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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

-Work with various business partners throughout the period to help clarify any uncertainties as well as to align on the monthly close and forecast cycle-Helped to revamp and improve various deliverables and processes centered around close and forecast.-Create and post end of month JEs in SAP ensuring that everything is current and accurate before close.-Get input from the business partners on changes to the forecast and upload the FY forecast into SAP monthly.-Assist with various functions throughout the month such as opening cost centers, budget transfers, reporting forecasting/actuals out to the BU, reclassing of expenses to the correct location and GL.

San Francisco, California, Us

-Revamped the supplier onboarding process for multiple products reducing the average onboarding time by 45%.-Created and maintained SQL queries to provide data for various internal/external teams to help facilitate sales, highlight potential issues, forecast trends, and assist with any troubleshooting.-Worked directly with customers and Taulia’s financing partner to resolve any exceptions by providing necessary data, investigating any anomalies, and also reconciling accounts.-Extensively audited and investigated any potential issues with early payments. -Root cause analysis for issues that arose as well as working in conjunction with various internal teams to quickly address issues and make sure the cause of exception was remedied-Helped facilitate the implementation of new buyers onto the Taulia platform before go-live.

London, Gb

-Clear and reconcile payroll suspense accounts with $600,000+ in weekly payroll across five separate divisions.-Work with client finance, HR, and management to get errors resolved and journal entries processed.-Create Suspense process improvements to reduce systemic errors and recurring employee issues.-Implemented a process to track all Suspense line items from the time they hit the suspense report, until they are cleared through a journal entry to the proper account.-Work with technical administrators, and other members of the client team to help determine the root cause of any issues that are caused by technical error.

London, Gb

-Conducted garnishment account reconciliations with over $3,000,000 in monthly payroll for five separate divisions which impacted more than 9,000 employees.-Improved the garnishment recon process by adding additional automation for researching employee level detail.-Worked in conjunction with Garnishment Team to clear any balances remaining at the employee level.-Served as Project Manager for Standard Operating Procedure companywide overhaul team. Streamlined SOP formatting, general criteria, and audit requirements across all clients.

College Station, Tx, Us

-Managed direct oversight of 66 residents, generally responsible for more than 500 residents in the entire complex.-Cultivated an inclusive environment, worked in group settings, mediated roommate conflicts, helped residents adjust to college life, and practiced crisis management skills.

Denver, Colorado, Us