Sr. Import Finance Analyst

YURI CORTEZ

562-***-**** ******.****@******.***

As a seasoned professional in a high-volume and fast paced environment, I have aided in strengthening and maintaining the company’s work relationships with all its vendors. I manage and ensure timely payments are completed while also ensuring proper procedure is followed for auditing and customs clearance purposes.

EXPERIENCE

Skechers USA Inc. Jan 2023 - current

Sr. Import Finance Analyst

Manage large data sets to create and track weekly vendor payment schedules for US and subsidiary offices utilizing Microsoft Excel and queries from Oracle Peoplesoft – from $20 to $50 million per week

Excellent attention to detail with Oracle entries to ensure accuracy of P.O. matching and coding such as: vendor codes, accounts, locations, GL units, dept IDs, payment methods for month end close and payment release

Update vendor accounts as needed and request proper documentation to keep on file: W-9/W-8, wire authorization and a bank letter

Communicate and work to resolve invoice discrepancies or payment issues that may arise to ensure timely payments are completed

Review vendor statements and respond promptly to inquiries as needed

Provide vendors with weekly payment details so they may reconcile payments

Ensure inventory received is reflected in the in-house invoicing system for month end closing

Meet and collaborate with internal and external auditors to demonstrate proper procedures are being followed for payment processing and customs clearance

Adapt and gather new information on new processes as they arise to update my team on proper procedure to follow

Participate in the interview process with management to aid in identifying promising additions for our expanding team – 3 permanent additions in the last two years

Foster growth by training temps and new hires as needed – five in the last two years

Support my team by aiding import operations side with hands-on document review when the additional support is needed

Provide guidance to my team daily as needed by answering any questions that may arise or by directing them toward a department or contact that may be able to assist Skechers USA Inc. Jul 2017 – Jan 2023

Import Finance Specialist/Analyst

Ensured all entries were entered into our invoicing system as well as Oracle with proper coding for month end close

Handled document review for large vendor accounts consisting of air, ocean, truck and courier shipments for footwear, apparel and P.O.P. orders

Effectively collaborate and coordinate with multiple teams including vendors, brokers, and AP teams to ensure timely processing of shipping documents (50+ per day) for customs clearance of goods and payments for US and subsidiary vendor purchases

Follow up as needed with vendors for documents, AP teams for payment updates or internal departments for confirmation on any discrepancies to ensure document accuracy

Update P.O. information as well as pricing and HTS codes, on third party OMS sites as needed in order for vendors to create accurate invoices and customs clearance documents

Audit documents utilizing macros, in-house systems and by communicating with foreign offices, brokers, as well as internal departments to ensure accuracy of P.O.’s, S.N.’s, HTS codes, GWPs, quantities, and pricing for timely customs clearance and payment processing

Handle special documentation for B-grade and first sale customs clearance to ensure lower duty rates could be applied

Send out weekly first sale reports to vendors noting which P.O.’s qualify for the first sale customs clearance program

Enter and archive scanned documents to ensure compliance for future audit reviews

Collaborated with the Sr. and Jr. Director of Customs & Trade Compliance in creating first sale S.O.P.s for employee reference and new hire training

EDUCATION

Economics B.A. University of California, Irvine June 2017 WORKSHOP

Skechers Leadership Workshop

SKILLS

Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, Teams, Word, Access, Powerpoint

Oracle Peoplesoft (ERP)

Python (Intermediate)

Adobe Acrobat Reader

M&R OMS

ECX Global Logistics IPOM

Wholesale/Garpac – Purchase Order Database

Compass – In-House Invoicing System

Filenet Archiving

Cirrus File Server Archiving

Bilingual: English and Spanish

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