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Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

Strategic planning and execution that drive the wine and spirits sales in the Mid-Atlantic and National spirits sales.Close collaborations with sales leaders, district managers, sales personnel, vendors, and other stakeholders on various projects, through daily meetings, monthly, and quarterly business reviewsPrepared daily, monthly, and yearly budgets and other KPIs for the Spirits sector and Mid-Atlantic states.Managed incentive programs for 5 out of 17 states in which the company performs wholesale.Monitored monthly sales expenses, including T&E, samples, and incentives, for a variance to budget.Tracked and reported on monthly progress toward revenue and case goals, providing updates to sales and management.Work with the project manager and the business customer(s) to define requirements stakeholders, requirements conflict resolution procedures and the requirements team structure.Conducted regular meetings and interactions with regional General Managers, State Managers, and Spirits Specialists to analyze business trends and identify opportunities for action.Organized and conducted educational training for various company stakeholders, introducing new Business Intelligence tools.

Oversaw the company's accounting operations, including billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger.Managed the preparation of budgets, financial forecasts, and result reports.Handled payroll for all employees.Implemented weekly inventory management procedures.Prepared regular reports on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc basis for management.Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc reports to share with management.Analyzed data from daily business operations and customer satisfaction to improve processes, efficiency, and cost reduction.

Managed and supervised all accounting operations, including billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, and journal entries.Addressed customer issues and inquiries on daily basis.Oversaw the credit card payment system.Conducted routine accounting analysis on a weekly and monthly basis.Monitored cash balances and forecasts.Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual reports by compiling data from various departments.Led the month-end closing process.

Reviewed alerts generated by Citi's transaction monitoring system to make decisions on case closure or escalation to the Financial Intelligence Unit for Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings.Detected and escalated suspicious activity in compliance with departmental policies.Collaborated with the Global Consumer Business team to implement compliance measures.Collected and evaluated data to draw accurate findings within each alert.Conducted enhanced due diligence investigations following Citigroup policies and procedures.Worked closely with the Global Sanctions team to ensure proper screening and prevent money laundering activity.Analyzed identified gaps to assess their impact on the business.

Masters In Business Administration, Business Intelligence And Data Analytics

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance