Accounts Payable Specialist

Melissa K. Jolliff

***** ******* *******·Gardner, KS 66030·913-***-****·*******.*******@*****.***

Objective

To secure a position in which I can use my degree and accounting knowledge to promote teamwork and continuous improvement of company processes.

Skills and Proficiencies

10-key by touch

Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)

Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains

ImageNow

AS400

DIS

SAP

Paperport

Oracle

LN

Hyperion

Salesforce

NetSuite

Horizon Visual

Quickbooks Desktop

Professional Experience

Crown Masonry and Construction Materials, Kansas City, KS July 2025-October 2025

Accounting Specialist II

- Used Quickbooks Desktop to manage Accounts Payable transactions

- Conducted monthly audits on the company credit transactions

-Managed department filing daily

- Processed commissions transactions on processed invoices

United Rotary Brush, Olathe, KS January 2025-June 2025

Accounts Payable Specialist - Morgan Hunter

- Using Horizon Visual and time management, entered accounts payable invoicing

- Conducted monthly audits on the company credit card entries

-Used Concur to process monthly expense reports for the "ghost" credit card account for finance

- Processed check/ACH/wire payments for vendors

Industrial Sales, Olathe, KS August 2024-November 2024

Accounting Assistant

- Reviewed accounts when making collection calls

- Conducted invoicing for two divisions

- Entered daily deposits and credit card entries

- Worked with President and Operations Manager to produce reporting on ledger accounts for analysis of the accounts

Kansas Asphalt, Bucyrus, KS. March 2024-June 2024

Cost Analyst Accountant

- Costed jobs in process or completed according to backlog and distributed to team

- Gross Profit Margin preparation

- Analyzed payroll submissions for errors before CFO payments weekly

- Maintain weekly payroll errors spreadsheet for CFO and locations

- KPI preparation and submission to CFO

- Productivity analysis to Income Statement weekly

- Analyzing data for projects and ad hoc requests

- Attended weekly and daily financial meetings for projects at hand

Kalmar Ottawa, Ottawa, KS July 2023 - March 2024

Financial Analyst/Cost Accounting (LHH Recruiting)

- Costed trucks for the week at hand to get to the TP1

- Profit and Loss Analysis

- Analyzed inventory on a monthly basis

- Update Policy deployment monthly

- Created Google slide decks for leadership meetings

- Productivity analysis and presentation weekly

- Fixed Assets

- Analyzing data for projects and ad hoc requests

- Attended weekly and daily financial meetings for projects at hand

- Worked on KPI measurements for the accounting team

- AMC analysis for cost savings

- Review obsolescense for zero costing for updates to costing of parts

- Analysis for month end accruals

Wellsky, Overland Park, KS November 2021-June 2023

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist (March 2022-June 2023)

Accounts Payable Specialist, (Accounting Principals November 2021-March 2022)

- Used constructive time management skills to handle full-cycle processing of Accounts Payable functionalities for the company and its subsidiaries

- Conducted monthly processing of Concur expense reports

- Worked with personnel including some C-level executives across the company on projects at hand

- Processed principal and interest wires for the company twice a month through the bank

Hostess Brands, Lenexa, KS May 2018-November 2021

Sr. Accounts Payable/Treasury Specialist

- Used constructive time management skills to handle full-cycle processing of Accounts Payable functionalities for the company and its subsidiaries

- Conducted monthly processing of credit card accounts and reconcilements

- Performed intermittent deposits into bank accounts for checks received in Corporate headquarters.

- Worked with personnel across the company on projects at hand

- Performed treasury duties as assigned (check encashment, AP Expense classification)

Central States Thermo King, Overland Park, KS October 2014-May 2018

Accounts Payable Specialist (October 2014-December 2014 Accounting Principles)

- Responsible for processing full cycle Accounts Payable.

- Reconcile vendor reporting and statements

- Conducted and used constructive time management skills to handle doing Accounts Payable functionalities for the company and its subsidiaries.

- Conducted monthly processing of several credit card accounts and reconcilements

Ascend Learning, Leawood, KS October 2012-September 2014

Accounts Payable Accountant—moved up to Accounts Payable Specialist (October 2012-March 2013 Accounting Principles)

- Responsible for processing full cycle Accounts Payable.

- Reconcile vendor reporting and statements

- Conducted and used constructive time management skills to handle doing Accounts Payable functionalities for the company and its subsidiaries.

Freightquote.com, Lenexa, KS November 2010-August 2012

Accounts Payable Specialist (April 2011 – August 2012), (November 2010 – April 2011, Top Resources Overland Park, KS)

- Developed a better way to reconcile company American Express cards and program; improved processing time by 33%

- Responsible for processing 150-200vendor invoices weekly.

- Excellent communication skills; act as a liaison between Freightquote.com office locations and service vendors

- Conducted and used constructive time management skills to handle doing Accounts Payable functionalities for the company and its subsidiaries.

- Perform miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned.

- Assigned to complete the corporate use tax return on a monthly basis for submission to the State of Kansas

- Helped prepare the FIN 48 reporting for submission when requested.

- Complete employee reimbursements for proper coding into the Accounting System.

YRC Logistics, Overland Park, KS October 2007-June 2010

Finance Specialist (February 2008 – June 2010), Accounts Payable Specialist (October 2007 – February 2008, Ajilon Finance Overland Park, KS)

- Developed and implemented invoice integration process to replace manual entry; improved processing time by 33%

- Responsible for processing 200-300 vendor invoices weekly.

- Excellent communication skills; act as a liaison between YRC Logistics office locations and service vendors

- Cross-trained to support Accounts Payable for Global and Managed Transportation business lines

- Active YRCL team-member, recognized by President and COO for outstanding support to corporate morale events

- Responsible for processing invoices in Canadian dollars in Great Plains

- Maintained a volume of 200-300 Invoices weekly

Tactical Stop Loss, Lee’s Summit, MO June 2006- October 2007 Premium Accountant

- Processed premiums for health and life insurance

- Responsible for identifying and paying commissions for brokers

- Deposited Daily premiums into bank for processing

- Provided critical support to audit investigation, resulting in identification and resolution of financial discrepancies

Education

B.A., Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, August 2002- May 2006

References available upon request.

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