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Ridge, Ny, Us

United States

Foreign Travel and Conference Management: Manage regulations and guidance, issue approvals, monitor expense reporting.Ensure adherence to all BNL and DOE regulations and orders, and allowable cost monitoring. Responsible for implementing changes related to foreign travel orders and accountable to departments for communicating travel guidance. Interpreting DOE rules and guidance, initiating/updating those rules in BNL’s Standards Based Management System. Travel and Conference audits. Supervise a team of 4.

Upton, Ny

Analyze and ensure travel compliance based on Federal Travel Regulations, as well as U.S. Department of Energy and BNL directives. • Identify irregularities and ensure compliance for domestic and foreign travel.• Research, interpret and translate policies and regulations for staff and guests.• Evaluate processes and procedures.• Conduct post-audit and reimbursement requests.• Mentor summer intern.

Islandia, Ny

Provided analytical system support and performed administrative duties ensuring data accuracy and compliance through regular system audits.• Analyzed union contracts to audit salary adjustments, PTO and other benefits.• Performed detailed reviews of invoices, reconciling variances, and resolving vendor issues.• Calculated / processed benefit deductions, terminations, and new hire data.• Functioned as system security administrator and assigned system access.

New York, Ny

Prepared / presented planning expense budgets and forecast analysis in excess of $64M. Led the month-end close process including account reconciliations, journal entries, and accruals. Collaborated in preparing annual P&L statements.• Overhauled the vendor co-op close process improving efficiencies and increasing turnaround time by 50%.• Decreased account payables’ late pays by 80%• Partnered with the various department teams, created expert FP&A support, resulting in growing the private brand penetration 6% over the last seven years while increasing revenue.• Spearheaded database restructure, improving system efficiency and reducing the risk of performance issues while maintaining compliance and adhering to the project schedule.• Ensured that systems, controls, and reporting capabilities were fully understood and effectively implemented by employing sound change management practices with all teams.• Played a key role in analyzing, testing and validating the integrity of financial information during the conversion of data from Filemaker database to MAS database.• Created the Finance Department’s technical and practical process manual increasing internal audit compliance by 90%.• Achieved top tier ranking for over 8 years by validating compliance with internal audit/SOX policies.

New York, Ny

• Executed monthly close process.• Resolved account payable issues.• Entered, validated, and analyzed project data.

New York, Ny

• Assisted the Vice President of Home Textiles.• Developed spreadsheets for merchant retail management.• Scheduled and established continuity for all meetings, showrooms, product, and travel.