Lyla R Wilkins, Mba Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Bloomfield, New Jersey

Direct all facets of accounting operations, administering a budget of $15M. Collaborate with procurement personnel, accounts payable, vendors, and internal teams to facilitate timely payment of invoices, materials, and services in accordance with established strategies, policies, procedures, and objectives. Effectively allocate a Capital Asset Replacement Program (CARP) budget of $2M along side other capital funding of $11M+. Evaluate and correct budget distribution annually and provide as-needed support for capital projects and programs. Provide training to internal teams on various processes, including Oracle and Barcoding for warehouse operations and accurate inventory management. Support logistics operations for NLR shipments. Coordinate with Superintendents of LRT system engineering, Maintenance of Way, Transportation and Maintenance of Equipment for operational and capital budget funding. Interface with operations, maintenance, and training for service needs. Oversee procurement operations for timely delivery. Streamline safety operations through evaluation and corrective actions. Contract maintenance of non-revenue vehicles.

Implemented continuous process improvements in accordance with NJT policies and procedures, as well as State requirements; effectively reduced travel costs. Appointed member of NJ Transit Recovery Team to lead the efforts to expedite the renewal of suspended services, during special events, and emergencies, maintaining critical deadlines; awarded Distinguished Service Award for personal commitment, dedication, and performance to NJT. Established an NJT Emergency Lodging Procedure for shelter during emergencies, streamlining process for continuous operations and communication to customers; appointed as a member of employee engagement workgroup and presented an “Employee Excellence” initiative to Board members. Awarded Civilian Commendation Award by NJT Police Department for dedication during Hurricane Sandy. Configured an NJT Concur Travel and Expense system enabling increased efficiency in managing corporate travel policies, establishing paperless process for Travel Authorization Requests, and employee expenses, enhancing management of expense reporting and adherence to policies; created webinar training technology allowing for full deployment of system. Awarded Certificate of Outstanding Service and Contribution to NJT for contribution to Scorecard Metric of Employee Excellence and Corporate Accountability.

Mba, Business Administration

Bs, Business Administration, Industrial Management