Accounts Payable Manager

JOSEPHINE M. LAMES

*** ******** ********, *********, **, L1W 2R6

Mobile 647- 822-0921; Home 905-***-****; Email: **************@*****.***

ACCOUNTANT

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accounting

Over 15 years of experience handling general/financial accounting

Consistently promoted and/or awarded additional assignments/projects in every position held

Analytical, drive to surpass goals, detailed, pro-active and multi-task oriented

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accounts Payable Administrator 1 Feb 15- Present

Motion Specialties

1 Concord Gate, Suite 201, Toronto, Ontario M3C 3N6

Review and verify invoices and check requests; sort, code and match invoices; set invoices up for payment; reconcile accounts payable transactions; prepare analysis of accounts; resolve invoice discrepancies and issues; communicates with vendors/ store locations; respond to inquiries.

Treasury Analyst (Accounts Payable) 10 Feb 14- 16 Jan 15

LG Electronics Canada

20 Norelco Drive, North York, Ontario M9L 2X6

Analyzed accounts payable for possible duplication of payments; reviewed, analyzed and reconciled employee’s corporate card accounts and cash claim; controlled manual vouchers; posted monthly bank charges; acted as back up for payment processing and did other ad hoc matters

Uncovered material irregularity that led the management to review process and procedures in handling claims for extended warranties; detected cases of over claimed expenses by employees

Accounts Receivable/ Retail Travel Accounting 8 May13- 10Jan14

CAA South Central Ontario

60 Commerce Valley Drive East, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 7P9

Received, verified, analyzed hotel and car commissions; posted commissions in computerized system; prepared bank daily bank deposits; and assisted in the reconciliation of attraction tickets

Had efficiently processed 50 plus car and hotel commissions on daily basis

Accounting/ Bankruptcy Staff Feb 2010- Apr 2013

Risman & Zysman, Trustee in Bankruptcy, CA

4580Dufferin Street, Suite 400, North York, Ontario M3H 5Y2

Handled and processed receipts and daily banking deposits; prepared bank reconciliation for all bank trust accounts; analyzed accounts receivable; sent letter to debtors with overdue accounts; handled GST/HST refund inquiries; prepared Pre/Post Income Tax Return

Had initiated and implemented valuable process improvements, example, enhanced control procedure for physical cheques for prompt encoding in the system; maximized computerized system to monitor post-dated cheques for control and easy feedback to client’s inquiry; cleaning up of accounts for archiving and of stale records for synchronizing and simplification of reports

Accounting Assistant (Accounts Payable) Sep 2009 – Feb 2010

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Canada Limited

410 Passmore Avenue, Unit 1, Toronto, Ontario, M1V 5C3

Validated provincial branches invoices for accuracy which included but not limited to applicable taxes (GST,HST,PST), GL coding, 3-way matching in Libra Accounts Payable system; verified and obtained authorization for any discrepancies in prices over 2% of quantity received and of freight charges

Communicated effectively to suppliers and /or purchasing staff on any invoice discrepancies

Treasury Administrator (Accounts Payable) Dec 2008- Feb 2009

Canadian Scholarship Trust Consultants

2225 Sheppard Avenue East Atria III Suite#600, Ontario M2I 5C2

Processed depository and scholarship payments and ensured its accuracy with agreement; checked and matched statements with maturity and termination letters; processed request for bank drafts, wires and manual cheques

Had volunteered to work with other departments during spare time

Controller 2007-Sep 2008

Ugong Trade & Holdings Inc., Pasig City, Philippines

Exclusive distributor of Gree Brand air conditioners in the Philippines

Coordinated the activities of Accounting, Administration, Logistics and Warehouse departments

Contributed significantly on inventory control and warehouse management, from warehouse housekeeping, lay-outing, damage control, conduct of regular inventory count and implementation of inventory in computerized system; conducted series of training for subordinates for process improvement and coordination

Controller/ Administration Manager 2004-2006

Food Mart, Limited, Lae, Papua New Guinea

Leading supermarket, wholesaler and distributor in Papua New Guinea

Led a team of staff responsible for accounting, back office cashiering, and Electronic Data Processing; supervised the financial statements preparation; Reconciled debtors and creditors account.

Had detected a number of internal theft and pilferages cases among cashiers

Branch Controller/ Accounting Manager 2000-2004

Abenson Inc., Mandaluyong Philippines

Philippines’ leading and biggest wholesaling and retailing appliance store

Consistent recipient of best performing manager award

Promoted to Branch Controller position from Accounting Manager

As Branch Controller: Planned, directed, controlled and coordinated the activities of Branch Control Group, Central Invoicing Group and Warehouse Control Group; Evaluated and improved existing branch operations systems and internal control procedures; Handled and investigated branch incidents along with the Investigation Board; Ensured accuracy of inventory stock at the branch operations; Conducted regular process review of the system affecting the branch operations.

As Accounting Manager: Coordinated the activities of Sales Audit, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Accounting Sections: Planned, directed, controlled and coordinated the activities of Accounting Department; Supervised the preparation of monthly management financial reports which includes annual budget, analysis of budget over actual; Checked and approved set up of liabilities, adjusting journal entries, rental billings, payroll and other pertinent documents and reports; Ensured that all accounts, such as customer deposits, branch remittances, short or overages, inter- company accounts have been analyzed promptly and regularly; Evaluated and improved existing accounting system and internal control procedures.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Major in Accounting)

University of the East, Manila, Philippines

Certified Professional Accountant (CPA), Philippines

Pursuing CPA Designation, PEP Level

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