Patricia Praylow

New York, NY

adl5vv@r.postjobfree.com

347-***-****

Accomplished Accounts Payable professional with 21 years’ experience with a high degree of professionalism and strong

problem resolution capabilities. Maintains 100% accuracy in processing invoices and claims. Expertise in the areas of

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable, Analysis, Reporting and departmental best practices. Dedicated to providing current

state-of-account reports to inform cash-flow management decisions. Highly organized, hardworking, and collaborative

professional, with strong communication and leadership skills. Accounts Payables Specialist – International Shoppes, Valley Stream, NY Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Accounts Payables Specialist

International Shoppes - Valley Stream, NY

2016 to 2020

Luxury Duty-free operator (25+ stores)

• Fully managed the payable ledger for over 1,000 vendors with a payment volume of over $150M.

• Responsible for entering all invoices into the accounts payable system asserting accuracy and timely entry.

• Assisted Controller with creating financial reports used by the executive team and ownership for cash overview.

• Collaborated with buying and warehouse teams on asserting all purchased goods were invoiced and reached out to vendors when invoices were not created for shipped goods.

• Worked closely with internal import broker to assert all custom duties were entered correctly into the accounting system as regulated by US customs.

• Managed monthly closing procedures and prepared analysis of accounts for yearly audits. Achievements

• Created receiving log used across entire company that asserted every shipment was accounted for and was correctly invoiced.

Accounts Payables Clerk

International Shoppes - Valley Stream, NY

1998 to 2016

• Reviewed, processed, and paid vendor/supplier invoices, prepared checks, and managed vendor reconciliations.

• Processed claims with vendors on shipment discrepancies based the invoicing reviewal process.

• Managed the claims ledger and asserted all claims and credits were correctly entered into the ERP database.

• Obtained invoicing approvals from executives and financial planning teams/buyers for payment processing.

• Printed and obtained signatures for AP checks.

Billing Clerk

International Shoppes - Valley Stream, NY

1998 to 2000

Administrative Clerk

LaGuardia Community College - Long Island, NY

1997 to 1998

Clerical Supervisor

American International Group - New York, NY

1981 to 1992

Clerk Typist

Brookfield Clothing Company - Long Island, NY

1975 to 1981

Billing Clerk

Branch Motor Express - New York, NY

1972 to 1975

Education

Certificate

LaGuardia Community College Long Island City - Long Island, NY 1998

Skills

• Software

• Core Proficiencies

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook)

• ACCPAC ERP

• RetailNet

• Accounts Payable

• Balance Sheet

• Process Improvement

• Financial Statements

• Account Analysis

• Accounting

• Pricing

• Vendor Management

• Problem-solving

• Flexibility

• Team Work

• Reliability

• Netsuite

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