Accounts Payable Manager

SANDRA KELLEY, CPA

*** ******** ***** ****** *** 206 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-***-**** *********@*****.***

I am an experienced accounting professional with over 20 years of experience. I have several years working in a Shared Services environment and also forming/leading a Shared Service Accounts Payable Department for several companies.

KEY SKILLS

• SAP expertise

• 15+ years of Management Experience

• Tax Reporting(1099 and Unclaimed funds)

• Team player-ability to work with large teams

• Concur expertise • KPI Reporting

• Project-oriented leader

• AP Automation-Tungsten/Kofax/OpenText

• Shared Services

• Key Contact for both Internal and External Auditors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION – West Palm Beach, FL

Accounts Payable Manager, 2015-2018

Accounts Payable Manager responsible for managing a newly created Shared Service for the Company. The department consisted of 17 employees.

Key Accomplishments:

• Centralizing the Accounts Payable function for the Company

• Month-end responsibilities for accrual of expenses

• Initiated the Accounts Payable Automation project to include both OCR technology and E-invoicing solutions

• 1099 Reporting

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE- Waltham, MA

Accounts Payable/Physician Compensation Manager, 2013-2015

Responsible for maintaining and approval of Medical Directors payments; Responsible for Accounts Payable function as well providing a leadership role to the divisional Accounts Payable departments

Key Accomplishments:

• Key member of the project team to implement/train Accounts Payable on new technology that was implemented(KOFAX/Tungsten)

• Consolidated 1099 reporting from 5 divisions to 1

• Implemented a multi-vendor upload for Physician Compensation payments; streamlining 300 vouchers into 1

• Key member of the Pay Terms project which resulted in standardized payment terms that were clearly communicated to our vendors

BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS- Elyria, OH

Cash Disbursements Manager,, 2011-2012

Managed the Accounts Payable and Travel & Expense functions; forecasted and managed monthly cash disbursements; 1099 and Unclaimed Funds Reporting; Vendor Management as it related to disbursements and relationships; account reconciliations

Key Accomplishments:

• Redefined requirements on what is needed to set up new vendor accounts to ensure accurate 1099 reporting.

• Re-organized the department to allow no segregation of duties issues in and outside of the system

• Streamlined Month-end Closing

• Primary liaison in contact for upgrade of the T&E System(Concur), signed 08/31/12.

• Initiated the conversion of AP payments to ACH, go-live expected Q1 2013.

• Sub-ledger clean-up of the Accounts Payable module to reflect accurate balances when compared to the General Ledger

. FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES – Cleveland, OH

Director of Accounts Payable, 2009 -2011

Tasked with leading a Shared Services Accounts Payable department comprised of 24 employees and 4 supervisors; budgets and allocation of costs to customers; KPI publishing; Unclaimed and 1099 reporting for entire company; Service Level Agreements; communications with all levels of associates

Key Accomplishments

• Centralized Accounts Payable function at Forest City Enterprises in 2009, with 24 employees

• Achieved cost savings of $35K per month as a result of an aggressive campaign to enroll vendors on ACH payment

• Implemented an automated Travel & Expense System(Concur). Cost savings expected to be $300K in first year

• Increased rebate on credit card by $100K in first year once transferred to Accounts Payable function

• Primary Procure to Pay lead on SAP implementation

FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES – Cleveland, OH

Director of Compliance, 2006 -2009

Primary liaison for the Commercial division on SOX compliance; manage both Accounts Payable and Cash Application; ensure proper contract compliance for Commercial properties; worked closely with both internal and external audit firms.

Key Accomplishments:

• Lead in SAP conversion for Procure to Pay function for Commercial Division, establishing workflow precedents

• Re-organized Accounts Payable function to provide better customer service

• Established never seen reporting metrics for Commercial Accounts Payable, providing greater visibility to the productivity of Accounts Payable

TRW AUTOMOTIVE, SHARED SERVICES – Valley View, OH

Senior Accountant, 2000-2006

Primary contact for several business units to ensure accurate and timely month-end closing; account reconciliations; cash reconciliations; sales and use tax filings, budget preparation in partnership with business units.

EDUCATION

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Columbus, OH

BSBA, Accounting 1993

MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS

AICPA

Woman of Professional Excellence, YWCA 2011

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