Accounts Payable Supervisor

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

*Processed invoices, posted JE, account reconciliations, and performed the month-end closing process and

demonstrated success in instituting best practice policies, SME and procedures on a global scale

*Track expenses and revenues vs. budget and reforecast and analyze fluctuations for related market trends

*Utilize GAAP for revenue recognition and balance sheet item classification and share measurements

*Shared services experience, assisted with process improvements, and provided any ad-hoc reports as needed

*Vendor maintenance and the ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

*Provided reasoning for variances and made recommendations relative to the accounting reserves & assets

*Effectively communicate with management and team members when collaborating with other departments

*Knowledge and experience with industry-standard Procure-to-Pay best practices

EDUCATION: Strayer University Fort Lauderdale, FL

Masters in Finance 2013

Keiser University Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bachelors in Business Administration 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Atlantis Bahamas Paradise Resort and Casino, Plantation, FL May 2024 – Sept 2024

Accounts Payable Supervisor

* Manage and oversee the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable department, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments and review PO control aging

* Lead, train, and motivate a team while providing guidance, supervision, and performance feedback

* Implement and enforce policies and procedures to streamline the AP process and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements

*Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and address inquiries in a timely manner also monitored cash flow and aging reports to optimize payment schedules and maximize discounts.

*Collaborate with other departments to streamline processes and improve efficiency as well as communicate with other department heads

*Post and review daily batches, prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports related to AP activities

*Participate in audits and assist with the implementation of audit recommendations

* Supervises six (3) Accounts Payable Specialists

TCW Global/Marqeta Inc., Oakland, CA November 2023 – May 2024

Accounting Analyst (Contractor)

*Handled full-cycle accounts payable within a corporate and global environment

*Review, code, and process invoices both 2-way and 3-way matching for vendor payments

*Experience with pivot tables, v-lookup and internal currencies

*Maintain vendor database and handle vendor communications and across departments for functionally

*Follow-up and answer questions for any accounting G/L discrepancies

*Manage purchasing cards and online payments and timeliness for more than 5,000+ vendors

*Reconcile accounts payable and receivable balances and assist with month-end closing procedures

Sonny’s Enterprises Inc., Tamarac, FL September 2022 – April 2023

Accounts Payable Supervisor (Contractor)

*Manage all the activities relating to the company’s accounts payable and expense reimbursement processes

*Maintained the reporting of financial records and systems to accurately reflect company’s financial activity

*Review, evaluate, and create proper internal accounting controls/procedures to match vendor payments

*Contribute to an effective, timely, and efficient monthly accounting close process

*Lead, coach and supervise AP team members to deliver timely on the day-to-day requirements

*Coordinate workload, ensure quality of work performance and meet vendor/client expectations

*Supervised six (6) Accounts Payable Specialists

Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, P.A. November 2020 -August 2022

Lead Accounting and Financial Analyst (Contractor)

*Navigate shared services teams for AHN, Highmark and PDL Distribution for AP in (U.S. and India)

*Identify trends, strategies, and methods to provide comparative analysis to drive AP process improvements *Troubleshoot payment issues from internal and external parties to increase productivity for timeliness

*Follow-up and answer questions about travel and expense reports for Concur

*Ensure all approvals, assist with purchasing and P2P, payments, audit reports and reconciliations to review for

accuracy and address any discrepancies result to recommend actions for optimization

*Review processing metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor production including the

creation of standard (SOP’s) for team enhancements and of change management

*Implementing initiatives that includes automation of AP processing timeline cutting by 30%, reduced check

payment issues for AHN by 40% changing to ACH, and improving payment terms by 30% for Highmark Insurance

Anda Pharmaceuticals, Weston, FL July 2015- July 2020

Accounts Payable Supervisor

*Perform all AP functions which include processing invoices, records payments for vendor accounts, maintain monthly account

*Matched, coded and invoices, post (3-way match) over 4,000 invoices weekly, provide process improvement to drive using AS400 efficiency and high-volume output, research financial reporting discrepancies, positive-pay exceptions,

ACH fraud, stop payments, review actuals vs. forecast/budget activity, and resolves vendor escalations to better align

business practices and reduce financial risk

*Prepares analysis of vendor accounts, use GRNI& KPI reports to drive consistency & change, worked with finance and accounting team to ensure accurate G/L coding in JDE for invoices and/or payments, and process return discrepancies

*Research vendor claims of invoice payments, escheatment, bad checks, and made calls to obtained and/or mails

correspondence and invoice copies to vendors as necessary to update their accounts daily and year-end audits

*Handled special duties/projects as requested by management such as EDI data transmissions or disputed issues

*Supervised six (6) Accounts Payable Specialists

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, Access & Excel, Great Plains, Numra Footprints, QuickBooks, Oracle, Tungsten, Sage Intacct,Certify,

SAP, Crystal Reports, Luminx, Coupa, PeopleSoft, Peachtree, MAS90, Kronos, AccPac, AS400/TPS and JDE

REFERENCES:

Joyce Session 954-***-****

Merrill Sheedy 954-***-****

Monica Royster 954-***-****

LaShell Williams 954-***-****

Charlein Thompson 954-***-****

Tanya Jackson 917-***-****

Megan Gomell 925-***-****

Scott Meiser 614-***-****

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