Accounts Payable Manager
Resume:
Cynthia L. Strozier, MBA, MSA
Email: ************@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
oAccounting industry 25+ years’ experience
o Proficient in use of Navision, Great Plains, and Oracle
oActive manager of non-trade payables, MRO inventory management and associated personnel
oSkilled in analyzing cost-reduction, non-trade spending and inventory levels.
oComputer skills include Microsoft (Outlook, Excel, Word, and Power Point)
oManagement experience 12+ years
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 - Current MARTA, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
Accountant-Fixed Assets-Property
oManage job allocation for over $1.8 billion capital projects
oReconciling fixed asset sub-ledger to general ledger monthly
oMain responsibilities included managing tangible and intangible asset
oSuccessfully supported all department level personnel in capital investment: Development, Approval, Tracking, and Review.
oRecord depreciation, and accounting for the disposition of fixed assets
oPrepared fixed asset journal entries and reports for upper management as needed
oWorked closely with project initiators to gather information on the status of projects; advised project managers on resolution of issues related to improper spending or overspending on projects.
oInvestigate the potential obsolescence of fixed assets
oConduct periodic physical inventory counts of fixed assets
2007 - 16 NEWELL RECYCLING, LLC, East Point, Georgia
Accounts Payable Manager
oProvided leadership, training and development to a team of up to 8 processors ensuring accurate and timely payments of over 4000 invoices and expense reports per month.
oPlayed a major role in the centralization of A/P from 20 different business entities and several regions to corporate headquarters, thereby improving workflow 20%.
oReallocated job duties for staff to improve workflow by focusing on individual's strengths / responsibilities, which reduced duplication of effort and resulted in 85% reduction in account errors.
oManaged day-to-day operations of different AP areas including PO and Non-PO invoice processing,
oCreated & maintained departmental policies, job descriptions and performance evaluations for Accounts Payable Team
oMonitored all Accounts Payable processes, including 1099 processing, petty cash, credit cards, expense report and fleet management account reconciliation
oAssisted Controller with cash planning; provided recommendation on weekly vendor cash disbursements
oDeveloped & maintained strong vendor relationships, contracts & negotiated payment and discount terms which improved the company’s profit
oAssisted Controller with month end processing, including accruals, intercompany transactions and account reconciliations
oResolved over $100K of unusual cost and receipt discrepancies in collaboration with Purchasing and Receiving
oManaged job allocation for capital projects
oSolely responsible for the Accounts Payable department compiling, auditing, approving all payables and processing invoices and payments through two mergers.
oReconcile accounts payable data against general ledger, edit, post, and update ledger, monthly journal
oInstituted thorough cross-checking of packing slips, receivers and invoices that halted a previous history of thousands of dollars in overpayments to suppliers.
2001- 07 TRINIDAD BENHAM, LaGrange, Georgia
Accountant
oPerformed the entire cycle for accounts payable in Great Plains
oProvided Assistance to Controller in preparing financial statements and reports.
oPrepared year-end Audit documentation and act as liaison with internal/external auditors.
oReconciled projected vs. actual budgets for discrepancies
oInvestigated discrepancies in general ledger, approved journal transactions for data entry
oCompleted trend analysis on expenses, and various other costs
oReconciled cost analysis and audit for inventory management
oReceived and posted monies for Accounts Receivables for employees and outside vendor foil sales.
oMaintained petty cash in excess of $1K.
oAnalyzed and resolved any invoice found under dispute or question.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATONS
oStrayer University, Atlanta, GA ~ M.S.A in Accounting ~ 2018 ~ CPA Track
oStrayer University, Atlanta, GA ~ M.B.A in Forensic Accounting ~ 2016
oStrayer University, Atlanta, GA ~ Bachelor of Science/Accounting ~ 2012
oBecker CPA Exam Review ~ Atlanta, GA ~ 2017
LICENSES
oState of Georgia Notary Public
oSenior Treasurer of Homeowners Association
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