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Patricia A. Jones

PROFILE

An accounts payable professional with a broad range of experience and comprehensive

knowledge of all accounts payable processes, and an understanding of the related business

areas of, accounting, treasury and purchasing. An expert in all aspects of funds disbursement

with demonstrated skills in electronic payment execution(including international and foreign

currency), bank software and websites, payment instructions and the internal controls needed in

each of these areas. An excellent communicator who can work independently or as part of a

team on multiple tasks and projects

EMPLOYMENT

SUPREME OIL COMPANY, Englewood, NJ 2008-2009

Accounts Payable Manager/Supervisor

Responsible for processing all A/P disbursements for Supreme Oil Company. On a monthly

basis processed 500 checks, 4 Million /15 wires monthly with a combined value of over $6 million

using Great Plains accounts payable/general ledger payment systems troubleshooting two

divisions.

Monitoring Comdata checks/fuel charge usage, Visa gas cards for trucks delivering product,

matching up wires/ach with receipts on a daily basis. Pulling electronic invoices off the web and

paying them in a timely basis for north and south division.

Responsible for bring Accounts payable update. Accounts payable dept was running four months

behind in invoicing and in four months brought invoicing down to a half month behind almost

current managed a team of three employees.

Worked closely with accounts receivables and purchasing to insure that credits were being taken

from vendors /drivers for improper paperwork of damaged goods to customer, also to insure that

A/P received purchase orders for three way matching. Worked closely with the receiving dock, to

insure that backup paperwork /product was accounted for/and received so that invoices can be

processed.

Responsible overseeing process for all invoices freight, raw materials, parts and misalliances

invoices using three way matching.

Worked closely with Alabama plant requesting bills of ladings/ proof of delivery to make sure

vendors were paid in a timely basis.

Responsible for vendor maintenance/ customer services setup on a daily basis making sure that

new vendors supplied W-9 and making sure that freight companies provided truck insurance for

delivery of products for the company.

Took over non- purchase order invoices utilities, Amex, legal bills, expense reports, IT business

systems and other, worked on discrepancies invoices with vendors to resolve issues to make

payment.

Approved A/P batches to make sure that the general ledger accounts were correct, dates,

invoices numbers and that batches were being posted in the right month.

Responsible for creating labels for UPS/Federal Express packages, tracking missing shipments

and late packages on daily basis.

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Parsippany, NJ 1992 - 2008

Corporate Accounts Payable Supervisor 2001 – 2008

Responsible for all disbursements for multiple Sun Chemical divisions. On a monthly basis

processed 7,000 checks, 3,000 ACH payments and 100 wires with a combined value of over

$100 million using CODA Financials for accounts payable and general ledger, Bottomline

software for check printing and bank transmissions and several internet based payment systems.

Regular correspondence with external and internal parties on payment inquiries and

troubleshooting twelve divisions.

Responsible for processing all invoices for the corporate headquarters and central research

facilities. Approximate monthly volume of 2,000 invoices $11 million. Much of this related to

specialized areas such as garnishments, insurance, benefits, legal and tax. Had regular effective

contact with leaders in these and other corporate areas, and was a main point of contact with all

of the corporate vendors on payment issues,

Led the conversion of employees and external vendors from check to ACH payments. Helped

develop the procedures for automated recording of various wire transfers, many of which were

previously handled completely off line. Assisted on numerous projects relating to improving

payment processes and controls. Assisted on the outsourcing of our document imaging and

retention function.

Led the corporate accounts payable department, supervising an initial staff of two. Due largely to

the process improvements mentioned above and some work moved or eliminated, staff was

reduced to one in 2003 and to none in 2005. Responsible for running accounts payable dept

alone for three years.

Assisted in 1099 preparation and took corrective action to insure accurate reporting. Provided

data and performed key research in the areas of escheat law compliance and unclaimed property

audits.

Reviewed and cleansed CODA vendor data for loading into SAP. Provided on site training and

knowledge transfer to new payment and data teams on technical aspects of international

payments and bank account details.

Accounts Payable Lead, 1997 – 2001

Responsible for the execution of all electronic payments. Issued and recorded all manual checks.

Transmitted payment files to banks. Worked with accounting on reconciling all of this activity.

Supervised department in supervisor absents.

Worked with accounting on the conversion to CODA financials in 1998 and 1999. Helped set up

payment templates in early internet banking platforms, taking over work previously only done by

Treasury.

Accounts Payable Clerk, 1992 – 1997

Processed all types of invoices for large division, including all inventory purchases and employee

expense reports. Balanced cash reports and distributed checks daily. Reconciled invoices and

purchase orders and worked with Purchasing to resolve discrepancies.

EDUCATION

Hohokus Business Academy, 2003-2005

Business Administration

Computerized Accounting, English/Business Writing, Management Principles/Introduction to

Business, Professional Development, Human Resource Management, Marketing/Advertising,

QuickBooks, Risk Management, Accounting fundamentals, and Microsoft office.

Hackensack Adult business School, 1990-1992

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial

Typing, Business letter writing applications, Word Processing Math, Business Itineraries, Steno.

Business training Institute, 1987-1989

Administrative/Secretarial

Career Planning, Communication Skills, Word processing, Typing, Business writing and Basic

Math.

Highlights

Over fifteen years of experience in Accounts payable dedicated to professionalism, highly

motivated towards goal achievement, and can adapt immediately to any accounting system.

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