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Michelle Young

Ventura,CA

Summary

A highly organized and detail-oriented Financial Professional with a verifiable record of developing high quality programs across Travel, Expense and Credit Card Processes. Proven ability to identify and implement improvements to streamline operations and increase efficiency and productivity. Polished in evaluating employee performance and overseeing key projects.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager, Global Payment Operations

Apeel Sciences
Goleta, CA
10.2022 - Current
  • Provided management support by mentoring, monitoring productivity, and implementing modifications to improve the performance of personnel in accounts payable, procurement, and expenses teams.
  • Formalized and administered the credit card program, overseeing the creation, implementation, and administration of policies, procedures, and stakeholder partnerships.
  • Efficiently managed the global expense reimbursement initiative at Apeel, consolidating three separate systems into a single streamlined system.
  • Established and maintained corporate policies, processes, and technology to align with ongoing business strategies.
  • Established process-driven strategies to improve and streamline the end-to-end expense reimbursement procedure.
  • Ensured that all entries were accounted for and accurately posted through the reconciliation of accounts payable and expense reporting ledgers.
  • Pioneered training programs and a dedicated confluence site, increasing employee knowledge base and aiding in change management.

Corporate Expense Manager

Apeel Sciences
Goleta, CA
04.2021 - 10.2022
  • Facilitated the successful deployment of the expense reporting program for employees in Mexico and Spain.
  • Ensured optimal performance of the Coupa and Expensify systems as System Administrator through system configuration oversight and user-experience maintenance, specifically in expense reporting, accounts payable, and procurement.
  • Successfully implemented credit card travel and purchasing card programs through the formalization of policies, procedures administration as well as establishing stakeholder partnerships.
  • Provided expertise by counseling staff members and collaborating with T&E staff, HR personnel, internal submitters, and their respective approvers to effectively handle compliance matters.
  • Successfully established and integrated Concur Expense platform in six countries during initial six months of tenure.

Senior Analyst, Global Travel and Expense

Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh, WI
01.2019 - 04.2021
  • Provided administrative support for SAP Concur Travel and Expense systems in multiple locations including North America, Asia, Latam, and Europe.
  • Orchestrated the refinement of the Global T&E Policy to clarify consistency across the organization and ensure the expense system was up-to-date and accurate
  • Liaise with the internal technology team and System Provider to deliver projects, process changes, and daily system management.
  • Spearheaded the approval process for the entire company's daily influx of over 150 expense reports, guaranteeing precise and punctual expense reporting.
  • Collaborated with Treasury to address outstanding credit card balances on the corporate card program.

Supervisor Freight Payment

Hospira, a Pfizer company
Lake Forest, IL
05.2005 - 02.2018
  • Oversaw and coordinated all components of freight payment activities, involving a total value of 16 million within the Transportation sector.
  • Successfully handled the Global Travel and Expense Reporting, along with Corporate Card Administration Processes across 40 Hospira locations globally. Managed a Corporate spending amount totaling over 90 million.
  • Played a key role in the design and implementation of an offshore location strategy for expense reporting audit activities across 31 countries. Oversaw development, training, implementation, and daily operation.
  • Successfully implemented Concur platform for expense reporting in 27 countries, resulting in a $55K implementation cost reduction.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - General Studies

Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
05.1992

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Problem Resolution
  • Communications
  • Customer Service
  • Team Building
  • Refining Process
  • Expense Reporting
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Time Management
  • Data Analytics
  • Corporate Credit Card Oversight
  • Reporting management
  • Cross-functional team leadership

Timeline

Senior Manager, Global Payment Operations

Apeel Sciences
10.2022 - Current

Corporate Expense Manager

Apeel Sciences
04.2021 - 10.2022

Senior Analyst, Global Travel and Expense

Oshkosh Corporation
01.2019 - 04.2021

Supervisor Freight Payment

Hospira, a Pfizer company
05.2005 - 02.2018

Bachelor of Arts - General Studies

Chicago State University

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