OBJECTIVE: To continue my career in an analytical environment utilizing my Accounting and Supply Chain Management degrees. Over 18 years of experience in Financial Auditing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Rutgers, University Procurement Service, Piscataway, NJ
Supply Chain Project Data Analyst and Accounts Payables May 2016 – current
Supply Chain Project Data Analysis of the day to day accounting activities. Reporting trends, costs and deliverables to the Director of Procurement and Accounting Manager AP. Managed 6 associates, providing support in an Oracle ERP conversion project. Coordinated and reconciled the daily transactions between the IT, AP, AR and Purchasing Departments. Rutgers has a yearly budget of more than 800mm dollars, with a diverse financial structure including education, research and property management worldwide.
Projects completed and delivered under Supply Chain Project Analysis / Accounts Payables include but not limited to;
oData conversion of Legacy System to Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning
oMaster Data processing and reconciliation
oTest scripts and Process Mapping for the new Oracle ERP system
oExpense Analysis and reconciliation
oDistribution Sites
oEmergency Payments Projects, processing and verifying payments that have been lost or transacted improperly
oExpense Module Auditing, monitoring business and division expenses against the budget
oAccurate financial tracking of expenses and reporting inaccuracies to the Team
Communication and collaboration of the projects status to Director Level Management, Consultants and Managers
Streamline the automation process and reconciliation of AP, AR, IT and Purchasing activities
Manage projects, deadlines, initiatives and the financial impact activity
Developed reports, spread sheets and analytics to ensure information integrity
Project management supervisor for Interns, reviewing the daily workloads and troubleshooting to improve methods for productivity
Review obsolete vendor files and duplicated entries to ensure and eliminated double entries and payments
Coordinate the testing of scripts with Interns in preparation of the implementation of the new SciQuest software
Identify and validate Vendor information including Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables
Provide support to other project managers in various projects as Distribution Sites, Expenses Analysis and Role Mapping
Requesting of customized programs from the IT department to speed up the validation process to meet project goals and milestones
Training of team members to better utilize the system to facilitate the automation process. Communicates the activity to the finance team and IT departments to troubleshoot technical issues that arise from day to day activities.
Essex County College, Newark, NJ
Accounting, Intermediate Accounting and Spanish Tutor, for 100 students Sep 2013 – May 2016
Improved standardized test scores by 17% utilizing tailored educational plans
Tutored and mentored students in a team environment to obtain an understanding of curriculum concepts
Mentors students with learning disabilities.
Sixth Avenue Electronic City LLC, Springfield, NJ
Is a multimillion dollar Electronic Retailer, On Line Retailer and Service Center selling from 19 locations in the New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania Market. Responsible for the day to day activities and the reconciliation of financial data collection activities
Promoted to Financial Auditor Assistant reporting directly to the CFO Feb. 2008 – Sept. 2011
Managed and Audited Service Call Center operations and reported findings to the CFO
Implemented SAP (DRP) (Distribution Resource Planning) computer system for the service center and developed SOP for the data entry processes
Documented Procedures to reconcile, Warranties, Contracts, Inventory, Deliveries, return Authorizations to Vendors
Designed policy and procedure protocol for all facets of the operation
Managed the training of over 50 employees corporate wide, providing education throughout the corporate structure
Built relationships with vendors, evaluated responses, analyzed contracts, and recommended cost-effective solutions
Outsource third party companies service center, negotiated terms and conditions
Implemented a data base control of deadline of warranty parts
Negotiated warranty terms which improved cost-effectiveness and recovered over 70% of lost revenue
Customer service efficiency, follow-up customer satisfaction
Optimization of technician’s routes and reports
Review and Redesigned monitoring system for parts request, inventory, and customer service
Accounts Payable Associate Oct. 2005 – Feb. 2008
Performed accounting operations activities to analyze account activity; resolved debit and credit discrepancies
Used MS Excel to Calculate discounts, percentage allocations and credits; coded general ledger and processed payments
Reduced closing time to a monthly and weekly closing period by implementing new consolidation procedures
Embotelladora Azuaya Corporation, Cuenca, Ecuador
Is a multimillion dollar Manufacturing Distillery, Bottling and Distribution Company of quality alcoholic Spirits and Aguadientes, specializing in the brand name Licor Cristal. The company has been in business for more than 50 years, with distribution supported by 15 satellite locations employing more than 1500 employees.
Promoted to Account Collector reporting to General Manager Nov. 1996 – Jun. 2001
Led negotiations for largest distributors to support operations and distribution
Facilitated annual staff training for 100+ employees in 15 satellite locations to support strong service delivery
Ensured On Time Deliveries to support Sales Initiatives
Established a reporting system that provided Operational Statistics to IT and Operations
Managed debt repayment schedule, overdue accounts, reconciliations, delinquencies, and budget management
Trouble Shooting within the full spectrum of the Corporation as needed and directed by management
Assistant to CFO/Marketing Coordinator Jul. 1989 – Oct. 1996
Monthly Auditing to satellite location of inventory and sales
Coordinated promotional activities and implemented high impact strategies to target new markets
Implement daily sales report and cash reconciliation with sales representatives and satellite location
Develop data flow process to provide to IT department to be implement to a computer system in Oracle
EDUCATION:
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Rutgers Business School-Newark
Bachelor of Science: Supply Chain Management Expected Graduation: May 2017
Essex County College, Newark, NJ
Associate in Science: Accounting May 2014
NJ Collegiate Business Administration Association Honor Society; Phi Theta Kappa; Dean’s List – 4 semesters
Marketing International, Cuenca, Ecuador
Degree Program: Marketing Management Dec. 2000
Colegio Tecnologico, Cuenca, Ecuador
Degree Program: Accounting Jun. 1995
SKILLS:
SAP, Oracle, ERP (SciQuest) and QuickBooks proficiency; Microsoft Office proficiency; Bilingual in Spanish
Reference and Letter Recommendation can be provided.