Experience

Retail Imaging

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounting Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  As Accounting Manager, I pride myself in my ability to balance day to day necessities with long term improvements and goals. I have streamlined labor-intensive processes whenever able, often saving hours of labor by simplifying procedures and developing tools to automate tasks whenever possible._____________________________________________________________________________Special achievements included:Streamlined & automated several labor intensive invoicing procedures, saving more than 20 hours per month.Reanalyzed and corrected sales tax filings, saving more than $30,000 per year in overpayments.Reduced overdue Accounts Receivable balance by 95%.Instituted weekly Accounts Payable review with CEO, reducing instances of late payments by 80% and improving communications about finance status with executives.Improved relations with key vendors by working closely with purchasing associates & aggressively investigating billing issues.Developed forecasting models for future business with an accuracy rate within 90%.Developed procedure documentation for all critical accounting tasks._____________________________________________________________________________My regular duties included:Reviewing bills, comparing to quotes and entering into QuickBooks.Creating and revising invoices for a variety of clients.Reconciling accounts.Generating financial reports for delivery to CEO & COO.Training on QuickBooks & Fishbowl related tasks.Developing customized QuickBooks reports to quickly provide financial data as well as streamline invoicing procedures.

• Purchasing Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2015

  In my role as Purchasing Manager, I maintained stock of more than 1,000 separate inventory items, with vastly differing purchase requirements. I worked with the COO & CFO on sales & purchasing reports, including costs analysis of various manufactured kiosks. I also instituted a four week restock cycle, ensuring inventory costs were evenly spread across each financial period._____________________________________________________________________________Special achievements included:Created four week rolling purchasing schedule, reducing financial stress related to uneven purchasing of inventory.Instrumental in planning several large scale equipment roll outs to more than 300 stores.Saved more than $500,000 per year by seeking out alternative vendors for key high value parts, as well as repair services for end-of-life items._____________________________________________________________________________My regular duties included:Maintaining stock of more than 1,000 separate inventory items.Updating reorder points & order up to levels for all stocked parts.Creating new SKUs within system and updating other departments on new SKU creation.Providing consumption & purchase reports to various department heads, including COO & CEO.Analyzing costs of manufactured kiosks, including financial analysis of various outsourcing options.

• Warehouse Manager

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2014

  As Warehouse Manager, I prized accuracy and efficiency in all processes. I led a small but efficient team to numerous successes, including reducing inventory discrepancies from over $200,000 to less than $20,000. I ensured future accuracy by delivering complete and comprehensive procedural documentation for all crucial procedures for the positions I managed._____________________________________________________________________________Special achievements included:Reducing inventory discrepancies by 90%.Moving the Warehouse, including all inventory, within two days, with a minimum of labor. Customers experienced no delay in orders during this time.Ensuring no drop in quality of service during times of turbulence, including a 50% reduction of staff.Transitioned Warehouse between different inventory tracking software with no interruption to business._____________________________________________________________________________My regular duties included:Coordinating project management with managers of our call center & sales team.Ensuring 100% of all shipments received before 3:30PM (PST) were processed same day. Ensuring 100% of time sensitive incoming packages were processed and delivered to their recipient same day.Cycle counting more than 1,000 different stocked items with regularity.Providing financial reports to my managers.Providing inventory & tracking reports to more than a dozen different client representatives.Negotiating lower rates for shipping supplies & shipping services.