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Promoted to Corporate to manage cash forecasting, cash collections, DSO reporting, and corporate allocations. Collaborates with an international team, communicating daily with associates in the U.S., Guatemala, and the Philippines. Notable Achievements:• Stabilizes cash flow by managing the $150M factoring program across 2 banks. • Exceeded all quarterly cash collection targets to date.

Promoted to manage the monthly close, monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting, weekly projections, yearly budgeting, and ad hoc reporting for these industry groups. Forecasted quarterly cash receipts and tracked performance against target. Provided financial and operational insight to senior leadership, collaborating on client renewals and large statements of work. Approved pricing for all new deals and statements of work. Served as the subject matter expert for Accounts Receivable and Cash.Notable Achievements:• Met all established cash targets across Retail, Auto, Aerospace, Defense, Energy, and Utilities by instituting biweekly calls with the account managers to review accounts and follow up on payments. • Drove an additional $4M in profitability by working with the Vice President to develop a margin action plan and tracking it every 2 weeks. • Exceeded the 3rd quarter Contribution Margin by working closely with the General Manager. • Trained and tutored coworkers on finance to increase their understanding of the business.

Oversaw the financial reporting, forecasting, and budget for the Human Resource Outsourcing delivery group. Granted the approvals for all pricing and contracts with clients. Provided financial and operational guidance to the Senior Vice President and Division Vice Presidents. Notable Achievements:• Took over the financial management of European business when the position of Financial Manager in Spain was eliminated.• Recognized as the finance and account subject matter expert across the business units, assisting coworkers with reporting, pricing, forecasting, and budget analysis. • Decreased the average DSO from 60 days to 45 days by analyzing the state of the receivables and implementing scheduled processes of follow up on outstanding accounts. • Reconciled $14M in unbilled Accounts Receivables when the Xerox divested themselves of the relocation business. Negotiated with the acquiring company’s controller and financial employees on this complex and lengthy project, settling it to mutual satisfaction and clearing the balance sheet.

Houston, Texas, Us

Originally hired as the Proposal Manager, and was promoted within the first year to Finance Manager. Directed the domestic and international financial operations of this growing retail staffing group. Provided financial and operational guidance to the Vice President of Sales, 4 regional managers, and the national sales team. Prepared weekly and monthly business reviews for upper management, and directed the monthly forecasting and yearly budgeting processes. Reviewed and approved month-end closings. Notable Achievements:• Tightened the proposal process by developing a self-service pricing process which reduced lengthy conference calls and resulted in more accurate pricing.• Developed a simple pricing model for field sales usage, enabling pricing consistency and easy visibility of profit. • Decreased past-due accounts receivable balances by $1M by establishing a monthly conference call with the Collections team and Regional Managers to address any collections issues.

Actively prepared and monitored corporate contributions made to patient advocacy groups, community organizations, and teaching hospitals nationwide. Managed the monthly closing process, general ledger review, accounts payable, and financial reporting for 3 AstraZeneca entities with budgets totaling $50M. Tracked spending to individual budgets. Prepared monthly forecasts and yearly plans. Assisted with the annual audit. Maintained the online grants management system and managed all efficiency upgrades.Notable Achievements• Served as the key point of contact for the newly-centralized $6M online grants management system after participating in the initial design development and needs analysis. This new system monitored the issuance of funds, reporting, tracking, and impact statements.• Met new transparency mandates from the corporate Compliance Division and managed federal transparency requirements by producing disclosure/risk assessment reports. • Optimized the impact of allotted funding to priority areas by monitoring all departmental expenditures and preparing analysis to determine if those priorities were met.

Managed financial operations across an $285M Managed Services Region. Managed quarterly forecasting and yearly budgeting and strategic planning for the region. Also led financial management of Canadian operations. Helped to provide financial and profitability guidance. Analyzed project results on a monthly and quarterly basis. Performed month-end close and reviewed General Ledger work. Developed pricing and profitability models for all new customer engagements. Notable Achievements• Uncovered $800K of missed revenue for one of the largest clients, and implemented new processes that reduced days-to-bill by an average of 10 days.• Reduced Accounts Receivable DSO balances within the region by 4-5 days outstanding.• Recognized as an SAP Super User, and trained the sales team and recruiters on the new CRM tool.

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Master, Business Administration; Finance

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