Accounts Payable Manager
Resume:
Steven Scholz
North Hollywood, CA 91601
***********@***.***
Summary of Qualifications: Over twenty-five years’ experience in many phases of
bookkeeping. Proficient in SAP, Great Plains,
PeopleSoft, Oracle12, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Live Meeting,
& Microsoft Word.
Certifications: Harvard Business Certificate for Leadership
Harvard Business Certificate for Management
Harvard Business Certificate for Stepping Up to
Management
Professional Experience:
July 2014-May 2015 Union Bank Monterey Park, CA
Accounts Payable Manager
• Contract job through K-Force Finance and Accounting leading the Vendor
Maintenance team of two Accounts Payable professionals. Review and approve
all new vendor set-ups and changes into PeopleSoft.
• Lead the Telecom invoice processing team of two Accounts Payable
professionals, ensuring bills are processed within payment terms. Meet bi-
weekly with major telecom vendors AT&T and Verizon resolving disputes and
payment discrepancies.
• Review all major accounts payable transactions over $50,000 ensuring correct
invoice amount and general ledger coding, as well as proper invoice approvals
prior to payment release.
Feb 2014-May 2014 Roll Global, LLC Los Angeles, CA
Accounts Payable Consultant
• Contract job through Randstad Professionals researching and identifying 1099
reportable vendors that were entered incorrectly into their Oracle R12 system.
• Processed invoices for payment for the Media Buy and Wonderful Brands
divisions. High dollar Media Buy vendors included ABC, CBS, NBC & Fox
networks.
• Documented invoice processing procedures client’s company divisions.
Oct 2012-Jan 2014 HealthFirst LLC Mountlake Terrace, WA
Accounting Supervisor
• Processed Accounts Payable in Great Plains for two companies, HealthFirst and
its sister company Banyan International Corp. Utilized 3-Way matching process
ensuring goods receipts and pricing matched the invoice prior to payment.
• Implemented process improvements to ensure SOX compliance as well as
document retention.
• Perform Positive Pay on a daily basis.
• File sales tax returns for State of Texas and City of New Orleans.
• Processing Payroll in ADP for both companies for a total of 60+ employees.
Team with Human Resources ensuring employees are correctly entered in ADP.
Oct 2010-March 2012 Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) Kent, WA
Senior Accounts Payable Representative
• Contract job through Randstad Finance and Accounting resolving discrepancies between
company suppliers and purchases.
• Processed accounts payable disbursements utilizing 3-Way Matching ensuring goods
receipts and pricing matched the invoice prior to payment.
• Corresponded with vendors, as well as internal staff, addressing customer services
issues.
• Assist with audit software upgrades and enhancements.
• Audit the GR/IR (Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt) report.
• Resolved blocked invoice issues.
July 2009-Oct 2010 Marine Resources Group (MRG) Seattle, WA
Accounts Payable Manager
• Contract job through Randstad Finance and Accounting managing a team of six Accounts
Payable professionals for 10 companies under the MRG umbrella.
• Reported directly to the Assistant Controller and implemented tighter controls to ensure
compliance with company policy as well SOX compliance.
• Implemented process improvements for efficiency and accuracy.
• Processed wire transfers through Wells Fargo wiring funds in many foreign currencies.
Entered wires into SAP against invoices to ensure balance of cash account
• Performed month end accruals, as well as reconciled Procurement Card accounts for
month end close.
• Facilitated new vendor set up, as well as maintaining the vendor master records,
ensuring correct information was entered into SAP.
• Responsible for printing checks twice a week, as well as performing off-cycle check runs
depending on urgency.
• Held weekly one-on-one meetings with individual AP staff members
addressing issues of performance and training.
May 2008-May 2009 Oce Business Services Seattle, WA
Senior Accounts Payable Manager
• Worked closely with client Washington Mutual Accounts Payable leadership to
ensure timely and accurate Accounts Payable processing.
• Managed a team of 17 Accounts Payable professionals providing guidance on
policy and procedures. Performed annual job performance evaluations. Ensured
that the staff was equipped to meet the needs of the client.
• Monitored team’s production and accuracy to ensure that all Service Level
Agreement requirements were met on a consistent basis.
• Served on Six Sigma Greenbelt project to determine the cause of duplicate
payments, and developing solutions in reducing those duplicates.
Oct 2000-May 2008 Deloitte & Touche, LLP Seattle, WA
Regional Accounts Payable Team Lead
• Was in charge of Accounts Payable processing for offices throughout the western
United States.
• Supervised a staff of three Accounts Payable Analysts providing guidance on
policies and procedures. Performed mid-year and annual job performance
evaluations.
• Served as co-chair of the National Accounts Payable Training Committee,
developing training slides and facilitating question and answer sessions for new
Request for Payment processors.
• Served as Procurement Card Coordinator, where I monitored credit card
transactions. Transactions were reconciled to ensure 100% receipt
documentation, as well as ensuring proper general ledger coding. This role also
included conducting training sessions to all p-card holders.
• Served on the National AP Best Practices Committee assisting in drafting the
original Best Practices document that was submitted to Internal Controls for
approval prior to implementation.
• Served on the One-Time Keying Committee assisting in developing a new
Accounts Payable system in order to make processing more efficient and cost
effective.
• Served on the Policy Focus Group advising Accounts Payable Coordinators firm
wide of administrative policies.
• Served on the National Use Tax Committee developing efficient methods of
accurate use tax reporting. Was designated Use Tax Subject Matter Expert by
the Senior AP Manager on the National Accounts Payable Committee.
• Served as Team Break Facilitator where I facilitated one hour discussions with
firm’s support staff regarding issues ranging from providing better service to our
customers and partners, as well as reaching out to the firm’s mentoring program
for career development.
Sept 1998-Sept 2000 Countrywide Home Loans Simi Valley, CA
Accounting Specialist
• Researched and processed payment requests in the Correspondent Lending
Division. Provided customer service with lenders, and submitted processed
requests to Loan Servicing department to ensure payment reimbursement to the
lender. Research also could result in billing the lender for funding errors in the
purchase of the mortgage loan.
• Trained new employees on Countrywide’s policies and procedures in payment
request processing. Monitored their work to ensure accuracy prior to being
submitted to Loan Servicing for final approval.
Sept 1988-July 1998 Callisons, Inc. Seattle, WA
Staff Accountant
• Processed Accounts Payable for three divisions.
• Responsible for Accounts Receivable, Invoicing, Credit Management and
Collections, bank deposits, and insurance document preparation.
• Maintained draft registers for two of the company’s division.
• Purchased office supplies.
• Maintained the company’s petty cash fund.
Education: Western Washington University
Yakima Valley Community College
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