Sales Accounts Payable

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1001 West 46th Street

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SUMMARY

Bilingual Financial Operations Specialist, extremely detailed oriented and able to provide vital expertise to ensure quality work is being conducted. Excellent communications skills, works closely with both internal and external clients. Experienced professional and extensive exposure to global cultures and markets facilitates the achievement of financial goals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

RESORT & RESIDENCE TV Jan. 2010 - Mar. 2010

Billing & Traffic Coordinator

Set up the foundation for Advertising Sales, trafficking, Billing and Payables for a newly launched network.

Developed procedures for Sales Staff, entered Ad Insertions orders, handle pre-emptions, ran post logs, and affidavits. Worked closely with COO and VP of Sales, and Account Executives to implement reports for network revenue, invoice tracking, and sales projection.

Responsible for contacting clients and collecting receivables. Implemented a Communications Log.

Payment applications.

Prepared Excel reports to track the programmer's revenue share.

Responsible for Accounts Payable.

DISCOVERY LATIN AMERICA/US HISPANIC, Miami, FL Jan. 2002 - July 2009

International Financial Operations Specialist

Responsible for all Advertising Sales, International Sales, Online, New Media and Access Fees, Accounts Receivable (Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, DR, Pan-Regional) for Latin America comprising approximately $120m in yearly revenue.

Financial Operations

Responsible for managing the $120m yearly revenue that is produced in the Latin America division over 12 different networks in different lines of business such as Advertising Sales, New Media, International Sales, Access Fees and Online business.

Work closely with Credit and Collections and reduce the DSO from 141 days to 89 in one year

Responsible for monthly cash applications of approximately $12m in more than 10 currencies.

Facilitated the yearly Internal and External audits for the Latin America division.

Managed Agency Commissions, Rep Commissions and Withholding Taxes including at least 80% compliance with Withholding Tax certificates.

Advertising Sales:

Directly worked with Advertising Sales and Broadcast Operations to ensure that revenue is properly recorded and reconciled between sub-ledgers and SAP.

Conducted monthly reconciliations between the airing of commercials versus what was invoiced to the clients due to different calendars (Broadcast and Gregorian).

Entered and managed all revenue adjustments which are approximately over 100 per month.

Responsible for all customized invoicing, including pre-bills and installment billing as we well reconciling the deferred revenue on a daily basis which made up $1.4m.

Worked closely with 3rd party representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure that invoice, payment applications and all other terms of their contracts are in compliance.

Teamed up with the Credit & Collections department to reconcile customer accounts so that money could be collected within 90 days.

Affiliate Sales:

Responsible for the contract management -Latin America for the Affiliate Sales

Responsible for collection of subscriber's reports and entering them into the AFS sub-ledger.

Analyzed of contracts and entering executed contracts into the AFS sub-ledger in order to facilitate monthly billing.

Responsible for the payment applications of over 550 Affiliate Contract which make up approximately $5m monthly.

YOUNG & RUBICAM Dec. 1998 - Nov. 2001

Financial Assistant

Handled all Accounts Receivable invoicing for all of Print, Media and Radio which made up approximately $3m.

Responsible for Credit & Collection efforts for all accounts that were over 90 days as well as conduct payment applications.

Personally visited clients and helped them reconcile their accounts on a monthly basis.

Responsible for the Accounts Payable

Processed all vendor payments and maintaining all vendor files up to date.

SKILLS

Fully proficient in SAP FICO

Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Advertising sales systems: IBMS and BMS.

ScheduAll, AFS, Adserve, and Wide Orbit

Detailed Oriented who can achieve tasks not only individually but as well as in a team.

A multi-tasker who is able to handle multiple projects at a time while still maintaining the day-to-day workload.

EDUCATION

St. Thomas University, Miami, FL

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting

REFERENCE

Available upon request

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