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Tukwila, Washington, United States

• Prepare weekly financial business performance reporting.• Assists in the development of the long-range financial plans and continuously analyze financial results. Work closely with other departments within the company to ensure that strategic initiatives are achieved.• Review monthly financial operating results, identifying key trends, variances, and areas of improved performance and develop recommendations for management decision making.• Provide support to accounting team in connection with their day-to-day responsibilities in order to obtain knowledge that can be utilized when analyzing operating results• Generate financial information required by out lenders on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.• Assist in the development of the annual budget and analyzes actual and budgeted figures on a on going basis. Create and maintain budget templates.• Perform ad hoc analysis and forecasts for the senior management team.• Assist in the analysis of new accounting pronouncements and tax regulations.

Issaquah, Wa

Production of Monthly Financial Statements• Perform month-end closing activities including general ledger maintenance and balance sheet recs• Ensure timely submission of expenses and adherence to company policies• Variance analysisAssisting in Management of the ERP system• Assisting all departments with queries and ensuring ability to perform our most important function – getting products to our customers• Working to ensure the integrity of the system and the accuracy of the financial outputsOverseeing cash management• Managing supplier relationships and ensuring payment terms are met• Assisting in preparation of cash flow forecasts for managementTax and Audit oversight• Ensuring timely filing of quarterly sales tax returns and compliance with other state requirements• Assisting with the annual Audit including year-end schedule preparation as well as monthly maintenance of accountsAd Hoc Reporting and Accounting projectsAssisting in development of company policy and procedures including internal controls• Working with operations team on cost of goods analysis• Sales reporting as requested by Sales Director & CEO

Bellevue Wa

Performed and implemented daily operational activities that impacted specific ecommerce functions, included responsibilities in the areas of digital merchandising, user experience, and strategic marketing. Prepared and presented accurate documentation. Fulfilled role as an effective communication conduit among functional groups, avoiding problems or roadblocks, and proposing efficient solutions. Designed and developed reporting around quarterly budget and forecasting for a variety of functional areas that included seven organizational departments and three fulfillment distribution centers. Collaborated cross-functionally to accomplish responsibilities; interacted with internal and external customers, peers and/or managers in the exchange of complex data. Gathered and updated necessary information and communicated it to the appropriate parties.• Empowered cross-functional partners and simplified their tasks with the provision of BI analytical tools, provided cross functional training sessions, was a resource for questions.• Partnered with merchandising teams, functioned as a thought leader in terms of proactive pricing and promotional insights. • Created and managed scorecard / dashboard reporting rhythm and processes for cross functional teams: Prepared and presented accurate documentation; weekly P&L reporting, variance reporting and promotional performance updates. • Applied problem-solving skills to drive customer acquisition and revenue growth via increased collaboration with marketing teams across various geographies.• Lead a task force team to develop category plans in support of divisional forecasts. This was implemented through product assortment of drop ship and dc goods. These efforts generated an annual savings of $50K for a $2MM in annual revenue department.

Bellevue, Wa

Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of drugstore.com’s pricing strategy across all business segments (OTC, Prescription Pharmacy, and Vision). Collaborated with Finance, Merchandising, Analytics, Technology, and members of senior management on database and decision support projects that contributed to a comprehensive view of the company’s competitive pricing position as well as providing insights into the impact of pricing changes on the profitability and growth rates of the business. Developed and maintained competitive intelligence reporting to monitor changes in the competitive marketplace, price sensitivity, elasticity and the impact of pricing changes on the business. Coordinated with the marketing and merchandising teams in each of the business units on setting retail prices and testing pricing and promotions.

Bellevue, Wa

Monitored and analyzed local competitive pricing activity and strategy; developing recommendations to address local competitive situations, working with the strategic pricing team to estimate sales and gross margin impact.Trained Maintenance Clerks in the Division. Monitored and analyzed execution of pricing initiatives in brick-and-mortar stores through store checks.Created, input, and maintained advertised promotional retails planned by Category Managers; calculated retails for new items, and non-advertised promotional retails. Calculated new retails based on cost change activity; received, reviewed, and processed store pricing concerns and questions. Published and maintained Pricing Department web page for store File Maintenance Clerks.

Accounting And Finance

Business Administration And Management, General