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Yonkers, New York

• Supported an ambitious 10-month implementation of UKG HRIS (previously Ultimate Software) as the payroll subject matter expert, overcoming Covid restrictions and hitting targeted launch date of June 2020• Enhance payroll controls and processes by creating custom reports using Cognos BI, resulting in a 50% reduction in average payroll processing time from 12 to 6 hours per week• Direct weekly payroll processing for multi-state workforce of 600 union and non-union employees, working on-site, in a hybrid capacity, and fully remote, while ensuring strict adherence to CBA • Collaborate with Human Resources to administer changes related to employment status, variable pay, benefits, deductions, and payroll tax jurisdictions• Perform quarterly reconciliation of Federal and State payroll returns, and conduct annual audit of W-2s• Provide comprehensive resolutions to payroll inquiries via internal Help Desk tickets and empower employees by publishing self-service payroll tutorials • Direct Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, and Purchasing functions and support staff

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Spearheaded implementation of new inventory scanning system and replaced decades old asset tags, saving $150K in service fees annually while improving tracking accuracy and ease of updating asset records • Evaluated capital project SOWs and collaborated with stakeholders to keep projects on track and in scope• Managed a portfolio of fixed assets worth over $2.9B, including acquisition, disposals, tracking, and depreciation• Prepared financial statements for Syndistro, LLC, a CBS and Fox partnership for content distribution

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Instituted quarterly physical inventory schedule, resulting in data correction for 16% of assets in year one• Implemented new system of controls and procedures for fixed assets capitalization, increasing month-end inefficiency while improving reporting accuracy• Increased productivity with monthly team meetings and engaged team of three in fixed assets processes• Authored comprehensive departmental guides to promote knowledge sharing and increase innovation

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Conducted plant-level analyses, identified supply chain inefficiencies, and immediately recovered $15K• Implemented new Sage fixed assets system to provide central reporting of assets for five manufacturing facilities for the first time in the corporation’s 60-year history • Developed loan analysis reports, improving debt forecasting and resulting in immediate interest savings

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Created new expense reporting policy, resulting in $125K cost reduction in first three months of implementation• Led the implementation of multinational payroll system to ensure proper tax reporting 60+ employees• Reconciled intercompany accounts and transactions between US and 16 international subsidiaries• Ensured proper revenue recognition in accordance with IFRS standards, reviewed all client contracts to ensure compliance, and prepared WIP schedules for corporate and local management• Prepared state and local sales tax filings for US and GST/HST tax filings for Canada • Supervised all accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Headed accounting, billing, and revenue functions for all client projects, with annual revenue of $50MM• Conducted monthly audit of 50 - 100 projects and analyzed actual-to-budget cost variances• Collaborated with VP of US Operations to prepare budgets and create forecasts

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance & Operations Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Accounting

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Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Operations Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance & Operations Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Operations Management

Education record

Education record