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A skilled financial professional with 10+ years of leadership expertise in financial management, accounting and accounts payable/receivable. Continuously looks for ways to improve overall processes and procedures, interfacing regularly with executive team to implement activities that will improve efficiency and accuracy. Experience includes mid-sized, privately held entities in retail, manufacturing, wholesale distributing, insurance risk pools, nonprofit and government settings.

Business Process and Transaction Manager @ From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Financial Systems Project Manager @ Lead project teams, including Finance and IT staff members, as well as internal and external consultants. Review external consultant invoices and reported project financial status to CFO. Work closely with IT to automate manual cutover tasks. • Managed the design and implementation of PeopleSoft Financials & Hyperion Planning ERP system. • Collaborated with internal team to develop an external consultant travel policy. • Assisted A/P team and external consultants with vendor conversion and vendor master cleanup efforts. • Supported internal Accounting team with ledger conversion efforts. • Developed and conducted training for all corporate users of the new system. • Worked closely with IT, ensuring the proper translation of what needed to happen on the IT systems in order for the Finance project to be successful. From October 2011 to May 2014 (2 years 8 months) Accounts Payable Manager @ Managed the activities of eight staff members, reviewing work, performing reviews, and coaching staff. Supported and ensured timely and accurate invoice processing. Closed the accounts payable sub-ledger weekly, validated content, and resolved various issues. Controlled the W9 and 1099 process. Identified and reconciled issues with the trial balance and aged trial balance. • Created zero run cycle to clean up zero balances in vendor file. • Improved processing by encouraging receipt of electronic invoices. • Involved in enforcing the travel policy, resulting in $675k in savings in the first year. • Managed project for the CFO and successfully doubled productivity on the team. • Led the implementation of a travel and expense reporting tool for the entire company, resulting in $400k in savings annually. • Developed and conducted training for all company users of expense reporting tool. From April 2010 to October 2011 (1 year 7 months) Senior Accountant @ Prepared monthly reporting package for internal financial statements. Assisted with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances. Performed accounting for profit sharing plan and prepared reporting package for auditors. Completed monthly journal entries and account reconciliations. • Reconciled intercompany accounts with Canadian company and majority owned subsidiary. • Performed testing and accounting for company inventory after bi-annual physical inventories • Prepared analysis reports for various departments within the company on a monthly and quarterly basis. • Performed testing and accounting for company inventory after bi-annual physical inventories. • Assisted with accounting challenges of first international operations. From October 2006 to March 2010 (3 years 6 months) Senior Auditor @ Supervised, trained, and evaluated audit staff. Assisted in recruiting and hiring. Planned, performed, and concluded audit, review, and compilation activities. Prepared tax returns for partnerships, C corporations, S corporations, limited liability companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals • Informed client management of operational deficiencies and provided suggestions for improvement • Researched new standards and assisted in implementing new accounting and reporting pronouncements. From 2003 to 2006 (3 years)

MAS, Accounting @ Northern Illinois University From 2003 to 2004 BS, Accounting @ Northern Illinois University From 2001 to 2003 Mandy Cavaliere is skilled in: Project Management, PeopleSoft, Hyperion Planning, ERP Implementations, Financial Analysis, Cost Control, Financial Accounting, Staff Supervision, Leadership, Team Leadership, Collaborative Leadership, Business Process Improvement, US GAAP, Communication Skills, Cognos, Concur, Infinium