MARSHA R. BOHANNON

678-***-**** Email: acczon@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Account Reconciliations

Month-end Close preparation

Accounts Payable Analysis

Collections and Accounts Receivable Experience

Expense report experience

Process Improvement

Application experience: SAP, NetSuite (ERP System), JD Edwards, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting,

SYNOPSIS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Self-motivated. Adapt easily to new concepts and responsibilities.

Proven strong communication skills, both oral and written.

Create an atmosphere in which timely and high-quality information flows smoothly between self and others.

Make customer satisfaction a business priority

Ability to act independently upon information and make decisions that achieve optimal results.

Strong problem solving and decision making skills

Ability to interact with all levels within an organization and external vendors

Ability to analyze problems, determine and take the correct course of action.

Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously and work with tight deadlines.

Ability to work collaboratively with purchasing/receiving.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAGE SOFTWARE, LAWRENCEVILLE,GA

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST SEPTEMBER 2011-PRESENT

Effectively and accurately code, review and process all payables and expense reports weekly.

Assisted in audits of all payables

Month-end close duties including account reconciliations and process of invoices.

Manage and process stop payments and void checks

Communicate with vendors and GL team

Point of contact for the vendors and providing payment issues

Update check register on daily basis

Process expense reports on daily basis

Verify and research customer check refunds

Process payment runs for customer and vendors

Research and reconcile all vendor statements

Verify positive pay

Process Canadian invoices

NEWELL RUBBERMAID, ATLANTA, GA.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ANALYST (CONTRACT) SEPTEMBER 2010- JULY 2011

Performing daily analysis of matching issues on a daily basis for indirect and direct procurement to facilitate timely payment.

Research, identify and resolve root causes of discrepancies.

Daily export files from SAP into Excel format for daily updates

Persistently follow up to ensure all issues are resolved timely.

Perform month end account reconciliation and month end analysis.

Communicate with the Buyer, Requisitioner and AP department for all corrections and payments on daily basis.

Create Internal Order information within SAP.

Reconcile spreadsheets on daily basis.

Verify payment and invoices are processed and received.

VIGILAR, INC. ATLANTA, GA

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST/ANALYST April 2007- January.2010

Processed a large volume of check request payment, small purchase authorizations, purchase order invoices, travel advances and reimbursements.

Assisted in collecting data for audits of all payables

Code, review and process all payables and expense reports weekly.

Supervised employees, trained, counseled and completed performance evaluations.

Assisted in developing and implementing procedures designed to improve methods of accounting for accounts payable section.

Manage a weekly check run

Ensure proper approval of invoices before processing for payment

Record invoices, credit and debit memos for expenses and purchase orders

Assist in the resolution of receiving, pricing and billing discrepancies with external customer

Input and set up vendors and match documents to proper PO’s

Maintain vendor maintenance file and 1099 vendors

Reconciles all invoices and check balances

Manage and process stop payments and void checks

Point of contact with the vendors and providing payment issues.

3-way matching

Work closely with the purchasing department to resolve discrepancies

JAN PRO D.B.A AB SWEEP ATLANTA, GA.

OPERATIONS MANAGER November 2003- April 2007

Monitored actions of staff to ensure that health and safety standards were enforced.

Contributed to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy

Identified staff vacancies, recruited and interviewed applicants.

Implemented new policies and procedures.

Process all payroll for employees

Perform monthly and quarterly performance evaluations

Point of contact for all customers

Responsible for all scheduling and set up of new customers

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, ATLANTA, GA.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST July 2002- September 2003

Matched invoices to checks, obtained all signatures for checks and distribute checks accordingly.

Processed check requests, code voucher and route expense invoices for payment processing.

Reconciled accounts and correct discrepancies.

TIME WARNER CABLE, WAUWATOSA, WI.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST June 1999-December. 2000

Posted remittance checks on to ledger.

Processed and verified all weekly deposits.

Calculated of payroll timecards premium and shift differential.

Managed a high volume of account receivable checks ranging over 5,000 weekly.

Investigated misapplied payments and discrepancies.

FIRSTART BANK, MILWAUKEE, WI.

CREDIT COLLECTION INVESTIGATOR August 1995- August 1998

Assisted customers to resolve disputed items while providing exceptional customer service.

Identified delinquent accounts to initiate appropriate procedures to resolve delinquencies.

Evaluated and proposed changes/enhancements to the fraud prevention processes and systems to increase financial and operational efficiencies.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Undergraduate Accounting Certification, January 2007

Strayer University

Accounts Payable Certification

IOMA

Gwinnett Technical College

In process of completing Accounting Degree

H&R Block Tax School

Completed the class on 11/18/2010

(96% overall grade)

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