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Falls Church, VA, US

• Lead role for the final invoice process. Work closely with both internal and external customers to streamline the flow of final invoices.
• Develop and update a set of metrics to measure results and guide department focus as part of the final invoice process. Communicate results with the department.
• Responsible for approving invoices as part of the invoice review process and verifying contract info as part of customer set up. Also, provided timely feedback to billing analysts to make corrections.

Falls Church, VA, US

• Process invoices and billings in a timely and accurate manner to accommodate the cash forecast. Also, analyze and interpret variances between forecasted and actual amounts.
• Reconciled unbilled report each month. Also, provide feedback to the business location.
• Provide analysis and support for government audits.

Falls Church, VA, US

• Supervise day to day activities of 3 direct reports. Responsible for collections and cash application.
• Developed collection metrics and goals to add focus to collection activities. This resulted in a 20% increase in cash collected.
• Lead role participating on a weekly cash forecast call with corporate office to provide guidance on cash receipts for multiple business locations.

• Delivering a wide range of electronic manufacturing and supply chain management solutions for more than twenty years. Over 300 employees and multiple locations with revenues in excess of $70 million.
• Directed daily operations of AR staff including; hiring, training, and performance reviews.
• Responsible for job costing and analysis. Reconciled variances in cost reports and provided support for month end close.
• Performed root cause analysis of gross margin. Resulted in a 50% reduction in errors and helped streamline the accuracy of standard costs.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Diversified industrial manufacturer with 2009 sales revenues in excess of $11 billion. Eaton Corporation employees more than 64,000 employees worldwide and operates in more than 140 countries.
• Developed Power Point presentation to proactively analyze the finacial statements of slow paying customers.
• Established credit hold policy to effectively communicate credit holds both internally and externally.
• Led department training on the use of LEAN concepts such as 5S and flow- charting"You deserve recognition for the extra effort you displayed in taking on many of Mary's former responsibilities. In only a short training.

Mba, Masters, Business Administration

Bba, Bachelors, Business Administration; Business; Finance