Winnie Lee
Flushing,USA
Summary
Experienced financial professional with over 20 years of experience, strong analytical and computer skills. Can make significant contributions to finance/accounting departments. Skilled at using financial data to drive strategic decision-making and improve operational efficiencies. Proven history of delivering precise financial reports and implementing cost-saving measures.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Styleline Studios dba J/Slides NYC
06.2016 - Current
- Manage daily cash applications making sure all cash receipts are properly applied.
- Manage weekly updates with Aging reports, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare monthly/quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Oversaw management of payroll, ensuring accurate and timely processing for all employees.
- Improved financial decision-making, providing executive team with detailed reports and analysis on financial performance.
- Weekly reporting of invoicing totals/aging totals/cash receipts/invoice adjustments.
- Send 940’s to the warehouse to ensure goods are being shipped within the cancel dates and manage 945’s coming in daily.
- Assisted customers with RMA’s and any credit issues.
- Established best practices for order processing and documentation, ensuring a consistent approach across the team.
Financial Analyst
Hugo Boss
06.2012 - 08.2012
- Assisted team with Financial Analysis and Reporting of Retail Performances.
- Prepared and analyzed store Profit and Loss.
- Created accurate and useful sales and margin reports working with Retail Operating Team.
- Developed forecasts and budgets accurately capturing Sales/Returns/Markdown trends and market conditions in conjunction with Retail Operating Team.
- Prepared Budgets/Revisions/Forecasts for Retail Stores.
- Completed ad hoc projects for upper management and headquarter to inform management decision making.
Financial Analyst
Converse Inc. (A wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE Inc.)
09.2006 - 02.2011
- Identified and implemented new internal finance processes and standards within the brand's startup apparel business.
- Generated on demand reports for international and domestic sales reconciliation reports.
- Analyzed monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensure financial information have been recorded accurately.
- Reviewed invoices and executive expense reports for proper coding to the GL across 4 apparel divisions (John Varvatos, Dwayne Wade, China Branded Apparel and One Star).
- Assisted in the preparation of corporate budgets and forecasts. Compared actual to budget to perform variance analysis.
- Instituted a quality assurance practice against current and paid invoices, reconciling payment overages.
- Assisted management in determining and setting internal budget controls across Design, Production, Sales, Marketing and employee expenses such as travel.
- Traveled monthly to Corporate in North Andover, Massachusetts to assist with month-end close.
- Managed and responded to vendor needs, skillfully resolving complex issues with professionalism and diplomacy.
- Created a new filing system for systematizing records and invoices.
- Assessed, created and implemented a new tracking system for AP/AR.
Accountant
Nili Lotan, Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Directed and coordinated activities concerned with sales organization including screening and evaluating new customers, and performing credit authorizations.
- Generated income statements, balance sheets, general ledger, checks and reports; entered payable vouchers.
- Developed procedures to track business office collections, posting and balancing.
- Interfaced between high end boutique owners and factors such as Hilldun Corporation Accounts Payable/ Receivable concerning invoice discrepancy issues and account billing cycles that include customer discounts.
- Responded to customer and vendor needs, skillfully resolving complex issues with professionalism and diplomacy.
- Maintained computerized Accounts Receivable/Payable, received/deposited monthly checks.
Executive Assistant to CEO/ Full Charge Bookkeeper
Constellation Inc
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Managed company cash flow to ensure there was a check and balance system.
- Performed monthly close.
- Handled cash disbursement, verify vendor invoices, and generate weekly checks.
- Prepared data analysis, and budgeting, that would prevent Constellation from bouncing checks.
- Guided company through its deficit, allowing Constellation to address other forms of working capitalization.
- Successfully fostered positive and lasting customer relationships.
- Performed filing, correspondence, and requisition of supplies on a daily basis.
Staff Accountant
Joseph Moshkovsky, CPA
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Performed general accounting functions focused on weekly disbursements for over 20 companies, and mandatory reporting activities for management review.
- Coordinated and maintained database and paperwork management, assuring records and schedules were accurate and consistently up to par.
- Converted accounting worksheets from QuickBooks Pro to Excel and implemented improvements.
- Acted as liaison with supporting departments and clients to provide requested information.
Education
Bachelor Business Administration - Accounting
Hofstra University
01.2006
Skills
- Proficient on A2000, Windows XP, MS Office, Hyperion, JD Edwards ODS, and QuickBooks Pro software which allows user to track, and manage company cash flow with the benefits of generating reports on demand
- Payroll processing
Timeline
Controller
Styleline Studios dba J/Slides NYC
06.2016 - Current
Financial Analyst
Hugo Boss
06.2012 - 08.2012
Financial Analyst
Converse Inc. (A wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE Inc.)
09.2006 - 02.2011
Accountant
Nili Lotan, Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2006
Executive Assistant to CEO/ Full Charge Bookkeeper
Constellation Inc
01.2003 - 01.2005
Staff Accountant
Joseph Moshkovsky, CPA
01.2002 - 01.2003
Bachelor Business Administration - Accounting
Hofstra University
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