Eulanda Simon
Chief Admin Office, VP Accounting Ops
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Experienced individual providing high-quality administrative support to various departments. Highly organized and detail-oriented with great multitasking and task prioritization skills. Self-motivated Chief Administration Officer brings proven leadership, organizational and customer relations skills. Independently solves problems and keeps teams on task to handle diverse business requirements. History retaining clients and talented staff.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Administration Officer
Next Trucking Inc
07.2020 - 05.2024
- Responsible for the following areas: Accounting/Finance/Human Resources; Compliance/Safety/Claims and Legal
- Responsible for 2 companies and a team of 32 team members.
- Responsible for the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements.
- Responsible for AOP budget and annual planning: Managing budgets, hiring, contracting, and business negotiations
- Coordinated inter-departmental activities by establishing company goals and delegating responsibilities
- .Responsible for policy, procedure, and ensuring that all regulatory rules and regulations are obeyed.
- Responsible safety and compliance department and provide governance to safeguard company assets and maintain compliance.
- Analyzed audit reports and formulating improvements to departmental workings.
- Compiled performance reports and reporting to the CEO and board of directors.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and monitor financial budgets and forecasts, providing strategic financial guidance.
- Conducted financial analysis and variance assessments to identify areas for improvement and cost optimization.
- Worked closely with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with all financial and legal requirements.
- Accomplishments
- Timely adoption of ASC606 and ASC842
- Successful Financial and 401K Audits
- Build out of metrics to track OTC (from order to collection)
- Increase gross margin percentage
- Identified Operation deficiency to reduce dwell time of a container
- Systems Used
- NetSuite; Looker; Expensify; Atlas; Google Products; MS Products; UKG payroll HRS
Sr. Director Accounts Payable
Fab-Fit-Fun
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Responsible for directing procure to pay processes for US and Ireland entities. High volume and high dollar management of various types of vendors: Beauty, Fashion, Fitness accounts; and Influence Marketers.
- Responsible for full cycle accounts payable processes. Oversee and reviewed outgoing wires and ACHs for international and domestic vendors.
- Cash management and forecasting. Oversee Factor and Credit Insurance companies for beauty and fashion industries
- Accomplishments
- Amended the company's Travel and Entertainment Policy. Supported state and federal tax audits.
- Complete vendor profile update with to the ERP system to improved accuracy of 1099 reporting and entity
- Systems Used
- Bill.com; Nexonia reimbursement; Workday; NetSuite; High Jump warehouse management.
Head of Payroll and Procurement
Dollar Shave Club
04.2016 - 08.2019
- Responsible for managing procure to pay processes for US and Canada entities.
- Oversee domestic Fullcycle payroll for 350 employees, 1500 contractors, and 300 influencers; along with entertainment reimbursements.
- Responsible for multi-state payroll processing and W-2 reporting. Manage payroll data and inquiries while ensuring policies and procedures are in place and followed.
- Reviewed and approved all payroll exceptions and retro-active pay adjustments, including termination pay and corrections.
- Manage company payroll accruals including vacation, sick-time, etc.
- Reviewed journal entries related to payroll and accounts payable transactions.
- Prepared and transmittal of regulatory filings related to compensation and headcounts (census filings), including W-2 and related tax filings.
- Accomplishments
- Partnered with the People team on development of the company's LOA policy. Committed to ensuring timely processing for bi-weekly payrolls and T&E reimbursements.
- Manage time-keeping policies and procedures and time-keeping systems.
- Amended the company's Travel and Entertainment Policy. Implemented new travel reimbursement platform – Concur.
- Manage banking relationship related to accounts payable. Responsible for GL account reconciliations.
- Systems used
- JDEdwards; Concur T&E; Expensable; ADP
Operational Controller
Dermalogica Inc
04.2009 - 02.2016
- Responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit & Collection, Cost Accounting full cycle functions. Supported the annual budgetary and planning process. Response for budget to actual expense analyzes for multiple departments.
- Responsible for 2 legal entities and an accounting staff of 16 team members.
- Responsible for reconciliation of expense and revenue accounts.
- Responsible for bank account reconciliations. Responsible for annual reporting and tax filing for 1099s.
- Supported and managed audits from sales tax agencies, specific to the areas of resale and use sales taxes.
- Prepared variance analyses as required.
- Supported annual budgetary process with assisting department heads.
- Reviewed and signed as second signatory on all AP check disbursements and approves outgoing wires for international and domestic vendors.
- Responsible for retail operations 25 store point of service system processes.
- Accomplishments
- Reduced month end close time from 10 days to 2 days.
- Identified cost savings with manufacturing providers through bill of material cost analysis
- Systems used
- JDEdwards; Concur T&E; Highjump Warehouse Management
Education
MBA -
University of Phoenix
01.2007
Skills
- Strong organizational
- Communication skills
- Lead facilitators of administrative operations
- Business Administration
- Compliance
- Financial Reporting
- Leadership
- Strategy Planning
Accomplishments
- Developed company goals
- Improved revenue growth by 30% increase from 2020-2022.
- Implemented procure to pay improved system process by providing integration between operations and finance platforms
- Reduced month-end close time from 20 days to 5 days
- Improved operations through the development of relevant KPI
- Adopted ASC 606 Revenue
- Adopted AC 842 Standard for Lease accounting
Certification
- Southern Methodist University Lean Six Sigma - 2022
Timeline
Chief Administration Officer
Next Trucking Inc
07.2020 - 05.2024
Sr. Director Accounts Payable
Fab-Fit-Fun
08.2019 - 04.2020
Head of Payroll and Procurement
Dollar Shave Club
04.2016 - 08.2019
Operational Controller
Dermalogica Inc
04.2009 - 02.2016
MBA -
University of Phoenix
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