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Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Highly organized and results-driven operations leader with over 10 years of experience across logistics, inventory management, ERP implementation, and financial optimization. Demonstrated success in managing large-scale ERP implementations, streamlining financial processes, and ensuring regulatory compliance in complex and strictly regulated industries. Expertise in accounts payable, inventory control, and financial reporting, with a proven ability to enhance operational efficiency, drive cross-functional collaboration, and lead teams through process improvements. A skilled strategist with a deep understanding of financial systems and the ability to translate data into actionable insights that drive business growth and efficiency.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

● Led the implementation of the Acumatica ERP system across multiple retail, product manufacturing, transportation, and cultivation companies under a parent company.● Managed the customization of ERP workflows to accommodate different financial contracts, state licenses, and compliance requirements, ensuring seamless integration with industry-specific regulations.● Optimized inventory control and financial processes across diverse company types in a highly regulated industry, improving operational efficiency and real-time reporting.● Provided training and support for staff across all business units to ensure smooth adoption of the Acumatica ERP system, enhancing cross-functional collaboration and regulatory compliance.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

● Managed all inventory accounts payable for a nationwide, strictly regulated industry.● Audited and reconciled double-digit millions per month in AP and state inventory records to ensure compliance with industry regulations and financial accuracy.● Streamlined accounting processes, improving efficiency in financial reporting and inventory management.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

● Coordinated service providers to schedule freight movement within establishedbudgets & timelines.● Supported development of training materials & technical manuals for new teammembers.● Identified root causes of service failures & implemented appropriate remediationmeasures to prevent future issues.● Reviewed logistics performance with internal & external customers against serviceagreements, targets & benchmarks to maintain & update standard operatingprocedures.● Implemented security policies & procedures to protect company assets from theft,loss, or damage.

Laguna Niguel, California, United States

● Implemented organization systems for financial reports, schedules & inventory control to improve efficiency & productivity.● Resolved customer inquiries & complaints requiring management-level escalation.● Completed thorough opening, closing & shift change functions to maintainoperational standards each day.● Assisted supervisor in evaluating employee performance & cultivatingimprovement initiatives through ongoing feedback & coaching to drive performanceimprovement.● Enforced company policies & procedures to strengthen operational standardsacross departments.

Ottawa County, Kansas, United States

● Supervised activities of workers engaged in receiving, processing, & shippingproducts.● Implemented on-the-job training activities to cross-train employees on varioustasks.● Monitored specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems tomeet daily warehouse staffing demand.● Supported hiring manager by reviewing applications/resumes & identifyingreputable job candidates.● Addressed harassment allegations, work complaints or other employee concernsby interpreting human resources policies, procedures or regulations.● Audited, reviewed & compiled payroll reports, records & related summaries.● Manually collected & audited timesheets.● Enforced payroll-related policies, procedures & regulations to adhere to changingcompany & governmental standards.● Created streamlined payroll processes to increase accuracy & boost productivity.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

● Audited, reviewed & compiled payroll reports, records & related summaries.● Compiled financial, accounting & auditing reports to calculate profits & losses.● Utilized internal recruiting systems (iCIMS) to record, update & track all candidateprogress.● Collaborated with human resources teams to mitigate risks & verify regulatorycompliance.● Compiled data from personnel records & prepared reports on candidateperformance & qualifications.● Approved & adjusted time sheets for vacation time, sick leave, straight time &mileage.● Dispatched drivers to meet daily delivery needs for company customers.● Verified, classified, computed, posted & recorded accounts payable/receivable data& reconciled daily totals to confirm proper accounting.● Identified root causes of service failures & implemented appropriate remediationmeasures to prevent future issues.● Facilitated communication between transportation companies, contractors &customers to efficiently handle logistics problems.