Michele Walter
Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
Summary
Highly motivated Senior Finance Operations Specialist dedicated to providing quality service and support on a wide array of revenue accounting related tasks. Proven ability to establish and maintain excellent communication and relationships. Adept in revenue accounting and finance reporting whilst continually meeting deadlines. Excellent time management and organizational skills. Utilizing my experience and knowledge within SAP to help my continued growth within the company.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Operations Specialist – SPOC for NA
SAP America, Inc
09.2016 - Current
- The Special Point of Contact for NA regional entities for complex or high importance inquiries and issues within our team and our stakeholders.
- Maintain and reconcile Balance Sheet GL accounts, along with supporting external interim and year-end audit activities for SAP US entities.
- Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications. Along with driving process documentation and instructions,
- Prepare, execute, and monitor MEC and QEC activities, be a single point of contact for complex contracts, RFVs and MEAs at QEC.
- Delegating the assignments for ICO RFV processing and ensuring all are processed before end of close.
- Collaborate with Revenue Recognition, Controlling and O2I teams to ensure accuracy and timeliness of Cloud Revenue reporting. As well as holding training and knowledge sharing meetings quarterly.
- Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
- Involved in two revenue migrations and was apart of huge balance sheet account cleanups.
Sales Compensation Specialist
Ariba Inc. By SAP
03.2013 - 09.2016
- Handle system requirements and commission payments for North America license sales field by applying the Go-To-Market and Quota Crediting Rules to NA monthly revenue actuals.
- Process commission accrual analysis, month and quarter end accounting, reconciling the US commissions account, and monthly payroll audits.
Billing Analyst/OM
Ariba Inc.
07.2010 - 03.2013
- Conducted monthly pre-billing review and data quality analysis to verify complete accuracy of invoices delivered to customers and providers.
- Customer data entry and order setup of sales contracts for invoicing and revenue scheduling using the tool PeopleSoft.
Contract Administrator/Asst. to Chief Controller
Ariba Inc.
08.2008 - 07.2010
- Process and distribute contracts for execution and maintain accurate tracking records.
- Manage and update multiple software systems with legal documents and company agreements.
- Provide support for the VP & treasury department by running bank statements, updating the daily cash report, forecasting cash flow, and initiating bank wires.
- Verify and analyze Account Reconciliations, and accrual entries for completion.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Dual Majors in Business Management & Marketing
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (SRU)
Slippery Rock, PA05.2007
Skills
- Excellent time management and effective organization
- Working knowledge of SAP ISP, RAR, CRM, CMS, Harmony, I4P, Salesforce, PeopleSoft, and Excel
- Strong ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Networking and building good relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Problem Solving and Resolution
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of operations
Timeline
Senior Finance Operations Specialist – SPOC for NA
SAP America, Inc
09.2016 - Current
Sales Compensation Specialist
Ariba Inc. By SAP
03.2013 - 09.2016
Billing Analyst/OM
Ariba Inc.
07.2010 - 03.2013
Contract Administrator/Asst. to Chief Controller
Ariba Inc.
08.2008 - 07.2010
Bachelor of Science - Dual Majors in Business Management & Marketing
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (SRU)