THANIA HERRERA

Financial Strategy & Cash Flow Optimization:

• Optimized 99%+ AR aging throughout tenure, ensuring strong cash flow and collections efficiency aging for key accounts (e.g., Walmart & Target), leveraging customer trend analysis
• Recovered an estimated $250K from a company facing bankruptcy, securing funds that would have otherwise been lost
• Credit & Risk Assessment: Conduct credit risk assessments, analyze financial statements, and generate risk reports to support decision-making

Financial Reporting:

• Streamline AR aging reports for leadership, improving financial visibility and decision-making
• Develop data-driven financial reports using SAP ERP and Power BI to enhance forecasting accuracy
• Prepare weekly/monthly AR aging reports in Excel & SAP ERP, improving financial forecasting and decision-making

Audit & Compliance:

• Manage broker commission reconciliation, ensuring accurate calculations and compliance with contract terms
• Manage month-end close activities, including AR reconciliation, online sales tracking, 2% cash discount validation, broker commission reconciliation, and journal entries
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate financial policies

Revenue & Broker Commission Analysis:

• Reconcile and validate broker commissions using Power BI and ERP data, ensuring contract compliance and accurate financial reporting

Process Improvement & Automation:

• Lead process improvements in AR operations, optimizing workflows to reduce errors and improve efficiency
• Develop and implement automation strategies to enhance accounts reconciliation and payment application workflows, reducing processing time

Sustainability & ESG Integration:

• Provide financial insights to Chosen Foods' Greenhouse Gas Inventory Analysis
• Integrate sustainability considerations into corporate finance strategies

• Managed collections and deductions for major accounts, ensuring accurate and timely resolution
• Posted Intercompany Transactions and Freight Vendor Invoices
• Assisted with financial reporting, cash forecasting, and reconciliations

• Managed financial records, bookkeeping, and accounting operations
• Ensured compliance with financial regulations across US and European offices
• Optimized cash flow by streamlining accounts management and payment tracking

• Led financial administration, including payroll processing, budgeting, and accounts payable/receivable
• Improved financial forecasting models to aid decision-making
• Managed financial audits and ensured regulatory compliance

• Managed executive schedules, correspondence, and travel arrangements
• Assisted in coordinating product launches and corporate events
• Provided administrative and financial support to senior executives