JOE GARCIA

732-***-**** (Cell)

732-***-**** (Home)

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Parlin, NJ 08859

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Professional Development

Dynamic and Energetic Accounts Payable Manager known for consistently

delivering increased value through innovative approach, operational

discipline, and sound managing. Decisive and rational leadership,

drawing on extensive financial management experience. Inspired

confidence with vendors and senior management. Proven expertise in

building strong AP departments. Strong attention to detail and

multi-tasking capabilities

My skills and experiences include: Accounts Payable, JDA, JDE,

AS/400, and Oracle, People Soft, Multi-View, QuickBooks, SAP, Tax

Planning, Workflow Analysis, Accounting, Financial Statements,

General Ledger, Accounting Software, EDI and MAS 90, IAPP / IFO NJ

Chapter

Experience

ACELERO LEARNING

NEW YORK, NY

Consultant

Director of Shared Services and Accounts Payables

June 2014 to Present

J.C. TROPICALS Wholesale Produce Company of $75M, NEWARK, NJ

Feb. 2011 to May 2014

Accounts Payable Manager

Trained and managed AP team through workflow organization using

system and proper procedure.

*Directed staff how to build relationships with other parts of the

business.

*Processed sales orders and shared services on a daily basis.

*Played a key role in implementing the ERP system in AP departments.

*Resolved payment inquiries from suppliers, and how to address vendor

concerns.

*Average number of invoices is about 4K. Total dollars 5M a month.

NEEMA CLOTHING LTD Wholesale & Retail Men's Apparel $175M, Bayonne,

NJ

Aug. 2008 to Oct. 2010

Director of Expense / Treasury Manager

Issue all checks and ACH transfers to vendors, domestic and foreign.

US Dollar and Foreign currency.

*Analyzed and reconciled the American Express Corporate card.

*Trained staff of eight to review and reconciled all vendor

statements.

*Developed systems to reduce fixed and variable costs. Re-classed G/L

to proper coding.

*Reconciled balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis and was able to

reduce the month close to five days.

*Average number of invoices 8K a month. Total dollars about 12M a

month

*Issued 1042 and 1099 tax forms

DUANE READE LLC, New York City, NY

Jan. 2003 to Aug. 2008

Director/Accounts Payable

Maintained financial records and reports. Analyzed financial

information. Recorded tax liabilities such as liabilities. Examined

and analyzed accounting records and financial statements. Assessed

records for accuracy, completeness. Reported finances to management.

Established tables of accounts. Assigned entries to correct accounts.

Developed and revised accounting systems. Employed current computer

technology. My accomplishments included: Manage all 24 people, with 4

direct reports. Maintain and process Accounts Payable for 250 stores

Knowledge sets include: General Accounting, General Ledger, Microsoft

Excel, and Microsoft Word.

Lantis Eyewear, Seacucus, NJ

Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2003

Accounts Payable Manager

Manage Imports, Domestic, and Expense Payable.

*Approved all new vendors and maintain vendor file.

*Issued and approved checks and wires to foreign vendors. US Dollar

and Foreign currency.*Reduced Debit Balances and recovered $750K in

over-payments from prior years.

*Reviewed and maintained GL coding in SAP

Knowledge sets include: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software, AP,

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office

software, Microsoft Outlook.

GLOBIX, New York City, NY

Jan. 1999 to Jan. 2002

Accounts Payable Manager

Centralized and integrated all Accounts Payable US offices and Europe

offices to New York Headquarters.

*Adhere to SOX compliance.

*Balance all monthly and quarterly A/P schedules /Analyzed G/L

accounts.

*Wrote procedures for the department on three way matching and

processing of invoices.

*Reconciled all corporate credit card T&E accounts with G/L and

maintained coding to GL using Oracle.

*Oracle Super User trained other departments on Oracle 11I. Knowledge

sets include: A P, Accounting software, Accounts Payable, Adobe

Systems Adobe Acrobat software, AP, General Ledger, GL, Mas 90,

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office

software, Microsoft Outlook, Oracle PeopleSoft, Island Pacific.

CHAUS, Secaucus, NJ

Jan. 1995 to Jan. 1999

Accounts Payable Director

Improved morale and productivity in the department.

*Reconciled and solved complex vendor related issues.

*Overhauled the purchase order and approval process to expedite the

paper flow.

*Promoted to Director after turning the AP Dept. into a professional

organization.

*Responsible for all EFTPS weekly, monthly, and quarterly tax wire

transfers.

*Issued 1042 and 1099 tax forms Knowledge sets include: Microsoft

Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office software,

Microsoft Outlook.

Skills

Accounts Payable, AS/400, Credit, Customer service, Debit, ERP,

FORMS, Gl, Island Pacific, JDE, Lawson, Macromedia Director,

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Programming,

Quark Xpress, QuickBooks, Retail, Sales, Sap, Spanish, Tax Planning,

View, Workflow Analysis, Accountancy, Accounting, Accounting Systems,

Financial, Financial Statements, General Ledger, Tables, Adobe, Adobe

Acrobat, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook,

Accounting Software, MAS 90, Payables

Menber., IAPP / IFO NJ Chapter

Languages

Fluent in Spanish

AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

*Direct all AP operations & functions

*Addressed and reduced debit balances

*SOX compliance

*Leadership Development & Team Building

*High volumes of invoices

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