Teblez Kelati
Silver Spring, MD
************@*****.***
Professional Accounts Payable Specialist with over 20 + years of experience with a skill set both for profit and not-for-profit organization
Work Experience
Accounts Payable Specialist
CHILDERENS HOSPITAL
July 2023 to April 2024
(contract)
· Processed vendor invoices and maintain in ORACLE
· Reviewed invoice coming by email online
· Reviewed the POS have Enough funded to process with Incoming Invoice by mail to process
· Coded and entered Invoices daily into the system
· Coordinated approval processes of all payable invoices
· Processed POS (3) way match
· Ensured 3-way match processes and controls uploaded and reconciled
· Maintained POS status with Procurement Department
· Maintained NON-POS invoices and approved to be processed
· Maintained Receiving items with support documents to process POS
· Verified and investigated discrepancies vendor statements and invoices
· Prioritized all invoices according payments terms perform
· Corrected invoices for hold for payments compliance and coding accuracy and initiated payment
· Instituted and completed payments by check and ACH to vendors
· Processed check requests
· Accurate coded and entered General Ledger entries
· Process and reconcile Employees Expenses Report with the statements monthly
· Maintained recycle invoices
· Review and process for Credit Hold unpaid invoices
· Maintain Vendor accounts in EXCEL Spread Sheet weekly base Approved and not approved invoices
· Reconciled vendor statements monthly
· Maintained all vendor files, including W-9 and 1099’s
· Completed assigned special projects
· Set up new vendor accounts in the system and updated existing records as needed Accounts Payable Specialist
CENTRUS ENERGY CORP.
November 2022 to March 2023
(contract)
· Review Vendor invoices and processes in Oracle
· Reviewed and processed Travel Expenses Report
· Processed POS (3) way match
· Maintained POS status with Procurement Department
· Processed NON-POS invoices
· Maintained NON-POS invoices and approved to be processed
· Reviewed all invoices for compliance and coding accuracy and initiated payment
· Processed check requests
· Prepared Finance reports
Accounts Payable Specialist
BLOOMBERG INDUSTRY GROUP
October 2021 to July 2022
· Reviewing invoice coming by email online COUPA&KOFAX ACOOUNTS SOFTWARE
· Reviewing the attachment documents coming by email online
· Review the POS have Enough funded to process with Incoming Invoice by mail to process in
(Kofax)account Software On (3) way match
· Processing NON-POS Invoices for payment
· Processing POS invoices
· Maintained all Government Contract invoices
· Process and reconcile Employees Expenses Report with the statements monthly
· Prepare Excel Spread sheet for AMEX employee’s transaction with different account code for payment
· Processing invoices and Journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies
· Reviewed and corrected coding of invoices, if necessary, prior to posting to the system
· Accurate coded and entered General Ledger entries
· Instituted and completed payments by check and ACH to vendors
· Audited vendors statements, if any discrepancies resolved them with vendors, including past due and/ disputed invoices by research and communication within the Company and with the vendors
· Maintained all vendor files, including W-9 and 1099’s
· Completed assigned special projects
· Organized and effective at time management
· Skilled at learning new concepts quick working well
· Assisted with monthly Accounts Payable accrual and other functions as required
· Processed (70) Invoices in a week
Accounts Payable Specialist
CRP INC.
October 2016 to August 2019
· Processed vendor invoices in Deltek GCS Premier Accounting system
· Processed employee reimbursement expense report
· Reviewed invoice posting reconcile with at GL and prepared journal entries
· Reconciled AP accounts to GL
· Processed Amex transactions by allocating to each projects & tasks
· Handled all vendor correspondence via phone or email
· Resolved invoice discrepancies with vendors promptly and professionally
· Filled annual 1099 &1096
· Maintained proper vendor’s file
· Assisted in month end and year end closing & prepared audit schedules Accounts Payable Specialist (Contractor)
Unither Virology, LLC
November 2014 to December 2015
· Processed expense reports in Deltek
· Processed vendor payment for all the invoices for Sub-Contracting, NIH-GOV Contracting, IR&D & Consultants
· Set up Work Break down Structure (WBS) for projects into Deltek GCS system
· Ensured all recurring payables and invoices received via the UVAP mailbox are printed and coded
· Processed travel reimbursement vouchers
· Ensured all payables invoices to scan on each pay period
· Updated the AP Tracking Sheet for each cycle Excel Spread Sheet
· Resolved vendor related issues promptly and professionally
· Prepared the year end audit schedules for AP and prepared 1099/1096
· Filed and maintained AP vendor files in accordance with departmental policy
· Filed and maintained NIH contract files, COA-NON-GOV contract files & Consultant files Accounting Assistant (Government Contract)
Government DCPS-Washington, DC
February 2013 to August 2014
· Processed employee reimbursement expense report
· Prepared reports, commentaries, and financial statements
· Checked vendors records for accuracy and reliable
· Examined DCPS control systems
· Prepared vendor invoice payment
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contractor)
International Baccalaureate Office (IBO) CO.-Bethesda, MD October 2012 to January 2013
· Processed high volume invoices ORACLE Accounting system
· Prepared batches of invoices for data entry
· Updated vendor file numbers
· Obtained proper authorization of invoice prior to payment
· Processed reimbursement vouchers
· Reconciled AP accounts to GL
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contractor)
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT Inc.)
March 2012 to August 2012
· Processed high volume for various government agencies vouchers in SOLOMON V Accounting system
· Review invoices and check requests
· Sorted and matched invoices and check requests
· Prepared journal entries for corrections
· Resolve invoice discrepancies
· Reconciled AP accounts to GL
· Prepared and mailed vendors check
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contractor)
Neurology Center
January 2010 to December 2011
· Received and reviewed invoices, Processed check requests in SOLOMON V Accounting system
· Processed travel reimbursement vouchers
· Matches documents assembles voucher packages, Processes checks to vendors every week
· Posted transactions to Journals Ledgers and other records
· Corresponded with vendors and respond to inquiries, maintained vendors files
· Reconciled bank accounts Statements
· Assisted with 1099 filing
Accounts Payable Specialist
Challenger Center for Space Science Education
April 2001 to September 2009
· Reviewed invoices and check requests in SOLOMON V Accounting system
· Reconciled AP accounts to GL
· Reviewed invoices postings at GL detail, prepare journal
· Assembled Purchase orders with proper invoices
· Prioritized and completed multiple projects with aggressive deadlines
· Maintained vendors files in a neat and organized manner
· Prepared & filed 1099/1096
Education
Associate Degree –Accounting in Learning Center
Asmara University - Asmara
Skills
• Master vendors set up
• Vendor invoice management
• Sales and Use tax filling and payment
• 1099 &1096 preparation & filling
• General journal payroll reports
• Credit card coding and posting
• Bank reconciliation
• Vendor statement vise -a- vise ledger reconciliation
• Staff expense reimbursements
• Audit schedules preparation (PBC)
• Accounting software: Bill.com, Deltek
• Solomon V, MS Dynamic GP
• Language: Tigrigna, Amharic and English
• Premier
• Cost point 7
• Quick Book
• People Soft / Desktop/Online
• Oracle
• Microsoft office suits (word, excel, outlook)