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Arlington, Virginia, United States

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Fort Davis, Texas, United States

Managed multi-tiered, complex maintenance projects on park infrastructure; including developing scope of work, soliciting vendors, reviewing contracts, supervising on-site work and inspecting completed projects

Houston, Texas, United States

•Owner of AP (Accounts Payable) process for North and South America; over 200,000 invoices and $2B in annual payables•Recruited to fill role addressing global SAP implementation post go-live support and then run and maintain process•Worked with peers in Europe and Asia-Pacific for global alignment on process improvements in the SAP ERP system, AP projects and AP process•Led multiple SAP AP Module upgrades, trained staff on new processes and monitored performance•Owned complex Role Mapping and continuing access process for Americas AP users •Created weekly and ad hoc, in-depth, data and analysis for the Americas to senior management and executives in Procurement and Finance; presenting recommendations for targeted KPI's•Partnered with Procurement and IT to streamline P2P (Procure To Pay) processes including EDI ordering and invoicing•Worked directly with vendors to resolve payables issues and with a 3rd party, OCR, invoice scanning vendor to increase first-pass yield from 9% to 59%•MS Office Suite super user; Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Visio•SAP AP Analytics module expert•AP liaison for auditors from EY, providing requested data and process details -

Huntersville, North Carolina

•VFS (Vendor Financial Services) AP Manager in a SFS (Shared Financial Services) organization•Managed AP teams located in the US, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina•Managed five direct reports, including two supervisors with an additional 12 reports•Ensured AP operations were in compliance with GAAP and SOX•Supervised monthly AP closing process and reconciliations•Responsible for maintaining the financial budget for AP department including salary, training, travel, etc.•Reviewed and approved direct reports expenses in Concur•Routinely traveled to Latin America for collaboration with AP teams•Accountable for the development and performance of AP staff; training, mentoring and responsible for annual reviews of direct reports and oversight of indirects•Frequent member of SFS interview teams with a history of selecting long-term, successful, team members•Regularly audited, internally and externally, on the end-to-end AP process and responsible for findings resolution

Huntersville, North Carolina

•AP Supervisor for SABIC's Polymershapes US retail business, over 50 locations and $240 million in payables•Supervised three AP Analysts who were responsible for ensuring on-time payment for 2000+ domestic and international vendors through various payment methods including check, ACH and federal wire transfers while maximizing early-pay discount terms worth over $12M annually•Acted as backup AP Analyst for staff time off; keying invoices, reconciling invoice holds, performing pay runs, managing rent roll and CAM charges, responding to vendor and internal customer queries•Hired as a change agent to incorporate existing staff to Shared Financial Services model•Prepared approximately 50 monthly account reconciliations and bank reconciliations•Compiled annual vendor 1099 tax data•Responsible for GR/IR resolution: reducing accruals from $2M to $200k•Managed the escheatment process•Worked closely with Treasury function to ensure reliable payables funding, ~$2M per pay run•Reviewed and approved timesheets for hourly employees, provided coaching and feedback and performed annual evaluations•Led multiple process improvement and/or company initiative projects in Oracle•Oracle AP module expert•Partnered with Procurement, Warehousing, AR (Accounts Receivable) and Legal teams to resolve vendor, inventory, receiving and debit/credit issues

Huntersville, Nc

•Responsible for Customer Billing Quality process improvement•Reduced billing errors from 5% to 3% (on 1000 invoices p/week) through RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action), data analysis, process improvement projects, business initiatives and stakeholder engagement in Sales, Pricing and AR

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

•Responsible for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system data integrity; item setup, user access, segregation of duties and security•Supervised three, offshore, data entry contractors at GENPACT in India

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

•Planned and executed Customer Service and Supply Chain projects including major outsourcing project incorporating contractors at GENPACT in India•Onboarded 18 team members in Customer Service, Materials Management, Operations and Analytics•Responsible for all aspects of startup including contract, budget, hardware and connectivity, training and liaison between Supply Chain functional area and GENPACT Team•Spent several months in India for training, go-live, post go-live support and refresher training; continued as supervisor for the GENPACT Customer Service and Operations teams

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Technical Geography (Cartography)

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