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MARIA IBAÑEZ

*-** ** ****** ***. *F • Long Island City, NY, 10601• (c) +1-914-***-**** • *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE A high achieving, analytical, problem-solving professional seeking to leverage my accounting background in the Bookkeeping position for an organization that is committed to excellence.

EXPERIENCE National Farm Wholesale 2005 – 2007

Accounts Payable Specialist Bronx, NY

• Accounts Payable: reported to controller, created purchase orders, received packing slips, entered and audited invoices and distributed and mailed payments to international vendors

• Implemented accounts payable controls resulting in a year over year cost savings of 10% in over billed invoices

• Purchasing: ordered products, office supplies and managed company-wide inventory control

• Liaison between management, sales, foremen, warehouse employees and transportation team

• Administered monthly and year end accounting closes, including reconciliation of General Ledger

Puebla Food 2004 – 2005

Accounts Receivable Coordinator Passaic, New Jersey

• Accounts Receivable: manage billing, bank reconciliation, prepare monthly journal entries and cash application

• Established and maintained department metrics and produced management monthly reports

• Developed and implemented the operations manual for all company departments

• Maximized customer satisfaction by resolving issues with immediacy, professionalism and diplomacy

EXITO Department Store 2001 – 2004

Department Manager Bogota, Colombia

• Directed up to 80 shift associates; developed best practice procedures and elevated standards to build an excellent team of employees that upheld top quality customer service

• Cultivated a loyal staff through the improvement of recruitment, hiring, formal training and coaching

• Launched new store opening; determined placement and product merchandising resulting in increased traffic flow, sales and impulse last minute buys

• Implemented operational systems and procedures including daily profit/loss analysis, purchasing and inventory cost controls, bi-weekly payroll, employee incentive plans and occupational checklists

• Managed sales, operations and logistics; implemented new organizational platform for order generation and order fulfillment

Acevedo and Co. 1999 – 2001

Real Estate Sales Manager Bogota, Colombia

• Participated in innovative revenue growth strategies including new digital networking techniques and trade shows resulting in a 15% increase in retail clients

• Designed and created marketing content including promotional material and newspaper advertising increasing profit margins by 150% in two years

SKILLS Computer: Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Accpac Program and Peachtree

Language: Fluent Spanish

EDUCATION New York University 2010 – Present

Continuing Education New York, NY

Applied Coursework: Bookkeeping I & II, Payroll, QuickBooks

Universidad Piloto de Colombia Graduated 1999

B.B.A Business Administration Bogotá, Colombia

CERTIFICATES

• Bookkeeping Certificate, New York University Estimated Completion 2012

• Mastering Payroll Certificate, AIPB - American Institute of Professional Bookkeeper 2010

LEADERSHIP PECX – Colombian Professional in the Exterior 2010 – Present

& ACTIVITIES IS 141 Parent Teacher Association 2011 – Present

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