El Día Directo / LinkActive/ Adavanced Graphic Printing, Inc. Accounting Manager
May. 2006 - Mar. 2013Guaynabo, Puerto RicoFor this position, I executed leadership for the Accounting Department in a Telemarketing Organization, with high profile clients including T-Mobile, AAA, and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. I carefully utilized an annual $50M budget in administering operations, managing projects, supervising audits, and ensuring organizational growth through profitable services. I played a key role in managing communications between external auditors and management, effectively achieving regulatory goals. Key accomplishments for this position include the following: • Identified, assessed, and corrected structural deficiencies leading to doubled financial productivity for key services.
• Successful led the consolidation of two departments leading to $300K in annual cost savings.
• Achieved a reduction in DSO from 210 to 45 days within 18 months leading to a reduction in aging from $9M to $2M.
• Orchestrated the design of new operational plans targeted on reducing month end closing by over 50%.
• Initiated a new implementation of Smart Stream in leading fixed assets, and inventory and procurement modules.
• Designed and launched a new cross-training program for accounting employees leading to exceptional risk mitigation during high workload periods.
• Served as the Interim Finance Director, preparing master budgets for company levels in 2013. Provided detailed documentation on financial reports to shareholders and directors.
• Achieved regulatory and government compliance for dual corporations.
• Conducted viability analysis in assessing productivity for a new call center location.
• Transitioned monthly billing from an estimation to daily actual billing procedures.
• Directed key billing and collection efforts, monitoring A/P and disbursement procedures, fixed assets, inventory, monthly closings, and general ledger information.
• Developed and led financial audit procedures for dual corporations, successfully completing all fieldwork within 10 business days.