ANN RAMSOOK
ACCOUNTANT & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
647-***-**** ad4acu@r.postjobfree.com Mississauga, Canada A highly capable and energetic Financial Specialist with over 20+ years of office project administrative coordinating and general accounting experience. Known for being highly analytical, a great problem solver, and skilled at multitasking. Areas of Expertise:
● Concur, SAP, and BASWARE, LN, ECC, AS400, MS Office Suite
● Strong background in MS Excel VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and formulas
● Key user for Shop Floor, Smartcard, and I PAYSMART
● Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable for over 500 vendors
● Purchasing and procurement
● Inventory management
● IL6 Sigma structured environment
EXPERIENCE
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR 2019 - 2024
The Globe and Mail, Toronto ON
● Manage the full cycle of Accounts Payable including processing invoices accurately and timely ensuring adherence to organizational policies and procedures using Basware
● Review and validate all invoices and fields such as vendor, amount, currency, approvers and taxes and send for approval
● Prepared payment by generating a proposal report in SAP and comparing with amount due in case of adjustments before sending to Director of Finance for approval and payment
● Review and reconcile vendor statements and assist with resolving discrepancies for vendors and employees expenses
● Send vendor forms with instructions to new contractors, upon receipt review data before setting up the vendor in SAP
● Manage employee profiles in Concur and vendor accounts in SAP
● Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities such as accruals and posting journal entries
● Review and approve all employee expenses in Concur in compliance with the company policies
● Collaborate with internal departments to ensure proper authorization, documentation, and payment processing
● Post refund cheque requisitions for events and subscriptions for external customers
● Prepare PST-Manitoba Tax for payment
● Provide information and research when necessary to provide documentation for Audit ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST 2016 - 2018
Salvagnini Canada, Mississauga ON
● Manage all client and technician requirements by maintaining relationships, client files and by preparing quotes, formal requests, queries, status of orders, and issuing invoices
● Reconcile the accounts receivable and accounts payable ledger and generate financial statements to ensure up-to-date payments, accurate postings, and rectify any discrepancies in client billing and collections
● Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and perform day-to-day financial transactions including preparing and depositing cheques
● Prepare accurate journal entries for month-end and year-end reporting and maintain historical records and confidentiality
● Research and resolve invoice discrepancies, stop-payments, and purchase order amendments
● Ensure full cycles are processed including invoices, utility bills and wire transfers in an accurate and timely manner
● Maintain vendor records and work with them to resolve payment issues such as requests for order documentation
● Generate and organize purchase orders, packing slips in a computerized ledger system
● Manage and maintain current inventory, follow up on backorders, shipment accuracies, and resolving any inaccuracies
● Reconcile stock counts to compute reports and preparing adjustment summary sheets to write off inventory through the LN software system
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ANALYST 1998 - 2016
Mondelez International - formerly KRAFT, Toronto ON 2014 - 2016
● Managed the procurement for raw material purchases
● Developed and implemented solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of company’s purchasing policies
● Audited and analyzed materials weekly to support shop floor and maintain accurate inventory
● Maintained various databases and monthly finance reports
● Allocated resources for departmental budgets
● Directed material via SAP for scheduled of Cadbury chocolate production to prevent shortage and multiple line shutdowns
● Audited and analyzed materials weekly to support shop floor and maintain accurate inventory and 100% compliance
● Communicated and monitored aged material inventory report to business leads, quality team, and the material team 2010 - 2014
● Negotiated with corporate vendors for cost savings to order production and sanitation items
● Processed vendor POs, invoices, problematic invoices, and accounts payable files in a time-sensitive manner by adhering to operating procedures and ensuring policy compliance
● Identified and coded invoices in accordance with department budget regulations
● Investigated and resolved discrepancies for vendors, Shipping Department and Purchasing
● Reconciled statements, credit notes with Logistics and vendors
● Prepared accrual journal entries for finance and assisted with year-end audits
● Assisted in closing month-end and year-end transactions with Finance
● Facilitated Shipping, R&D, and Quality with import and export documents, rush orders, and multi-site coordination
● Assisted in training a dozen team leaders and line service personnel in SAP 1998 - 2010
● Oversaw all capital projects with the largest contract worth $35 million dollars
● Managed all heavy capital spending deadlines and managed all related paperwork processes
● Collaborated with engineers to complete projects in a timely and accurate manner
● Coordinated with the Finance department on large cash flows of $40 million for month-end and year-end transactions
● Conducted end-to end accounts payable processes, resolved GR/IR issues, discrepant invoices, and ensured input and timely payment of all vendor invoices
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
GREENBELT PROJECT COST SAVING CERTIFICATE
WORKSHOP TRAINED FOR SAP CATALYST, SMARTCARD, AND IL 6 SIGMA MANAGERS AWARD FOR JOB-RELATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM KRAFT FOODS ACCOUNTING DIPLOMA - TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PORT OF SPAIN (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO) CHOCOLOGIST CERTIFICATE - CADBURY CHOCOLATE (GLADSTONE SITE)