Project Manager Accounts Receivable
Resume:
JAMIE BRALEY
Talala, OK **080
********@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Disciplined, results-oriented professional with extensive experience as a
self directed virtual employee. Skilled in analyzing and streamlining
processes, detailing day-to-day accounting processing functions excelling
in reconciliations and reporting. Action oriented and successful in
transitioning accounting positions for multiple companies to many off shore
locations. Detail oriented trainer and a team player to a diversified
staff in a virtual environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IBM, Tulsa, OK 1995 - 2009
General Accounting Project Manager 2004 - 2009
Led multiple projects for BP and Lam Research from a home-office that
focused on process improvements, process checks and balance controls for
multiple processes within the general accounting department.
Developed and implemented a reconciliation template for balance sheet
accounts that were not reconciled for 90+days. This allowed for timely
tracking of a reconciled status and eliminated the need for an estimated
$6M write off of unreconciled accounts for the client.
Reconciled and balanced multiple, high profile, executive deferred
compensation accounts that were 2 years unreconciled and eliminated an
estimated $4M write off for the client.
Directed and trained 15 offshore analysts to assume inter-company
responsibilities which resulted in a 20% cost savings in contract labor.
Inter-company General Accounting Business Analyst 2002 - 2004
Reconcile and balance off shore inter-company reconciliations communicating
virtually with multiple clients and their entities, covering US, Asia and
Europe while continuing to streamline inter-company reconciliation
processes and insuring all reconciliation analysts were properly trained.
Implemented an automated reconciliation tool and trained all inter-
company analysts which realized a 35% time reduction in reconciling
requirements.
Streamlined inter-company cash settlement process by implementing an
automated cash clearing process that resulted in a 25% work load
reduction on manual cash applicators.
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IBM (Continued)
Capital Assets Business Analyst 2000 - 2002
Maintain corporate capital assets by monitoring capital expenditures, asset
movements on a daily basis and providing depreciation analysis in monthly
virtual meetings with executive management.
Developed and implemented an e-system for monitoring expenditures on
capital projects which resulted in a 50% decrease in capital over
spending.
Documented all processes within capital assets and trained 5 new hires
virtually by converting the hard copy documentation into an e-learning
format, providing consistent training methods, resulting in 20% reduction
in capital asset personnel.
Accounts Receivable Business Associate 1995 - 2000
Collection analyst for the commercial automotive accounts, reducing overall
past due by implementing process checks for all automotive invoicing.
Served as a primary point person for updates on the commercial accounts
receivable position to the sales department, corporate credit, executive
management and the customer.
Moved accounts receivable position from Des Moines to Tulsa. This 6
month transition required temporary relocation to Des Moines. Assisted a
team of 10 that organized the transition and set up of 60+ Accounts
Receivable positions in Tulsa.
Reduced commercial accounts receivable past due by 50% within 6 months of
"go-live" date from transition, and reduced unpaid invoice differences
60+ days old by 50% which resulted in an increase of timely collected
revenue.
Transitioned Accounts Receivable Department form Tulsa to Chicago.
Trained 100+ plus new employees assuming AR positions with IBM.
Continued to assist and provide analytical assistance thru the
termination of contract while assuming another position within IBM.
EDUCATION
BSBA, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK
AS, Accounting, Tulsa Junior College, Tulsa, OK
CERTIFICATIONS
Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified since 2006
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Project Management I and II SOX Awareness
SAS70 Audit Training Diversity Training
SAP Jump Start Collection Procedures
All SAP Modules Reporting and Customer Satisfaction Training
Controlling
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Microsoft Windows XP Mac Pro
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Illustrator
Word Lotus and Outlook email systems
SAP
Oracle
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