Sales Accounts Payable

Gregory D. Zak ***** W. Westpark Blvd . Surprise, AZ 85388 .

518-***-**** . *******@*******.***

PROFILE

A highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Professional with 7 years

experience in financial analysis and reporting. Broad analytic, valuation

and forecasting experience acquired in various industry verticals. A self-

starter alert to providing resourceful solutions to core business problems.

Well-organized, dependable team player, proficient at handling multiple

tasks and priorities. Recognized by management as a top performer for

exceeding organizational goals and expectations.

? Profitability Analysis ? Forecast vs. Actual Analysis

? Multi-Function Experience

? Variance Analysis ? Monthly Reconciliations ?

Operating Cost Analysis

? Unit Cost Analysis ? Inventory & Pricing Database ?

Billing/Payables

? Business Valuation ? Accruals ? Asset

Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Electric - Energy - Power & Water - FP&A, Schenectady, NY

December 2009 - Present

Financial Analyst

. Generate actual versus forecast and budget reports within multiple

business functions for key planning sessions.

. Responsible for monthly and quarterly employee headcount and charitable

contribution reconciliations.

. Maintain database of 25,000+ account entities; which determines

management reporting structure.

. Generate weekly headcount reports to accurately track movements of

24,000+ employees worldwide; aiding management in key budgetary

decisions.

. Monitor and update payroll entity structure of employees to ensure proper

allocation and accounting of expenses.

. Complete internal billing for Power & Water - General & Administrative

functions, to conform with tax regulations.

. Create contract worker reports; tracking headcount and costs per manager,

while reconciling multiple databases.

Cascades Tissue Group, Waterford, NY

July 2006 - August 2009

Financial Analyst (February 2007 - August 2009)

. Recipient of first ever mentorship program called "Controller in

Training" - provided knowledge and work experience within every

department to ambitious and career-driven individuals; leading to

Controller appointment.

. Performed monthly reconciliations of Inventory, Intercompany Accounts

Payable and Petty Cash.

. Executed Profitability Analysis' to evaluate potential new and

recurring business.

. Completed cost analysis to evaluate and minimize unit costs.

. Generated and analyzed "Daily Sales" financials to monitor projected

vs. actual sales.

. Calculated and evaluated monthly Inventory and Freight/Shipping

accruals.

. Maintained Inventory and Pricing databases to ensure proper reception

and warehousing.

. Responsible for every aspect of Accounts Payable process: Researched and

resolved inventory/pricing/billing issues.

. Monitored and updated the standardization/linking between the

financial and inventory databases.

Pricing and Contracts Analyst (July 2006 - February 2007)

. Evaluated proposals and established client contracts,

verifying product pricing conforms to parameters.

. Responsible for working with cross-functional teams to

research and solve client account issues.

. Assisted with the Accounts Payable process, to complete

daily billing cycle.

. Maintained pricing and account history databases, to ensure

pricing uniformity among clients.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Boston, MA

January 2006 - June 2006

Associate Financial Analyst

. Prepared monthly financial statements and performed variance analysis on

Company Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements.

. Maintained financial records for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other

ad hoc requests.

. Streamlined month-ending financials versus post-bookclose financials.

MFS Investment Management, Boston, MA

January 2004 - January 2006

Client Service Representative

. Executed purchases, sales and transfers of financial assets upon

broker/shareowner request.

. Responsible for portfolio reconciliations, tax reporting and account

history.

. Analyzed financial databases containing client assets.

EDUCATION

B.B.A, Finance, Minor in Biology, University of Maine, Orono, ME

December 2003

COMPUTER / TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Oracle, Hyperion, Business Objects, Brio, AS400, Excel, Access, Word,

PowerPoint, Adobe, Outlook, Windows XP

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