Leslie Benjamin Email & Phone Number

Bloomington, Minnesota, Us

 Reconcile Inter-Company Statements and manage SAP IC Reconciliation. Problem solve and post inter-company invoices. File sales tax returns for all US and Canada Issue vendor check, wire, and ACH payments Post and issue expense reimbursement payments Create new credit card accounts and make payments on JPM platform. Responsible for monthly journal entries and account reconciliations for preparation of month-end close process.  Assisted management in gathering data for external auditors.

 Maintain vendor records, process accounts payable using electronic routing system, and reconcile vendor statements. Enter job cost adjustments and post job cost data from other applications. Reconcile Petty Cash bank account. Process Field payroll in Sage 300 Maintain the fleet cards & company credit cards. Point of Contact for hh2 time capturing software. Enter client billings using the Sage Billing Module Enter cash receipts from customers using Sage Accounts Receivables Module. Work with Project Managers on Collections. Assist in preparing company budget. Assist in Month End Close.

 Manage corporate reporting processes, prepare corporate accounting schedules, enter financial package into corporate reporting system accurately and on time. Posting journal entries, and facilitating FI closing process.  Prepare annual fixed asset budget and half year report to Senior Leadership Team.  Manage fixed asset request process. Maintain all open projects, by classifying each charge to ensure that depreciation on projects in process is accurate. Prepare completed project packages and ensure that assets are placed into service timely.  Participate in the systematic review of expenses and financials to ensure accuracy and identify areas for review for continuous improvement efforts.  Reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling assigned balance sheet accounts. Solve problems as related to, GR/IR process, and provide month-end analysis of deferred revenue.  Acting as intercompany liaison for intercompany reconciliation. Validating and backing up daily booking, and revenue reports, and facilitating a consistent reporting process.  Serving on Finance Team, analyzing/evaluating new and existing reporting processes to certify that all data is correctly reported and produce reports that allow Senior Leadership the visibility of standardized KPI’s as related to plan/actual results.  Assisted in the testing and implementation of Inter-Company Reporting Tool and  Corporate Financial Report System. Maintained a leadership role in the process improvement of the headcount database, and optimizing reporting accuracy, integrity.  Maintain headcount detail for five locations. Prepare headcount budgets and monthly reporting.

Oberkochen, Baden Wuerttemberg, De

 Managed and executed the billing process for an industrial machine manufacturer that employed 115 field technicians and processes $1.5 million in monthly invoices.  Served with Continuous Improvement Team, implemented lean management principles, strategized, streamlined, and standardized operational procedures and protocols, and optimized organization-wide productivity, efficiency, and customer service quality.  Generated, updated, and maintained thousands of equipment logbooks and databases for national and international clients.  Consulted with clients, troubleshot/resolved billing and field service issues, and achieved/sustained high client satisfaction and retention levels.  Attended national corporate meeting, delivered lean-principle presentation to a 230- person group including the German Board of Directors, New York HR affiliate, and Minneapolis and Michigan-based technicians, and received senior management recognition.

Master Of Financial Management And Accounting, Accounting And Finance

Education record

High School Diploma