Ashley Winka

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ABOUT ASHLEY WINKA

Dynamic business professional with 22 years’ experience in fast-growing corporate environments. Process improvement champion combines business acumen and accounting technology to drive efficiency, maintain compliance, and meet quality standards. Strong communicator excels in client relationship management and high-performance team development. Technical proficiency in QuickBooks, Concur, SalesForce, MS Office Suite (advanced Excel), Floqast, Asana, Great Plains, Trintech, Epicor, Business Objects and NetSuite.Financial AccountingAccounts Receivable (A/R)Account ReconciliationsTreasury & Cash Management Data & Variance AnalysisGeneral / Subsidiary LedgerGAAP & Regulatory ComplianceBanking & Systems ImplementationBudgeting & Cash ForecastingKey Accomplishments:New Market Waste SolutionsCross-functionally work with other departments to maintain timely and accurate reporting of cash and expenses, among various other projects for a $100M in revenue company that processes between 13-15K invoices per month (or 150K-180K per year). Establish a collections process within company to resolve non payments; reduced DSO over 30% first few months.Researched neglected unapplied AP of $900k; communicated with vendors to get statements and payment history; recoup over $600k in double payments and resolved remaining from previous accounting errors. Switch check vendors to ACH payments; reducing bank fees 45%Extended Stay AmericaDrastically reduced the expense account by 35% within 3 months and over 60% to date.Identified a critical delay in cash depository bank account posting lag from 48 hours - 24 hours.Reviewed and analyzed bank fees, offered recommendations resulting in deposit and other bank fees being reduced by 20%.Gotcha Media HoldingsStepped in to co-lead Corporate Accounting group for six months during search for Controller, including director-level review of financial statement packages, flux analyses, and operation of review controls.Implemented multiple process improvements including new credit card reporting tool, master invoicing schedule with flow-through to cash forecast, and contract detail summary template.BenefitfocusContributed to project management team that migrated ERP function from Great Plains to NetSuite and decreased administrative labor by 35%.Led task force to remediate Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 compliance deficiencies and eliminate administrative errors by 50%.Slashed days’ sales outstanding by 15+% and reduced 90-day overdue balances by $4M in 2014.