Jennifer J Stevens

Wirtz Beverage Group

Oct 2006 to Present
Finance Analyst
McCain Foods

May 2005 to Oct 2006
Deduction Specialist
Advantage Sales and Marketing
Schaumburg, IL
Sep 1997 to May 2005
Customer Service/Deduction Specialist

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FINANCIAL ANALYST BACKGROUND Responsible for the accurate calculation, entry and invoicing of monthly promotional chargebacks of multiple divisions for the Chicago, Peoria and Rockford offices through communications with both the Trade Development and Finance teams Took a lead role on the team which was responsible in creating, testing and implementing a new software program to more quickly and accurately complete the monthly chargebacks. The team succeeded in significantly reducing the numbers of days necessary to close the monthly chargebacks. Track and analyze discrepancies between gross profit expectations and actual gross profit Set up spreadsheets for Channel Managers to show monthly cases, sales and gross profit actuals versus budget goals Run, print and maintain files of all invoices and backup of chargebacks Trained employees in the chargeback procedures ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BACKGROUND Create and ensure accuracy of updated monthly supplier statements using A/X and Excel systems Locate and print invoice backup for suppliers using Laserfiche program Follow up on past due accounts through verbal and written communication DEDUCTION SPECIALIST BACKGROUND Responsible for validating vendor claims and resolving issues pertaining to invoice deductions for the central region of the United States Ensure daily one on one communications with brokers notifying them of new deductions and any issues that arose in regards to implementing new promotions Update daily deduction tracker to ensure accurate status of all deductions while addressing any issues of invalid claims Maintained files for all backup documentation as required by law for supplier audit and tax purposes