JENNIFER KANELake Elsinore, CA 92530

jennifer.x.kane@gmail.com 949.923.1371 linkedin.com/in/jenniferkane

VERSATILE ACCOUNTING/TREASURY/CREDIT PROFESSIONALReduce costs by developing process improvements and effectively managing

service deliveryKnown as a collaborative problem solver and service-focused manager with demonstrated success utilizing financial modeling, statistical analysis and process improvement techniques to drive process efficiencies and reduce costs. Ability to understand complex processes and effects.

SKILLS

Working capital management FX trading and hedgingAccounts Payable management Risk Management & SOX complianceA/R & Collections management Systems design & implementationQuickbooks Online Certified Pro-Advisor Oracle/Discoverer proficientMicrosoft Office suite proficient Strong attention to detail and/or

anomalies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP, Foothill Ranch, CAManager, Treasury Operations and Credit 2007 – 2016Treasury functions (Oversaw cash, investment, and debt management related activities. Oversaw the accounting, administration, control processing, verification, of the daily Treasury processes. Promoted sound business decisions in the areas of planning, financial analysis, and fiscal control. Provided support and guidance on Accounts Receivable/Payable activities as they arose.)Credit functions (Supervised 1 credit analyst, oversaw the accounts receivable investment for the firm, reviewing risk, payment performance, and compliance with credit parameters. Reported results/concerns to corporate credit committee on a monthly basis. Maintained collaborative relationships with sales staff to ensure alignment with customer handling. Managed ongoing reviews of customers risk profiles and took actions as necessary.)

Implemented and managed payments stream changing from 100% paper checks to a combination of ach (60%), credit cards (10%) and paper checks (30%), achieving incremental cost reduction of $300K per year.

Administrated purchasing card program for procurement organization and travel and entertainment credit card program for employees, resulting in reduced costs for procurement organization and improved expense reporting processing for accounts payable and employees.

Improved application accuracy and efficiency by collaborating with AR services team, improving systemic application of customer payments, resulting in over 80% of incoming payments self-applying.

Improved cash flow $300K per month by convincing executive management (through financial modeling and statistical analysis) to change customer terms from early pay cash discounted terms to net terms.

Developed streamlined receivables review process, allowing credit team to focus on problematic customers paying later than permitted terms.

Human Resources Assistant 2006 – 2007Assisted corporate HR manager on day to day HR responsibilities and helped implement a succession planning database.Assistant to the General Counsel 2005 – 2006Assisted General Counsel on a variety of financially impacted issues, primarily dealt with review and approval of company's Chapter 11 fee applications and related PACER documentation.Accounts Payable Manager 1996 – 2005Managed accounts payable function for the commodities business unit supervising four clerks. Developed a streamlined invoice processing workflow resulting in nearly 100%

compliance with early pay cash discounts resulting in reduced costs of $10K per month. Participated in the implementation of Oracle from various legacy AS400 systems.

Developed training materials and trained staff. Reconciled a variety of working capital asset accounts (relating to inventory and

payables) and expenses (relating to various cost centers).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCEKAISER ALUMINUM CORP, Foothill Ranch, CALead AP ClerkSafety Clerk

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Lean Manager Training, Ohio State University, Columbus, OHCertified Treasury Professional Certificate

ASSOCIATIONS

Member, Association of Financial Professionals