Customer Service Accounts Payable
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SULEMAN BAGHA
Bloomington, MN 55420
952-***-**** (H)
952-***-**** Cell Phone
SUMMARY
Experienced Financial Assistant with strong customer relationship and teamwork skills. Recognized for commitment to job and quality of work in helping vendors. Willing to take new assignments and known for consistency completing projects on time. Problem solver, detailed oriented, flexible and in-depth knowledge.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL DYNAMIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Bloomington, MN 1973-09/2016
Lead Assist 1-Finance (2006-Sept 2016)
Process vendor request for buyers and other requesters
Maintain vendor file for proper information with TIN #
Identify duplicate vendors, wrong and missing TIN’s
Knowledgeable in financial and purchase order systems and assisted employees in answering questions
Forward invoices to AP after reviewing with CIMA system
Any issues with vendor invoices communicate with buyers
Received negative report to clear outstanding balance with suppliers.
Processed Return Material Authorization for credit
Support AP team with old CIMA receipts and issues
CIMA interface updates to ensure receipts are interfaced into oracle
Capture W9 data and run TIN match report to verify vendor information
Support AP management in preparing for and executing the 1099 issuance process at
the end of each year
System email for vendor watcher
Access to OFAC to verify for vendors on sanction
Receive email updates on OFAC current actions
General Dynamics business with Federal Government Financial transaction and time keeping rules to follow according to Federal Government policies.
Financial Assistant (2000-2005)
Processed Foreign Load Freight Bills utilizing Access Data base.
Reconciled and Analyzed Purchase Order and communicated problems to system analyst.
Executed Pay upon receipt twice a week and audited report accordingly.
Processed Return Material Authorization for credit.
Communicated internally and externally and assisted employees with navigation in the system.
Served as back up for check printing and distribution and control Issued Vendor number request by buyers and non purchase orders items.
Trained staff members for back up.
Knowledgeable in financial and purchase order systems and assisted employees in answering questions.
Tested Accounts Payable and purchasing data for upgrade into new software.
Received negative report to clear outstanding balance with suppliers.
Searched and added vendors with high purchase order activity into automatic payment process.
Forecasted cash flow on weekly basis to manager.
Tested Oracle Accounts Payable and Purchase order system.
Currently working on Oracle Financial Data Base, Accounts Payable and Purchasing.
Financial Tech (1991-2000)
Audited Expense Reports and made appropriate redistribution of cost.
Processed Freight Bills.
Operated Petty Cash Office.
Prepared journal entries and redistributed cost.
Resolved payments disputes -vendor relations.
Wrote policy and procedure manual for travel.
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Processed all reports in a timely and accurate manner.
Reconciled purchase order clearing account.
Accounting Aide (1973-1991) Worked for Control Data Corp /Ceridian/Computing Devices
Prepared P&L reports / Reconciled assigned General Ledger
Reviewed accounts payable distribution
HERBERGER, Minneapolis, MN 2000-Present
Customer Service – Houseware Department
Performs as Cashier
Meets daily sales goals
Assists associates with sales and closing register
MARSHALL'S, Minneapolis, MN (Part-time) 1991-2000
Customer service coordinator
Managed Customer Service Desk
Coordinated Men’s Department
Performed as Cashier
Worked in Cash Office
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN
Courses taken: Principal of Accounting 1, Introduction to Data Processing, and Computer Approach to Problem Solving
Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Education
Course taken: Bookkeeping and Accounting I & II
Misc. Classes: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Paradox, Lotus, Lotus Notes, Access
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