Project Manager Accounts Payable
Resume:
Silver Spring, Maryland *0906 Phone 301-***-****
Cell 240-***-****
E-mail *********@*****.***
Craig C. Long
Executive A Senior Accounts Payable Professional with exceptional leadership
Summary skills who can manage both internal and external clients, complex
problems and relationships. Leader who has interpersonal,
financial, management and organizational skills. Can "raise the
bar" within any organization.
Professional Established Accounts Payable Department for an International
Milestones Telecommunications Company under pressure with ease and within time
constraints; performed as Deputy of District of Columbia Chamber of
Commerce; Certified as Accounts Payable Professional 2001;
introduced new accounting policies and procedures contributing to
high growth in three major companies. Project Manager for update
of Aggregate Industries Financial system from a JDE World
environment to web based Enterprise 1 release 8.12
Professional
Experience Accounting Consultant Kolaj
2007-Present
Summary - As Accounting Consultant, demonstrate strong ethical,
professional, and service-oriented leadership, interpersonal skills,
and role model who effectively apply the tenets of the company's
Code of Ethics as it relates to start up company. Interact
regularly with executive management.
Accounts Payable Manager/Project Manager Aggregate Industries
2006 - 2007
Summary - Project Manager for upgrade of Aggregate Industries
Financials from JDE World environment to web based Enterprise 1
release 8.12
Led a 40+ member Project Team to implement a financial system in 6
month time frame.
Monitored the deliverables from an outside consultation to ensure
that all milestones were on target.
Developed a training schedule for the entire company on 10 financial
modules.
Provided the necessary in-house resources to the outside
consultants.
Reported monthly progress to Executive Steering Committee via
written and verbal communication
Reported weekly to Project Sponsor to discus all aspects of the
project.
Responsible for project timeliness and cost.
Ensured alignment of business objectives and system direction
Approved all communication strategy
Responsible for day-to-day project management activities.
Integrated activities of individual team members.
Summary - As Manager of Accounts Payable, demonstrates strong
ethical, professional, and service-oriented leadership,
interpersonal skills, and is a role model who effectively applies
the tenets of the company's Code of Ethics. Interacted regularly
with executive management.
Responsible for developing and implementing mission, vision and
values that support the company's strategic goals.
Led the A/P management team and provided strong, creative and
energetic leadership and direction to A/P staff, through coaching,
enabling and facilitating.
Provided overall administration of day-to-day affairs of the
organization, ensuring accurate and timely processing of vendor and
employee-related obligations.
Ensured that effective internal controls are initiated that assure
safeguarding of asset and up-to-date operational procedures are in
place for internal financial controls.
Ensured compliance with corporate policies in addition to local,
state and federal regulatory requirements.
Accomplishments - Developed and implemented policies and procedures
to organize and control A/P functions and train staff to utilize
functions for speed and accuracy in the payment and reporting of all
vendor invoices in a Shared Services Center environment. Set up
payment schedule and responsible for selection of vendor payments.
Improved D&B rating creditworthiness score from 3 to 1 within
3-months (1=Highest)
Provided support for audits-annual, sales & use tax and Medicare.
Accounting Manager Consultant (Fannie Mae, American Red Cross,
Macys, etc. )
2003 - 2006
Managed and reviewed all aspects of an Accounting Departments
Travel Accounting Manager CACI
2002 - 2003
Managed Accounting Associates, who processed and audited all
Employee Expense Reports for the company
Senior Manager Equant/GlobalOne
1999 - 2002
Senior Manager of Corporate Disbursements (Accounts Payable &
Payroll)
Planned, organized and directed teams in a "Shared Service Center"
environment located in the U.S. and Canada
Established Accounts Payable Department in April 1999 on schedule
and under budget
Hired nine Financial Service Representatives within 3 month time
frame
Participated on Accounts Payable implementation team
Key member of Finance Re-Engineering team
Developed initial departmental policies and procedures
Developed Web Site for Accounts Payable and Payroll
Reviewed and recommended upgrades to Oracle Financial System
Reviewed and recommended upgrades to Payroll System
Developed Global Procedures for Accounting Payable processing
Implemented on-line expense reporting to iExpense (Oracle rel. 11i)
Implemented interface for invoicing directly into Oracle rel. 10.7
Supervisor, Disbursement Accounting Potomac Electric Power Company
1985 - 1999
Managed daily operations for a staff of 14 for 100% of payments
processed by the company
Directed the processing of 20,000 monthly documents into an
automated accounts payable system
Supervised maintenance of 16,000 vendor database
Managed commitment database of 12,000 purchase orders
Managed the payment of approximately 7,000 monthly invoices totaling
$21 million
Managed company's monthly accrual process
Accountant, Supervisor Washington Post
1978-1985
Supervised and coordinated monthly billing of more that $700,000 on
a national scale
Complied and presented statistics to the Audit Bureau of Circulation
Monitored distribution of 770,00 daily and 1.11 million Sunday
newspapers to 350 vendors
Education Bachelor of Science, Accounting Norfolk State University
Professional Major PC desktop applications
Training Large Systems software
Professional Vice President Northern Virginia Chapter of International
Affiliations Association of Accounts Payable Professionals (2001)
International Association of Accounts Payable Professional
(Certified 2001)
Oracle Applications Users Group
Certified Accounts Payable Professional 2001
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