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Virginia DiBianca
Wayne, NJ 07470
201-314-8759 - cell
email: virginia.dibianca@gmail.com
Results-oriented, customer focused business professional with high work standards who takes pride and
ownership in meeting deadlines and deliverables with accuracy. Over 25 years experience with background that
includes accounting, project management and managing vendor relations. Strong analytical skills well utilized
in financial planning of projects and budgets.
EXPERTISE INCLUDES:
Managing all Financial
transactions
Preparation of Monthly
Profitability Reports
Monthly Billing and
Chargeback Preparation
Purchasing and Accounts
Payable Management
Prepare and Analyze
Finances & Budgets
Project Management
Vendor Interaction Dashboard Reporting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Manage all financial transactions/Preparation ofMonthly Profitability Reports/Budget Preparation and
Maintenance
Manage all financial transactions for the Torque department of Mercedes-Benz USA. Responsibilities
include creating vendors, entering purchasing requisitions, single source letters, and payment requests.
Obtained and reviewed necessary documentation to ensure compliance of company policies. Monitored
approval progress. Have a close working relationship with affiliate departments such as Purchasing (with
regard to processing contracts and POs) and with Accounts Payable (to resolve any payment issues).
Prepare monthly Income Statements converting SAP’s invoice based system to project costs. Initiated
accountability processes with the account team to capture project expenses that included the
department’s overhead costs. As a result, the year-end outcome was under-budget by over $200K.
Provide assistance and direction to marketing account leads on accounting and billing processes that
managed their contractor’s payments and expectations and captured project expenses accurately.
Presented a monthly budget of actual expenses and forecasted outcomes.
Analyze budgets and address any deviations from forecasts with communication and proposed
adjustments.
Monthly Billing and Chargeback Preparation
Prepare monthly billing to clients for project expenses. Reviewed expenses prior to submission ensuring
accuracy.
Reconciled account activity on a monthly basis that recognized discrepancies and resolved issues.
Purchasing and Accounts Payable Process Experience
Interacted with MBUSA Purchasing Department in obtaining costs for services and managing
vendors/contractors that support the department’s requirements and projects.
Created SAP documents to support the payment process adhering to MBUSA’s compliance standards.
Reviewed vendor invoices and expenses for accuracy and compliance with audit standards. Submitted
payment requests.
Investigated deviations, resolving issues by communicating with responsible parties.
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Project Management
Interacted effectively with A/P and Purchasing on the implementation of the new SAP Cofico
accounting based system. Managed new process with internal departments and external
vendors/consultants to ensure a smooth transition. Analyzed issues to their resolution and to avoid re-
occurrences.
Established means of reducing time involved in month end reporting and closing tasks by analyzing
how the SAP accounting system could be utilized to produce a more efficient output resulting in faster
and more accurate turnover of information.
Led Customer One initiative to automate the European Delivery billing process by forming a team that
included IT personnel, resulting in accurate billing of dealers while improving the commission payment
structure.
Resolved problems through effective communication to determine satisfactory resolution.
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Vendor Interaction
Interact with vendors and contractors to ensure contractual obligations were met and invoices correctly
reflected services.
Corrected any IT issues with billing by working with responsible personnel and pricing specialists to
adequately resolving problems while making improvements to avoid future incidents.
Dashboard Reporting
Monitor and analyze project expenses and report findings to enable accurate billing.
Provide financial analysis with monthly reports on sales on the European Delivery program.
Recognized variances, determined cause and alerted management team.
Reviewed accounts on a monthly basis to determine stability and investigate issues that would
compromise any standard activity.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Mercedes-BenzUSA, Montvale, NJ
Business Analyst, Torque Digital Marketing Department 2013 - present
Analyst, Cars & Parts Division of Accounting Group- 2006 – 2013
Real Estate and Facility Services Analyst- 2003 – 2006
Facility Project Manager (consultant) - 1997 - 1999
Lehman Brothers, New York, NY
Project Manager – 2000 - 2002
Digitas Interactive Marketing, New York, NY
Office Services Supervisor -1998 – 2000
EDUCATION
BA, Communication Arts, Journalism Major: Ramapo College
Training Seminars:
Project management at NYU
Understanding & Negotiating Lease Contracts at NYU
COMPUTER SKILLS
All Microsoft Office applications particularly Excel
A/P and Purchasing functions of SAP and Cofico system – considered a “super-user”