Accounts Payable Management
Resume:
Shefali Soni
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Executive Summary
Accrued fourteen years of Financial Management, Accounting and Computer
skills. Acquired ten plus years of progressive experience in accounting.
Managed bills & invoicing to ensure accurate handling of financial
transactions. Processed & maintained JD Edwards Accounts Payable database
accurately and effectively. Portrayed proficiency in communicating
Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable status to colleagues, management
and clients. Handled all kinds of financial reporting.
Professional Experience
WARMUP (US division of a UK company) Dec 2011 -
Current
Full Charge Bookkeeper/Accountant
. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Update vendor data files in Accounts Payable
o Prepare and process monthly commission payments to Independent
sales reps
o Enter invoices, Review A/P aging summary with Manager, Process checks
for payment
o Enter debits to cash account with supporting documentation
o Wire transfers to International branches and suppliers as required
o Submit weekly cash forecasts to London
. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: Review credit history and determine payment terms
for Accounts Receivable
o Process credit card payments and do the reconciliation of
credit card processing
o Manage aging; communicate with GM/CFO regarding collections. Also
liaison with collection agencies
. GENERAL REPORTS: Prepare and ensure accuracy of financial reports and
provide additional reports like asset registers, accruals, currency
exchange reports, daily sales reports, cash flow reports, reconciliation
of intercompany accounts and budget analysis reports
. MONTH END REPORTS: Prepare and ensure accuracy of financial reports
(including income statements) for monthly financial meeting, process
month-end Result Report, Participate in financial month-end meetings for
planning and projections
. BANK RECONCILIATIONS: Reconcile all bank accounts, cash accounts and
payroll accounts on a monthly basis
. INVENTORY: Issue and maintain control sheets for audit purposes and
prepare cost variance report for management review
. PAYROLL: Maintain records and supporting documentation for payroll and
reporting
o Advise payroll service of any changes in payroll (twice each
month)
o Confirm receipts against report, process through payroll
service
o Ensure accuracy of payroll reports and enter journal entries
to payroll account
o Issue 1099 revenue statements to Independent Reps (year-end)
. Maintenance of customer and vendor database.
Ethan Allen Inc. Feb 1999 - Feb
2011
Staff Accountant
. Compiled Monthly, Quarterly and Annual analysis for closing periods.
. Responsible for preparation of Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Volume and
Comparison reports.
. Helped in preparation of periodic closings - Balance Sheet updates and
General ledger entries.
. Consolidated the "Finished Products" analysis by collection.
. Created Schedules for Physical Inventory results reports of different
locations by products.
. Scheduled workers compensation, Fire & General, 401K match, Allowance &
Reserve, Employee Group Insurance for Distribution Centers and Head
count for Warehouse.
. Reconciled and Researched "advertising material" inventory. Did
extensive research to resolve discrepancies.
. Update general ledger Month-End entries for Stock, Import, Import price
differential and Accounts Payable accrual.
. Assisted management with product-line budgets and various other
periodical reports.
. Performed daily maintenance on un-posted and errors batches.
. Prepared daily updates of Sales & Orders, Pool Shipment, Cartons
reports, and Controlling & Product shipment reports for upper
management.
. Generated weekly updates of wholesale backlog and past due invoices to
the upper management including CEO.
Savings Bank of Danbury Nov 1998 -
Jun 2006
System Administrator (Part time along with the Ethan Allen job)
. Performed OSI (accounting package) Server's daily system back up.
. Set up Daily Micro-Fiche files.
. Executed & printed daily activities reports using OSI systems.
. Created an interest and tax payments schedule and printed checks.
Professional Strengths
|Operation & Account Management |Data Processing |
|Inventory control |Communications |
|Budget preparation |Purchasing & Invoicing |
|Reports management |Accounting functions |
Computer Skills
JD Edwards, AS 400, MS Office (including Outlook), WordPerfect and Lotus 1-
2-3
Education
. Master in Accounting (Maharaja Sayajirave University, India)
. Advanced Accounting (Danbury Continuing Education, Danbury CT)
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