Accounts Payable Sales

LAKESHA SMITH

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contract Engagements Jan 2014-Present

Short Client List: Borden Dairy, LeHigh Hanson, Blue Lynx Media, Trinity Industries

Accounts Payable Associate Lead

Processed 1099’s

Entered, posted invoices and credited memos

Cut checks

Designed AP operations

Bank Reconciliation

Journal Entries

Sales & Used Tax processed

Maintained accurate records for domestic and international Travel & Expense reports

Posted and reconciled batches

Audited, researched, and resolved accounts payable issues with vendor

Varies other task associated with the Accounts Payable role as an accountant, lead, or upper level AP team member.

MICHAELS STORES, INC, Irving, TX Sep 2012 – Oct 2013

Accounts Payable Analyst2

Oversees, coaches and advises the accounts payable offshore staff on procedures, controls and issue resolution

Serves as the owner of key AP processes and provides in depth knowledge base and understanding for all key processes by auditing work, monitoring, prioritizing and problem solving as issues arise. This includes but is not limited to paperless invoice processing solution, vendor payments, accruals, month end close, account reconciliation, and vendor issue resolution

Verification of interface files and systems to ensure accurate data transmission and interfaces are operating as designed

Oversees generation of reports regarding accounts payable activities and verifies accuracy of all processing actions and control related activities

Drives for continuous improvement to improve productivity in each AP process

LHP MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Plano, TX Jun 2011 – May 2012

Accounts Payable Associate Lead

Lead AP function by helping react to AP demands

Presented solutions, tracked statistics, the lead user of the AP system of Paragon

Designed AP operations, and verifies the company policies are followed

Ensured correct GL coding

Met vendor remittance terms

Sales & Used Tax processed

Trained new employees and consultants for the hospitals in the area of accounts payable

Processed 1099’s

Maintained accurate records for domestic Travel & Expense reports

Managed vendor maintenances

Managed other accounts payable associates in local office, and other clerks out of state

Managed and Supervised 3in house and 25 in hospitals around the US

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF EMPLOYED, Grapevine, TX May 2010 – May 2011

Staff Accountant, Commissions/Accounts Payable

Calculated Insurance Commission

Entered, posted invoices and credited memos

Cut checks

Bank Recons

Journal Entries

Posted and reconciled batches

Audited, researched, and resolved accounts payable issues with vendor

COMMSCOPE, Richardson, TX Jan 2009 – Jan 2010

Accounts Payable (Contract)

Entered Journal Entries for international accounts

Maintained accurate records for domestic and international Travel & Expense reports

Maintained and compiled monthly report for lease vehicles along with maintenance records entry

Posted and reconciled batches

Audited, researched and resolved accounts payable issues with vendors and employees

PeopleSoft Software used proficiently

MISSION FOODS, Irving, TX Oct 2005 – Dec 2008

Accounts Payable

Three-way matching, coding, batching

Entered, posted invoices and credited memos

Reviewed coding from area plant managers

Audited, researched, and resolved accounts payable issues with vendors

Processed accruals for month end close

Oversaw utility accounts for Regional area

Reconciled PO numbers with vendors that are still outstanding

CDX RESOURCES, Dallas, TX May, 2002-Oct 2005

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Three-way matching, batching, coding

Oversaw all per Diems and expense reports

Entered, posted and reconciled batches

Audited, researched and resolved accounts payable issues with customers and vendors

Updated and reconciled sub-ledger to the general ledger

Maintained cash applications, account reconciliations and charge backs

Prepared 1099’s

Processed accruals for month end close

Managed other accounts payable associates in office and other clerks out of state

TEXAS CELLULAR, Dallas, TX Jan 2001 - Apr 2002

Accounts Payable Lead

Three-way matching, batching and coding

Entered, posted and reconciled batches

Audited, researched and resolved accounts payable issues with customers and vendors

Inter-company reconciliation of six companies to one company

Evaluated sales tax from various states

Updated and reconciled sub-ledger to the general ledger

Maintained cash applications, account reconciliations, credit card reconciliations

Software used Navision.

COMPUTER SKILLS

AS400, Kronos, Access, Excel (V-lookups & Pivot Tables), Outlook, Word, Great Plains, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, QuickBooks, Liberty and ScanPro

Education

University of Phoenix, currently pursing degree in Accounting

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