Amanda Young
Summary
Self-motivated financial analyst with strong interpersonal and analytical skills. Adept at effective communication with internal and external business partners and management. Demonstrated ability to lead and drive results in a deadline-driven environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor, Financial Planning & Analytics
Red River Technology LLC
01.2023 - Current
- Owner of annual $50M commissions budget, analysis and execution including ~150 employee CapivateIQ commissions plan and bi-weekly payment
- Maintain integrated commissions overlay model to ensue accuracy in non-systemic commission payments
- Manage annual commission plan roll-out with Human resources and Sales to include the goal setting process
- Recommend improvements and corresponding analysis to incentivize commissionable employees and align with company strategy
- Functional finance business partner for Human Resources, IT, Legal and Marketing executive teams
- Assist with Monthly Operating Review process including review of financials and commentary to align with company messaging
- Supervise Commissions Analyst and Financial Analyst responsible for
Sr Payroll Practitioner
Red River Technology
03.2020 - 06.2022
- Ensure accurate and timely bi-weekly payroll for 750 employees in multiple jurisdictions
- Completed successful conversion from Workday to ADP Payroll midyear
- Work with tax support to ensure each company is appropriately filing with local and state municipalities
- Resolve employee questions and process adjustments as needed
- Reconcile quarterly and filings and work with ADP or appropriate jurisdictions to validate and correct
Financial Analyst – Operations Finance
C&S Wholesale Grocers
07.2018 - 03.2020
- Accountable for preparing annual budget and semiannual forecasts for $150M region of transportation operation
- Coordinate with transportation department team members and adjust planning as needed
- Instrumental in analyzing annual asset replacement program and diesel purchase program
- Measure weekly performance and analyze variances for each of 14 operational distributions centers against budget
- Communicate variances to appropriate business partners and suggest areas of improvement
Senior Staff Accountant – Operations Finance
C&S Wholesale Grocers
08.2015 - 06.2018
- Responsible for accurately calculating and accounting for $5M weekly customer transportation billings
- Maintained customer contract compliance for all customers with a transportation clause
- Validate and publish accurate weekly income statement
- Manage month-end reconciliation process for liability, payable and receivable balance sheets with quarterly true-ups and explanation to senior management, internal and external reporting
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting process for customer billings as they relate to transportation
Staff Accountant – Payroll
C&S Wholesale Grocers
12.2014 - 08.2015
- Assisted in income tax deduction validation for 15,000 employees in multiple states and pay levels
- Worked with Accounts Payable to resolve discrepancies in United Way deductions and payments
- Supported associates during leave to cover fund transfers,401(k) deduction and reconciliation and senior management non-qualified stock plans
- Aided in implementation of new corporate credit card program
Associate Accountant – Operations Finance
C&S Wholesale Grocers
09.2012 - 12.2014
- Responsible for properly coding and maintaining accounts payable for multiple warehouses across the C&S network
- Collected and entered weekly case receiving and payroll transfers
- Collected data for monthly warehouse accruals and created entries to the general ledger
- Updated P&Ls on a weekly basis to be distributed among the warehouse locations and company executives
Payroll Specialist
C&S Wholesale Grocers
02.2011 - 09.2012
- Ensured accurate and timely payroll to1,000 employees on a weekly basis
- Assisted in maintaining accrued paid time off
- Communicated with multiple departments to answer questions and made system edits as necessary
- Worked with corporate office to maintain state and federal compliance
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH05.2003
Skills
- Budget oversight
- Problem solving
- Process improvement
- Staff motivation
- Compliance management
- Analytical thinking
- Relationship building
Timeline
Supervisor, Financial Planning & Analytics
Red River Technology LLC
01.2023 - Current
Sr Payroll Practitioner
Red River Technology
03.2020 - 06.2022
Financial Analyst – Operations Finance
C&S Wholesale Grocers
07.2018 - 03.2020
Senior Staff Accountant – Operations Finance
C&S Wholesale Grocers
08.2015 - 06.2018
Staff Accountant – Payroll
C&S Wholesale Grocers
12.2014 - 08.2015
Associate Accountant – Operations Finance
C&S Wholesale Grocers
09.2012 - 12.2014
Payroll Specialist
C&S Wholesale Grocers
02.2011 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
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