Deala Xavier, MBA

Grayson, GA admxtc@r.postjobfree.com 347-***-****

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL ANALYST

SUMMARY QUALIFICATIONS

Proficient, Methodical Senior Accounting Officer with 7+ years of extensive experience managing accounting and financials of diverse organizations specializing in financial recordkeeping/transactions, AP/AR, and bank reconciliations.

Multifaceted Finance and Accounting Professional adept in performing various functions of accounting/ bookkeeping, including bank reconciliation, forecasting, deduction and invoice processing, budgeting, general ledger, financial reporting, business records maintenance, analysis, and customer accounts auditing.

Leverages exceptional communication skills, confident to interface with all levels of the organizations, establishing unassailable relationships with key stakeholders such as clients, vendors, and external auditors.

Equipped with impeccable organizational skills, an excellent work ethic, a desire to succeed, and a sense of absolute integrity— achieving exceptional outcomes while handling voluminous and demanding tasks with maximum efficiency.

Well-disciplined and focused with exceptional leadership skills and the proven ability to work in high-performance teams with the ability to manage multiple assignments or tasks under extreme pressure to meet tight deadlines

Highly successful in streamlining work processes by leveraging strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Distinguished professional, for shrinking the company debt of $24M to $11M in the Q4’s closing in the year 2013.

CORE COMPETENCIES

●Inventory Accounting/Control

●Billing and Asset Management

●Financial Analysis and Reporting

●Accounting and Bookkeeping

●Fraud & Claims Management

●Audit and Reconciliations

●Deliberate Planning

●Intervention and Risk Management

●Customer-Relations Program

●Training & Development

●Financial Statement Preparation

●Intensive Problem-Solving Skills

●Tax Preparation

●Quantitative Data Analysis

●Cash Flow Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior A/R Analyst, WinCup Stone Mountain, GA Dec 2018 – Present

Accountable for the ownership of the most extensive account, and the preparation of the organization’s financial reports.

●Manage A/R reconciliations collaborated with internal and external parties to identify and resolve discrepancies.

●Reduce(d) outstanding receivables by 25% within 45 days.

●Conducted meetings across Supply Chain accompanied by Sales, Customer Service, Finance, and Warehouse Managers.

●Collaborated with IT department to streamline POD reports to EDI, reducing the overall cost and time to process rebate credits.

●Produced accurate and quality financial reports for upper management and investors.

●Worked directly with internal and external auditors in order to provide requested documentation for quarterly and annual reporting.

●Direct, accurate cash applications in MACOLA Software, and issued extensive billing credits related to EDI customers.

●Apply Intercompany cash and allocate to correct GL in Macola system.

●Spearheaded payment conversion project to become compliant with DSO goal of 32 days.

Property Management A/P Accountant, Cortland Partners Atlanta, GA Nov 2017 – Aug 2018

Addressed the financial requirements necessary to buy and sell real estate, reconciling all bank accounts associated with the property.

●Increased financial accuracy by analyzing financial reports and addressing reconciled items to property managers.

●Ensured accurate weekly check run and proper coding of all invoices or payables associated with the assigned 12 entities.

●Increased financial accuracy by analyzing financial reports with feedback and addressed reconciled items with property managers and appropriate departments for resolution.

●Maintained financials in Yardi and Onesite simultaneously.

●Processed over 1000+ check requests, weekly expense reports, monthly debt service payments, and invoice discrepancy.

Senior A/P Specialist, National DCP Duluth, GA Sept 2016 – Sept 2017

Administered multiple functions related to the purchase ledger and ensured that all the company invoices are paid on time.

●Modernized organizational workflow by implementing time-saving processes resulted in a cost-saving of 30% in Q2-Q4.

●Supported the General Ledger team with analysis through in-depth dive vendor examination reducing reclassification by 50%.

●Formulated expense reports per initial guidelines via CONCUR and audited vendor charges invoices accurately.

●Reimbursed obligations in compliance with generally accepted accounting policies and procedures, increasing vendor discount.

A/R Coordinator, National DCP Duluth, GA Jan 2016 – Sept 2016

Coordinated with several business office directors at various properties and operated a diverse amount of administrative work.

●Executed pivotal operations to ensure accurate billing while shrinking nullify credit issuance by 75% for franchisees.

●Oversaw daily operations to support invoicing, billing, collections, file scrubbing and uploading, and data harvesting.

●Collaborated with Accounts Payable and membership team to deliver accurate, specific, and meticulous billing for franchisees.

●Maintained professional customer service with franchisees in various locations and directed special reports by Dunkin Brand.

A/R ANALYST, CSM Bakery Solutions Tucker, GA Oct 2013 – Jan 2016

Guaranteed the money owed to the company is being paid, reported to the accounting supervisor, and organizing client invoices.

●Investigated 80 pending or on-going accounts receivable deductions and processed credits, debits, and chargebacks.

●Acquired a reputable company award and recognition for reducing a portfolio by 5% within the first month of employment.

● Debt reduction of $24M to $11M for Q4’s closing.

●Contributed to the “GO LIVE” for Systems, Application, and Products (SAP) conversion from OLX/AS400 operating system.

●Served as a liaison between salesperson, customers, and internal departments; coached new team members on policies.

Cash Applications Specialist, Genuine Auto Parts Duluth, GA Jun 2013 – Oct 2013

Sustained financial records organized and performed cash processing tasks such as payment collections and receipt issuance.

●Standardized testing and experimentations while regulating reconciliations on complex transactions in JD Edwards.

●Supervised the company’s American Express Credit Cards, Canadian Credit Card Lockbox, and Insurance Data Processing.

●Trained staff about the use of US and Canadian currency.

●Handled the analysis, investigation, correction, and research of daily accounting and finance duties/responsibilities.

EDUCATION

Keller Graduate School, Master of Business Administration General Management, June 2018

Strayer University, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Mar 2010

COMPUTER SKILLS/TECHNICAL SKILLS

JD Edwards, Macola, Yardi, Concur, SAP, AS400, People Software, Sage 50 Accounting, Credit Management Software, TaxWorks, TaxWise, QuickBooks Pro (Certified), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

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