Tamara Thomas

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Houston, TX 77051 adjgm4@r.postjobfree.com 713-***-****

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST (SENIOR/LEAD)

Disbursements

Accounts Payable

Vendor Management/Set -up

Vendor Reconciliation

Purchase Card Review

I-Expenses

Month-End/Quarter-End/Year-End Close

Management & Internal Controls

Support External/Internal Audits

Vendor Inquiry/ Vendor Aging

AP Conversion

Training and Develop

ERP Implementation

CAREER PROFILE

Pro-active and result-oriented with broad experience in accounts payable and vendor management. Effective at communicating and resolving issues related to the Procurement and Accounts Payable business flow.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE

JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Oracle 11i Oracle R12, IFAS, SAP, MRP System, MS Excel, MS Word, Discover Reports, OBII

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

Accounting Coursework: 9 Semester Hours, University of Phoenix, January 2012

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE C&J Energy Services-Nex Tier Oilfield Solutions (01/2018-04/2020)

Title: Accounting Specialist SR-Disbursement/ Lead

● Build weekly payment proposals

● Manage payment execution status

● Validate success of payment runs with the bank

● Re-issue failed payments

● Process Prepayment and Down payment requests

● Clear manual payments against appropriate invoices in SAP

● Work with IT for bank setups and testing

● Generate weekly and monthly Disbursement reports

Complete manual Check/ACH/Wire process, review for proper Delegation Authority and coding

Perform any combination of following calculating, reviewing, and verifying duties to obtain financial data for use in maintaining accounting records

Compiles, sorts documents, and review such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions

Record and handles ACH/Wire returns, and void checks

Update Open Payments Report daily and weekly

Reconciliations for Accounts

Initiates or perform voucher reversals, adjustments, credits or cancellations for payment to correct payment errors

Prepare payment information for check mailing, EFT, ACH and Treasury Wire record

Participate in special projects, as needed

Air Liquide (10/2015-10/2017); Title: Sr-AP Consultant

● Provided direct support for processing the day-to-day vendor invoice and payment obligations within adherence to AP policies

and procedures.

● Perform aging analysis for internal customer for AP invoices on hold and external customers and provides support for the month end closing process ensuring all deadlines are met.

● Accurately and efficiently processes various types of Accounts Payable transactions including data entry of vendor invoices,

employee expense reports, manual check requests, wire transfer requests, system generated checks and ACH’s.

● Prioritizes work within outline of job responsibilities, in respect to the established guidelines of the department’s work flow.

● Operate effective accounts payable procedures and controls independently.

● Ensure all expenditure is accurately accounted for, properly approved and timely processed.

● Sustain consistency in reporting for the A/P department including forecasting, aging accounts, intercompany purchases allocation of expenses and revenues

● Conduct payables and vendor research (Examples: obtain W-9s, audit vendor statements, validate banking information,

process voids or cancellations verify AP 135s, etc.)

● Create new vendors and maintain existing vendors in Oracle Financials

● Identify duplicate or inactive vendors, miscoded vendor classes and income codes, or opportunities for electronic payment

(ACH or P-card)

● Determine if the vendor addition fulfills IRS 1099 reporting requirements

● Validate and process all requests for vendor changes including changes to address, vendor names, 1099 status, etc.

● Process tax levies including the monitoring of the levies to satisfy tax requirements

● Include verification of all documentation and assure that the payment is directed to the appropriate taxing authority

● Review all requests for additions to the vendor master for validity and accuracy

Selected Achievements:

Assisted with Oracle R12 Implementation tasks

AP conversion for Oracle 11I to Oracle R12, tasked with confirming unpaid invoices outstanding balances, aging then converting all balances and reconciling payments.

Devised a corrective action plan for invoices that were caught in the system, failed banking payments directly related to

vendor setups or supplier terms.

Rowan Companies (04/2013-06/2015); Title: Accounts Payable Coordinator I

● Process Expense Reports making sure all supporting documents are attached

● Process all Non-P/o invoices and P/o invoices

● Reconcile vendor accounts, research and correct discrepancies

● Handled vendor correspondence via phone or email

● Responsible for handling rejected invoices from approvers

● Maintain master vendor list verifying new vendors with proper authorization

Daniel Measurement and Control (7/2005- 01/2013); Title: Accounts Payable Specialist (Team Lead)

● Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment

● Process three-way P/O matching invoices, up to 100 line items

● Process check requests

● Audit and process credit card bills and I-expenses

● Match invoices to checks, obtain all signatures for checks and distribute checks accordingly

● Respond to all vendor inquiries

● Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies

● Assist in month end closing

● Maintain files and documentation, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices

● Transaction coding based on standard procedures to ensure proper entry into the financial system.

● Handles all vendor correspondence via phone or email

● Investigates and resolve problems associated with processing of invoices and purchase orders

● Prepares batch check runs, wire transfers, and ACH transactions

● Assist with monthly status and exception reports

● Process remittance information from checks, drafts and wire transfers for invoices provided by vendors

● Files, maintain, and distributes accounting documents, records and reports

● Performs other duties as required to support the Accounting Department

Transocean Offshore Drilling (2/2001-5/2005); Title: Accounts Payable Coordinator

● Processed Garnishments from payroll out of IFAS and PeopleSoft.

● Ensured all information was verifiable and Sarbanes Oxley compliant

● Assist with monthly reports, and month end closing

● Reconcile vendor statements

● Responded to all vendor inquiries

● Processed check requests

● Processed all expense reports

● Processed purchase order invoices as well as non-purchase order invoices

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