LaTonya C. Parham
***************@*****.***
Dear Sir:
In the interest of investigating employment opportunities within your organization, I am enclosing my resume for your personal consideration, detailing my experience and abilities.
The positions I previously held required a high degree of communication and the ability to accommodate the needs of individuals in different areas. I feel confident that my experience would be effectively utilized within your organization to ensure a smooth operation. I have the ability to work professionally with the public as well as co-workers. I stand as a motivator, self-starter, and strong-minded individual. I perform task well as a team member or individually. With my knowledge and experience I will help the company reach its goals.
Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration. I look forward to meeting with you soon.
Respectfully yours,
LaTonya C. Parham
LaTonya C Parham
***************@*****.***
Objective To obtain a position with an established company which will utilize my
Accounting/ data entry skills as well as provide for professional growth.
Professional 02/17-09/17 Yusen Logistics (Contract) Memphis, TN
Accounting-Accounts Payable Specialist II
Review invoices for accuracy and completeness and enter invoice
Communicate with affiliates and vendors on AP related issues.
Maintain measurements including exception log.
Research, analyze and resolve payment and vendor issues.
Maintain and generate reporting of payment analysis.
Provide follow up on identified issues and discrepancies.
Provide assistance to the AP Supervisor and other Management personnel and perform special projects as assigned.
05/16 -11/16 Goh America (Contract) Memphis, TN
Accounting-Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Banking
Cash Flow Analysis
General Ledger
Inventory Management
Monthly Reports/Quarterly Reports
Reconcile, validate, handle new, lost, expired corporate cards
Handle corporate, payroll taxes and licenses
Maintain all insurance
Schedule meetings, update handbook, W-9
Maintain phone, video conference equipment
Retrieve mail, maintain cash flow, water plants, purchase office supplies
Keep Record of all invoices paid and received
2015-2016 Kuehne-Nagel (Contract) Memphis, TN
Ocean Eport- Ocean Export Coordinator/Auditor
Coordinate export shipments from booking to delivery, including container loading/unloading and transportation
Prepare Export Documentation and transmit to appropriate government agencies
Transmit shipping instructions to steamship lines
Pay or arrange for payment of freight, insurance fees, and other charges.
Track and trace shipments
Communicate and follow up with customers regarding complaints, questions, and other special instructions.
Prepare customer invoicing and billing, ensuring rates applied meet FMC Rules.
Independent auditing
2015-2015 Luxottica Retail (Contract) Memphis, TN
Asset Protection-Asset Protection Coordinator
Identified incidents of theft and fraud (Internal / External).
Monitored and Reviewing CCTV
Analysis of collected data (i.e. Metrics, Exterior Patrols, Access Control) Conduct training classes (i.e. - Orientations)
Driving a "shrink elimination" culture in the facility
Prepared accurate and detailed case reports
Document investigations, recoveries and losses
Preserve evidence
Interacted with law enforcement and Brand Asset Protection by Testifying in criminal and civil court actions
Reported any hazardous or unsafe condition to the Manager on Duty (MOD)
Carried out job responsibilities in a manner that minimizes the risk of injury to themselves, other associates, vendors, customers and the Company.
COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS
Internal Asset Protection, HR, Building Services, and all Functional Departments
External Luxottica LOM / Distribution Associates, Law Enforcement, Guests, Vendors, Contractors, and Visitors
2014-2015 Sedgwick CMS (Contract) Memphis, TN
Finance- Billing Associate
Create accurate installment and per claim invoices for clients
Properly allocate revenues to the appropriate clients and company
Generate and maintain department spreadsheets
Maintain a system of recurring journal entries to accurately defer annual, semi-annual, and quarterly revenue
Key journal entries for accounting staff
Maintain client billing files with the billing instructions and contracts
Create monthly revenue versus budget variance reports
Perform other duties as assigned
Supports the organizations quality programs
2013-2014 U S Foods Inc (Contract) Memphis, TN
Finance – Accounting Clerk I
Review and approve CDMR credits in SOA
Process and print dropships
Review code and send expense reports out for payment
Process daily deposits into spreadsheet
Run Bin02002, Sacm1000, Crexar01 reports daily
Process Blanchfield payments weekly
Monthly accruals
Deposit and log check by fax into spreadsheet
Prepare, code and send out check requests
Prepare and send out vendor maintenance forms for setup
Process requests for monthly rent checks
Open mail code it and send it out for processing
Interact with internal/external vendors
Prepare checks for month end deposits
Research invoices in Web Retrieval & PeopleSoft
Process credits into Tandem
Debit and credit customer’s accounts in Tandem
Link and unlink dropships
Compile and generate administrative reports
Facilitate and coordinate registrations, renewals, and certificates
Reconcile accounts payable activity between vendor statements and invoices.
Answer vendor inquiries via written correspondence and phone conversations to resolve discrepancies.
Monitor status of unclear A/P checks.
Prepare manual checks as needed.
Filing of A/P records.
Prepare A/P 1099 information for annual reporting.
2012 -2013 FedEx Express (Contract) Memphis, TN
Vendor Services - Disbursement Research Agent
Provide timely and accurate audit Invoices, check requests, expense reports and petty cash reports. This includes making sure that the requests comply with company as well as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) guidelines. Includes verifying the following: vendor information, date, invoice number, general ledger account codes, cost centers, approvals, requested amount and check handling.
Provide backup and assistance for all areas in work group.
Maintain updated information regarding Canadian Utility companies.
Update stat reports daily.
Monitoring of remote scan and faxcom areas
Research requests
Monitoring weekly Hotlist
Monitor daily workflow.
2011-2012 Hilton Worldwide (Contract) Memphis, TN
Corporate Analyst- ADA Project
Create a GDS Pseudo Room Type code
Add room type's GDS Pseudo Room type to Distribution Mapping table
Manually add revised rooms
Add GDS Pseudo Room type to GDS Room type screen for each GDS
Add ADA room types to Room Type Token filters
Add ADA room types to High/Low on HC Sequence Table to status RRD
Remove the inventory against room types for each National SRP Account
Run SRP Qualifier to update each SRP
Update the High/Low Seamless text description on the HC Table
Manually delete old rooms
2009-2011 Maternity Leave
2004-2009 First Tennessee Bank Memphis, TN Accounts Payables- Team Lead/Trainer
Enter/post payable invoices
Code, balance, and enter corp. expense reports
Maintain Corporate Files
Interact with internal/external vendors
Match checks to invoices
Mail checks
Research miscellaneous invoices
Train all new employees
Code/ Approve invoices in the Arriba system
Train on all new software before it is presented to team
Education 2009-2013 University Of Phoenix BSM Memphis, TN
Major: Management
Skills Ten key by touch 23000+ KSPH
MS Word, Word Perfect, Access, Power Point, Excel, SAP, Great Plains,
AS/400, QuickBooks, J D Edwards, OnQ, Operating office equipment, typing speed 45-50 wpm, lotus 1,2 PeopleSoft, Tandem, Web Retrieval, Cross-functional team work, Ciel
References: Professional and Personal References available upon request.