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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Leading small or medium sized projects or processes within the Technology infrastructure and Enterprise Security (TIES) group. Monitors project schedules, progress and costs to ensure that expected results are delivered. Provides a supporting role in projects requiring financial analysis and tracking and reporting on capital and hard expense. Works cross-functionally with business partners, Information Technology partners, suppliers and other teams to ensure successful execution.

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Forecast & budget Global IT’s annual operating budget, reforecasting on a quarterly basis to reflect the current state of the business- Prepare and present monthly financial reports to all of Global Technology’s VP’s and budget owners, giving feedback on recommended actions plans to help them stay on their targeted forecast, highlighting any risks and/or opportunities- Analyzed, prepared, and presented a financial model showing potential cost savings on Starbucks Remote Token account for no usage, effectively and immediately saving the company over $220,000 annually- Streamlined IT’s Capital Salary reporting to show real time numbers for business owners to have visibility to how they are trending against their forecast- Supported the La Boulange acquisition, working with their finance & telecom teams to seamlessly transfer all Telecom accounts to Starbucks- Revamped and streamlined Starbucks Telecom billing process, cutting 24hrs off when payments are sent to vendors- Assisted in developing the new IT Finance SharePoint site to house financial documents, processes, and calendars to give our customers more resources to support their business needs- Analyze and audit all Telecom accounts on a weekly basis to make sure Starbucks accounts are being billed correctly, and there are no outliers posing financial risks to the company- Research, allocate and code all Telecom expenses to the correct responsibility centers

Accounting Specialist II - Accounts Receivable Developed, implemented, and currently maintain the Accounting SharePoint site to streamline and document requests for claim investigationsResponsible for extracting and managing data out of SharePoint to analyze and provide management with monthly work volume through organized excel documentsResearch, investigate, and organize data into pivot tables to help analyze and determine missing payments tied to customer accountsEnsure all checks sent to Starbucks are allocated to the correct customer accounts, invoices and GL codesProcess and allocate all Royalty, Subtenant, and International paymentsUpload electronic payments from various lockboxes in North America to process in OracleConvert international payments to the correct USD amountTrained in Oracle E-Business Suite Financials

- Developed, implemented, and maintained the Accounting SharePoint site to streamline and document requests for claim investigations- Responsible for extracting and managing data out of SharePoint to analyze and provide management with monthly work volume through organized excel documents- Research, investigate, and organize data into pivot tables to help analyze and determine missing payments tied to customer accounts- Ensure all checks sent to Starbucks are allocated to the correct customer accounts, invoices and GL codes- Process and allocate all Royalty, Subtenant, and International payments- Upload electronic payments from various lockboxes in North America to process in Oracle- Convert international payments to the correct USD amount- Trained in Oracle E-Business Suite Financials

Accounts ReceivableFollow up, collection and allocation of paymentsCarried out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlinesReconciliation of accountsMonitored customer account details for non payments, delayed payments and other irregularitiesResponsible for managing and maintaining an up to date Excel collections spreadsheet Maintained accounts receivable customer filesFollowed established procedures for processing receipts, cash etcInvestigated, resolved customer queries, and processed adjustmentsCommunicated daily with customers via phone, email, mail or personally to ensure payments are received on time Trained and experience in NetSuite Financials; Understood the needs of our customers and looked for creative ways to be proactive in providing excellent levels of customer service - Made outbound calls to customers to schedule training and appointments with AM/CS and various other efforts to achieve client engagement - Correctly diagnosed customer issues - Trained and experienced in Salesforce CRM - Data entry

Organic Sales Division- Integrated monthly recycling plans for local businesses to help them reduce their monthly waste bill and to build the companies awareness of the importance of recycling- Responsible for managing and maintaining over 50 accounts on a monthly basis- Cold calling potential clients to schedule in-person meetings- Prospecting for qualified businesses- Successfully planned and managed marketing booths to promote company at the annual FSA show, Boeing Classic Golf Tournament, and Hilton Hotel’s annual conferenceSelect AchievementsDeveloped an e-mail template that was used by the sales teamIntegrated an Excel template used by the sales team to track current and potential clientsDoubled client base month over monthManaged businesses in a wide spread of industries: hospitality, food service, education, health careTrained and experienced in Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

Responsible for organizing house events, planning and leading house meetingsSuccessfully executed over $100,000 in house remodels, including a complete kitchen renovation Managed a $30,000 a year budget dedicated to overall house maintenanceImproved relationships with Alumni to increase level of donations

Supported 12 Account Executives on managing advertising campaigns for local Seattle BusinessesDaily duties included tracking of television commercial schedules to ensure client’s goals are metCold calling potential clients to secure in-person meetings for Account ExecutivesAssisting Account Executives with projects that included putting together Excel spreadsheets of all their clients, assisting in the promotional commercial for The Northwest Folklife Festival, and reviewing and editing commercials for clients

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Spanish Language And Literature

Business Administration