SUMMARY:

• More than 10 years professional experienced in purchasing practices and procedures such as: creating 100 to 150 purchase orders on a daily basis using an SAP ERP system. More than 10 years of specializing in complex Financial Reporting with extensive and diverse accounting experience in fixed assets, payroll, credit, collections, cash application, billing, month - end accounting close, general ledger analysis and month-end financial procedures, 3 way match, payroll and reporting. Also, Extensive hands on experience and GAAP knowledge in the areas of general ledger, fixed assets, SOX compliance, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Advance skills in MS-Office (Word, Excel (pivot table, macro, vlookup etc.) SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Lotus Notes, SharePoint, Aprimo, ConFIRM and Great Plains.
• Use vlookup to identify relevant data and audiences, and write documents that are clear and user friendly
• In-depth knowledge of collecting, reporting and documenting data.
• Created Complex Reports using Access and Excel as reporting tools.
• Skilled in understanding and reviewing purchase orders, invoices, sales and other reports.
• Accomplished in variance analysis, development/implementation of procedures and policies.
• Implemented processed and procedures to assist in improving efficient and cost.
• Able to give accurate and detailed information to families and patients.
• Successfully reduced A/R Aging from an average of 117 day to 30 days in less than 7 months.
• Ability to handled inquiries from internal customers and external vendors, clients.
• Use methodology to research and reconcile PL/GL accounts which saved Company $2 million.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Coordinator

Confidential, Atlanta, GA/St. Louis, MO

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Finance end users for the Oracle Apps tool being used to guide/help in their day-to-day Finance issues.
• Provide Training to the CMP (Project Manager) to be able to use and function on the Oracle Workbench to execute billing.
• Responsible for creating and sending out Financial Reports on a weekly basis.
• Plan, facilitate and execute system / functional testing and UAT for projects and enhancements.
• Supported the Director and Financial Manager by providing administrative and technical assistance by creating formulated excel worksheets, for Reporting to capture payments posted, which is used by the Directors.

Purchasing Assistant Coordinator

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Director and Sr. Buyers of Procurement Services by providing administrative and technical assistance, prepared correspondence, answered the telephone and responded to inquiries, writing and editing memos and prepared correspondence
• Tracked and analyzed daily/monthly raw material, finished goods,
• Maintained contract files by assembling contract documents and maintaining folders, filing additional information and maintaining document integrity.
• Contacted suppliers to resolve missed deliveries, short shipments and pricing discrepancies.
• Assisted with the preparation of contract and project documents for routing and execution. Responsible for tracking documents in the process flow and interacting with staff to expedite the process.
• Maintained Procurement Services Scorecards. Compiles and analyzes data on a regular basis. Performs ad-hoc analysis as requested by the Director of Procurement Services.
• Responsible for commercial/contract activities, pricing, purchasing order creation and clear blocked invoices.
• Responsible for email requests from Account Payable to clear blocked invoices, and updating purchasing orders

Purchasing Assistant Coordinator

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Used Winshuttle System to upload pricing in SAP and managed SAP Transactional activities (60%)
• Analyzed AP account transactions, prepared complex account reconciliations, using the P2P method.
• Managed the financial controls of SAP to ensure the negotiations of corporate and regional procurement of all raw materials and full goods are reflected accurately.
• Continual price gathering and price reporting for multiple sub-departments.
• Responsible for matching/batching, data entry, cost adjustments, and account reconciliation.
• Managed flex shortages escalation to customer; and executed inventory policy as established by the management.
• Coordinated A/P functions. Coded and distributed invoices to appropriate manager for approval.
• Matched invoices with purchase orders and verify payment terms.
• Reconciled AP blocks from 160 days aging to 30 days aging cleared daily blocked invoices.
• Processed Purchase Orders for goods and services in SAP with Suppliers

Project Coordinator

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Provided Financial/Administrative support for the Web Platform IT Team of 25.
• Managed the flow of SOWs and Contracts created by various IT Departments, using a Contract Tracker system in Louts Notes.
• Created Purchase Order of a 100 daily, using SAP and Share Point System.
• Coordinated A/P functions. Coded and distributed invoices to appropriate manager for approval.
• Responsible for commercial/contract activities, pricing, purchasing order creation or updates, clear blocked invoices.
• Participated in the budget development and administration for assigned area of responsibility; analyze proposed capital, operating, and maintenance expenditures; prepare reports and analyses related to impact of budgetary decisions; prepare financial forecasts; track and monitor budget expenditures.
• Generated Cost Center, Purchasing Order, Budget/Actual/Committed and General Ledger Reports for Project Managers and Directors for monthly distribution. Managed and maintain departmental Contract Tracking Budget Forecasting Report.

Staff Accountant

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Gathered invoices to reconciled, AP subsidiary ledger to the GL for the Marketing Department.
• Assisted Finance Manager with forecasting, accrual entries in Oracle.
• Prepare and record monthly general ledger journal entries in accordance with Confidential supporting various business units, regions and/or corporate controller’s group
• Handled a full range of general accounting duties from A/P, A/R, and payroll, provided regular analysis of accounting issues and transactions. Bank reconciliations, monthly/year-end inventory reconciliation.
• Monitored cash and funds flow, bank reconciliations, included review and reconciliation of 24 investment managers’ statement, Confidential payments and balance sheet accounts monthly, maintained fixed assets and created fixed assets depreciation schedules.
• Maintained GL Accounting system each month ends for both general accounting systems to match exactly; if not, Journal entries were done to correct the difference.