Financial Management Professional, with extensive involvement in contract analysis,

negotiation and budget management, seeking a challenging

Finance Manager, Financial Analyst, Project Manager or Procurement Manager assignment

Financial Management ~ Account Receivable ~ Project Management ~ Contract Negotiation ~ Budgeting ~ Procurement ~ Data Management ~ Planning/Time Management

SAP ~ Oracle Financial E-Business Suite (EGS) R12 ~ Microsoft Access and Excel ~ BRIO/ARIBA ~ Peachtree Accounting Software

Internal Systems: EDW, SMAPP, Entegra Switchboard, Forecast Database

  Cum Laude and Dean s List graduate of Top 25 Nationally-Ranked North Carolina State University School of Management; Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a Business and Financial Analysis Major ~ Degree Program was completed With Honors in three years, a major accomplishment

  Career background in providing exceptional advisement to management regarding procurement and cost-reduction decision-making; continually steer focus on developing and achieving optimal budgetary control and direction

  Proven success in identifying and tracking crucial trends while providing extensive data analysis and assessment supporting negotiation of outstanding financial and contractual involvements; skillfully design and implement broad array of relevant reports utilized by management during crucial decision-making

  Excel in strategically planning, coordinating and managing workflow to optimize use of time and resources in achieving critical deadlines and performance goals

  Continually utilize subject matter expertise in employing multiple business-standard software applications to generate data to support development of appropriate budgetary parameters for organizational departments, measure inflation and produce critical business forecasting for fiscal year

  Demonstrate exceptional strengths in working with Supply Managers, Vendors and Finance Managers/Directors, analyzing accounts and complex data reports, reconciling customer accounts and assuring consistent adherence to all contract terms and directives

Sodexo 2013 Present

Finance Manager (2015-Present)

         Provide exceptional support for Supply Managers with procurement/acquisition decision-making activities; performance excellence has resulted in organization saving $25M in YOY calculations.

         Skillfully analyze manufacturers bids relative to current baseline to identify highest levels of value for organization; identify contracts generating cost savings for company and continually track savings on YOY basis.

         Continually perform extensive data analysis/assessment and employ outstanding negotiating skills while working with Supply Managers to optimize pricing arrangements/contracts.

         Analyze internal/external inflation trends as basis for authorship of monthly/quarterly reports for management that provide important negotiation information/tools to support maximizing of contractual arrangements

         Disseminate quarterly reports to organizational Divisions, Departments and Supply Managers, and identify cost savings and income improvement that was achieved during designated timeframe.

         Utilize Brio and MS Access software to develop complex queries used when generating reports; also use MS Excel to analyze data, employing various functions including V-Lookup, Pivot Tables and IF Statements.

         Contributed to organizational strength by developing/implementing a new process that measured inflation related to facilities, designed/allocated $80M budgets for Supply Managers and forecasted values of estimated cost savings and purchasing income for entire fiscal year.

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Senior Financial Analyst (2013-2015)

         In this initial assignment with organization provided excellent support/advisement for Supply Managers regarding accrual/collection/allocation of earned VDA per contract terms ranging from $2.5M-$3.75M monthly; oversaw 162 vendor accounts for Dairy and Bakery product distribution.

         Expertly utilized such internal systems as EDW, SMAPP, Entegra Switchboard and Forecast Database, analyzed data reports to book Entegra sales and VDA each period in SMAPP and Switchboard, and employed SAP, EDW and MS Excel to post checks/wires, author reports and analyze customer accounts.

         Performed in-depth analysis and adjustments in SAP to reconcile accrual/payment discrepancies and analyzed/reconciled customer accounts with outstanding balances; also allocated volume discount for distributors within appropriate timeframes.

         Developed/maintained outstanding rapport with vendors/Supply Managers/Finance Managers/Directors to assure timely and accurate receipt of payments and delivery of appropriate work performance by vendors as delineated in contractual agreements; continually pursued system process improvements and implementation of new solutions/applications.

Fiscal Policy Analyst, National Center for Security & Preparedness, University of Albany 2012 2013

         Developed multiple financial processes/procedures for use by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency services; also authored policies covering logistics/inventory control, lodging, firearm storage and loaning-out of equipment and designed Human Resource procedure that provided guidelines for personnel hiring/management.

         Designed visitor management system to assist with improving physical security processes.

Accountant (Risk Management, A/R, Inventory Management), Albany Community Action Partnership 2012 2012

         Effectively met array of responsibilities associated with coordinating all fiscal activities to assure generation of complete and accurate financial/accounting reports; prepared Federal Financial, Consolidated Financial and Quarterly Reports for appropriate agencies and recorded/processed/maintained A/R, A/P, Payroll and General Ledger data.

         Also was tasked with performing drawdowns, preparing invoicing materials for Federal/State grants and ensuring grant requirement compliance; delivered inventory management system training to colleagues and devised improvement methodologies.

         Skillfully drove critical preparations for yearly CPA audits; reconciled and maintained General Ledger for month-end activities, reconciled invoice receipts and P-cards, and was often tasked to perform inventory audits at client locations.

         Provided array of supply chain management actions including maintaining vendor and contractor files, identifying various sources and maintaining records on materials/inventories/deliveries; also worked with various State agencies to enhance billing procedure accuracy, transparency and efficiencies.

         Supported management with well-considered and timely advisement on current/future agency activities/program; also continually maintained fixed asset management system and prepared purchasing/inventory reports, purchase orders, budgets, grants and other RFPs.

Accounting Intern, The Raleigh Downtowner, Raleigh, NC Summer 2010

         During limited tenure, completed five-year project pulling expenses to amend prior tax returns; also applied various tax, analytical and theoretical concepts learned in classroom coursework, set up system to maintain tax record currency, generated invoices for unbilled advertising and processed payments to appropriate account.

North Carolina State University (NCSU) School of Management, Raleigh, NC

Bachelor of Science, Accounting w/Business and Financial Analysis Major, 2011

Cum Laude Graduate - Selected for Dean s List, 2008-2010

Projects:

Peachtree Project, Accounting IT, Fall 2010

Financial Statement Analysis Project, Intermediate Accounting II, Spring 2010

During Spring 2010 was selected from 360 students to deliver presentation on Deceptive Marketing Practices