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Lesa Allen

Raleigh,NC

Summary

Precise, detail-oriented Financial Processing Manager - Manager, with sound judgment and decision-making skills with more than 20 years’ experience in financial management. Ensuring that the office operates smoothly and efficiently. Maintains efficient workflow for sorting, processing and distribution work area and coordinates activities with Financial team. Trains and monitors work performance activities to promote efficient processes and optimize productivity. Leads by example and promotes culture of workplace safety and environmental protection to support improvement initiatives. Maintained workflow, product preparation and pre-production of [Type] product by analyzing production reports.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
38
38
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Division Financial Processing Manager

Pepsi Botling Ventures, LLC
01.2013 - Current
  • Oversee the daily financial process to ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures; review and analyze financial data for accuracy and trends; and act as the primary resource for finance staff training, process, compliance, and financial system technical support
  • Review finances, including but not limited to cash, accounts receivable, financial deposits and P-card approvals
  • Provide technical support for financial systems; S4 HANA, BOW (selling software), UXT and Seed
  • Provide training & support to the administration department in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland & Delaware.
  • Collaborate with multiple departments to ensure compliance with finance policies and procedures
  • Prepare and reconcile divisional reports and bank statements
  • Develop and implement SOP and best business practices

International Group Travel Consultant / Accounting Specialist

MTS Travel
01.2009 - 12.2012
  • Responsible for account reconciliations, collections, humanitarian, and missionary travel arrangements that are accurate and cost effective for group travel for our clients
  • The group size can be anywhere from 10 to 200+ passengers
  • Utilization of our contracts to ensure clients have the best price option for group travel
  • For example, reduced fares and payment guidelines for the groups
  • Complete all ticketing, secure payments, and submit all monies and paperwork to the accounting department in order to bill the client

Manager – Cater

Chucks
01.1997 - 01.2008
  • Company Overview: Managed family catering business
  • Managed my fathers-in-laws food truck / catering business until after his death
  • Within a 9-year period I increased the company’s annual sales from $320,000 to 1.6 million
  • Processed all Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll, ordered and maintained inventory and supervised 50 employees
  • Prepared month and year end financial statements, general ledger, accruals and reversals, bank reconciliation’s, audit for sales and use tax and budget preparation
  • In addition, I maintained all accounting on Great Plains Accounting Software
  • Managed family catering business

Senior Accounting Clerk

CSC CompuSource
01.1995 - 01.1997
  • Audited all invoices for sales and use tax
  • Prepared and generated monthly, quarterly and year end reports
  • Prepared budget for the Accounting Department
  • Assigned Purchase Orders
  • Processed weekly check runs, inter-company allocation journal entries, manual checks and maintained vendors on Great Plains Accounting Software

Senior Account Specialist

Tultex Corporation
01.1990 - 01.1995
  • Managed self-directed work team, which involved problem resolutions among team members, work delegation among team members and reported to upper management
  • Processed invoices in an accurate and timely manner
  • Answered vendor questions, filed invoices and vouchers, tracked manual checks, and defined and maintained vendors on Dunn and Bradstreet computer system
  • Worked as a team member evaluating imaging solutions to reduce the manual efforts involved in processing financial paperwork such as invoices, vouchers, purchase orders and bill of lading
  • Reviewed applications for employment
  • Conducted interviews, pre-employment drug testing
  • Administrated the Tultex retirement play (401-K)
  • Employed employee leave of absences, checked references, conducted new employee orientations, and filed employee insurance claims

Education

BS - Accounting/Business Administration

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
08.1986 - 05.2024

Skills

  • Customer follow-up
  • Operations Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Scheduling Coordination
  • Process Documentation
  • Cost Reduction
  • Processing knowledge
  • Quality service
  • Workflow Analysis
  • Time Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Multitasking
  • Reliability

References

References are available upon request.

Software

S4 Hana / SAP

Seed

Vermont Information Processing - VIP / BOW

Great Plains

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

Hybrid

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany Culture

Interests

I love hiking and being outdoors Love the mountains

Timeline

Division Financial Processing Manager

Pepsi Botling Ventures, LLC
01.2013 - Current

International Group Travel Consultant / Accounting Specialist

MTS Travel
01.2009 - 12.2012

Manager – Cater

Chucks
01.1997 - 01.2008

Senior Accounting Clerk

CSC CompuSource
01.1995 - 01.1997

Senior Account Specialist

Tultex Corporation
01.1990 - 01.1995

BS - Accounting/Business Administration

University of Virginia
08.1986 - 05.2024

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