Accounts Payable, Receivable & Purchasing Specialist

Leslie Sanger

Texas • 812-***-**** • *******@*****.***

Professional Summary

Detail-oriented and highly organized professional with extensive experience in customer service,

accounting support, purchasing, and vendor management. Strong background in Accounts

Payable/Receivable, inventory coordination, and process improvement. Known for accuracy,

efficiency, and the ability to manage high-volume workloads while maintaining excellent

communication and customer satisfaction.

Core Skills

• Customer Service & Client Support

• Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable including Journal Entries & Reconciliations

• Sales Invoicing & Payment Processing. Also Data Entry & Documentation

• Purchase Orders & Vendor Management

• Microsoft Excel- Mid Range Experience and Word

• Organized, Efficient Time Management

Professional Experience

Trinity Dynamics Inc. Louisville KY— Purchasing

Sep 2023 – Mar 2026

• Processed Purchase Orders based on Audio/Visual requirements for specific job orders.

• Matched and processed invoices, ensuring accuracy with receipts and PO guidelines.

• Documented received materials and allocated them to appropriate projects.

• Entered journal entries related to material transfers and inventory adjustments.

• Maintained vendor files and supported payment system processes.

Peerless Gear LLC, Salem, IN — Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk

Sep 2018 – Sep 2023

• Supported the company’s transition to a new accounting system during business

restructuring.

• Prepared daily sales invoices and processed bank receipts (cash, checks, ACH).

Conducted weekly follow-ups on past-due accounts to maintain healthy receivables.

• Closed monthly financial activity, ensuring accurate posting to the materials and general

ledger. Prepared account reconciliations, ensuring completeness and accuracy.

• Maintained vendor files. Added Purchasing responsibilities due to reduced staffing,

soliciting bids and sourcing cost-effective materials.

KY Pest, New Albany, IN — Customer Service Representative

Apr 2016 – Jul 2017

• Managed office operations and scheduling for four service technicians, posting completed

services and processed payments.

• Cleared the three largest delinquent accounts (2012–2017).

Cenveo, New Albany, IN — Purchasing

Feb 2016 – Mar 2016

• Processed Purchase Orders for 40+ plants.

• Verified PO accuracy as a secondary review before submission.

Snyders-Lance, Jeffersonville, IN — Accounts Payable / Buyer

Apr 2003 – Aug 2014

• Advanced from Maintenance Coordinator to Maintenance Buyer, to AP then

Purchasing/Buyer.

• Ran MRP to determine material needs for just-in-time production, collaborated with

Sales, Marketing, and Production to support promotions and production schedules while

supporting lean manufacturing.

Tricon-Yum, Louisville, KY — AP & AR

1998 – 2002

• Posted receipts to appropriate General Ledger accounts. Researched & resolved

discrepancies. Reconciled statements & payment concerns

• Posted payments and maintained accurate financial records.

Education

• Indiana University Southeast — New Albany, IN

• Clatsop Community College — Astoria, OR

• United States Coast Guard — 1982–1985

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