Accounts Payable Company

Daniel Valadez

**** ******** *****

Elgin, IL 60123

Cell: 847-***-****

E-mail: ************@*********.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A meticulous professional with extensive experience in Accounts Payable.

Proven skills with interpersonal communications and customer relations.

Utilizes creative solutions for problem solving in the accounting and

financial areas. Possesses a working knowledge of computer systems and

software applications. Strong team-working and multi-tasking skills.

Successfully complete projects on time. Employs strong verbal and

communication/presentation skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCOUNTEMPS Jan. 25 - Mar.

9, 2010

Contract work at HAVI LOGISTICS, Bloomingdale, IL.

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Responsibilities

. Work with JD Edwards accounts payable module software

. Supervise and train four accounts payable specialists.

. Monitor and participate in the Accounts Payable department workflow

insuring timeliness of all payments

Audit, validate and input travel and expense reports

Process various company checks runs

. Handle calls from outside vendors and internal customers

. Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

. Monitor and analyze travel and expense reporting

. Work on special projects as needed

BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE, Deerfield, IL.

1994 - 2010

Lead Accounts Payable Specialist

Responsibilities

. Monitor and participate in the Accounts Payable department workflow

insuring timeliness of all reports

. Utilize Report to Web program to view and extract selected data from

AS/400

. Implement travel and expense reporting using JP Morgan Chase Payment

Net, Gelco Expense Link and Concur website programs

. Audit, validate and input travel and expense reports via Outlook,

transferring the data into AS/400 system

. Help implement SAP program for the Accounts Payable Department

. Execute month and year end closes for multiple companies to general

ledger

. Process journal entries and provide expense analysis utilizing month and

year-end data

. Employ multiple bank systems to input foreign and domestic wire transfers

. Process various company checks runs, reclassify invoice account codes,

update accounts payable vendor and project number databases

. Train and supervise new co-workers inside the Accounts Payable department

. Handle calls from outside vendors and internal customers

. Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

. Work with MIS (Management Information Systems) to develop programming for

the AS/400 system

DANIEL VALADEZ

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Accomplishments

> Saved the company $80,000 yearly using on-line website travel and

expense reporting programs that minimized reporting errors insuring

timely continuity of reimbursements to employees

> Implemented new on line banking systems to manage multiple company

positive pay, direct deposit, domestic and foreign wire transfers

saving the company $100,000 yearly

> Conduct in house employee training classes saving the company $10,000

yearly

> Instituted and created Accounts Payable procedure manuals eliminating

much face to face training in the department

> Helped in renegotiating payment terms with suppliers and vendors from

Net 30 to Net 60 days improving company's cash flow

> Manage and process up to 32,000 invoices ($2M) per month on an

accurate and timely basis taking advantage of discounts saving the

company $7,500.00 monthly

> Accurately send monthly Federal Excise Tax payments ($32M) to Alcohol,

Tobacco & Firearms Board saving the company from absorbing ($2M - $3M)

in monthly penalties

Billing Supervisor

1980 - 1994

Responsibilities

. Responsible for hiring, supervising, and training new co-workers in the

Billing Department

. Maintained and updated monthly pricing files for company merchandise

. Closed sales journals and implemented bailment billing procedures and

logs

. Administered credit memo billings and credit claims from customer and

distribution accounts

. Participated and processed accounts receivable payments on computerized

system

. Worked with PC Network and IBM AS/400 Mainframe system

Accomplishments

> Developed training manuals for distribution of company invoices per

state regulations saving invoice distribution time

> Instituted billing procedures on international bulk shipments

BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, Skokie, IL.

1970 - 1980

Mailroom Supervisor

Responsibilities

. Hired, supervised, and trained co-workers in the Mailroom

Department

. Prepared yearly evaluations of co-workers' progress

. Coordinated all outside messenger services for special pickups of

package and mail deliveries

. Operated and maintained all mailroom equipment and machinery keeping

it in excellent running order

Accomplishments

> Developed systems to streamline the flow of incoming and outgoing mail.

> Through team effort, a chargeback system was developed insuring that

all departments were responsible for allocating budgeted money for

mail services saving the company $40,000 yearly

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Schaumburg, IL

BS/BA, GPA 3.4

(Current Student)

TECHNOLOGIES USED

SAP

IBM AS/400 Mainframe

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

ABN AMRO Global Netting System (Foreign Currency Payments)

Wachovia Connection (ACH FET, Domestic and Foreign Wires)

Commercial Wachovia (Positive Pay, ACH)

JP Morgan Chase Payment Net (Order credit cards for employees for Travel &

Expense)

Gelco Expense Link (Travel & Expense Program)

Concur (Travel & Expense Program)

Heat Ticket System (Inquiry & problem solving program)

Report To Web Program (AS/400 Data Resource Program)

Project Tracking System (Tracking company internal project budgets program)

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