Shawn Y. Porter

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Calumet City, IL 60409

708-***-**** (Cell)

ad4s1p@r.postjobfree.com (E-mail)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Kovitz Investment Group

March 2023 – October 2023

AP Specialist

Managing Billing Inbox – high volume inquiries from external and internal customers.

Payment processing of invoice and expenses reimbursements via SAP Concur.

Implementation on electronic payments and ACH verification for all new vendors.

Process weekly check run for AP manual batch payments.

Upload Positive Pay Files.

Special Project Management as needed.

Atkore International Harvey, IL June 2022 – March 2023

AP Specialist

Processing invoices for payment for Steel invoices and non-PO invoices in SAP.

Data Entry of 100+ invoice daily

Strong Excel Skills

Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Responsible Houston, Phoenix and De Pere WI locations

Assist with month end close

Brookfield Properties Retail

Accounts Payable Accountant April 2019 to June 2022

Process 100+ invoices daily using Alusta/Basware

Process over 200 expense reimbursement monthly using Concur

Responsible for managing the Vendor Maintenance process for over 50 Malls nationwide

Upload Monthly Sales and Use tax for Property Accountants

Maintain Templates and Workbooks for properties

Correspond with mall management and suppliers

Assist with other duties as needed

Checkers Safety Group/Superior Manufacturing Group March 2017 to April 2019

Sr. Accounts Payable Coordinator

Responsible for managing the Accounts Payable function for company operations.

Establishing and enforcing policies, procedures and controls.

Managing disbursements to vendors via ACH and physical checks.

Generate and process positive pay file for the Accounts Payable system.

Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the procurement process by matching and analyzing the purchase orders to the receiving system to the invoice.

Aerotek - Akzo Nobel March 2016 to March 2017

Accounts Payable Specialist

Process approximately 100 invoices daily using SAP

Manage the ANI Mailbox

Process check request and distribute checks

Answer vendor phone calls regarding invoice payments

Resolving discrepancies

Work on various projects as needed

Premier Farnell/Newark Element 14 August 2013 to March 2016

Item Content Specialist

Work with specific types of vendor information to ensure timely completion of product data maintenance

Process Vendor Data Load files

Create and distribute to the business key reports, such as Mass Add, Missing Item and Cost Compare reports

Perform creation and Maintenance in the Vendor Master File and TVIA. Evaluates and confirms vendor change/addition requests. Makes vendor documents available online.

Investigate and resolve discrepant invoices

Complete specific tasks with corresponding deadlines

Provide excellent customer service to all internal departments within the organization

Manage the Item Content Mailbox, evaluates and routes requests appropriately, and complies with the designated Service Level Agreement.

Analyze commercial data change request (e.g. UOM, Mfr PN, cost, discontinued status)

Present recommendations to improve vendor information

Premier Farnell/Newark Element 14 April 2011 to August 2013

AP Discrepancy Coordinator

Responsible for resolving approximately 100 receiving discrepancies weekly

Corresponds with warehouse personnel to located missing, damaged or duplicate shipments

Backup AP Administrator with weekly check run and month end close

Process RTV’s daily

Run various financial reports

Assist in entering AP vendor invoices as needed

University of Chicago Medical Center – Darien, IL Sept 2010 to March 2011

Purchasing/Senior Invoice Clerk

Process high volume Accounts Payable invoices

Handle vendor inquiries

Reconcile vendor statements

Addison Search Staffing - Ace Hardware Corp. Oak Brook, IL May 2009 to July 2010

Purchase Order Reconciliation Operator

Purchase order reconciliation

Resolving vendor discrepancies

Generating daily inventory receiving reports

Processing high volume Accounts Payable invoices

Other duties as needed

K Force Professional Staffing – Dec 2008 to May 2009

Client - National Express Corp. Downers, Grove, IL

Accounts Payable Technician

Processed high volume Accounts Payable invoices

Handled vendor inquiries

Other duties as needed

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Political Science, Roosevelt University.

Software Knowledge

MS Office 95, 97, 2000 and XP Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT

Lotus Notes Outlook

PeopleSoft Quick Books

Elite Oracle

SAP

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