Commercial Finance Manager

Katherine K. Lau

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Secaucus, NJ 07094

Home: 201-***-****

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Experience:

William Grant & Sons June 2008-August 2009

Commercial Finance Manager-East Division New York, NY

• Supported DVP, 7 Regional Sales Manager and 14 Area Managers on day to day process

• Maintained, determined and distributed Sales budget & forecast in the East region.

• Supported Regional sales managers in managing their sales goals.

• Ran Shipment & Depletion reports by CM vs LY vs YTD vs goals.

• Prepared & Analyzed LE2 budgets & future budgets making adjustments to close the gap.

• Responsible for maintaining sales manager bonus & T &E expense for the East Division.

• Managed & maintained Distributor Partners payments & reconciling after every Quarter.

• Worked closely with the Regional Sales Manager to develop one sale planning tool used for all divisions for next year.

• Ran & reviewed Annap & Cash reports monthly

• Managed year end accruals.

• Maintained FOB pricing across all Eastern markets

Spiegel Brands Inc. October 2004-June 2008

Sr. Internet Sales Analyst New York, NY

• Responsible for Uploading Monthly Budgets to Internet

• Prepared Monthly Analysis for the Buying & Merchandising Team

• Analyzed the buying pattern of Internet vs Catalog

• Prepared Weekly & Monthly Mark Downs & Sales

• Categorized & Re-sequenced Items on the Spiegel Site

• Supported Internet Team with Strategy & Planning for Monthly Calendar

• Coordinated with sales associates for weekly Up-sell specials

SunGard Energy System April 2003-June 2004

Senior Accountant New York, NY

• Prepared Journal Entries and adjusting entries for Monthly close

• Reconciled four bank statements and make adjusting entries to the G/L

• Maintained Fixed Asset database and prepare Dep. and Amortization Entry

• Filed Monthly Sales and Use Tax

• Ran and Reviewed Trail Balance for all entities

• Reconciled Balance Sheet and I/C Accounts

TSR Resources January 2003-March 2003

Accounting Manager (Temporary) New York, NY

• Oversaw all accounting entries applications for 6 entities

• Prepared monthly bank reconciliation before the 15th of every month

• Managed three accounting personnel and report to Controller

• Prepared IBM quarterly reconciliation to compare to G/L balance

• Entered Daily Cash Disbursement and post bank transfer entries to G/L

Pitney Bowes Management Services August 2001-November 2002

Financial Analyst New York, NY

• Reviewed over 50 P& L’s with Account Managers for Monthly close

• Analyzed Revenue Trend from prior year to current year

• Responsible for all Courier service, Messenger service and Temp Labor

• Analyzde Balance Sheet Accounts

• Prepared Journal Entries for Monthly close

Cox Interactive Sales April 1999–August 2001

Financial Analyst New York, NY

• Maintained Accounts Receivable/Payable

• Prepared Journal Entries

• Reconciled monthly Commission Reports for Canadian stations.

• Analyzed Aging Reports and perform Collection functions.

Collector Comm. & Portfolio Press Corp. February 1992–April 1999

Staff Accountant New York, NY

• Assisted Vice President of Finance with all accounting aspects of publishing firm.

• Responsible for financial activities of three separate publications.

• Managed Accounts Receivable/Payable.

• Responsible for Cash Receipts/Credit Approval.

• Performed Collection functions/ Collection Statements.

• Reconciled for all delinquent accounts/ maintains database of all retail client

• Managed all revenue incurred from trade shows and overseas exhibitions

Theatre Crafts & Lighting Dimensions Mag. March 1991-February 1992

Assistant Accounting Manager New York, NY

• Assisted in supervision of daily operations.

• Responsibilities included Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.

• Cash Receipts and Disbursements, Bank Reconciliation, Posting to Sales Journal.

• Payroll and other administrative tasks.

Skills:

Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus 4 for Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Q & A, AccountMate, Check Writing, Pacioli 2000, Lotus Notes, Peachtree, CJDS, Media line, Sotas and Reflections, AS400, Oracle, BNA Fixed Asset, Quick books, FrX Reporting, Epicor, MAMA SAS, Probe, Mainframe, MAMA.Net, ICL, Omniture

Diver, ProDiver, Cognos, Cell-Diver, Pivot tables.

Education:

Baruch College, City University of New York

Major: Finance Degree: B.B.A., May 1990

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