Nov 2020 - Present

Wan Hai Lines Shipping

Finance Manager

+ Prepare financial statements. Perform month and year end processing. Prepare and distribute budget vs actual reports, travel and training reports. Prepare and book accruals. Book IFRS16 for Long Beach and Scottsdale offices. Maintain depreciation schedule. Adjust prepaid accounts. Record biweekly cash requirements. Reconcile corporate account by recording all transactions including incoming deposits and wires. Coordinate container loading and discharge data from ports managers. Calculate commissions using tiered commission rate schedule. Reconcile Intercompany. Reconcile incoming Taipei wires for previous month’s commissions. Record, verify, maintain all accounting records regarding company's day to day business activities. Arrange weekly wires and ACHs to vendors. Process and reconcile customer refunds. Optimize terminal and port accounting workflow to accommodate new requirements for recording all principal expenses simultaneously. Create a system of compilation of various invoice types by vessel, and single handedly managed billing functions for East and West coast container terminals. This involves verifying contracted rates, container numbers, and all supporting information related to an invoice. Onboard new vendors by obtaining new contracts and tariffs and setting them up in Sage 100 and in the Citibank platform. Teach and mentor new junior staff members.

May 2016 - Mar 2020

Gampac, Inc.

Staff Accountant

+ Assist with preparation of Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly Financial statements. Calculation and Preparation of GL entries for Monthly rebate accruals. Ensure that pre-paid expenses are recorded in conformance with GAAP accounting principles. Reconcile executive expense reports to company’s PNC credit card statements. Work on timely cancelation of financial obligations with carriers and non-trade vendors to assure establishment of the most efficient long lasting carrier relationships. Train, develop and manage various temp personnel in main processing areas such as XML file import, mass invoice distribution, invoice error analysis etc. Collaborate with peers to manage priorities and coordinate efforts with a focus on providing excellent customer service. Assist with On-Base electronic data base implementation and testing to assure conversion to a paperless environment. Coordinate approximately $50,000 in funds through wire transfers to Operating Units, carriers and customers on a daily basis. Contributed to the 10% improvement of Gampac’s credit score by proactively working with factoring companies and carriers on improving invoice flow and expediting payments. Contributed improvement of company’s bottom line by encouraging carriers to choose quick pay 5% payment option. Participated in 3 major system upgrades by working together with analytics team and IT on application requirements. Participated in various special initiatives such as tracking of “Loser loads”, and validation of warehouse data against manually created Navision reports.

Nov 2010 - May 2011

Food Services of America

Accounts Payable

+ Assisted the Operating Units of Boise, Fargo and Seattle with their daily financial needs. Assured the most effective work flow was in place as part of the centralized accounting efforts in Scottsdale corporate office. Tracked discrepancies and payment approvals to guarantee continuity. Participated in Ad-HOC projects and new systems implementations.

2005 - 2007

LUK Oil Overseas

Interpreter/General Admin

+ Assisted VIP expatriate personnel with smooth transition and adaptation to Latin American culture while on contract assignments in Bogota, Colombia.
Translated legal, financial and geology related documents and meetings in Russian-English-Spanish languages.
Participated in high level meetings related to contract negotiations with Eco petrol – Colombian Oil and Gas Regulatory Entity and Lukoil. Assisted with proper interpretation of nuances of Colombian culture and law and assured the most beneficial outcome for the company.