DEBORAH BERGERON
Cranston
Summary
Results-driven Business and Finance Manager with expertise in financial statement review, auditing, and reporting. Specializes in producing detailed reports, evaluating operations, and managing month-end and year-end closings. Proficient in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, emphasizing productivity and financial compliance.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Manager/Specialist
JR Vinagro
Johnston
06.2024 - Current
- Invoice & Payment Processing: Oversee daily processing of purchase orders, credit memos, check requests, and employee expense reports.
- Process invoices involving purchase orders, credit memos, preapproved check requests, vendor invoices, employee expense reports from various systems with attention to detail, reasonableness, appropriate authorization in accordance with internal policy.
- Financial Accuracy: Ensure accurate recording of expenditures, reconcile vendor statements, and support accurate accruals.
- Review and reconcile vendor statements.
- Vendor Management: Build strong vendor relationships, manage vendor files, resolve discrepancies, and handle inquiries.
- Coordinated with vendors, managers, and purchasers to resolve issues impacting invoice processing for purchase orders and non-purchase order invoices.
- Implemented and enforced AP policies, managed tax exemption certificates, and supported 1099 preparation and audit compliance.
- Assist in preparing and filing 1099's at year end as necessary.
- Prepared tax exemption certificates.
- Led and organized AP staff training, optimizing departmental processes for improved workflow.
- Manage, organize, and prioritize electronic AP inbox and incoming mail as necessary.
- System Management: Utilize accounting software (like NetSuite for AR/AP functions) for data entry and account management.
- Coordinate with accounting staff to assure accurate accrual of estimated expenditures.
Business/Finance Manager
Times2 Academy
Providence
05.2020 - 05.2024
- Manage budgeting and forecasting process for improved financial planning and business growth.
- Establish a reliable financial forecasting framework, enabling the organization to make better-informed business decisions.
- Optimized accounts receivable and payable processes to enhance cash flow, ensuring timely invoicing and payments.
- Presented concise financial reports to senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making through data-driven insights.
- Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
- Prepare internal and regulatory financial reports, balance sheets and income statements.
- Prepare cash flow projections, cost analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Implement and regularly review financial controls to generate accurate and reliable financial data.
- Report to the Board of Directors on YTD P&L at monthly board meetings.
- Develop and maintain budgets.
- Supervised employees in the finance department, custodial, IT and facilities.
- Mentor junior team members in financial analysis techniques, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the department.
- Negotiated contracts with clients and vendors to secure favorable terms aligned with business objectives.
- Evaluated and negotiated contracts to procure favorable financial terms.
- Play a key role in successful audit completion by effectively liaising between external auditors and internal stakeholders.
- Managed and organized documents for the audit team to facilitate efficient review and analysis.
- Work with auditors and provide journal entries and reports needed during the audit process.
- Made adjusting entries to the general ledger to reconcile with the auditors' final reports.
- Reconcile teachers' payroll provided by providence school department to ensure we are invoiced correctly.
- Review and maintain general ledger accounts to be sure the accounting string fits within the UCOA guidelines.
- Provide RIDE with the UCOA RIDE Utility report quarterly to be reconciled.
- Organized and updated grant files to ensure compliance and accessibility for audits.
- Run and provide monthly financial statements to report to the executive director.
FAA Client Treasury Sr. Specialist
BNYMellon
Westborough
01.2013 - 05.2020
- Oversaw Treasury process, enhancing reporting accuracy and addressing performance and ad hoc requests.
- Handled expense processing for 75+ funds, ensuring timely and accurate financial documentation.
- Resolved complex issues by analyzing data and collaborating with team members.
- Researched and solved any cash variances between fund accounting and custody departments.
- Assisted Client Treasury Manager as primary contact for client and staff information.
- Provided support and training to staff for expense team conversion.
Treasury Analyst
CVS/CAREMARK
Woonsocket
12.2002 - 01.2013
- Controlled corporate and over 1000 store bank accounts using specialized database software, Access, and Excel to ensure accurate financial oversight.
- Managed account origination and signatory controls of accounts.
- Monitored, originated and presented request to officers and banks to document changes of authorized account signers.
- Generated comparative reports on bank fees versus contracted pricing for all bank accounts, identifying discrepancies and opportunities for cost management.
- Prepared monthly reports with variance and trend analysis to support financial decision-making.
- Obtained electronic analyses for bank accounts and properly enter into BRM system.
- Conducted SOX audit to ensure compliance with financial regulations.
- Created journal entries for month end close including adjustments and allocations.
- Analyzed projects from Manager, Director, and Treasurer.
Lottery Coordinator
CVS/CAREMARK
Woonsocket
12.2005 - 12.2009
- Coordinated all day-to-day lottery activities between CVS and state lottery agencies covering 1000+ stores within 16 states.
- Coordinated daily, weekly, and monthly accounting functions for lottery, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
- Managed weekly and monthly lottery sales and redemptions for 1000+ stores.
- Made recommendations and implemented changes to optimize Instant and Online Lottery Sales in CVS stores.
- Made recommendations and implemented changes to minimize Lottery Loss in CVS stores.
- Recorded and prepared account analysis for sales, redemptions, settlements, commissions, and losses across all lottery agencies to support decision-making.
- Performed monthly account reconciliation to verify accuracy of all lottery activity and maintain compliance.
- Performed monthly inventory monitoring helping to reduce lost/stolen instant tickets.
- Troubleshot large reconciliation variances resulting in verifying accurate sales and redemptions.
- Created and maintained department databases using Microsoft Access to include adding new stores, import commission for states, and lottery store sales updates.
- Coordinated store opening, closing and relocations as it relates to department equipment (ATM, MO, Copier).
- Streamlined operational workflows by organizing documentation systems and updating records.
- Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates.
- Partnered with Loss Prevention Managers by supporting theft investigations.
- Set up new stores with lottery equipment and provided training to store employees.
- Prepared account analysis reporting monthly commissions and sales.
- Conducted reconciliations of multiple cash accounts to ensure accuracy.
Education
Associate of Science -
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI05.1985
High School Diploma -
Cranston High School East
Cranston, RI06.1983
Some College (No Degree) -
Rhode Island College
Providence, RISkills
- Accounts payable oversight
- Invoice management and tracking
- Vendor management strategies
- Financial reporting and reconciliation
- Payment processing efficiency
- Expense tracking and documentation
- General ledger oversight practices
- Month-end closing processes
- Expertise in journal entries
- Bank reconciliation processes
- audit compliance support
- Financial analysis capabilities
- Budget planning skills
- Communication effectiveness
- Variance analysis proficiency
- Cash flow strategies
- Implementation of internal controls
- GAAP knowledge base
- Improvements in processes
- Analysis of transactions and statements
- Coordination of workflows
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access
- Experience with PeopleSoft
- Familiarity with Nexen system
- MIP accounting system experience
- Collaboration within teams
Timeline
Accounts Payable Manager/Specialist
JR Vinagro
06.2024 - Current
Business/Finance Manager
Times2 Academy
05.2020 - 05.2024
FAA Client Treasury Sr. Specialist
BNYMellon
01.2013 - 05.2020
Lottery Coordinator
CVS/CAREMARK
12.2005 - 12.2009
Treasury Analyst
CVS/CAREMARK
12.2002 - 01.2013
Associate of Science -
Community College of Rhode Island
High School Diploma -
Cranston High School East
Some College (No Degree) -
Rhode Island College