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• Support Division President, Finance lead and Sales lead in weekly pricing and incentive review, as well as maintain pricing files for multiple divisions. • Review plan jobs and base house costs with Purchasing and Finance leads for accuracy and consistency.• Coordinated with the Land Acquisition team to output and accurately assign costs assigned to our Land Workbook and Capital Plans. • Collaborate with Land and Construction leads on land and indirect cost variance analyses and monitor accuracy of transfer prices.• Analyze trends in extra construction spend on individual lots and over communities during and after close of escrow.• Create initial pricing files while working with other departments to produce accurate analyses for opening new communities. • Monthly Divisional report covering current v. past KPIs on various metrics through a flux analysis. • Quarterly Scorecard and Report build/management, creating scorecard commentary tied to current market's performance, the division's performance, as well as edits and finalization of presentations to be used by Executive Management during share holder meetings. • Managing of the Division's pool projects per home post close, PO verification, pool construction releases, tracking of pool construction statuses, hold backs and ad hoc reporting various metrics as requested. • Support the Local and Corporate offices with ad hoc reporting as needed, while creating Excel tools using VLOOKUP, INDIRECT, Pivot Tables, and VBA/Macros to streamline processes. • Acting as an internal IT holdover for the local office, troubleshooting software, hardware and server issues for the local Division's workstations, laptops, and clients. • Performing as a liaison between upper management and local teams due to prior knowledge of vertical cost on a per lot basis and the current market's impact the horizontal bottom line. • Software: Oracle E1, Microsoft Office Suite, IBM Cubes (TM1), Hypen BuildPro, Zoom and Jabber.

• PO process control, managing issuing, cancelling, and fixing POs in a timely manner, using Oracle/J.D. Edwards Enterprise One (E1). • Isolating, Identifying, troubleshooting and fixing PO integration issues between E1 and BuildPro systems.• Communicate and foster a relationship with Purchasing and Construction teams to support accountability and accurate costs.• Communicate with division leads and perform ad hoc analysis to support the division.• Assist centralized accounting during month end close to provide key analysis. • Support other divisions during hiring periods facilitating new hire and on-going training as required.• Create and format ad hoc excel reports for management utilizing intermediate excel functions (Concatenate, HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, and pivot tables).• Software: Oracle E1, Microsoft Office Suite, Hyphen BuildPro and Cisco Jabber.

I am taking the knowledge and experience that I have gained from NAU as well as my previous positions in the Construction and Labor Solutions industries and apply those accounting skills to a client centric based bookkeeping services. A snapshot of my regular duties for my clients involve managing the A/R, A/P, invoice creation, account reconciliations, General Ledger edits, end of month reports, payroll, yearly budgeting, and Federal/State Tax filings. The current tools I am currently using are QuickBooks, Sage100, TSheets, Gusto, and the entire Microsoft Office Suite - Excel being a specialty.

My main focus as a Managing Assistant is first and foremost making each and every customer interaction the best they have had in this industry. Cleanliness, timeliness, and readiness are all components to our success that are byproducts of my my execution of proper fleet, team, and relationship management. I assist in fleet structure by planning and problem resolution to meet our customers' needs. Regularly, I visit with our clients to find out how we are meeting their needs. listen to the issues that are arising, and offer problem resolutions to improve our performance to maintain and improve our business relations. Year over year, my team and I have had steady growth in sales and customer service satisfaction. Personally I have constantly performed above the top 50% of the group if not in the top 10% of sales performers in our group. Within the last year, I have learned all pertinent business operations standards, as well as completed both the SKILLS test and the Management Qualification Interview with a 90% pass rate. Overall, my experiences with Enterprise Holdings have taught me how to improve my talents, skills and attributes, while setting me up to succeed in the next steps of my career.

As the Project Financial Analyst with KT Consulting, the primary focus was to analyze, monitor, and report each tasked projects' status in conjunction with budget matrices. Invoiced completed work to the projects in amounts exceeding $45,000 weekly. Excel spreadsheets were built and maintained to utilize custom formulas, vlookups, hlookups, VBA Macros to improve reports for projects' specialized needs, while complying with strict time frames.

At Abacus (Abengoa), my main priority was to report concise data in a timely fashion to our projects and clients. Reports sent to the projects include, but are not limited to - cash flow, expenses, payroll, union payroll and fringe benefit calculations. Each of these reports are due in a timely fashion and are exact in the data presented. The main tool for these reports is Excel, exercising the use of pivot tables, vlookups, hlookups, multiple spreadsheet and workbook references, and a host of other like tools tailored to each report. Data analysis, error reconciling, corrections, report and document review, and similar tasks are part of the daily tasks. On occasion union disputes, errors, and other discrepancies require review, supporting documentation, consultation with the projects, unions and worker as to come to a resolution. All of which require critical attention to detail, timely responses, and a drive for a resolution that ties out to all parties involved.

Business consultant in a digital printing world, who is constantly seeking out innovative solutions that are best tailored to the client's needs and requests. As a DCSR with O'Neil Print on their digital team, the team's main focus is to find the best suited solution for our clients, while embracing new technology to become a more effective and forefront option for today's clients in need of digital and print needs.

Account management from start to finish that includes, but not limited to; quoting, sales, tracking, return merchandise authorizations, and follow-ups through the help of my internal team and the whole of our collaborative efforts. Inbound and outbound sales with B2C and B2B customers. Outbound calling to raise account awareness and to facilitate any current client needs. On a daily basis I communicate over 16,000 products, their features, and benefits to find the best solution for each individual client. All results are aimed to achieve the ultimate goal of sharing our passions for making pool memories with family, friends, and our respective clients - commercial and residential.

As a Client Service Intern, I was highly motivated and driven by results as to meet client's needs. Dealing with diverse business constituents, working with deadlines, and dealing with some of the world's top consumer brands. Ensure CRM program/project plans are executed across company resources to fulfill client expectations. Resource and team interactions include; programming development, data services, web and web portal development, digital assets and image management support, finance, budget and administrative, billing, list and marketing information, specialty 3rd-party partner and outside resources, manufacturing, finishing and mailing, program analytic and result dynamics, budget management, planning and strategic support, and other areas as required or necessary to meet client objectives and meet SBS business objectives. Maintaining and report on program/project schedules, timelines, and execution requirements through internal company areas.

Manage job production, workflow, supplies and timely completion. Scheduling team members and finding alternate solutions to vacations, call-outs, and various other "gaps" in the schedule. Customer consultation and problem resolution dealing with complaints, jobs produced incorrectly, lack of supplies and etc. Financials and daily paperwork - balancing cash register tills, vault, misc. deposits and daily bank deposits. I am relied upon to find creative and innovative solutions on team member, store and customer issues, jobs, and conflicts.

As Lead Production Coordinator - job requirements entailed; clear and concise communication with internal and external teams, project and material management, client/customer consultation, execution of problem solving and resolution skills, and overall excellent customer service through the "Purple Promise".

As Lead Production Coordinator - job requirements entailed; clear and concise communication with internal and external teams, project and material management, client/customer consultation, execution of problem solving and resolution skills, and overall excellent customer service through the "Purple Promise".

Created upstanding customer relations and maintained great rapport. Streamlined and maximized efficiency in supply ordering and receiving. Drove for the company over 1,000 hours with a clean driving record.