Management Sales

RASHID AGWEDICHAM

** ******* *******, ****** ~ New Jersey 07106

Cell: 862-***-**** ~ email: ****************@*****.***

Qualifications Summary

A Broad based financial professional with over 20 years of demonstrated expertise in financial analysis, management reporting, expense management, budgeting, and forecasting within the financial services industry and academia. A proven financial manager and creative thinker that excels at generating expense savings and implementing various financial reports for senior management. Recognized for returning a failing College Bookstore to profitability and for developing outstanding relationships with internal departments and management at all levels.

SKILLS

Expense Management

Financial Management & Accounting

Financial Analysis & Variance Analysis

Financial Reporting & Budget Management

Technology Enhancements & Process

Inventory Management

Accounts Payable

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Change Management:

Revamped an entire store operation by separating duties and instituting changes, which enhanced profitability. Initiated and managed the merchandise transition to computer based automated system, which boosted productivity levels

Implemented a corporate reorganization and eliminated duplication of services and obsolete inventory by merging central supply department with bookstore, which reduced waste and improved efficiency. Pioneered the implementation of new controls for field operations that enhanced efficiency and reduced costs by 40%.

Led efforts to introduce structured ordering, receiving, and verification systems, which enabled prompt vendor invoice payment and reduced discrepancies.

Implemented new inventory control system and point-of-sales system for the first time in the college bookstore’s history, which linked all stores and sales to an automated system as well as eliminated the manual obsolete system.

Performed budget management, financial analysis, and P&L management activities.

Collaboration Engagement:

Brought together field Managers and encouraged collaboration in effort to improve communication between supervisors, security officers and corporate command center. Enhanced vendor goodwill and relations between Gateway Group One and suppliers by launching new structured filing systems for purchase orders that enabled efficient processing of vendor invoices.

Supervised 24+ employees in performing at optimal levels

Worked with higher and lower management level staff such as the President of Essex County College, Comptroller, in Budget negotiations; and with Faculty and Publishers for textbooks adoption and pricing. Maintaining good professional working relationships with these groups is critically important for business success.

Drive for Financial Results

Grew bookstore gross sales to $5M through diversified product marketing.

Managed a new department for collecting millions of dollars of unpaid tuition receivables, which reduced outstanding receivables by 50% of non-payments

Negotiated competitive pricing and cut transportation costs by 50%.

Professional profile

Career Objective – Lead and skillfully manage financial operations of an organization to achieve long term strategic goals and ensure continued business growth.

SOS SECURITY COMPANY, Parsippany, NJ 2015 – Current

Formed a new company in Ghana to win Ghana government contract 2012 – 2015

Trained as a Licensed Commercial Driver – CDL, NJ 2011 – 2012

Unemployed – Back to school to retrain in new skills at Rutgers University 2008 – 2011

GATEWAY GROUP ONE, Newark, NJ 2007 – 2008

Coordinator Uniform and Financial Budgeting

ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE, Newark, NJ 1994 – 2007

Administrator / Associate Director, College Bookstore and Central Stores

Adjunct Faculty

ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE, Newark, NJ 1991 - 1994

Accounts Receivable /Collections Department Manager:

MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICES, New York, NY 1988 - 1990

Data Compilation Analyst:

Education

Project Management Dual Certificate Program – PMP 12/30/2009

Institute for Management and Executive Development, Rutgers University, Camden NJ

Project Management for Transportation, Logistics and Distribution 09/24/2009

NJIT – Division of Continuing Professional Education

Master of Business Administration Corporate Finance 05/23/1993

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford NJ

Bachelor of Business Administration, Corporate Finance 08/01/1991

New JERSEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY, Jersey City, NJ

Associate Degree Business Administration 1985 – 1987

Essex County College, Newark NJ

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