Accounts Payable Manager

Nikolina White

Tacoma, WA 971-***-**** ********.*******@*****.***

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highly motivated Accounting Professional specializing in Accounts Payable with a verifiable record of accomplishment spanning 23 years. Highly creative, recognized as a results-oriented and solution-focused individual.

Professional Experience

2018 - Present EC Company Renton, WA

Transaction Accountant / Operations Support Manager

Track and monitors regional SGA accounting, budgets, and bookkeeping. Journal entries & General Ledgers. Monitor, process, and track AP invoices and vendor payments for the Seattle region to ensure proper setup, entry, and timely payments. Recruit, hire, and manage a team of (6) for the operational support and manage a team of (30) for the regional operations support. Enter, manage, and track spreadsheets and accounting reports. Process all new vendor requests for AP to ensure all documents and records are maintained, such as W9’s.

2015 - 2018 EC Company Portland, OR

AP Manager

Ensured timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers, while maintaining accurate records and control reports. Recruit, hire, and manage a team of (4) Accounts Payable Specialists. Process employee expense reports. Prepare accounts payable register and related month end reports and financial statements. Assist with annual audit support. Evaluate and make appropriate improvements to internal accounting processes ensuring that practices are in line with the overall goals of the company.

2012 - 2015 Core-Mark International Portland, OR

AP Manager

Ensured timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers, while maintaining accurate records and control reports. Process employee expense reports. Prepare accounts payable register and related month end reports and financial statements. Evaluate and make appropriate improvements to internal accounting processes ensuring that practices are in line with the overall goals of the company.

2009 - 2010 Service Systems Associates Tacoma, WA

AP/AR Manager

AP/AR Manager – for Point Defiance Zoo & Northwest Trek. Responsible for directing both locations accounting functions. These functions include establishing and maintaining the accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives. Recruit, hire, and manage a team of (30) operations support professionals. Prepares financial reports and presents findings and recommendations to Corporate. Assist with monthly and quarterly budgets. Demonstrated expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.

2007 - 2008 Brown & Brown of WA Seattle, WA

Accounts Payable Manager

Ensured timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers and maintained accurate records and control reports. Prepare accounts payable register and related month end reports and financial statements. Assist with monthly and quarterly budgets. Evaluate and make appropriate improvements to internal accounting processes ensuring that practices are in line with the overall goals of the company.

1999 - 2007 Metro Parks of Tacoma Tacoma, WA

Accounting /Visitor Services Manager

Visitor Services Manager for Point Defiance Zoo. Responsible for daily cash management and reports: batching credit/debit machines, issuing daily cash banks, settling daily cash banks. Recruit, hire, and manage a team of (30) operations support professionals. Other duties included invoice data entry and budget planning in conjunction with General Manager.

Education

University of Phoenix, Bachelors of Science in Accounting, August 2014, GPA 3.87

University of Phoenix, Associate of Arts in Accounting, January 2012, GPA 3.97

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