Accounts Payable Manager

ROBERT C. KAWAKA

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EDUCATION

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. April 2013

Master of Business Administration, Major – Accounting GPA 3.11/4

Park University, Kansas City, MO. May 2010

Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration, Major: Finance & Management summa cum laude GPA: 3.9/4

HONORS

Nominated to the dean’s list 2003

Park University Outstanding Student Award

EXPERIENCE

Contract: Finance Coordinator, Fakhoury Immigration Law Group Troy, MI, Jan 2014 June 2014

Maintained an aggressive receivables collection schedule reducing the aging balance by 20% within the 1 st month; Improved

relations with a delinquent client while negotiating a $300K settlement which was eventually paid in full

Managed accounts receivable and payable (Full cycle including 3 way match, batch and code), cash application and

check issuance as well as coordinating billing with the Indian team through effective communication and delegation of duty

Accelerated and improved accounts receivable status by expediting invoice mailing process for better cash flow

Intern Controller Trainee, Sonic Automotive Inc. Santa Clara CA dealership, Jan 2013 Sep 2013

Managed cash reconciliation by meeting with with individual department heads in order to understand how they wanted to resolve

unaccounted for cash in the GL resulting in increased use of weekly reports and quicker decision

Assisted management in training staff on SOX compliance and implementation of strong internal controls

Coordinated with vendors and internal departments in order to resolve invoice disputes and accurately gather evidence for

process improvement

Participated in lowering the advertisement budget by cancelling contracts and streamlining forecast

Contract: Accounts Payable Analyst, Trinity Health, Livonia, MI August 2011 – July 2012

Ensured timely payment of liabilities by reviewing, researching and resolving payment delays and variances (over payments

and underpayments) incurred within the UEM in accordance with the contracts and policies

Took advantage of discount opportunities while processing accounts payable invoices including 3 way match, batch and code

Improved invoice processing by determining and resolving the root cause for discrepancies on PO, NOPO and EDI invoices

Contract: Accounts Payable Coordinator, Pulte Homes Inc., Bloomfield Hills, MI August 2010 – July 2011

Took charge of processing over 500 accounts payable invoices weekly including check runs and ACH

Created a spreadsheet in the shared drive to coordinate timely vendor “hold” release reducing vendor complaint calls

Assisted with month end close by providing ledger balances and accruals in a timely manner

Formed better streamlined process flow charts to be used by new hires

Book keeper/ Grain Settlement Clerk, DE Bruce Grains Kansas City, MO September 2008 May 2010

Took charge of processing averagely 100 accounts payable and receivable invoices daily using AS400

Performed credit collection calls to vendors in order to track outstanding receivables and resolved billing discrepancies

Collected and documented aging report in a timely manner and sent statements to outstanding vendors

Led initiatives in developing a training manual for new hires

SKILLS

C.P.A. Candidate (MI); MS Office MS Word, PowerPoint, Access and Advanced Excel(Sorting, Query, Lookup’s

and Pivots)

ADP, Lawson, AS400, QuickBooks Pro 2014, MAS 90

ACTIVITIES

Volunteer at Salvation Army, Southfield, MI; Johnson County Developmental Supports, Kansas City KS & The Jewish

Community Center, Orchard Lake, MI

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Speaks fluent English, Swahili, Dholuo and basic French

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