Gabriel Rivera Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Analyze the daily inventory activities for all Vince & RTP global entities related to COGS, purchase orders, transfer orders, warehouse/retail cycle counts, pick-ticket discrepancies & posting necessary adjustments• In conjunction with the monthly financial close, prepare entries in MSD AX to ensure inventories are properly valued & reserved, accrual of unbilled purchase liabilities, negative margin sales & revenue recognition, intercompany orders, goods in-transit accruals, amortization of capitalized variances(freight/duty/commission/overhead), subledger roll-forward & balance sheet reconciliations• Understand & document the end-to-end inventory processes & narratives for external & internal audits. Assess & analyze the impact of control deficiencies & work with senior managers to determine root causes & corrective actions within the NewStore point of sale systems & MSD AX• Partner with retail operations & logistics in coordinating the annual physical counts of $75mil+ of goods across 70 retail locations & 3 distribution centers.

New York, New York

Acquired by Vince in Q3 of 2019. Promoted January 2021 supporting all three brands Vince/Rebecca Taylor/Parker• Performed the monthly accounting close processes & internal reporting functions by preparing journal entries in MSD AX & monthly/quarterly analytics, with a particular emphasis on direct-to-consumer revenue & COGS, inventory purchases, distribution center expenses, capex, Interco management fees & elimination entries• Monthly reconciliation of DTC transactions in the Teamwork point of sale system & Salesforce Commerce Cloud to identify transactional inaccuracies & completeness of financial vouchers related to sales, COGS, sales tax & gift card liability & cash/receivable balances in the general ledger.• As the primary system administrator for the company’s financial applications, such as point-of sale systems, merchant /payment portals, fraud systems - liaised with all supporting departments & business partners to troubleshoot all customer-facing issues at the boutiques & online for a seamless customer experience• Responsible for the consolidation of unclaimed property data & escheatment reporting, annual sales tax nexus analysis & monthly reporting in Avalara, UK VAT filings (HMRC), renewals of state operating & business licenses, commercial rent tax filings (NY &Ohio) • Lead annual physical inventory counts for the boutiques & distribution center & partnered with logistics department to execute effectively. Identified & presented opportunities to the financial controller & CFO for improving processes, shrink results, & standardizing procedures to maximize resources & increase efficiencies in store• Performed accounting & reporting relating to the RTP’s lease portfolio for fixed & variable rent, percentage rent calculations, tenant incentives, landlord reporting, etc.

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for the accurate coding of all capex invoices, monthly postings of acquisitions/depreciation & accruals for outstanding capex invoices & creating monthly roll-forward analysis explaining variances against the budget provided by store planning dept.• Assigned to work with the IT dept, BTE (APTOS) & Chase Paymentech in the testing & implementation of the new POS system to ensure full functionality and accurate reporting within the sales database (smartlook)• Daily reconciliation of cash, credit card, & gift card sales to ensure accurate posting of sales activity to the general ledger & report any dropped/inaccurate transactions to Chase Paymentech for reprocessing• Authorizing & tracking all shipments from the UK warehouse related to US wholesale clients to ensure accurate revenue recognition• Responsible for creating & maintaining schedules related to retail chargebacks contested within Chase Resource Online System• Maintain concessions license fee schedule & ensure amounts posted tie with Bloomingdales’ & Macy’s monthly statements• Distribution of daily sales report which displays variances between actuals against the budget & plan• Maintain all percentage rent schedules & submit to landlords on a monthly basis• Store liason on how to appropriately handle customer refund issues, inventory variances, and basic POS troubleshooting

Soho

Responsible for several accounting functions including preparation of financial statements, monthly reconciliations, budgeting, inventory control, & completing adhoc projects as needed.• Monthly reconciliation of corporate/retail bank accounts & customer credits by retail location• Responsible for accurately calculating all percentage rent & landlord related expenses according to the lease terms for all boutiques & offices• Managed retail & corporate level assets to accurately reflect additions, depreciation & dispositions in the general ledger & annual budgets• Audit boutique & warehouse inventory process to ensure accurate reconciliation of inventory(traveling required)• Assist inventory controller with processing intercompany purchases to ensure accurate recording of freight & duty charges • Liaison for all retail locations to assist with all inventory & POS system related inquiries • Properly coding all T&E made on the D&G American Express credit card• Ensured the timely filings of state business licenses, taxes & gross sale submissions

Englewood, Nj

• Managed the accurate and timely processing of fixed asset invoices for store projects and purchases. Assessed tax on all fixed assets invoices as required by state tax laws when creating assets in SAP• Preparation of the monthly roll-forward to then submit year to date acquisitions & depreciation to headquarters through SAP• Reconciliation of bank accounts to provide headquarters with an accurate movement of cash• Preparation and timely submission of monthly & quarterly sales and use taxes for ten states• Preparation and maintenance of debit notes for intercompany expenses• Partnered with store development team to forecast capex and budget for company’s three year plan• Assisted store operations with inventory audits on a quarterly basis (traveling required)• Audited payments received by Merchant Services & American Express against sales records to ensure accuracy of payments. Generated journal entries to move all deposits in transit to receivables and book all credit fees/commissions