Laura Johnson - Financial Support/Administrative Support
Resume:
Laura L. Johnson
Champlin, MN 55316
email: ****************@*****.***
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/laura johnson
Home Phone: 763-***-****
Career Profile
Financial Services – Procurement - Customer Support - Sales Support
QUALIFICATIONS
* Customer Account Support & Administration
* Purchasing & Expediting
* Expense Report Audits
* Accounts Payable & Pricing
* Business Reviews & Sales Analysis
* Weekly & Monthly Revenue Reporting
* Administrative Fees & Rebates
* Order Entry
* Data Entry
* Credit Report Research
* Warehouse Inventory
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Outlook, SAP, AS400
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Universal Hospital Services, Edina, MN 2007-2009
Group Purchasing Administrator - 2007-2009
Provided administrative and financial support for the National Sales Account Executives in creating, and maintaining new group purchasing accounts.
* Supported Procurement group to ensure that customers received timely contracts. Monitored key contracts to assure terms and financial commitments were achieved. Coordinated with Sales and Pricing new group account launches.
* Extracted, complied and summarized data using multiple databases from key customers and company purchasing system.
* Monitored company and customer reports for accuracy to ensure customer's requirements were met. Advised supervisor of any potential problems and assisted in resolution.
* Compiled, calculated and distributed monthly administrative fee reports and rebates for senior management. Submitted for approvals and payment. Complied with customer requests for corrections/adjustments when required.
* Maintained and updated group memberships, monthly rental revenue reports, rebates, and other ad hoc reporting.
* Loaded and verified new and/or changes to memberships from customer databases to be in sync with company accounts.
* Obtained credit reports for creation of new accounts and submitted for approval.
General Mills, Golden Valley, MN 1995-2007
Reporting and Control Assistant - 2005-2007
Provided administrative and financial support to the Bakeries and Foodservice Division for the finance department.
* Generated accurate daily volume reports for the division used by senior executives to make business critical decisions.
* Administrative leader who assisted to create a process for monitoring travel and expense reports for the Bakeries and Foodservice Division. Audit process ensured that all employees were following company guidelines. Process prevented fraudulent use, and cost savings were realized in the areas of airfare, cell phone usage, and food expenses. Estimated savings of $25,000 per year.
* Updated policies and procedures manual on an ongoing basis to keep employees appraised of the latest guidelines, ensuring consistency throughout the division.
* Developed process and tracking system to capture royalty payments due the company and increased revenues by $500,000.
* Streamlined the process for entering new customers into SAP which resulted in improved turnaround times of less than 24 hours.
* Coordinated division document retention program to ensure compliance with policy.
Finance Administrator (General Mills) - 2000-2005
Provided administrative support for the sales representatives and financial analysts for the Bakeries and Foodservice Division for trade spending and promotions.
* Entered new promotions into SAP received from field personnel. Researched accuracy of SKU's to ensure order was entered properly. Mandatory 24 hours turnaround time met.
* Performed monthly journal entries for trade expenses and special projects. Recognized for accuracy and timely completion.
* Generated weekly and monthly promotions reports for field personnel. Provided sales representatives with accurate and detailed reports on their trade spending for the fiscal year at any given time.
* Submitted, coded, and monitored invoices for trade spending to ensure they were processed on a timely basis to avoid finance charges. Researched past due invoices and took corrective action.
* Balanced SAP general ledger accounts on a monthly basis for trade spending to comply with budget parameters. Problem expenses brought to the attention of department management to resolve in a timely fashion.
* Computed brokerage rebates on a quarterly basis for a large account based on volume reports. Calculated rebates, submitted check requests for authorization, created necessary documentation, and mailed to brokerage.
Sr. Stockroom Clerk (General Mills) - 1995-2000
Purchased operating supplies for the procurement and inventory management department at the Research & Development facility.
* Ordered operating supplies for building maintenance departments, the tool room, test kitchens and laboratories. Centralized function eliminated excess costs in the processing of purchase orders and invoices.
* Processed purchased requisitions submitted by engineers and tool room. Immediate placement of the orders resulted in faster project completion.
* Interacted with Shipping and Receiving when expediting rush purchase orders.
* Adhered to guidelines of maintaining < $200,000 in the stock room at any given time.
* Performed inventory audits on a regular basis. Consistently maintained a less than 2% deviation.
* Created spreadsheets to streamline stockroom inventory process, monitor uniforms for technicians and scientists, and vendor cost comparisons.
Honeywell, Golden Valley, MN 1984-1995
Assembly Coordinator - 1984-1995
* Purchased, analyzed and monitored inventories of packing material, piece parts and subassemblies for assembly departments at the Honeywell, Golden Valley, MN and Chihuahua, Mexico, facilities.
* Expedited critical parts, monitored packaging inventories at dedicated vendors utilizing JIT.
* Generated daily production reports to monitor weekly accomplishments.
* Received Power of Quality Award.
EDUCATION
Minneapolis Community College Received 2 year degree
Minneapolis, MN Associate of Arts
Augsburg College 2004-2007 - did not graduate
Minneapolis, MN
All credits were transferred
to Metropolitan State University
Courses completed @ Augsburg:
Financial Accounting
Macroeconomics
Managerial Accounting
Intro to Marketing
Business Law & Ethics
Principles of Business Computing
International Marketing
Business Management
Metropolitan State University
Enrolled Spring Semester 2010
St. Paul, MN
Estimated graduation Summer 2012
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