Shannon Halligan
Pinellas Park, FL *****
***********@*****.***
• Experienced Accounts Payable Specialist with experience handling and processing AP, Bills and Invoices.
• Able to accurately process all company invoices in a timely manner.
• Experience tracking and resolving outstanding payment issues
• Broad knowledge of customer service, employee training and development.
• Dedicated team player with proven leadership with excellent verbal and written communication
• Able to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and use sound judgment when confronted in highly stressful situations.
• Able to interview with 24-48 hours’ notice.
• Available to start immediately upon completion of background checks. Skills:
• Access
• Conflict Resolution
• MS Office Suite
• Time Management
• Accounts Payable
• Word
• Invoicing and Billing Skills
• Vendor Management
• Customer Service
• Accounting software
• General ledger reconciliation
• Account reconciliation
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• Bookkeeping
• Microsoft Dynamics GP
• ERP systems
• SAP
• Google Suite
• Cash handling
• Windows
• Adobe Acrobat
• Data collection
• Microsoft Excel
• General ledger accounting
• Manufacturing
• Expense management
• Data entry
Education:
Diploma, Largo High School, Largo, FL
Work Experience:
Reason for the gap
She was taking care of her sick mom, so she took a career gap. She is available since March 2024 for new role. MicrosoftGP experience – 3 years
Vendor Maintenance
Vendor lookup
Stop Payment
Check voids
Check Runs
Cash requirment Report
Bank upload
Operation Par - Pinellas Park, FL July 2021 to June 2022 Accounts Payable Specialist
• As an accounts payable working with vendors, opening mail, coding, entering, running checks, and mailing them.
• Also responsible for making sure I had all the receipts for the Amex bill and paying that as well.
• Maintain integrity and accuracy of capital asset records. Depreciate and reconcile asset accounts.
• Create fixed asset related audit schedules and collaborate with auditors on their assignments.
• Participate in month-end close process and produce timely and accurate account reconciliations Ledgent Staffing - Tampa, FL August 2020 to June 2021 Accounts Payable Specialist
• Client supported Blume Mechanical, GA foods, Orion Waste.
• Ensure that job cost invoices are applied to purchase orders
• Process Invoices, Recurring Invoices and Expense Reports based upon approval
• Process Credit Card Transactions, obtain receipts, and reconcile monthly
• Perform weekly check and ACH payments
• Paid all invoices, corrected po's, ordered supplies, cut the checks and did the bank upload.
• Process payable invoices using 3-way matching
• Code G/L accounts, maintaining vendor files
• Review & Post POS into accounting software for payment
• Strategic Partner in Month End Close deadlines & processes Corrected pricing and receiving issues on all po invoices for the main warehouse.
• Entered non po invoices and credits to be paid.
Duke Energy - Clearwater, FL September 2019 to October 2019 Invoicing Specialist
• Received residential and commercial electric bills that caused an error when going through the system.
• We were required to look at the information and figure out what happened and figure out how to correct it. Bikes to Trikes - Pinellas Park, FL December 2018 to June 2019 Filing/General Office
• Received and checked orders from outside companies for daily deliveries.
• Provided customer service to customers and clients
• Invoiced and collected payment for services rendered. Insight Global (ATKINS) - Tampa, FL June 2018 to November 2018 Accounts Payable Specialist
• Audited employee expense reports to determine whether a charge was approvable or not.
• Processed about 80-100 reports a day to reconcile with company credit card statement. QSR - Southeast QSR December 2013 to January 2018
Accounts Payable Specialist
• Handled daily A/P processes for two and then four Taco Bells companies with a total of 193 stores
• Oversaw the timely, accurate processing of invoices, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions.
• Maintained adherence to corporate standards; addressed issues from employees and vendors regarding accounts payable; and ensured accurate and compliant A/P files and records in accordance with company policies and government regulations.
• Cut checks when supervisor was out and needed.
• Processed wire transfers after payment into the system.
• Trained incoming employees.
• Matched checks to back-up and filed in vendor folders.
• Performed other tasks as needed and requested by supervisor. Kanes Furniture July 2012 to November 2013
Accounts Payable Specialist
• Managed the accurate and timely processing of invoices for furniture and the accessories department.
• Responsible for ensuring all vendors were paid in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment's notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows. HCA West Florida Supply Chain April 2011 to April 2012 Accounts Payable Specialist
• Responsible for ensuring all discount vendors were paid in a timely manner so that terms discounts were not lost.
• Worked with the purchase order team when a discrepancy showed up either affecting the price or the number of items shipped to get the P.O. to match the invoice.
• Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment's notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows.
• Timely and accurate completion of other projects as requested. Lincare Procurement March 2003 to March 2009
Accounts Payable Specialist
• Managed the accurate and timely processing of up to 750 to 12,500 invoices/expense reports per month for large, multi-site organization.
• Trained users and served as the primary "go-to" troubleshooter on new systems, which propelled efficiency gains and significant time- and cost-savings.
• Facilitated "no-fault" internal and external audits as a result of sound recordkeeping and thorough documentation.
• Consistently maintained accuracy in calculating figures and amounts such as commissions, per diem employees. Making sure these were processed and distributed in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment's notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows.
• Resolved months of backlogged work, restored order and organization to processes/records in disarray, researched and solved billing problems and corrected invoicing and journal entry errors that had previously been missed.
• Timely and accurate completion of other projects as requested.