Process Improvement Management

Cesar Wilen

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SUMMARY

A versatile and open-minded professional with six years of accounting

experience, demonstrating leadership by example and the ability to thrive

in a team environment. Automated time-consuming tasks due diligently -

resulting in reduction of man hours, acquisition of more assignments and

transference of an improved product to the next responsible associate.

Apply MS Excel as a maximizing tool, markedly improving the speed and

accuracy of reports, journals and reconciliations - freeing up quality time

to work directly on areas requiring more attention. Remain focused under

heavy workloads by prioritizing work and keeping a level head. A self-

starter who takes pride in becoming a better employee and enriching others

lives from personal experiences.

STRENGTHS & EXPERTISE

. Ten years overall corporate business experience

. Six years diverse accounting experience: General Accounting, Cost

Accounting, Auditing

. Five years PeopleSoft general ledger and reporting wisdom

. Five years reconciliation and monthly/quarterly closing experience

conforming to GAAP

. Two plus years supervisory experience

. Advanced MS Excel user including VBA development

. Problem solving intangibles via patience, utilizing all available

tools and resources, and strong self-belief

. Efficient and creative data mining skill set

. Selected member of the Process Improvement Committee

. Utilize MS Outlook as a key organizing tool for reliable job

performance

. Embracer of change in relation to company direction and goals

. Inquisitive tester and learner of new software

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Marriott Vacation Club International Lakeland, FL

12/2007 - Present

Senior Staff Accountant - Mortgage Bank

. Hired on as staff accountant, promoted to senior staff accountant in

January 2009

. Responsible for two direct reports: approving journals, approving

recs, and daily consult

. Responsible for completion and clearing up complex variances on

multimillion dollar high volume cash, notes receivable, and contracts

receivable reconciliations

. Daily management of multimillion dollar inflows/outflows of domestic

and international cash requiring data warehouse and subledger

reporting expertise - result is precise administration and booking of

funds

. Ensure intercompany and clearing account reconciliations are at a zero

balance and if not, adding concise footnotes to clarify variances

. Development of excel macros for process improvement initiatives

o Automated once lengthy cash and notes receivable

reconciliations, cutting 22 hours per month

o Automated journal entries and reports of large and small scale,

reducing 11 hours per month

o 33 total monthly hours saved to date - or 73 hours of work

condensed into a 40 hour workweek

. Supervision of PeopleSoft accounts payables

o Identifying and resolving issues due to comprehensive knowledge

of all phases of A/P

o Trained teams and actively consult them on PeopleSoft

functionality

o Approve check and vendor requests daily

MasterCraft Homes, LLC Lake Wales, FL 07/2006 -

12/2007

Audit Supervisor

. Major tasks consist of analyzing and reconciling all estimated labor

and materials versus the costs, detailed explanations of

irreconcilable variances, correcting numerous A/P entries,

journalizing costs to their appropriate accounts, interdepartmental

collaboration to improve on the quality of the audit, investigating

questionable invoices by calling vendors, and providing accurate

footnotes to explain cost overages

. Developed policies and procedures emphasizing process clarity, devised

excel spreadsheet templates to facilitate areas of ambiguity, improved

co-workers quality of work through instructional meetings and one-on-

one assistance, decreased coworker inquiries to other departments by

encouraging them to dig deeper - all significantly improved the

presentation of the audit, which are utilized for high level decisions

MetLife Incorporated Tampa, FL 12/2005

- 07/2006

Joint Venture Accountant

. Major responsibilities include reconciliations between

domestic/foreign financial statements to the general ledger (GL)

Successful monthly/quarterly completion of these reconciliations

consists of a review of the partnerships financials versus GL

activity, where thorough research and analysis is performed to rule

out variances

Lockheed Martin Corp Lakeland, FL

3/2000 - 12/2005

Fixed Assets Accountant

. Promoted as Fixed Assets Accountant II in 2005

. Promoted as Fixed Assets Accountant I in 2004

. In charge of the capital asset management of five separate business

units Accountable for the achievement of monthly reconciliations,

monthly depreciation of assets, quarterly/year-end tax reporting,

financial forecasting for various analysts, daily asset maintenance,

and approval of capital expenditures

. Jointly collaborated with budget analysts, site accountants, and

government personnel in order to accurately report company-owned

assets according to corporate guidelines and federal policy

. Designed desktop procedures to illustrate monthly tasks which

facilitated a new hire's learning curve

EDUCATION

Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL

12/2002

Bachelor of Science Degree - Financial Management

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Microsoft Office 2003 Excel

. Functions

< Sumif

< Vlookup

< If statement

< Flat Database

< Array entered formulas

< Nesting multiple functions

< All above can be built within macros

. Data Manipulation

< Complex and basic macros (automation)

< Pivot tables

< Advanced filters

. Shortcuts

< Customized toolbars

< Hyperlinks

< Named ranges

Oracle PeopleSoft 9 (AP, GL, JE's, Reporting)

Microsoft Office 2003 (Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)

IBM Cognos 8 (Reporting)

MortgageServ (Mortgage Software and Subledger Reporting)

Mainframe (Reporting)

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