MARLEAN CANTY
Apt. ****
Nutley, NJ 07110
************@***.***
Summary
Detailed oriented Accounts Payable Manager. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong math, organizational, and administrative skills. Proficient in Oracle, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
Selected Accomplishments
Recipient of the Dale Carnegie Certificate of Achievement for Communications that Enhance Customer Service.
Recipient of NJ Transit’s Certificate of Achievement for Gold Level Customer Service.
Recipient of NJ Transit’s Certificate of Achievement for Business Writing for Results.
Professional Experience
NJ Transit, Newark, NJ
Accounts Payable Supplier and Banking Manager - 2020 – Present
Responsible for the creation and maintenance of vendors within the AP Supplier mailbox and the AP ACH mailbox. Requiring all new suppliers provide banking details. Assigning banking to all new vendors. Assigning 1099 codes to vendors. Adding check req sites for Claims. Check req buyer role. Resolving ACH rejections. Manage Capital payments. Review ACH file daily for time sensitive payments. Coordinate all ACH payment requests from the Treasury Department. Run and review various reports in Oracle daily including the Cash Requirements report. Growing the ePayables program. Providing ongoing training of staff.
Accounts Payable Customer Relations Manager - 2018 – 2020
Interacted with all levels of management to facilitate the development and flow of information and assisted in the resolution of accounts payable related problems. Interacted with vendors to ensure that their invoices were paid timely and accurately. Developed and trained accounts payable staff to provide efficient and effective customer service to all internal and external customers. Served as an internal quality coordinator for the accounts payable department. Recommended and enforced policies and procedures for the accounts payable customer service section. Managed the continuous maintenance of the vendor file. Managed maintenance of the online Inquiry Tracking System. Served as a liaison with Departmental P2P coordinators.
Principal Accountant - 2012 - 2018
Providing customer service for NJ Transit’s valued suppliers as well as fellow employees. Administrator for the company’s invoice payment status portal. Co-team leader for the implementation of Oracle Procure to Pay for the accounts payable department. Supplier maintenance of the supplier file by entering and updating the suppliers’ information. Training of lower level accountants within the accounts payable department.
CBS OUTDOOR, Fairfield, NJ
Accounts Payable Specialist - 2005 - 2012
Auditing of employee expense reports and answering inquiries via the CBS Outdoor TREX helpdesk. Processing invoices, recurring payments and petty cash remittances; and setting up new vendors and maintaining existing vendors in the Oracle Financial System. Also created and maintained spreadsheets in Excel. Additional duties included filling in for the receptionist.
THE GREAT A & P TEA COMPANY, Clifton, NJ
Working Supervisor/Senior Accounting Clerk - 1997 - 2005
Processing and entering vendor bills into the Oracle Financial System for the Stores Accounting Department. Responding to web based vendor inquiries via e-mail and the phone, and acting as a working supervisor.
RAI CREDIT GROUP, Hackensack, NJ
Credit Clerk - Part Time - 2004 - 2009
Customer service for retail stores by receiving inbound calls to assist customers with payments and inquiries. Some outbound calls were made to update customers' information.
MACY'S, Paramus, NJ
Sales Associate - On Call - 2004
Retail sales for various departments and exercised customer service skills.
THE DOUBLE VISION SHOW, Passaic/Bergen Counties, NJ
Independent Producer/Co - Host - 1993 - 2010
Pre and post production of program. Promotions, talent and audience coordination, script writing, hosting, interviewing, voice overs, and editing.
WWRL 1600 AM, Woodside, NY
Seasonal Sales Assistant - 1995 - 1996
Prepared sales material packages for account executive.
WNJR 1430 AM, Hillside, NJ
Summer Intern - 1991
Logging commercial air times into computerized system, writing copy for public service announcements and commercials, cold calling for prospective clients, preparing spec tapes, preparing cartridges, splicing, conducting phone interviews, and doing voice overs for commercials.
CEMA DISTRIBUTION (CAPITOL EMI MUSIC INC.), Hackensack, NJ
Summer Intern - 1991
Tracking artists' progression on music charts, phoning record stores as a part of in-store record promotions, mailing records and compact discs to radio stations, record stores, and contest winners, and various clerical duties.
Education
B.A., Communications
Fairleigh Dickinson University/Teaneck, NJ