Lead strategic projects, identify key business and financial risks, and support setting financial prioritiesPrepare, review and analyze financial forecasts, operating budgets and strategic plansProvide in-depth analysis on financial performance and root cause variances to forecastsAnalyze ROI and profitability for business initiatives and identify improvement plans for gaps.

Lead the financial forecasting, budgeting process, month-end close and pricing for 10 distribution and transportation operations across multiple regions in the country. Develop integrated revenue expense analyses. Reconciles general ledger accounts as part of the month-end process. Analyzes the profitability of all operations and recommends actions to reduce costs, pursue rate increases from customers, identify and implement efficiencies to the operations. Lead many presentations to senior leadership including new customer pricing proposals, month-end financials, capital expenditure requests, and ad hoc requests,

I worked Port Logistics Group and oversaw the finances of the distribution and transportation operations for the west coast. Responsibilities included: leading the divisional billing, A/R, collections, and analysis functions and staff to ensure accurate and timely processing and reporting. Driving the creation of divisional budgets and forecasts throughout the year. Tracking expenses, gross margin, payroll, and fixed assets versus budget for the divisions. Identifying and investigating any trends, variances, unusual expenses, or unusual accounting transactions. Explaining variances and what drives them to divisional and corporate leadership. Managing and ensuring assigned accounting records are accurate each month and closing calendars are met. Reviewing accruals, trial balances, and payments from problematic accounts for all locations, ensure depreciation calculations are aligned with business and accurate. Ensure sales invoices are issued to customers timely and accurately. Ensuring revenue reports by customer and G/L account number are accurate. Ensuring proper transportation revenue and variable cost matching in each accounting period. Monitor weekly payroll expense and agency costs and stats. Reviewing preliminary P&L each month with GMs and ensure financial key metrics are understood and analyzed. Collaborating with Marketing and Sales to review and implement all new contract agreements. Prepare A/R reserve calculation. Managing collection process ensuring DSO targets are met.

I produced and distributed the financial statements to senior leadership each month. I improved financial performance by identifying opportunities in operations. I worked with General Managers to develop an annual budget which includes planning for capital expenditures, new customers, and overhead costs. In addition to the finance duties mentioned above, I prepared weekly reports the on the status of accounts receivable to management. I also monitored A/R aging and respond to customer's request for documentation. I led an initiative to improve the company's invoicing system. I was responsible for training customer service representative (CSR's) and providing enhancements to the current process. As part of the new invoicing system, the company has realized an increase in the collection of revenue.

Catalogued company owned and prospective assets into a database which included 40,000,000 square feet of industrial and office (real estate) space with 2,500 tenants.Co-led a database upgrade to improve reporting for internal monitoring purposes as well as for investor communications.Led efforts on excel architecture/ building, internet research and data entry services.Conducted market research on many submarkets in which I organized/managed in an excel database.Improved several underwriting templates and processes which improved accuracy of cash flow and cost projections. The resulting efforts were a key driver of business decisions for asset managers.

Graduate Teacher's Assistant for several economics courses including International Business Economics and Princples of Micro-economics. Special topics in which I often tutored and assisted professors with various teaching duties include: international trade, international monetary theory including determination of international tradepatterns, welfare implications of international trade and trade restrictions,economic integration, exchange rate determination, and the balance of payments.

Created and operationalized the executive dashboards in which I monitor and adjust the execution of our strategy in Global Corporate Security.Coordinated and prepared internal and external reports through gathering, analyzing and summarizing data and information from the departments.Prepared presentation materials for management reporting and developed relationships with senior leadership; frequently conducted presentations to senior leadership.Produced many deliverables/outputs which have become a staples of every executive presentation, developed the reputation of being results oriented with a strong drive for success and customer focus.Assumed managerial responsibilities in the absence of my manager which included managing and leading the planning, implementing, tracking and reporting on significantly complex projects.Led special projects such as workspace optimization which yielded a $6.7MM expenditure reduction, exceeded expectations by 320%.Assumed the role of Corporate Security Supplier Designee in which I provided oversight for the supplier management program. My efforts contributed to maximizing supplier performance, and identifying and mitigating supplier risks.

Update claimants accounts using PCOMAssociated and mailed LEADS to claimants dailyQuickly learned how to use and be efficient in various software

Demonstrated initiative and general management skills by training new interns on duties/responsibilities and enhancing the staffs proficiency on new/existing software; Created and managed reports analyzing robberies, citations, subpoena's; Provided support to Sergeants as needed. Worked within the Street Crimes Task Force division.