Marisol Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Roselle Park, Nj, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Responsible for the overall strategy development, implementation, and management of the Supplier Diversity program.Develop and manage a long-term diverse supplier development plan which identifies and qualifies diverse suppliers for PSEG bid opportunities. Guide sourcing teams and end users towards consistently including diverse and NJ suppliers in the competitive bidding process. Lead benchmarking efforts and incorporate findings that support the continuous improvement of the program. o Mature and manage a supplier development/strategic partnership and mentorship program to strengthen the diverse supplier pipeline, with a focus on assisting top performing suppliers in securing new businesso Lead all Audit/control/assessments related to misclassified diverse suppliers between PowerAdvocate & SAP, expired diversity certificates for active suppliers and diversity by event compliance. o Spend review to assure proper diverse spend classifications.o Supplier Diversity compliance to all SD2PO stepso Excludable spend periodic review to assure controls align with NJ BPU SDDC guideline and supplier diversity best practices.Corporate sponsorship and leadership in initiating, directing, and marketing a Supplier Diversity process which develops minority, veteran, service-disabled veteran, women and LBGTQ+ owned businesses with additional focus on the NJ based supplier community in support of strategic efforts.Development and sponsorship of the corporate diversity supplier certification, performance evaluation, and recognition process. Develop strategy to increase compliance, participation and spend in Diversity and 2nd Tier program with an emphasis on direct spend. Will also include NJ tier 2 spend program. Drive analytics & actions to assure Diversity goals are achieved.Participate on boards, diversity councils and support/coordinate supplier diversity outreach events. Plan and implement PSEG Supplier Diversity Procurement Fairs.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Lead a team of 12 -15 associates engaged in invoice and payment processing, travel & expense administration, account reconciliation and maintenance of records.Coordinate and approve the interface activities between Accounts Payable and Treasury.Oversee the application of approved invoice processing methods, policies and procedures as they relate to departmental/corporate objectives and system integrity. Continually seek and implement process improvements.Ensure compliance with all applicable policies, rules, regulations and laws, especially Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, sales & use tax reporting, internal & external audits.Interact effectively with all individuals and groups at all levels and maintain ties with external organization.Represent the department as a payables subject matter expert on various business teams.Oversee and act as project manager on all A/P projects, and ensure business requirements documents are accurate and complete.Oversee P-Card program administration.Manage 1099 and tax information reporting process.Coordinate all system upgrades and enhancements affecting the payables process.Track & Manage New Diverse Supplier onboarding and spend to ensure yearly target is met. Assist in planning Supplier Diversity Fairs.Active member on Diversity & Inclusion Council and serve as Vice-Chair and Membership Trustee of Adelante Employee Business Resource Group.

Jersey City, Nj, Us

Managed a team of 3-4 employees engaged in payment of invoices, account reconciliation and maintenance of records.Interacted with all levels of management to ensure timely remittance of invoices, consolidated supplier contracts and special projects.Approved weekly check runs and work directly with Treasury to ensure funds are available. Process positive pay and ACH payments to bank. Process P-Card payments.Interacted effectively with all individuals and groups at all levels and maintain ties with external organization.Responsible for monthly upload of rent file provided by Leasing Department.Program Manager for supplier P-card process including setting up new supplier and maintaining monthly reconciliations.Program Manager for Corporate American Express including setting up new employees, terminating cards for terminated employees and managing information reporting.Prepared and loaded journal entries for specific accounts and maintain monthly reconciliations.Responsible for 1099 issuance and yearly reporting.Ensured compliance with all applicable policies, rules, regulations and laws, especially Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, sales & use tax reporting, internal & external audits.Approved Company Owned Operations incoming District invoices for utility vendors set up with corporate billing and reconciliation of any discrepancies.Responsible for Oracle system testing and upgrade implementation.Processed credit applications for media stations and vendors.Served as Spanish translator for Marketing Department Hispanic Marketing Initiative.

Processed cash entailing making deposits, cash adjustments and reconciliation of Cash-on-Account.Generated, reconciled and remitted electronically weekly bills to clients.Prepared and reconciled monthly aging report for management team.Monitored customer receivables for prompt payment, and when necessary, negotiated and arranged payment schedules.Implemented and processed credit applications for property management companies, local builders and retail clients using the Pro-Trade Credit program.Reviewed, reconciled and processed vendor statements for payment.Prepared G/L expense reports for Vice-President of Operations.Prepared monthly sales tax filings for N.J. State Department of Revenue.Prepared sub-contractor’s payroll weekly.Trained and supervised personnel.

Processed cash entailing making deposits, cash adjustments and reconciliation of Cash-on-Account.Reconciled local checking account.Generated, reconciled and remitted electronically weekly bills to clients.Monitored customer receivables for prompt payment, and when necessary, negotiated and arranged payment schedules.Reviewed, reconciled and processed vendor statements for payment.Processed credit applications for media stations and networks.Responsible for maintaining Accounting system including set-up of new clients, vendor accounts and employee reimbursement files.Prepared G/L entries into QuickBooks as needed for accountant.Managed, monitored and disbursed petty cash.Managed day to day operation of office which entailed ordering supplies, maintenance of office equipment and served as liaison to building management.

Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised 12-15 desk clerks in front desk operations.Responsible for continuous supervision of 24-duty.Reconciled desk clerks cash drawers and night audit.Coordinated reservations for Distinguished Guest Quarters.Coordinated reservations for groups and special events.Resolved guest complaints and/or issues.Served as Information Systems Coordinator.

Reviewed, reconciled and processed vendor statements for payment.Prepared monthly G/L expense reports for Director of Administration.Responsible for maintaining Accounts Payable system including vendor accounts and employee reimbursement files.Assisted Director of Administration with budget preparation; reclassifications and research matters.Responsible for satellite office Client Trust Account deposits, wire transfers, check requests and monthly reconciliation.Responsible for satellite office Local Checking Account deposits and check requests.Managed, monitored and disbursed petty cash.Coordinated with Client Billing Specialists to ensure monthly generation of client bills and assisted with resolution of problems when warranted.Assisted Client Billing Specialists with billing inquiries from attorneys.

Roseland, New Jersey, Us

Generated, reconciled and remitted electronically monthly bills to specialty clients using LAS and ELF.Monitored customer receivables for prompt payment, and when necessary, negotiated and arranged payment schedules.Prepared and reconciled monthly A/R over 60 days collection report for Management Committee.Prepared monthly G/L expense reports for Controller.Reviewed and reconciled monthly vendor statements and set up payment schedule.Performed conflict searches for attorneys.Managed, monitored and disbursed petty cash.Prepared payroll using ADP PC/Payroll for Windows.Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised personnel.Responsible for monitoring and recordkeeping of personnel vacation/sick time.

Prepared and reconciled monthly A/R over 90 days collection report for Corporate Headquarters.Reconciled monthly InterCompany general ledger transactions.Processed cash for tri-state region, entailing making deposits, cash adjustments and reconciliation of Cash-on-Account.A/P processing and billing.Processed special check requests and return premiums.Updated Brokers regarding status of aged A/R, account reconciliation and clearing cash-on-hand.Managed, monitored and disbursed petty cash.