Experience

I Am Abel Foundation

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Project Manager

  • May 2020 - Present

  • Manage customer relationships ensuring a good interface with client interests. • Define scope, budget and schedule for operations project. • Identify project risks and recommend appropriate resolutions. • Develop project budget in consideration with cost optimization and reduction goals. • Track, monitor and control expense based on budgetary guidelines. • Manage resource assignment, work allocation and software and hardware requirements for operations project. • Design strategy and implementation for project • Collect implementation plans from each project coordinator manager. • Purchase supplies and equipment • Coordinate volunteer services



Mathew House

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

• SNAP & Employment Training Manager/Case Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Develop individual assessments of specific needs of clients. • Provide vouchers to clients for birth certificates or state identification. • Provide services based on clients needs. • Train clients on job readiness. • Provide computer assessments on reading levels and assist client with obtaining skills needed to advance. • Work with community business to provide on the job training for clients to build skills to join the workforce. • Manage clients on varies job sites making sure they understand job requirements with timeliness, and worth ethics



Dyson

• Singapore
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deduction Anaylst/Supervisor

  • Apr 2016 - Nov 2019

  • Perform account reconciliations • Evaluated deductions and provided proper documentation to settle. • Employ best practices in deduction management • Cultivate and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers to facilitate the prompt settlement of accounts receivable. • Execute more complicated analysis to validate Post Audits • Recommends process changes (or escalates issues found) to proactively eliminate reoccurring issues • Ad Hoc reporting • Supervise and train new employees on accounts receivable processes. • Assist with month-end reporting for senior management



Ashley Furniture Homestores

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retail Sales Associate

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Interacting with customers, giving them product presentations and convincing them to make purchases. • Strategizing to meet assigned sales targets in the given period of time. • Completing all the assigned tasks by the retail sales manager. • Maintaining the proper display of goods in the store and ensuring that they comply with the quality standards. • Attending sales training activities. • Interacting with customers, giving them product presentations and convincing them to make purchases. • Strategizing to meet assigned sales targets in the given period of time. • Completing all the assigned tasks by the retail sales manager. • Maintaining the proper display of goods in the store and ensuring that they comply with the quality standards. • Attending sales training activities.



FUTUREMARK PAPER COMPANY

• Alsip, IL

• Operations Service Coordinator / Claims Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Sep 2014

  FUTUREMARK PAPER COMPANY – Alsip, Operations Service Coordinator / Claims Manager, 8/06 to 9/14 Managed, reviewed, and resolved claims, including determining course of action, developing arguments and addressing claimants' rebuttals, conducting preliminary negotiations, and preparing and issuing notices to claimants and other third-parties. Create reports for Operations and mid – senior level managers. Enter budget information and reports. Assist the Vice President of Finance with budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting and by performing other tasks for operations and finance departments as required. Accomplishments: • Managed the accurate and timely processing of claims for large, multi-site organizations. • Implemented cost effective process for reporting chemical usage. • Composed effective accounting and ad-hoc reports summarizing operational result data for senior level managers. • Consistently maintained accuracy in calculating figures and amounts such as machine efficiency, chemical analysis and claims reasons. • Assisted with budgeting and forecasting target profit and mill run ability.



Houston Harvest Gift Products

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts Receivable Analyst

  • Jun 2004 - Nov 2005

  broker commissions, assisted with setting up costing information. Positively contributed to client’s productivity and profitability by effectively researching, analyzing, documenting, collecting and/or resolving open deductions and outstanding invoices Accomplishments: • Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment’s notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows. • Resolved months of backlogged work, restored order and organization to processes/records in disarray, researched and solved open balances. • Operated financial computer systems and furnished senior company executives with A/R summaries. • Maintained accounts receivable sub-ledgers and special projects, accruals and month end adjustments.



Internal Audit Bureau, Inc

• Accounts receivable Analyst

  • Feb 2003 - Apr 2004

  Supported client's accounts receivable and deduction resolution activities. Positively contributed to client's productivity and profitability by effectively researching, analyzing, documenting, collecting and/or resolving open deductions and outstanding invoices. Supported client's accounts receivable and deduction resolution activities. Positively contributed to client's productivity and profitability by effectively researching, analyzing, documenting, collecting and/or resolving open deductions and outstanding invoices.



SANFILIPPO & SONS

• Deduction Specialist

  • Sep 2000 - Jan 2003

  Evaluated invoice deductions and obtained sufficient backup. Researched and explained deductions, met with business managers to discuss reason for deductions and cleared deductions quickly and accurately, determined whether freight claims should be filed on damaged or short shipments Key Results: Reduced deduction backlog by $3.4 million in less than a year. Implemented process flow for resolutions in a timely fashion. ACCOUNTANTS ON CALL Evaluated invoice deductions and obtained sufficient backup. Researched and explained deductions, met with business managers to discuss reason for deductions and cleared deductions quickly and accurately, determined whether freight claims should be filed on damaged or short shipments Key Results: Reduced deduction backlog by $3.4 million in less than a year. Implemented process flow for resolutions in a timely fashion. ACCOUNTANTS ON CALL



Accounants on Call

• Accounting Clerk

  • Jan 1998 - Aug 2000

  Worked on a number of projects for AOC: Audited gas stations cash sales, credit card sales and inventory. Manually inputted store information into systems and acted as liaison between store managers and workers on store audits. Traced and collected invoice payments, created invoices implemented SAP Application Software and balanced general ledger accounts. Coded and matched purchase orders, received and approved purchase orders. Processed customer's checks trained employees and posted misapplied payments to correct accounts, Created spreadsheets for delinquent accounts / status and incentive spreadsheets for department supervisors. Entered data for management cycle reports and electronic checks.