• Validate the accuracy and completeness of daily sales for over 180 US retail stores and pop-ups.• Manage the accounts receivables process for assigned brand. • Prepare a variety of analysis, reports, reconciliations and journal entries for monthly close activities relating to the sales and accounting of retail stores.• Assist in the setup of new stores by ensuring proper mapping of accounts.• Manage the rent payment process for 53 retail stores, including related accounting for lease amortization.• Prepare annual rent budget for assigned brand.• Manage the personal property tax payments for stores in various states.• Assist Finance with the monitoring of GRIR and related accounting.• Train new accountants on the retail accounting procedures and systems.

• General Accounting-Monthly close, journal entries and account analysis.• Analyzed and interpreted monthly expense variances between budget, actual and prior results.• Assisted in the cleanup of the chart of accounts. • Created procedures for key performance indicators (KPIs) action items and responsible for following up on the status of incomplete KPI actions items

• Coordinated and reviewed over 175 bank reconciliations from a staff of three.• Prepared more complex bank reconciliations.• Liaison between all business areas and the banks. Corresponded on issues such as daily positive pay, stop payments, fraudulent checks, file upload errors, and various banking issues.• Confirmed cash receivables (lock box deposits and wires) have been posted to correct customer accounts.• Investigated and reported abandoned and unclaimed property issues.• Prepared the financial statements and maintain the general ledger for the PSEG Foundation.

Close Team• Facilitated the Close process by preparing and analyzing control reports.• Monitored and reported Financial Statements inaccuracies.• Researched discrepancies between Statutory and GAAP reporting and notified responsible unit of solutions for errors.• Prepared statistical reports for senior management to analyze process efficiencies. Corporate Initiatives• Reviewed and developed business area requirements for new and/or existing computer applications.• Conducted User Acceptance Testing of applications to ensure compliance with business area's expectations.• Actively tracked incomplete/incorrect features and ensured issue resolution. • Documented system’s application and process procedures for internal records (Manuals and Sarbanes-Oxley).Account Sign-off• Monitored and reported results of balance sheet account balance attestations to senior management.• Supported over 250 account owners and reviewers with technical knowledge on the use of the Account Tracking system.• Developed as needed business requirements and performed user acceptance testing for the improvement of the system.