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Theresa Cronk

River Grove,IL

Summary

Dynamic Financial Analyst with proven expertise at Breakthru Beverage, excelling in accounts payable and vendor management. Achieved a significant reduction in claims from $297,000 to $58,000, showcasing strong analytical skills and effective negotiation. Adept at leveraging advanced Excel functions to enhance compliance and streamline processes.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Analyst

Breakthru Beverage
Cicero, Illinois
06.2025 - Current

Filing local taxes, including liquor, county, and city taxes, timely and accurately.

  • Ensure tax filings included complete payment and credit verification for compliance.
  • Interface with local government agencies to resolve discrepancies and maintain compliance.
  • Coordinate all audits related to local taxes, providing necessary documentation to auditors.

Maintain proper recordkeeping for audits to support compliance and transparency.

  • Conduct detailed data mining from SAP to extract information for tax filings and audits.
  • Utilize advanced Excel functions to analyze large datasets, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Report local union benefits timely and resolved discrepancies in commission payments.

AP Resolution Analyst

Breakthru Beverage
11.2024 - 06.2025
  • Oversees all discrepancies related to trade and non-trade invoices. this includes, but is not limited to, approving coding, researching quantity and pricing issues by collaborating with Suppliers, Vendors, Business Managers, Revenue Managers, Trade Development, Purchasing, Finance and Operations to ensure compliance with BBG's policies and procedures.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation of all cases handled, ensuring accuracy and accessibility of information for future reference.
  • Boosted overall productivity by effectively prioritizing tasks based on urgency, complexity, and potential impact on Suppliers and Trade Developments

Account Payable/T&E Associate

Breakthru Beverage
08.2015 - 10.2024
  • Process and resolve invoice discrepancies and 3-way match issues with collaboration with Purchasing and Operations teams
  • Review, analyze, and approve coding of vendor invoices and ensure timely vendor payments
  • Ensuring matching of inventory receipts to supplier and freight invoices
  • Process daily check requests for non-trade vendors
  • Code invoices and check requests with correct codes conforming to standard procedures and properly enter items into the Process Director system
  • Lowered claims account from $297,000 to $58,000 since 2022
  • File and pay Wisconsin Revenue for liquor and used sales tax monthly
  • Review and approve concur expenses for few markets
  • Track and pay gas cards for both US Voyager and Kwik Trip
  • Track Sales Trade yearly expense budget
  • Working on clearing unclaimed property and outstanding balance issues

Sales Consultant (Corporate Chain)

Breakthru Beverage
04.2011 - 09.2013
  • Effectively plan and execute sales calls on a daily, weekly, or monthly/quarterly basis with quota and distribution objectives
  • Work with supplier representatives and managers in the field to promote sales
  • Service and improve the marketability of our products through shelf management, display position and frequency, concept selling and price point management
  • Communicate merchandising tactics to accounts

Inventory Cost Analyst

Breakthru Beverage
05.2005 - 03.2011
  • Confirmation of all inventories into DISC system and set up new items
  • Verified the cost of all items received by WBI
  • Allocated purchase allowances to corresponding banks
  • Communicated transfer of merchandise within the warehouses
  • Reconciled duty taxes with DHL Danza
  • Prepared green bond sheets for all imported items
  • Assisted Accounts Payable during Month End

Education

Business Management -

North Eastern University

Skills

  • Accounts Payable
  • Coding
  • Ledger Reconciliation
  • Sales
  • Negotiation
  • Invoicing
  • Vendor Management

Timeline

Financial Analyst

Breakthru Beverage
06.2025 - Current

AP Resolution Analyst

Breakthru Beverage
11.2024 - 06.2025

Account Payable/T&E Associate

Breakthru Beverage
08.2015 - 10.2024

Sales Consultant (Corporate Chain)

Breakthru Beverage
04.2011 - 09.2013

Inventory Cost Analyst

Breakthru Beverage
05.2005 - 03.2011

Business Management -

North Eastern University
Theresa Cronk