SUMMARY:

• A fully bilingual English/Spanish procurement operations professional with extensive international corporate contract administration experience. Detail oriented, experienced in Procurement to Payment process, vendor invoicing management, customer support, vendor relations and quality assurance. Self - motivated with strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.

WORK HISTORY:

Confidential

Contract Administration and Procurement Support

• Contract administration of professional services agreements through the creation and management of contract workspaces in Ariba and invoice payment through Fieldglass. Reviewed contract terms and conditions prior to execution to ensure adherence with internal and audit policies. Coordinated contract execution to ensure compliance with contract approval policies and delegation of authority of signatories. Reviewed, verified and approved vendor invoices against services outlined in the related contract.
• Managed procurement transactions and contract activities for low value, low risk under a specific threshold including vendor relations and contract review and execution.
• Supported implementation of Confidential Procurement Process Transformation Project. Provided training to sourcing professionals on Ariba contract workspaces and purchase order management including Fieldglass invoicing system. Reviewed Ariba workspaces and Fieldglass Statements of Work for quality assurance. Provided training and post-implementation support of new processes to newly structured shared services team in the Philippines.
• Member of the Ariba Project Enhancements Team to correct deficiencies in the Ariba fields of contract workspaces to ensure compliance with internal audit and SOX requirements.
• Reviewed consulting services invoices submitted via the Ariba network against the corresponding executed contract. Followed up with vendors on potential compliance issues to ensure adherence to spend management policies and avoid duplicate payment.

Confidential

Vendor Administration & Accounts Payable

• Supported Confidential ’s Information Technology Division in the administration and processing of contracts with IT Consulting Vendors. Managed and ensured timely approvals of all new contracts for IT projects within the organization.

Confidential

Vendor Administration & Accounts Payable

• Reviewed and compared contracts against internal Consulting Services Approval forms to ensure compliance with Chartis / Confidential ’s Expense Management policies, audit guidelines and schedule of authorizations.
• Coordination of all required internal reviews and approvals with coordinated follow up to obtain a fully executed contract. Submission of all pertaining documentation to the Cash Management Organization for further processing of contract number in order to process customer invoices.
• IT Consulting Vendor review of invoices received to ensure compliance with Chartis / Confidential ’s Expense Management policies and adherence to contract specifications.
• Processed invoice information and created applicable vouchers in the Web Automated Voucher Entry System (WAVES). Obtained corresponding approvals in compliance with the internal schedule of authorization.
• Submitted approved vouchers with corresponding documentation to the Cash Management Organization for invoice payment.

Confidential, New Jersey

Medical Billing-Assistant Team

• Responsible for Medical Billing and Claims Management which includes daily collection calls, Investigation of open claims and problem resolution, Data and customer demographic input, Input diagnosis and CPT coding.
• More than six months of acting in a Supervisory and or Team Lead capacity, handled the responsibilities and overall team management of direct supervisor while supervisor was on maternity leave.

Confidential, New Jersey

Contract Administrator

• Involved in the process and project creation of Contract Administration and supported the System Technicians in the set up of the Docupact DMS.
• Ensured compliance of legal and internal requirements to include scheduling of authorizations and delegations to adhere to audit and legal standards through contract review prior to submission to authorities for finalization.
• Download and profile contracts into Docupact DMS.
• Trained various corporate organizations within Confidential &T in Docupact DMS to enhance corporate contract access and on-line retrieval.
• Collaborated to internal organizations and team members through extensive monitoring the reporting cycle times and flash expiration warnings of expiring contracts

Confidential, New Jersey

Contract Administrator

• Managed and secured required internal and external approvals of vendor contract documentation.
• Worked with management team to provide system enhancements and staffing improvements
• Supported auditors and internal organizations in improving (70%+) audit compliance and performance for 2002 and 2003 to ensure Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
• Provided escalation of approval delays to maximize efficient timely response time
• Monitored and provided legal department with documentation required to file fully executed contracts before the FCC.

Confidential

Mexico Routing Manager

• Responsible for Analysis and Resolution of billing discrepancies through verification of unidentified codes within the Mexican Network.
• Project and staffing management of various segments in project scoping and deliverables
• Analysis and management of routing updates/changes regarding reasonableness and date sensitive activation requirements.
• Management of accuracy of Confidential &T/Mexican Carrier Routing Data Block for inconsistencies with circuit quantities and special routing instructions.
• Analysis of network reports to determine problems and abnormalities. Collaborated with Data Support groups and network organizations to resolve problems.
• Implementation of complex Carrier Specific Traffic Routing procedures with appropriate engineering organizations to ensure integrity of Confidential &T's legal obligation to proportionately allocate traffic to various Mexican carriers and meet the objectives defined by Confidential &T.
• Project Management - Implementation of the new Confidential &T Telephone Numbering Plan for Mexico to comply with Confidential &T new billing systems requirements.

Confidential

Settlements Associate

• Analysis of the Mexico Traffic Reports for the different telephone administrations in Mexico, including Traditional and Non-Traditional Transit traffic, Band Traffic, Average Call Length Analysis, etc.
• Tracked Accounting Rates in the various carrier's Settlements Billing Statements in Mexico versus Accounting Rates documented in executed Agreements to assure adequate Share Revenue.

Confidential

Settlements Associate

Supported the International Traffic Management Initiative for the Protection of Foreign Billed Revenue. The project outline was to reconcile Confidential &T's International Traffic Agreement Database, to compile and compare what was practiced in-country and on foreign telephone administrations versus what was documented. Created Traffic Agreement Discrepancies - Status Report to aid country teams in resolving open issues and resolve identified discrepancies.

Confidential

Marketing Associate

• Responsible for the in-country development and coordination of marketing programs and initiatives on behalf of Funding Business Units which included event and trade show management. Coordination of marketing communications, direct mail marketing campaigns, design and acquisition of marketing materials. Responsible for budget approval process and supplier management to include vendor invoice tracking. Provide objectives on traffic stimulation, market share, annual revenue, customer awareness to increase and position Confidential &T in the marketplace.