CATHERINE A. HALAY

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Town of Woodstock

Kingston, New York 12401

845-***-****

adwkw8@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

Brand Coordinator – Part Time – PEPSICO, Purchase, NY [May 2008 – Present]

-Coordinating the Pepsi Lipton Tea Partnership Advertising/Marketing and Sales budget expenditures from creation of

Purchase Orders to payment of invoices.

-Keeping Team informed of budget status through regular updates, identifying and communicating risks early, and

researching and resolving outstanding issues and queries.

-Implementing consistent practices and enhancing controls to meet audit requirements.

Administrative/Finance Analyst – Part Time – MONTEREY MEDIA; White Plains, NY [May 2006 – May 2008]

-Prepared intricate weekly and monthly reports from advertising agency data feeds and internal databases to

monitor performance of country-wide TV station advertising.

- Supplied movies to TV stations and managed the corresponding payment of producer royalties for film airings.

International Finance Analyst – Part Time - KRAFT FOODS; Tarrytown, NY [Apr 2003 – Apr 2006]

- Recorded and analyzed accounting transactions for all U.S. Export sales into Asia/Pacific; processed

payments of all advertising, administrative, royalty, and freight expenses in connection thereof. This included

maintaining the general ledger accounting and the fixed asset system data bases.

Consultant to KRAFT FOODS INTERNATIONAL; Rye Brook, NY [Jun-Nov 1999; Oct 2000-Apr 2003]

- Assisted in various special projects including Nabisco acquisition integration; up-front SWIFT reporting system work on Export product and country aggregations; Hyperion consolidation system product category restatements.

- Undertook Senior Accounting position vacant due to incumbent’s maternity leave; Continued on to document

current foreign-sourced cost accounting procedures and provide specific recommendations in a formal

report to management on overall job responsibilities resulting in more efficient and effective processes.

KRAFT FOODS (previously known as General Foods Corporation); Rye Brook, NY

World’s second largest food company - a Division of Altria Corporation (formerly Philip Morris)

Accounting Manager, International Export Department [1992 - 1998]

Managed the effective operation of the Export accounting function ($300 million annual in revenues) and the reporting of worldwide exports in a multi-leveled consolidation system.

Designed reports/report packages resulting in enhanced analytical tools for field management.

Prepared and analyzed administrative overhead operating budgets.

Managed total books of account for Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC); compiled all data for preparing FSC tax return, annual cash settlements, and dividend declaration.

Oversaw all aspects of personnel management of two senior accountants, one temp position, and one exchange student position; directly hire, train, and prepare reviews. Implement, review, and approve all month-end journal entries.

Accomplishments included: successfully spearheading the consolidation of three separate export accounting organizations into one centrally located department; leading the headquarters International general ledger conversion to McCormack and Dodge enabling common recording and reporting systems; managing the smooth transition of the co-packer accounting function from domestic to International.

EDUCATION: Mercy College; Dobbs Ferry, New York

B.S. Degree in Business Administration

Summa Cum Laude; Gold Medal for General Excellence in Scholastic Achievement.