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Operations and Finance Manager

Logistics, Shipping & Operations

Experienced professional with a broad range of analytical experience working in a wide range of environments. Strong organizational skills with the keen ability to multi-task. Skilled in budget planning, inventory, payroll, human resources and accounts payable/receivables. Diverse professional with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused on Corporate Finance.

•Create and monitor individual department and company budgets.
•Manage and process company bookkeeping within accounting and CRM software.
•Manage and perform all accounts payable and receivables for vendors and services through QuickBooks.
•Provide financial insight to help drive better business decisions focusing on the cost-benefit analysis and optimal asset utilization.
•Provide day-to-day leadership and management guidance to improve sales, profitability, cash flow and meet business objectives.
•Assist in the hiring and management of current and future employees, including maintenance of W-9’s and 1099 documentation.
•Maintain, update and prepare all payroll and benefits information through ADP.
•Assist in annual year-end duties; closing the books, preparation of W-2’s, 1099’s and related government filings.
•Ensure all legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations.
•Manage historical data sets within FileMaker SQL database.
•Manage the procurement and sale of the merchandise sold at events.

•Perform Sarbanes-Oxley testing evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of financial and operational controls.
•Prepare audit reports to be presented to upper management based on internal audit field observations.
•Gain an understanding of accounting processes and cycles within all departments of the organization.
•Review and verify the proper completion of corporate financial reports such as 10-K and 10-Q forms.
•Audit and test journal entries, financial reports, invoices, purchase orders, bank statements and reconciliations.

Internal Auditor

• Support cross-functional analysis between Marketing and Finance to collect and analyze media and financial data providing strategic recommendations to Brand teams.
• Process data from IBM Cognos and Access to forecast weekly consumption and marketing mix/ROI analysis of related consumer goods products.
• Update, maintain and analyze Google Analytics, Nielsen and IRi databases for weekly GRP levels and consumption across a multiple product spectrum.

Financial Analyst - Contractor

• Prepared for the migration of over 1.7 million products to a new content management system by researching and validating that product attributes are fully and consistently populated
• Validated data in Adobe CQ5 content management and Hybris master data management tools Ensured meta-data compliance through ad hoc audits


Product Information Analyst - Contracted

• Prepared and presented management with quality data trends utilizing: SAP, Excel, Hyperion, PowerPoint, Tableau and IBM Cognos Business software on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Led quality initiatives through data analysis and reporting. Initiative objectives included improving quality metric effectiveness and efficiency, ensuring compliance with FDA guidelines and overall product improvements.
• Tracked and analyzed business unit trends for efficiency. Working closely with business units to resolve data quality issues to positively impact the business.
• Maintained weekly reporting of key performance indicators for quality complaint handling.

Quality Systems Business Analyst - Contracted

• Performed preliminary Sarbanes-Oxley walkthroughs with process owners identifying key/non-key controls identifying required testing requirements.
• Reviewed submitted financial and operational Sarbanes-Oxley testing documents ensuring documentation was sufficient to support management assertions within Verizon Governance, Risk and Compliance standards.
• Conducted financial and operational audits evaluating processes and policies to identify opportunities for strengthening internal controls, streamlining processes and recognizing potential savings through quality audit reviews.
• Monitored general ledger reconciliations ensuring absence from trending anomalies and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Compliance Specialist / Sarbanes-Oxley Coordinator 

Scott Williams is an Operations and Finance Manager at Rotating Mass Media / Dirt Rag Magazine in LAFAYETTE, CO.

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