Esther Yi Email & Phone Number

•Analyzed monthly sales trends to forecast market demand and strategically introduced high-demand products, resulting in a 23% increase in sales•Created and streamlined comprehensive daily operational processes for employees, focusing on areas such as inventory management, customer service protocols, and cash handling procedures•Established standardized workflows and procedural manuals to ensure consistency and efficiency across all shifts, resulting in a 20% reduction in errors and a 30% increase in productivity•Spearheaded comprehensive training programs for new employees, ensuring seamless integration and adherence to operational and safety standards•Executed vendor contract negotiations with beverage and grocery companies, optimizing product offerings and cost-effectiveness•Directed the preparation of detailed financial reports, guiding strategic decision-making and budget planning•Implemented a new POS system, revolutionizing sales reporting capabilities, operational efficiency, and inventory management•Led community engagement efforts to introduce healthier product alternatives, addressing local food desert challenges

Denver, Co, Us

•Spearheaded the integration of fixed asset data from legacy ERP systems to Workday, managing the transition and ensuring accurate data migration and system functionality. Served as the project lead for the fixed assets sector, coordinating with cross-functional teams to tailor Workday to our specific operational needs•Developed SOPs for fixed asset accounting from scratch, addressing the absence of existing guidelines and significantly enhancing operational efficiency and consistency•Collaborated with financial analysts across U.S. and international locations to ensure compliance with internal and external controls. Led meetings to ensure proper communication across teams, performed corrective action when issues were identified, and improved the efficiency of the company’s financial processes each month and quarter•Managed capital expenditure and depreciation for 12 international locations, collaborating with operations, financial analysts, and executives to ensure that assets were componentized, monthly entries and accruals were booked, and accounts were reconciled on a monthly basis•Managed the capital investment budget for 12 international locations and 100+ active projects totaling $54.3M, and performed validations and corrections to integrations between accounting software and capital databases•Componentized capital expenditure of 12 geographic entities on a monthly bases to create individual assets for the purpose of tracking depreciation and disposals within their respective databases, and imported assets into Sage Fixed Assets software•Analyzed financial data for potential variances and completed call books for monthly and quarterly reporting. Demonstrated strong skills in data analysis and financial reporting, and contributed to the accuracy and completeness of company financial statements through the collaboration with cross-functional teams•Technical skills: Microsoft Great Plains, Solver BI360, Sage, Excel, Word, Powerpoint

Denver, Co, Us

•Calculated and conducted foreign currency revaluations for each geographic entity's base currency, which particularly impacted accounts payables, accounts receivables, and intercompany transactions•Allocated expenses and other transactions across entities and departments•Accomplished over 100 account reconciliations each month•Adjusted monthly inventory balances to accurately reflect the value of remaining inventory owned and adjusted the cost of goods sold. There are 60 separate inventory accounts on the balance sheet•Reconciled bank statements for three geographies. Matched each transaction reported in a bank statement with those recorded in the general ledger. One bank statement had up to 12,000+ bank transactions during the peak operating season•Technical skills: Microsoft Great Plains, Solver BI360, Excel, Word, Powerpoint

Denver, Co, Us

•Conducted weekly payments to vendors across multiple locations within each database in Great Plains, averaging 80-100 vendors during peak season of operations•Maintained 500+ utility accounts for 6 geographic locations of operations, ensuring each account was paid on a timely basis, setting accounts up for automatic withdrawals, and reconciling accounts to ensure accounts were not over/short paid•Streamlined utility processes to better enhance account management for each geographic location•Collaborated with field financial analysts and field operations to assist with monthly forecasts of utility expenditure•Reconciled the payables accounts to verify that outstanding account balances matched with the general ledger balance•Worked closely with GL accountants to ensure that manual payments have been entered into the Great Plains accounting software after each payment received proper level of approvals

•Provide exceptional customer service for up to 200 customers per day; frequently communicating in English, Spanish and Korean•Manage inventory and audit all cash registers at the end of each business day; ensuring high levels of precision and accuracy•Budget money for needed stock and inventory levels and track the most needed items for holiday seasons•Price products based on the cost of goods and profit margins•Track receipt categories in Excel and analyze daily sales and category profits•Train new employees on procedures and company expectations•Promoted to additional responsibilities (inventory, cash register audit and sales analysis) within the first six months on the jobProcess multiple money transfers and deposit money at commercial banks throughout the Metro area

Cleveland , Ohio, Us

-Research healthcare organizations -Organize bank healthcare opportunities by division -Participate in presentation projects organizing bank healthcare opportunities -Organize and process data for prospective clients -Data entry input of information into various programs-Utilize the Salesforce platform

•Analyst in a student club that invests $250K of granted money from Carden Captial in the stock market•Conduct ratio analysis on various companies in different sectors and provide advice on the best investment options•Utilize Bloomberg terminals to research company financial information and performance as well as overall market research in specified sectors•Perform quantitative and qualitative research on companies within different sectors of the market•Analyze financial statements to compare to industry averages

Denver, Co, Us

•Visited with executives from: Salesforce, Fitbit, Braintree, Paypal, Venmo, Bain & Company, Uber, Bank of America / Merrill Lynch, PENSCO Trust Company, LinkedIn, and Google•Student Ambassador for Uber

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

•Increased amounts of incoming sales for the 2013-2014 business year through key factors including improved customer service and inventory efficiency•Exceeded daily sales goals through excellent customer service and high attention to detail

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance And Risk Management And Insurance; Minor In Economics

Ux/Ui Design