Accounts Payable Data Entry

Lisa M. Johnston

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Enterprising, hard-working and technically skilled accounts payable/Receivables specialist known for accuracy, attention to detail and timeliness in managing disbursement functions for diverse-industry employers. A/P career spans 10+ years of experience in cigarette and tobacco sales, retail, developers and other industries and proficiencies in MS Office Suite, Lawson software, QuickBooks, JD Edwards AS-400 systems, Oracle and SAP.

Key Skills

Accounts Payable/ Receivable Processes

Invoices/Expense Reports/Payment Transactions

Vendor Negotiations & Management

Scanning Images

Monthly Accruals

Records Organization

Journal Entries & General Ledger

Spreadsheets & Accounting Reports

Filing

Mortgage Processing I

Professional Experience

TRIPIFOODS, INC.

ACCOUNTS RECIEVABLE 3/15 to Present

Handling multiple responsibilities including reconciling the bank statement and daily deposits, paying the monthly, quarterly and yearly state taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products, updating multiple spreadsheets and problem solving of daily sales, JD Edwards AS-400, preparing check requests, calling and working with customers to assure prompt payment of past due accounts, programing order devices, reviewing updating and requesting all current resale certificates.

Reconciling bank accounts and daily deposits.

Working with customers to get accounts current.

Preparing monthly, quarterly and yearly state taxes.

Filing/Scanning of all documents

Maintaining spreadsheets for accuracy and updating as needed.

FLARE, INC.

BOOKKEEPER 9/14 to 3/15

Assumed responsibility of preparing for the annual audit, keeping the banking up to date, entering and paying all of the monthly bills, keeping the files and filing current and up to date. Among these duties I also handled past due accounts and getting them current and worked closely with the executive director.

Key Results:

Audits

Bank statements current

Vendor Contact

Preparing monthly bills for payment

ACCOUNTTEMPS/KELLY STAFFING – BUFFALO, NY

Accounts Payable Positions 7/10 to 9/14

Assumed responsibility for the full cycle accounts payable process in temporary contract positions filling in for absent, vacationing or unfilled A/P roles for a variety of companies. Worked in both short-term (two to four weeks) and long-term assignments (up to nine months) for manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, hotels/restaurants, schools, hospitals and other businesses. Handled data entry, mortgage processor I, general ledger work as well as bookkeeping and general clerical tasks.

Achieved in-demand status as a sought-after A/P temp worker, with multiple companies requesting repeat or extended contracts and making offers of full-time employment at the culmination of initial temp assignment.

Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment’s notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows.

Resolved months of backlogged work, restored order and organization to processes/records in disarray, researched and solved billing problems and corrected invoicing and journal entry errors that had previously been missed.

Handled the processing, distribution, accuracy verification and maintenance of invoices, interfacing extensively with a nationwide network of vendors and suppliers.

BENDERSON DEVELOPMENT LLC – BUFFALO, NY

Accounts Payable Specialist, 3/05 to 6/10

Data entry, monthly statements, tax accruals, JD Edwards software, handling multiple accounts, spreadsheets, monthly reports, filing, writing purchase orders, handling major credit card account, opening and data entry of all mail, matched invoices with correct purchase order and data entry for check runs.

Entered all incoming invoices into the system for payment.

Worked closely with vendors to reconcile accounts.

Checking invoices for accuracy

Matching invoices with the correct purchase order and packing slips for payment.

Education

Greater Latrobe High School-Business/General August 1980 to June 1983

Diploma

Bryant & Stratton College-Accounting courses September 2009

Some college courses complete

Technology Summary

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) SAP Oracle JD Edwards AS-400 QuickBooks People Soft

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