroll Processing Systems
• PeopleSoft
• CASPR
• Tableau
• Timberline Great Plains

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manager of Procure to Pay

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed the shared services Account Payable Department
• Developed staff of Supervisor and AP Clerks through formal and informal training
• Manage SAP system, resources and workflow of purchase requisitioning all the way through the accounts payable process and the related interfaces with the general ledger system
• Maintained vendor relations to ensure proper billings and understanding of payment process
• Assisted with revision of procurement policy based on company spending trends
• Managed 3 divisions of Accounts Payable with an excess of 50m in payables per month
• Provided support and training to all operating locations related to purchase requisitioning and procurement
• Provided functional support and operational requirements of the purchase requisitioning and accounts payable systems
• Lead implementation and documentation of SOX controls
• Prepared various journal entries and monthly accruals for month end close
• Performed reconciliations of all accounts related to Accounts Payable and Cost Accounts
• Interfaced with Corporate Purchasing, Plant Purchasing, Plant Receiving, Plant Controllers and Corporate Engineering Staff to ensure procurement policy was adhered to with regard to procure to pay process
• Developed Procure to Pay procedures and controls to ensure companywide efficiency
• Established KPIs to monitor Accounts Payable daily/monthly transactions

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and monitor the AP department’s performance as identified through organization key performance indicators
• Developed staff through formal and informal coaching
• Measured and track performances against short, mid and long - term objectives and work with relevant business partners to adapt as necessary
• Harmonized and streamline AP processes to align with global organization requirements and business needs
• Developed, implement, and maintain accounts payable systems, procedures, and policies to ensure organization alignment
• Demonstrated success leading the accounts payable team from opening of the financial period to end
• Ensured Net Working Capital is maintained per global organization requirements
• Collaborated with internal control team in the development of new policies, procedures, and processes related to SOX Controls
• Governed over financial system implementations as it relates to Accounts Payable
• Assisted with preparation of budgets inclusive of manpower, overhead, and variance analysis
• Assisted with periodical cash flow analysis, projections, and forecasts
• Assisted with the innovation and maintenance of the Accounts Payable model in SAP
• Delivered quarterly/annual operating results to senior departmental leadership and relevant stakeholders for further decision-making and strategy formulation

Finance and Accounting Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed accounting functions for A/P, A/R, Collections
• Prepared all monthly reports on available funds and delinquent accounts receivable
• Balanced timeliness of credit line draws and payments for current accounts
• Forecasted monthly operating cash
• Prepared annual tax returns and 1099’s
• Audited all bill of sale’s for accuracy
• Reviewed all leases with customers to ensure financial accountability
• Lead IRS audit and substantiated accounting transactions

Regional Vendor Finance Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed operations and finance department responsible for procure to pay process and project close out process
• Managed vendor management lifecycle including but not limited to, vetting, contract management, quality and compliance
• Established and monitored key performance indicators as well as identified and translated variances to market management
• Organized and facilitated weekly vendor meetings to discuss vendor satisfaction, payment, and open procurement issues
• Ensured vendors met established Service Level Agreements by utilizing reporting tools and databases to track issues and trends
• Routinely liaise with senior leadership to channel and prioritize vendor market requirements and establish market goals to ensure business objectives are aligned
• Audited purchase orders to ensure all services were performed per pricing matrix
• Executed requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for qualification (RFQs), and invitations to bid (ITBs)
• Analyzed pricing variance to ensure cost budgets remained aligned with sales order
• Delivered reports to senior finance department leadership on the agreed KPIs

Sr. Data Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed traffic trends across customer base in search of security threats
• Created SQL code to automate email notifications to end-users who violate information security policy
• Created batch files to ping websites, resulting in analysis of end-users surfing activity

Sr. Financial Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented SOX controls for accounting department based on Oracle system
• Managed financial system implementation of Oracle
• Designed and maintained revenue/expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations in Oracle Discoverer

Sr. Accountant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Team Lead for accounting department which consisted of AR, AP, and GL management
• Presented to senior leadership various analysis regarding revenue, cost reductions/inflations, and financial modeling
• Reviewed manufacturing production order variances and inventory cycle count variances