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Compile profile data to identify and analyze prospective clients for potential software compliance services. Initiate and drive email campaign.

Executed procurement processes, created/tracked vendor schedules to ensure timely completion of sites and adherence with client’s timetable. Streamlined audit processes. Initiated revenue generation and performed financial reconciliation to maintain proposed gross profit margin. VENDOR MANAGEMENT: • Generated purchase orders for vendor services, hardware and software. Validated vendor invoices: confirmed receipt of products, processed hourly timesheets and authorized payment. • Teamed with Procurement to maintain maximum funding availability for (6) cable vendor companies to ensure continuous schedule and avoid delays in client’s timetable. BUSINESS CONTROLS:• Consistently achieved audit compliance for project(s) using customer relationship management (CRM) and framework for internal control (FIC) software tools. • Created audit checklist as per Accounting Guidelines and maintained documents in Project Work Center (PWC) repository. ANALYSIS: • Financial reconciliation performed validating internal/external cost for labor, hardware and software; ensuring maximum gross profit while providing accurate forecasting data to management. • Communicated daily with field project managers and vendors to update project production file which tracked status of environmental testing, cabling and integration schedules for 400+ sites.

Coordinated financial reconciliation of Small Contract Portfolio (5000+ contracts). Acted as first point of escalation for Contract Support team and field project managers regarding gross profit analysis, revenue recognition, contract registration and complex issues. Created training documentation and delivered education.ADVISOR:• Provided continuous assistance and education to offshore Contract Support team (10 – 12 people) on all aspects of financial reconciliation, revenue billing, system processes, and time / travel expense submissions.• Liaised between field project resources, customer fulfillment (billing) center, and procurement and finance teams, providing direction and guidance on system billing (hourly / milestone), manual invoicing, purchase order generation, and research and resolution of invalid costs. FORECAST ANALYSIS: • Teamed with Finance, creating and monitoring monthly ‘Runrate Tracker File’ (small contract revenue tracker file). Compiled revenue forecast data and tracked items, ensuring billing processed as per revenue recognition guidelines (on average 550 contracts yielding total revenue of $5M over 1 fiscal year). Documented accruals/deferrals for review by Finance. METRICS / ANALYSIS: • Tracked team’s performance metrics and reported to management on contract issues, determining and implementing action plan for increasing profitability. • Researched and determined incorrect utilization of cost model for relocation contracts, collaborating with system administrator and correcting database, which increased gross profit by 10%+ for entire portfolio.