Accounts Payable Training

lisa harper-burrell

**** ******** ****** ( Wayne, MI 48184 ( *******@***.*** ( 734-

***-****

Accounting professional with more than 15 years of experience

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. BROADLY BASED BACKGROUND ENCOMPASSES 10 YEARS OF SUPERVISORY LEADERSHIP

AND 15 YEARS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE EXPERIENCE (2 IN HEALTH FIELD, 4 IN

AUTOMOTIVE FIELD, AND 10 IN DAIRY INDUSTRY)

. Well-versed in creating training manuals, implementing and training

Accounts Payable personnel on new systems, and fine-tuning procedures and

processes yielding substantial cost savings

. Combine visionary and flexible approach to executing professional

responsibilities with keenly developed analytical reasoning and

troubleshooting skills

. Thrive in both independent operations and team dynamics, build alliances,

engage in cross-functional activities, and find solutions for difficult

issues

. Demonstrate ability to analyze and interpret complex data from various

sources; exhibit tenacity, thoroughness, dedication, and solid work ethic

Professional Experience

ARVIN MERITOR

TROY, MI

VENDOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST

April 2008 to present

. Proactively work with vendors participating to resolve open Accounts

Payable issues

. Implement process improvement policies opportunities within Accounts

Payable function

. Monitor and report on vendor relations issues and provide status

reports as requested

. Responsible for performing month-end closing and journal entries

forest health services Ypsilanti, MI

accounts payable supervisor August 2006 to April 2008

. Prepare ad hoc reports for senior managers, process monthly executive

expense reports, monitor weekly cash flow reports, oversee weekly wire

transfers, and verify general ledger account codes

. Use highly developed troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in

supervising bi-weekly payroll processing, weekly check runs, and weekly

audits of Accounts Payable files

. Developed and maintain new procedures for managing executive expense

reports as well as other daily procedures to minimize duplicated

invoicing, compiled in Accounts Payable manual

. To date, generated cost savings of $10K in duplicate invoices and

collected $12K in outstanding credits on vendor accounts

gst autoleather Southfield, MI

accounts payable specialist December 2005 to August 2006

. Made domestic and international wire and Automated Clearing House (ACH)

payments, developing streamlined procedures for this weekly activity

. Also on weekly basis, monitored purchases of animal hides and processed

checks; maintained up-to-date invoices and monthly accruals

metaldyne Plymouth, MI

Accounts payable specialist September 2004 to December

2005

. Processed all invoices and maintained monthly accruals for 3 plants, and

streamlined that process by transferring accounts payable from those

locations to shared service location

. Reconciled all accounts and managed disbursements for these various

plants

. On monthly basis, made journal entries

melody farms Livonia, MI

Accounts payable supervisor, August 1993 to September

2004

. Assigned and monitored workload of 8 personnel

. Monitored daily cash flow, oversaw journal entries and general ledger

accounts, processed weekly wire and ACH payments, and prepared monthly

reconciliation report for vice-president and senior managers

previous positions

. Accounting Coordinator, 2001 to 2002.

. Lead Route Balancer, 2000 to 2001.

. Accounts Payable Clerk, 1995 to 2000.

. Michigan Dairy Balancer, 1994 to 1995.

. Route Balancer, 1993 to 1994.

Education And Training

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING 2005

university of phoenix Livonia, MI

. GPA: 3.7

certifications

. H&R Certified Tax Specialist

specialized training

. Ceridian Payroll Training, 2007 and 2006

. Sales/Use Tax Training, 2004

computer skills

. J.D. Edwards

. Ross

. QAD

. Lawson

. Ceridian

. PeopleSoft

. Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

. Oracle

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