SARA L. GOMEZ

Danbury, CT ***** C: 203-***-**** ad4x7v@r.postjobfree.com

HIGHLIGHTS

• SAP Expertise • GAAP Knowledge • Project Management • Budget & Forecasting • Financial Statements Experience • Process Improvement Focus

• General Ledger Experience • Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification • Microsoft Dynamics 365

EXPERIENCE

APIJECT SYSTEMS CORPORATION/Stamford, CT - Senior Financial Analyst - 100% Remote 5/2022 – Present

•In collaboration with controller support monthly close of financial statements and balance sheet reconciliations including posting journal entries, reclasses, accruals and variance analysis for month end close

•Create company policies and procedures in the areas of T&E, Strategic Sourcing and capital/fix assets

•Review purchase requisitions for proper accounting practices and documentation of purchase order creation/release

CARTIER/New York, NY- Cost Control Manager - Contractor 3/2019 – 3/2022

A Subsidiary of Richemont North America

•Presented to local leadership 5 year capital plan for acceptance/approval and submission to parent company

•Tracked $65M capital project spend for Store Design Planning and Construction team by assisting project managers with budget creation, submission cycles, and monthly cash flow projections to align with capital targets

•Investigated financial discrepancies compared to established budgets relating to project scope changes, change orders, purchase orders, vendor invoicing, taxes, monthly accruals, and depreciation expenses for project close out

RICHEMONT NORTH AMERICA/Shelton, CT - Financial Projects Manager 1/2018 – 3/2019

•Implemented process improvement projects in the areas of strategic sourcing & finance to cut cost and increase efficiency

•Created SharePoint page for Share Services department to align goals and initiatives with teams for companywide access of up to date documentation of updated/new financial processes, procedures and policies to meet global initiatives

Project Manager – FSO Contractor 9/2017 – 1/2018

•Collaborated with IT to implement a purchase to pay process in SAP for Richemont North America by creating training material and training over 200 employees on new/updated process

•Created and rolled out company policies and procedures in the areas of Finance, Shared Services and Strategic Sourcing

JUNIPER TAX/ADECCO/WORLDWIDE STAFFING - Financial Analyst Assignments 8/2016 – 9/2017

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS/Ridgefield, CT - Process Improvement Manager 10/2014 – 8/2016

•Change Champion, coach and trainer in the implementation of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt cross functional process improvement projects

•Presented Balanced Scorecard/KPIs to leadership to better align operational activities to the financial vision of organization

•Orchestrated semiannual business partner meetings with executive leadership and presented detail expense allocations for acceptance of service level agreements, resource requirements, gaps and cost savings initiatives

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS/Ridgefield, CT - Senior Financial Analyst 3/2004 – 10/2014

•Collaborated with senior management to develop a five-year financial capital/operating plan to improve the organization’s ability to effectively manage resource requirements to meet yearly goals

•Tracked, analyzed yearly operating expenses compared to established budgets, requested corrective journal entries, accruals and presented monthly/yearly commentary to executive management

•Communicated with cost center managers and controllers to ensure accuracy of expenses for their business units

•Coordinated all financial planning for Engineering & Site Services including the development of activity based allocation methodologies and negotiations of service level agreements between business areas

•Partnered with capital project managers to investigate discrepancies relating to capital project scope changes, change orders, purchase orders, vendor invoicing, taxes, project close out and depreciation expenses

•Assisted with the development of investment applications for capital projects by providing analytical support for preparation of and in response to project audits

•Managed 900k Sq. ft. leased space by releasing monthly payments, performing monthly CAM reconciliations and year-end true-ups with landlord

•Involved in special projects such as the implementation of a new T&E system for all US companies

EDUCATION: WESTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY - Danbury CT - BBA in Accounting, Minor in Business Management

COMPUTER SKILLS: SAP/Hyperion/D365/BPC/Excel /PowerPoint/SharePoint/Access

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