Customer Service Accounts Payable
Resume:
JOE GARCIA
732-***-**** (Cell)
732-***-**** (Home)
Parlin, NJ 08859
***********@********.***
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Professional Development
Dynamic and Energetic Accounts Payable Manager known for consistently
delivering increased value through innovative approach, operational
discipline, and sound managing. Decisive and rational leadership,
drawing on extensive financial management experience. Inspired
confidence with vendors and senior management. Proven expertise in
building strong AP departments. Strong attention to detail and
multi-tasking capabilities
My skills and experiences include: Accounts Payable, JDA, JDE,
AS/400, and Oracle, People Soft, Multi-View, QuickBooks, SAP, Tax
Planning, Workflow Analysis, Accounting, Financial Statements,
General Ledger, Accounting Software, EDI and MAS 90, IAPP / IFO NJ
Chapter
Experience
ACELERO LEARNING
NEW YORK, NY
Consultant
Director of Shared Services and Accounts Payables
June 2014 to Present
J.C. TROPICALS Wholesale Produce Company of $75M, NEWARK, NJ
Feb. 2011 to May 2014
Accounts Payable Manager
Trained and managed AP team through workflow organization using
system and proper procedure.
*Directed staff how to build relationships with other parts of the
business.
*Processed sales orders and shared services on a daily basis.
*Played a key role in implementing the ERP system in AP departments.
*Resolved payment inquiries from suppliers, and how to address vendor
concerns.
*Average number of invoices is about 4K. Total dollars 5M a month.
NEEMA CLOTHING LTD Wholesale & Retail Men's Apparel $175M, Bayonne,
NJ
Aug. 2008 to Oct. 2010
Director of Expense / Treasury Manager
Issue all checks and ACH transfers to vendors, domestic and foreign.
US Dollar and Foreign currency.
*Analyzed and reconciled the American Express Corporate card.
*Trained staff of eight to review and reconciled all vendor
statements.
*Developed systems to reduce fixed and variable costs. Re-classed G/L
to proper coding.
*Reconciled balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis and was able to
reduce the month close to five days.
*Average number of invoices 8K a month. Total dollars about 12M a
month
*Issued 1042 and 1099 tax forms
DUANE READE LLC, New York City, NY
Jan. 2003 to Aug. 2008
Director/Accounts Payable
Maintained financial records and reports. Analyzed financial
information. Recorded tax liabilities such as liabilities. Examined
and analyzed accounting records and financial statements. Assessed
records for accuracy, completeness. Reported finances to management.
Established tables of accounts. Assigned entries to correct accounts.
Developed and revised accounting systems. Employed current computer
technology. My accomplishments included: Manage all 24 people, with 4
direct reports. Maintain and process Accounts Payable for 250 stores
Knowledge sets include: General Accounting, General Ledger, Microsoft
Excel, and Microsoft Word.
Lantis Eyewear, Seacucus, NJ
Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2003
Accounts Payable Manager
Manage Imports, Domestic, and Expense Payable.
*Approved all new vendors and maintain vendor file.
*Issued and approved checks and wires to foreign vendors. US Dollar
and Foreign currency.*Reduced Debit Balances and recovered $750K in
over-payments from prior years.
*Reviewed and maintained GL coding in SAP
Knowledge sets include: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software, AP,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office
software, Microsoft Outlook.
GLOBIX, New York City, NY
Jan. 1999 to Jan. 2002
Accounts Payable Manager
Centralized and integrated all Accounts Payable US offices and Europe
offices to New York Headquarters.
*Adhere to SOX compliance.
*Balance all monthly and quarterly A/P schedules /Analyzed G/L
accounts.
*Wrote procedures for the department on three way matching and
processing of invoices.
*Reconciled all corporate credit card T&E accounts with G/L and
maintained coding to GL using Oracle.
*Oracle Super User trained other departments on Oracle 11I. Knowledge
sets include: A P, Accounting software, Accounts Payable, Adobe
Systems Adobe Acrobat software, AP, General Ledger, GL, Mas 90,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office
software, Microsoft Outlook, Oracle PeopleSoft, Island Pacific.
CHAUS, Secaucus, NJ
Jan. 1995 to Jan. 1999
Accounts Payable Director
Improved morale and productivity in the department.
*Reconciled and solved complex vendor related issues.
*Overhauled the purchase order and approval process to expedite the
paper flow.
*Promoted to Director after turning the AP Dept. into a professional
organization.
*Responsible for all EFTPS weekly, monthly, and quarterly tax wire
transfers.
*Issued 1042 and 1099 tax forms Knowledge sets include: Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office software,
Microsoft Outlook.
Skills
Accounts Payable, AS/400, Credit, Customer service, Debit, ERP,
FORMS, Gl, Island Pacific, JDE, Lawson, Macromedia Director,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Programming,
Quark Xpress, QuickBooks, Retail, Sales, Sap, Spanish, Tax Planning,
View, Workflow Analysis, Accountancy, Accounting, Accounting Systems,
Financial, Financial Statements, General Ledger, Tables, Adobe, Adobe
Acrobat, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook,
Accounting Software, MAS 90, Payables
Menber., IAPP / IFO NJ Chapter
Languages
Fluent in Spanish
AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
*Direct all AP operations & functions
*Addressed and reduced debit balances
*SOX compliance
*Leadership Development & Team Building
*High volumes of invoices
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