Accounts Payable Business Development
Resume:
April Y. Malone
Pomona, CA
************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/yazhid-malone-237b4756/
CONSULTING ACCOUTING CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE
Prime Transport Inc., Chino Hills, CA - October 2022 - Current
Gilbert USA, Pomona CA - Jan- October 2022
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lexmar Distribution, Inc. Pomona, CA
Director of Administration, Finance & Strategic Development 2016 - 2021
•Performing multiple roles as both financial manager and administrator for burgeoning transportation company
•Currently managing a team of 4 to assist in supporting Lexmar’s business units, including human resources, finance, business planning, administration and information technology
•Sourced, on-boarded, and developed staff, carefully monitoring productivity to streamline operations and create a culture of accountability and performance
•Directly responsible for drafting and executing strategic planning functions for the company, including customer acquisition, retention and client engagement strategies
•Responsible for managing and lending insights to the company’s profit and loss statements, providing thorough budgetary analysis and oversight for financial and accounting reports (including donor segment and grants accounting)
•Increased revenue 80% in 2018 through direct business development engagement, decreasing variances in negotiations
•Identified several opportunities to reduce operational redundancies and improve value chain, saving Lexmar >$125,000/year through careful workflow and analysis, earning high marks from owner for continuous improvement
•Thoughtfully identified “shared wins” for both organization and vendor-partners, forging new paths in contract negotiation, administration, and service level monitoring, averaging >$250k in supplier savings in last five years
•Leveraged relationship-building skills to forge partnerships between Lexmar Distribution and its customers and carriers
•Thoroughly revised RFPs to increase closure rate by 40%; conducted customer research to fine-tune proposal responses to secure new business
Osterkamp Transportation Group Pomona, CA
Manager, Billing and Collections 2004 – 2016
•Promoted 2x during tenure from Settlement Specialist to Manager of Billing & Collections based on track record of efficiency gains, cost-savings activities, and accounting expertise
•Responsible for the billing, credit, and collections activities for Osterkamp, evaluating credit risks and providing guidance to leadership to improve collections and prevent loss
•Supported 50+ employees across three Western US states, traveling to conduct training sessions and build relationships with company fleet management
•Designed cross-functional accounts payable department training program for 8 AP/AR specialists, decreasing onboarding time for new accountants and analysts by 5 days – saving company nearly $1M annually
•Robust journal entry experience, payroll, invoicing, billing and driver rate analysis for 3 intracompany trucking businesses
•Offered guidance to other internal and external department leads on special projects, including year-end inventory management, cost control, auditing up to 10,000 invoices/month, participating in ad hoc accounting-related projects
•Saved Osterkamp over $500,000 through careful scrutiny of existing vendor relationships, leading RFPs to maximize value to organization and ensuring quality, service, and delivery terms were ideal to client
•Successfully negotiated pricing with vendors and customers, navigating new terms and procuring several new contracts
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EDUCATION
Westwood College Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor’s Degree; Business Administration Accounting
Cambridge College of Southern California Rancho Cucamonga, CA, CA
Leadership Team Training for Management, Associates Degree
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
•Technology: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), MS Teams, Zoom, QuickBooks, Adobe Suite, Apple iOS, ADP, Paychex, Macros, AS400, Terion Tracking, SAP,
•Languages: Bilingual in English and Spanish
•Interests: Hiking, reading, concerts, and traveling the 50 US States
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