Accounting/ Analyst

Claudia M. Bonilla

*** ****** ****** ( BROOKLYN, NY 11206 ( 973-***-**** (

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Monitoring, Updating & Reporting Purchasing & Vendor Relations

of Variance reports

Margin Trend Tracking & Analysis Accounts Payable & Accounts

Receivable

Generation of Ad Hoc & Other Office Management &

Strategic Reports Administration

Sales & Financial Reporting Inventory Control & Management

Efficiency & Productivity Research & Reconciliation of

Improvement Rating & Billing Errors

Excellent communication, organizational and project management skills.

PC proficient with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft

PowerPoint and QuickBooks Pro.

Advanced application skills with SAP (Business Objects)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bookkeeper & Office Manager September 2011 to August 2013

Quality Commercial Service, LLC

New York, NY

Part-Time Family Business.

Independently manage customer service, general accounting, financial

reporting, administrative, purchasing, inventory control and staffing

functions for a privately owned

Commercial Kitchen Equipment Service Company

. Administer all bookkeeping functions, in compliance with GAAP

(Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), for this privately owned

business. Analyze and validate purchase orders and invoices, settle

discrepancies with vendors, post and reconcile accounts in

appropriate books of original entry (accounts payable and accounts

receivable). Prepare monthly balance sheets as well profit and loss

and other financial reports/statements.

. Manage all other, diverse aspects of the office, not limited to

customer relations, inventory control, and purchasing.

. Quarterly Sales Tax

. Annual Partnership Returns, issuing of Schedule K-1 to the partners.

Margin Optimization Analyst August 2001 to August 2011

Tata Communications

Matawan, NJ

Highly productive Margin Optimization Analyst proficient in supporting

and improving the corporation's Return on Investment through

meticulous monitoring, evaluation, rectification, recording, and

reporting of margins as well as price changes, including special

pricing/rates negotiated with vendors under terms of contractual

agreements, by the field sales force.

. Attained all performance metrics in serving as an integral member of

a team charged with generation of weekly margin analysis, as defined

by individual sales regions. Simultaneously, monitor network/VOIP

traffic; identify necessity for and facilitate easement of network

congestion, thus elevating infrastructure capacity and promoting a

high level of customer satisfaction.

. Conducted Weekly variance reporting, coordinated weekly meetings

with market managers to discuss variance report and identify problem

destinations.

. In support of statistical MBO goals, create and schedule financial

queries. These queries provide the V.P. of Market development with

accurate, immediately accessible data concerning each region's

performance.

. Identify and resolve discrepancies in margins stemming from

inaccuracies in supplier costs and improper rates billed to customer

accounts. Collaborate closely with the billing unit to assure timely

execution of corrections in upstream data critical to management's

review and decision-making processes.

. Detect errors in monthly sales commission statements; produce

adjustments for the finance team.

. Compile and submit revenue and margin data monthly to the GW tracker

website, which monitors market information, such as the pricing

structures and revenues of competing telecommunications companies.

. Contribute to efforts successful in securing more favorable pricing

from vendors. Accomplished this through creation of reports that

reflect cost-targets necessary to achieve established gross profit

margins, and assurance that these reports are quickly and readily

visible to field sales representatives engaged in vendor negotiations.

. Conduct training of the sales/marketing team, and provide them with

ongoing support and guidance, to ensure proper utilization of the Tata

Data Warehouse system. Applied diplomacy and professionalism in

troubleshooting problem issues and driving accomplishment of common

goals.

. Generate Revenue/Margin Data reports, as requested.

. Resolve the accounting team's inquiries concerning verification of

monthly margin variance.

. Define priorities; schedule work assignments to maximize

productivity and meet non-negotiable deadlines.

Routing/Rating Analyst

. Track, input/update, and report daily price increases and decreases,

in accordance with individual suppliers.

. Audited LCR and Rate management system for accuracy; corrected data

entry errors. Advised the technical group of routing errors and

changes, as needed, to ensure accurate system maintenance.

. Performed research to assist the billing department in resolving

pricing disputes with suppliers.

. Provided suppliers with access to and training in the company's

rating system: an automated tool by which vendors input their pricing

directly into the system.

. Participated in meetings with the IT community. Clarified

departmental needs with respect to the functionality and performance

requirements of new system enhancements to be developed.

. Implemented testing of new enhancements to detect and report

inefficiencies, as well as ensure their correction and subsequent

testing/systems' validation.

Sales Account Manager June 1996 to July 2001

Covista Communications, Inc.

Little Falls, NJ

Fast-paced position with a high-volume sales deck. Scope of

responsibility was diverse and included customer service, order

processing, customer complaint resolution and inventory

planning/control. Promoted various times in six years based on strong

communications, organizational and customer management skills.

. Managed and maintained profit margins for more than fifteen sales

accounts representing considerable revenue.

. Monitored daily reports to identify changes in traffic flow and/or

lost revenues.

. Coordinated the resolution of billing errors through communication

and collaboration with various departments.

. Applied a professional, consultative approach in assessing the needs

and priorities of individual client accounts.

. Assisted in mitigating risk/losses to the corporation by monitoring

customer accounts and advising clients once their credit limits had

been reached.

. Tracked, posted, and applied monthly rate changes for existing

customers.

. Coordinated with the sales department in examining rejected orders

and, whenever possible, supporting their resolution for improved cash

flow.

. Learned all aspects of switch operations to enhance value to the

corporation and improve efficiency of operations.

Sr. Routing Analyst

. Managed the entire rate communication process impacting more than 80

vendors, including review, analysis, correction of, and monthly

changes to internal carrier codes.

. Restructured rate processing procedures, with efforts resulting in

better accuracy and productivity.

. Created the carrier testing procedure which, when implemented,

provided the company with quality routes and increased monthly

revenues.

. Managed the firm's least cost-routing table, with emphasis in

efficiency and system integrity.

. Served as backup support for Rate Management System.

. Performed all responsibilities consistent with the firm's policies

and standards of quality.

EDUCATION

. Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, Queens College, Queens, NY (2008-2012)

. Certificate, QuickBooks for Accountants via Technical Institute of

America, New York, NY (2012)

. Graduate of Clifton High School, Clifton, NJ (1993-1997)

. Seminars in Management, Communications, Management (2006)

VOLUNTEER WORK/INTERSHIPS

Member of Finance Commitee, ABC Metro NY American Baptist Association,

New York

Treasurer, East NY Baptist Church, Brooklyn NY 11208

President of Finance Committee, East NY Baptist Church, Brooklyn NY

11208

Excellent references are available upon request.

.GENERAL LEDGER

.PREPARE JOURNAL ENTRIES

.A/P DUTIES--MATCHING / BATCHING INVOICES

.PREPARE FILES FOR PAYROLL PROCESSING

.RECONCILE BANK STATEMENTS

.PURSUE DEBTS WHEN BILLS ARE OVERDUE

.ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION

.MANAGE COMPANY ASSETS

.MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY SALES, USE SALES AND COMMERCIAL RENT TAX FILING

.ASSIST WITH QUARTER-END CLOSE AND YEAR-END CLOSE

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

.BACHELOR'S DEGREE

.MINIMUM 2 YEARS OF SOLID EXPERIENCE

.ORGANIZED / DETAIL-ORIENTED

.KNOWLEDGE OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

.EXPERIENCE USING QUICKBOOKS, ORACLE, OR SIMILAR ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS.

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