Rima Shah (US Citizen)
404-***-**** (Cell)
**********@*****.***
Skills Summary
Analytical and detail-oriented A/P and A/R specialist with 20+ years of
experience. Recognize and articulate complex problems related to solution
and apply creativity and judgment in implementing solution. Excellent
communication skills.
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Skills
Accounting Business MS Office Operating Systems
Skills Suite
Accounts Payable Accounting MS Excel AS/400
Accounts Finance MS Word FAS
Receivable
Communication Windows Great Plains
Career Highlights
Regency Hospital Co, Alpharetta, GA - A/P Specialist Team Lead
Jan 2006 - Sept 2010
* Responsible for full cycle accounts payable function in Great Plains.
* Scan invoices through the utilization of Digital Imaging and an
Indexing system.
* Responsible for Creating batches, reviewing, coding, processing and
posting high volume of invoices
* Review coding of other specialists batches for errors.
* Reviewing Purchase orders and 3 way matching. Processing of purchase
orders in Great Plains.
* Interact regularly with customers, research, reconcile, and resolve
discrepancies or inquiries on vendor accounts all level of internal
personnel and corporate accounting.
* Process payments for vendors, expense reports, doctors based on
payment cycle and due date schedules
* Print checks and Electronic Fund Transfer (ACH). Download the files
for payment to bank.
* Pre-note to bank for EFT employees and vendors.
* Electronically submit payment files to bank for positive pay
verification.
* Process vendor payments on credit card (Amex) and reconcile Amex
account.
* Responsible for Accrual and help with month end, year end. and
auditors
* As a Team Lead, provides on-going feedback and support to improve
department performance.
* Help individual to resolve invoice discrepancies to allow for payments
to be made on time.
* Reviews production reports to verify employees are processing payments
within a timeframe.
* Special projects and other duties as required and assigned
* Assist in the maintenance of the Great Plains vendor master data by
facilitating the addition of new vendors; identifying duplicate
vendors for deactivation; and correcting payments terms, addresses,
1099, and contact information
Verso Technologies, Atlanta, GA - Senior A/P Specialist
April 2004 - April 2005
Coding, Processing and Posting T&E and invoices for USA and Canada
offices in Great Plains.
* Coding, posting & processing payments directly payable to American
Express
* Print and mail checks in US Dollars and Canadian Dollars.
* Respond to vendors' and employees queries
* File invoices, expense vouchers and print labels for file folders.
* Reissue new checks to replace lost/stolen checks.
* Assist in department as needed.
* Worked directly with all level of management
* Set up files in the Accounts payable for new vendors.
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Career Highlights (continues)
AMEC E & C, Inc Decatur, GA Senior Accounting Technician
March 1999 -Sept 2003
* Matched, coded, processed and posted expense vouchers for payment on
weekly basis
* Responded to queries from employees and sent notes to employees
notifying them of missing receipts, project number, entertainment
forms, duplicate vouchers etc.
* Reissued new checks to replace lost/stolen checks and make void checks
entries
* Assisted employees by providing current currency rates for different
geographies
* Worked directly with most level of management and other leadership
groups on variety of projects
* Helped auditors in reconciling employee receivable accounts
* Reconciled employees accounts and make necessary adjustment entries
* Assisted Project Mangers in billing and invoicing clients
* Filed vouchers, A/R Payments Project Opening and Closing notices
* Printed, mailed and filed labels for project
DeKalb Farmer's Market, GA Accountant (Accounts Payable) July
1997- Feb 1999
* Invoice processing on AS/400 platform
* Matched, coded and posted invoices
* Prepared Accounts Payable checks for the Vendors
* Handled vendors' questions regarding their invoices
* Filed invoices into respective files
* Ensured positive working relationship with the vendors and management
Bank of Baroda, Vadodara, India Senior Accountant
Feb 1977 - Sept. 1995
* Managed Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll and Tax
calculation.
* Calculated interest on deposits and loans every quarter, half year and
every year and applied it into accounts
* Prepared journal vouchers for reconciliation of ledger entries
* Prepared half yearly, yearly trial balance, P&L account statements and
reconcile General Ledger Balance)
Education and Professional Training
* B.B.A in Accounting/Auditing, M.S University Of Vadodara, India
* Cumulative GPA 3.26 (Dean's List)
Awards
Received Award for A/P Specialist of Month September 2006, Quarter April
and Year 2007.
Promoted to A/P Team Lead in year 2008