1. Robert Sanders, III
741 Tara Trail, Columbia SC 29210 | 803-764-6591
Robert.G.Sanders@gmail.com
Financial Analyst
Seasoned financial specialist seeking an opportunity to showcase current skillsets and management technique.
COMPETENCIES
Strategic Planning  Project Management  Customer Service  Facilitation  Critical Thinking  Resourceful Leadership  Vendor
Management  Time Management  Analytical Reporting  Written and Verbal Communications
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SMX STAFFING, COLUMBIA, SC 03/2016 -09/2016
Fulfillment Associate Amazon
Contracted associate in 1.2 million square foot warehouse for global retailer. Daily responsibilities consisted of timely distribution of
orders. Daily duties included picking, storing, packing and monitoring product and equipment inventory.
 Located customers’ orders in bin
 Deposited items into tote
 Unloaded tote onto conveyor belt in preparation for pack process
 Maintained pick rate of 101 units (or better) per hour
ROBERT HALF, COLUMBIA, SC 07/2015 -09/2015
Credit Analyst Prysmian Cable
Contractor in credit department of global energy and telecom cables company. Responsible for daily contact with outstanding
customer accounts.
 Requested payment status, reducing days receivables by 35, recovering over 1 Million dollars
 Notated account once account was current and no longer outstanding
 Realized $1 Million dollars in outstanding receivables
MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL, NEW YORK, NY 01/2014 -12/2014
Sr. Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Accountant Trespa NA and ARPA USA 07/2014 -12/2014
Managed AP/AR in finance department representing two laminate and design firms.
 Posted incoming payments into SAP, reducing days receivables
 Deposited daily receivables into local bank
 Processed 1,200 invoices per month by ingesting applicable invoice information into SAP, decreasing payables
backlog by 100%
 Engineered procedure in Concur for successful execution of T&E reports for all team members for both
business units eliminating lengthy turnaround time for reimbursements
 Prepared 1099s at year-end
 Managed vendor creation in SAP for vendors throughout North America, Europe and Asia
 Generated reports out of SAP and Concur to leverage business controls and adhere to business standards
 Provided superior customer service to external and internal stakeholders with regards to timely payment of
payables
Sr. Accounts Payable Accountant Kohlberg, Kravis, & Roberts 01/2014 – 06/2014
 Assessed potential B2B opportunities to drive cost transparency and optimize processing efficiency
 Proactively partnered with Office Manager to develop a vendor discount program to leverage payment
discounts, while driving cost containment
 Developed operational expense reporting and analysis for review and distribution to business owners and
Finance teams
 Ensured that all vendor records in SAP are in adherence with the Global Vendor Maintenance policy for all KKR
entities
 Served as additional support to SAP vendor maintenance team for the creation and changes of vendor data
contained in SAP with a strong focus supporting the EMEA region
 Lead project-driven activities that enhanced vendor data quality in SAP as part of future optimization
strategies in 2014
 Developed comprehensive year-end due diligence and housekeeping review of vendor master data in SAP in
conjunction with global vendor maintenance team

2.  Proactively collaborated with office management and IT on projects that optimize automation opportunities
interfacing our KKR Travel Agent, American Express and Concur technologies
 Processed 800-1,200 invoices per week by scanning invoices into SAP, and creating a more paperless
environment as KKR transported to an OCR-centric realm
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY (HYPERION BOOKS) NEW YORK, NY 08/2005 – 05/2013
Manager, Operations 01/2013-05/2013
 Managed, reconciled and reported more than $60 million in author royalties and advances
 Generated purchase orders in SAP with a cumulative value of $50K.
 Processed and coded 250-300 invoices per month into SAP, from various territories
 Managed author query phone line, providing superior customer service
 Provided direct point of contact for SAP issues related to Procure-to-Pay and Travel & Expense workflows
 Liaised with every department for seamless execution of critical processes pertaining to SAP (i.e. vendor
creation and extension, vendor payments, correct company coding)
 Addressed proprietary application system issues and coordinated on same with IT, resulting in a 15%
reduction in proprietary application issues
Operations Supervisor 06/2009-12/2013
Executed special projects as assigned by Finance or IT-specific
 Reconciled Other Publisher Income at month-end and quarter-end; reported on same to business unit
executives
 Oversaw Print on Demand program and P&L statements of same, yielding an additional $300K per year in OPI
(Other Publishing Income)
Business Coordinator 08/2005-05/2009
 Provided support to Sales, Operations/Logistics, Subsidiary Rights, and Finance
 Collaborated with four departments to understand challenges within each, while working to troubleshoot
issues within each departments’ proprietary systems
ADECCO NEW YORK, NY 01/2005-08/2005
Citigroup Global Market and Private Banking Consultant
 Established footprint of invoices in proprietary billing system (Law Manager)
 Entered Corresponding footprint to Macro-driven spreadsheet in Excel
 Managed A/P uploads process via Oracle
EDUCATION
Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts 09/2000 - 05/2004
Bachelors of Music in Music Business/Management
Awarded: Berklee Achievement Scholarship 2001-2004
Relevant Coursework: Advanced Management Techniques, International Economics, International Marketing,
Accounting, Business Applications for the Record Industry, and Business Leadership/Ethics
SKILLS
Operating Systems: MAC OS X (El Capitan), Windows 7 (SP 3), Windows XP (SP 3), Windows Vista
Software: SAP (R/3 & BW), Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Jing, Oracle