Sandra (Sandy) Williams Mba Email & Phone Number

Supporting Technology Division for Tribune Media Company in Chicago Il. Managing month end close, fixed assets, procurement and day to day financial support.

Chicago, Illinois

Supporting Technology Division for large Broadcasting Company in Chicago Il. Managing month end close, fixed assets, procurement and day to day financial support.

Chicago, IL

Provided accounting support for the North American corporate headquarters, assisting with monthly close process.Preparing monthly financial results including intercompany.Handled monthly reconciliations of G/L accounts.

Chicago, IL

Coordinate recommendations for the amount and timing of Consumer Products price increases with the North American Segment and Marketing Managers.Consolidate and support the development of the annual business plans developed by the North American Segment and the Marketing Managers.Consolidate, analyze and report Marketing segment information, prepare and.

Chicago, IL

Manage the daily financial functions of transaction processing, credit management and financial controls. Responsible for helping to create, change, implement accounting policies and procedures as well as internal controls to ensure the quality of accounting data from all sources.

Schiller Park, IL

Provided comprehensive and independent financial planning and decision support to Business Unit management; assisted with all finance and planning activities, including period reporting, P&L analysis, performance management and strategic planning development.

Greater Chicago Area

For the past three years Sandy has been a Member of Leadership Givers Council of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.

Offering strength in Invoice Management - Accounts Payable / Receivable - Customer Service, Month-End-Closings - General Ledger / Trial Balance - Client RelationsReconciliation - Account Management - Computerized Systems OperationsBilling & Collections - Staff Supervision - EDI / Data Conversion

Leading a broad scope of internal processes encompassing the daily requirements for the Accounts Receivable and Pricing teams Ensuring that the U.S. Price list and appropriate policies are up to date and clearly visible and communicated.Directly managing the month end activities to ensure that the Accounts Receivable Sub-Ledger is closed in an accurate and.

2005 to 2006 Participated in transitional projects for the New Confections Brands from Kraft and the sale of the Trolli Brand, acquired by William Wrigley Jr. Co..Key NCB financial representative for the integration and transition charges from Kraft.Managed NCB OPEX budget for 2005 Rev2 and 2006 OB, as well as monthly monitoring and providing management.

Confection Division 2003 to 2005 Tested and developed a new budgeting, reporting and forecasting model for Confections and Salted Snacks, working with an outside consulting company, to insure functionality. The test results were an integral part of the decision to delay the implementation for over a year until the system met the financial objectives.

Provided financial support to insure the achievement of business objectives for various Confections brands with $200MM in revenue.Supported development of annual budget and quarterly updates. Prepared financial analyses for new product launches (including line extensions, new platforms, packaging changes and reformulations).Developed monthly brand.

Assisted with the integration of the Favorite Brands Inc. business into the Nabisco systems. Developed reporting structure to track one time costs associated with the transition.Facilitated the transfer of charges between the various Nabisco operating units and the Favorite Brands Inc. business.Provided financial expertise to Ingredients business through.

Sales & Integrated LogisticsDeveloped a $100MM budget for Transportation and Warehouse costs for; Provided monthly variance analysis to senior management.Prepared financial analyses and cost estimates of transportation and warehousing for new product introductions, product line extensions, and new or alternate plant and warehouse deployment patterns.

Sales & Integrated LogisticsMaintained the Transportation and Warehousing System, implemented system enhancements, analyzing and monitoring the reporting functions.Managed all facets of the monthly close process, accrual tracking and reporting packages and balance sheet accounting for Integrated Logistics.

Explored nontraditional solutions to streamline and enhance financial processes, implementation of Electronic Data Interface and recurring voucher payments. Analyzed operations within Accounts Payable and Travel and Entertainment to efficiently charge between Nabisco headquarters and field operations.Collaborated on the development and implementation of an.

Mba, Finance

Bs, Accounting