Clerk Accounts Payable
Resume:
Patricia Praylow
New York, NY
********.*******@*****.***
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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