• Oversee approximately $100 million of annual trade finance operations including letter of credit processing with financial institutions and international clients and managing documentary collection procedures • Monitor compliance of various trading instruments and activities; estimate profit-loss schedules based on terms of sale and manage accuracy of incurred financial expenses • Construct and maintain offsetting currency trade transactions in excess of $50 million per annum using forward (“window”) and SWAP agreements to hedge receivables against foreign exchange exposure; control proper recording of transactions and timely execution of contracts• Negotiate open term agreements with long standing/new worldwide customers and obtain trade credit insurance coverage to minimize delinquencies and avoid bad-debt losses • Utilize trend and variance analysis to project firm’s financial position based on strategic decisions; present overview of results to company’s president and provide improvement recommendations • Orchestrate enhancements in all major aspects of accounting/financial operations with global financial institutions while achieving over 20 percent reduction in overall expenses • Provide operational oversight of reporting/analysis, consolidation, cash management, General Ledger development; implement accounting procedures and internal controls designed to assure accuracy of accounting records and verify compliance with corporate policies and GAAP• Compile profit improvement plans used to forecast and make capital budgeting decisions; summarize proposed recommendations and present them to financial director

• Produced quarter-end and year-end financial statement disclosures for US based international trading company with approximately $350 million in annual revenues• Acted as liaison between financial director and auditors in compiling required supporting schedules and responded to audit inquiries• Prepared manual and automated accounting entries; documented support for monthly accrual journal entries; reviewed monthly, quarterly and annual operating results of firm• Generated monthly reports utilizing internally built access database to secure marine insurance for containers and break bulk shipments sold on Cost Insurance Freight (“CIF”) basis • Reconciled accounts payable and accounts receivable between monthly statements provided by banks and internally managed accounting system to validate accuracy of reported transactions • Organized and maintained inventory and products in transit reporting system for both domestic and overseas shipments; corresponded with vendors and customers located in different countries to settle invoices, resolve financial issues and claims

• Managed team of ten employees; coordinated ongoing training on providing an outstanding customer service and resolving complaints through use of individualized problem solving techniques • Performed order entry, tracked purchases and maintained constant communication with vendors and various advertising and distributing companies• Increased store inventory and expanded purchases; responsibilities included ordering, merchandising, customer service, and all facets of running a department store• Rewarded for increased sales through use of aggressive store-wide marketing campaign and more attractive department layout and setup of vendor’s displays