Austin Tx Accounts Payable
Resume:
Wendy Sawyer
Passionate, curious, results-oriented Payables analyst, specializing in process improvements, conversions, mergers and acquisitions.
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EXPERIENCE
BeaconHill for Radius Recycling, Portland, OR — Revenue Specialist
Sep 2024 - Jan 2025
Interim contract coverage thru year end for team member medical leave at Radius Recycling, formerly Schnitzer Steel, via Beacon Hill
Revenue recognition for cargo containers, invoicing, audit support, month end and accrual support.
Excel and SAI.
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Austin TX — Accounting Administrator
Nov 2020 - April 2024
Contracted to clear 2 quarters of backlogged three-way match PO and contract invoices and created a shared log for tracking
Reworked AP processes and communication flow to curb redundancy, create transparency, and cross-trained the team
Process improvements were integrated across the rest of our teams after immediate results for AP aging and efficiency
Permanent after one quarter, and grew in responsibility and scope to create and manage the inbox and workflows for Accounts Payable, mirror the AP log and inbox process for Journal entries
Spearhead rollout testing for new tools, routine audit support, tests of controls, and disaster recovery testing, and consult and test on new systems and processes. Backup for monthly cost billing
AppleOne for Personify, Austin TX — AP Administrator
Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
Implementation of new PO process in Netsuite
Weekly payment runs in Netsuite
Invoice processing for wires, refunds, employee expenses, credit card reconciliations, accruals
Pivots for HR insurance breakouts
Vendor setups and bank details, verifications for fraud prevention
AP emails and escalations, ad hoc migration, integration, and audit support,
Nexstar Digital, Austin TX — Sr AP Analyst
Apr 2017 - Dec 2019
Conversion GreatPlains to AX for AP
Conversion from Expensewire and Pcard to ExponentHR for interim and developed training and process documentation, then same when converted to Expensify.
Global accounting, wires, ACH and checks, stop pays, customer refunds, managing quarterly aging and stale check escheatment
Absorbed two new companies’ AP function as we acquired
Designed and implemented Helpdesk process with tagging system when deployed to replace email
Led AP and expense escalations
Designed process documents and approval matrix
Implemented recurring invoice tracking for parent companies
LivingDirect, Austin TX — AP Administrator
Jul 2015 - Apr 2017
Conversion GreatPlains to SAP
Conversion from manual expenses to Expensewire
All payments via ACH and Checks, customer RMAs and refunds
POs 2 way match on inventory and drop ships
Non POs and recurring invoices, vendor setups, designed process documents, approval matrix, and invoice tracking for parent company post-acquisition, inquiries and escalations, ad hoc audit support
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Austin TX — AP Administrator
Dec 2012 - Sept 2013
Remediated aging invoices at acquisition.
Identified and escalated a glitch which had systemwide auto-adjusted Net30 vendors to Net 40, resulting in 30% savings for one vendor out of millions per month payables, high volume, escalations.
Completed comprehensive process build, documentation, and web training for new team launch and supported throughout the handoff to new Malvern, PA corporate location when the service center relocated
AECOM, Austin TX — AP Auditor
Sep 2007 - May 2012
POs, Non POs, Global, Latin America, Expense reporting with per diem for government and military projects requiring SOX and FAR compliance. Developed and documented processes for 3 new helpdesks for Priorities, Pay-when-Paid retention invoice linking and releases in EnterpriseOne, and Job cost transfer entry requests
Neubus Inc, Austin TX — Project Manager
Dec 2004 - Oct 2006
Project manager for Railroad commission of TX, and TDLR data.
SKILLS
Process improvement
Optimizing systems and workflows
Professional communication
Process documentation
Testing
Controls
ERP
Global accounting
Analysis
Reconciliations
Expenses
Cost billing
Vendor management
SOX compliance
Accounts Payable
General Ledger
EDUCATION
Texas State University San Marcos, TX
MA Sociology - Cum Laude
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD BA Sociology - Cum Laude Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society
AWARDS
Nexstar Digital 2017 Annual Core Value Awards Curiosity Award - Have guts, seek answers
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