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Deerfield, IL, US

• Lead full cycle accounting and all aspects of financial reporting. Assessed operational quality of the finance area in terms of efficiency, accuracy and speed as well as their impact on a broader organization..
• Devised and successfully guided two core ERP system conversions focused on aligning fiscal periods and amend functional currency allowing to streamline operational and reporting functionalities which led to significant.
• Guided an initiative to eliminated 80% of unwarranted system generated credit holds boosting customer satisfaction and reducing labor costs through elimination of non-value-added work
• Prepare financial statements and various financial reports for the Swiss parent company in dual currencies
• Manage treasury function, including oversight of banking relationship, review of daily cash positions, preparing cash requirements for USD and foreign currency accounts and securing loans as appropriate
• Work with outside auditors and tax consultants for annual audit and special projects as required

Glenview, IL

• Presented with One Vision, One Mission Star Employee Award for educating executives on financial and operational reports which enabled management team to establish more efficient and effective core business processes.
• Created and monitored benchmarking to measure departmental performance, prepared presentation decks on the metrics and assisted with formulation of corrective actions
• Developed new reports to address changing departmental needs as well as business environment
• Prepared budgets, forecasts and trending reports to provide strategic and financial decision-making support and identify risks and opportunities
• Analyzed, evaluated and interpreted financial results using budgets, actuals, historical data and forecasts and provide variance explanation
• Trained and developed junior staff

Glenview, IL

• Supported Executive, Finance and Marketing Directors by providing dashboard reports, monthly management reports, presentation decks for committee meetings
• Fostered a cross-functional team approach, providing training and financial management support to all levels of the business team

Chicago, IL

• Designed framework and guided testing for implementation of a major new claim processing system to comply with government mandates and reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
• Created and tested content and layout of new financial reports necessary to obtain full and accurate reimbursement from the US government for the ACA claims
• Performed data reconciliations, reported and communicated discrepancies and recommended upgrade opportunities to management
• Analyzed and evaluated requirements for implementation of continuous process improvement of assigned system

Northfield, IL

• Ensured data accuracy of the UBS equity database containing equity awards, unvested restricted/deferred stock and outstanding stock options for 6000 Kraft Foods global senior executives
• Provided finance, accounting and payroll departments with the financial data relating to the equity award transactions, including currency conversions and payout calculations
• Collaborated with European office of KPMG on determining the proper tax treatment for the stock options and restricted/deferred stock transactions in over 60 countries worldwide
• Identified the root cause and determined the proper action to correct SAP and UBS data load errors to ensure accuracy of the equity information feeding from SAP to UBS

Nortfield, IL

• Created training presentation and led learning sessions for field sales personnel comprised of over 250 Regional Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers on a new incentives system and new compensation matrix.
• Prepared and analyzed revenue reports to ensure accuracy of monthly, quarterly and annual incentive payouts of $40M annually to the sales staff comprised of 7,000 employees.
• Served as the key contact between the Field Sales personnel and Finance Incentive group handling inquiries from sales management
• Facilitated cross-functional teams in Finance, HR Compensation, Field Sales, Information Systems, Accenture and Info Systems to ensure smooth implementation of a new incentive payment system
• Identified and resolved complex system issues during ongoing implementation of the new incentive payment system
• Recognized opportunities for system improvements and prepared documentation for proposed enhancements

• Coordinated high-profile audit reviews such as: healthcare insurance assessment (identified $100,000 insurance error), policy compliance, treasury function, marketing spending and pension benefits
• Assisted in assessing Kraft’s business risks and control environment to determine complex and high-risk areas for audits
• Identified control weaknesses, cost-saving opportunities and inefficiencies in accounting and business processes, and provided recommendations for improvement which resulted in significant savings to the company
• Ensured that highly confidential and proprietary information was handled appropriately
• Briefed senior management on audit progress and coordinated audit work with other team members as well as internal and external auditors

Park Ridge, IL

• Reduced bad debt write-offs by 20% by devising streamlined and more focused collections process
• Developed reports and performed analytical reviews of accounts receivable to determine reimbursement trends
• Conducted systematic documentation compliance reviews in eight hospitals
• Trained new senior-level employees on software applications, processes and documentation protocol
• Led periodic staff meetings to keep employees informed on current policies and procedures

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accountancy

Master Of Science In Business Analytics, May 2020