Plan shipping needs with Business Planning and foreign equipment providers to ensure adequate railcar supply to meet forecasted demand. Deploy railcar fleet to meet all rail shipping demands within time constraints.

Managed transportation management system and deployed fleet of 3,500 interchangeable railcars. Maintained online railcar inventory at six company railroads. Collaborated with US Steel to reduce car orders from foreign railroads and improve freight car utilization.

Supervised eight represented employees in the accurate and timely processing of monthly revenue and maintenance services invoices of external customers. Issued weekly and monthly operating revenue reports, explaining variances between actual invoices and forecasted revenues for all company properties. Ensured internal controls were intact and proper approvals were obtained for maintenance services invoices. Collaborated with transportation management system vendor to automatically transmit information directly into US Steel’s accounting system, increasing accuracy and eliminating manual month-end and year-end entries.

Analyzed and developed costs associated with revenue moves on each of six railroad-operating properties and one marine company to justify pricing for customer invoices. Trained personnel at various locations on accurate use and entry of projects into company long range plan database for proper approval of capital projects. Generated and published annual capital budget and major maintenance expenditures reports from payroll and general accounting systems.

Updated Payroll Accounting System tables to ensure accurate payroll processing for employees in more than 35 labor unions company-wide. Accurately calculated payroll deductions and wage garnishments in compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws and court mandated wage garnishments.

Composed and submitted 10Q and 10K financial statements. Managed monthly healthcare and pension benefits payments and clarified variances from business plan forecast. Assisted HR with annual benefits enrollment for all active, retired, represented, and non-represented employees. Participated in annual negotiations with benefits providers to award cost-effective contracts. Collaborated with pension provider to ensure proper funding for represented and non-represented benefits pension plan.

Analyzed transportation, mechanical, and maintenance services and costs to develop accurate customer pricing. Prepared capital appropriations for management approval. Consolidated and distributed Major Equipment Status Report of all capital equipment throughout Transtar’s 12 operating entities. Prepared capital budget and long-range financial plan for all Transtar properties.