Michelle Taylor

Experience

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  IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

  Apr 2003 - Apr 2007

  Certified Six Sigma Black Belt – Project Manager – Process Improvement

  Facilitated all team sessions with the functional areas to identify the current business state of processes to yield opportunities for future improvements. Managed projects from infancy to GO LIVE to include company-wide travel and expense system, time and attendance with ADP and a check by phone collection process. Implemented two Six Sigma Black Belt projects that yielded cost savings totaling $2.5MM.

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  FOCUS Brands, Inc.

  Jul 2007 - Sept 2013

  Tax and Treasury Manager

  Managed the daily net cash position for all entities to eliminate opportunities of overdrafts and non-liquidity. Coordinated and managed all financial institution relationships to ensure accurate and timely bank account set-up, completion of required bank documents and the facilitation of account maintenance. Assisted department head with regulatory and covenant reporting. Analyzed and monitored strategies to include trust, foreign exchange, short, long-term debt, interest rate swaps, and other debt instruments. Managed all risk management with insurance broker for all entities. Responsible for compiling the weekly cash forecast for analysis and distribution. Facilitated and managed all the tax apportionment for all entities. Analyzed debt refinancing and equity issuance strategies.Key Accomplishments:• Established the treasury department in 2007 from ground zero. Managed the banking, cash and treasury tasks for the mergers and acquisitions of Auntie Anne’s, Moe’s and Schlotzsky’s. Consolidated the company payroll process to eliminate extra pay codes which resulted with running additional payrolls. Streamlined bank products and services saving the company $300k on an annual basis. Minder weergeven

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  Habif, Arogetti and Wynne, LLP

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  Project Manager Consultant - Treasury

  Contributed as a key player in the establishment of the domestic treasury team. Managed the screening and vendor selection of a treasury management system for the organization – Dematic, Inc.

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  Elavon, Inc.

  Dec 2014 - Jan 2017

  Senior Manager Funding

  Directed the treasury and funding operations of North America business functions of Elavon, Inc. Managed ten associates who performed the daily funding operations totaling on average over $400MM in payment processing for customers as airlines, banks, healthcare, and merchants. Demonstrated extensive knowledge of industry and bank specific products to include daily services available to customers (ACH, wire transfer, etc.,), debit cards, account transfers and credit cards. Managed the entity’s credit line facilities both domestic and international. Worked with the parent company (US Bank) foreign exchange department. Mitigated any potential risk to the entity. Led and developed staff with strategic growth and development plans with concentrations on succession planning and effective cross-training. Performed oversight of team and ensured adherence to policies and standards to meet daily funding deadlines with customers and financial institutions. Managed seventeen banking relationships to include account maintenance, analysis of bank fees, credit agreements and processing limits. Evaluated and recommended project initiatives for the team to address opportunities to yield process efficiencies and effectiveness. Responsible for all human resources activities. Compiled all policies and procedures to meet the expectations of Audit. Worked with Internal Audit to instill internal controls, process reviews corporate governance and ethics as it related to Sarbanes-Oxley. Minder weergeven

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  Heartland

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2022

  Territory Manager

  Worked diligently to meet or exceed monthly installation quota. Established business partnerships with local merchants who requested merchant processing, payroll, human resources o and eCommerce solutions to achieve their business goals. Performed exceptional customer service to current and new merchants.nboarding, marketing,

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  White Cap

  Feb 2022 - now

  Senior Treasury Analyst