RAY PALIAN
***-** ***** ****** ***** Ozone Park, NY 11420
Email: *********@*****.*** Cell: 718-***-****
PROFILE
Five years of consistent experience in administration, accounts payable/receivable
Extremely detail oriented and able to work with minimal supervision
Strong organizational skills and excellent interpersonal communication
Thorough understanding of applicable accounts payable/general ledger systems and procedures
Proficient at preparing, crafting and writing reports, synopsis, analysis and commentaries
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
ORGANIZATIONAL & ANALYTICAL SKILLS RESEARCH & RESOLUTION
BOOK-KEEPING & BASIC ACCOUNTING ORAL & WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE
CASH MANAGEMENT
FINANICAL RECONCILIATION PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
DATA MINING & MANAGEMENT
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Fine Arts (2012)
Hunter College, CUNY: New York, NY
Associate of Arts (AA) - Fine Arts (2005)
Queensborough College, CUNY: Queens, NY
WORK HISTORY/EXPERIENCE
Epana Networks &Unidos Financial, INC: New York, NY 11/2007 – 04/2012
Epana Networks, Inc. provides consumer communications services such as prepaid calling cards, promotional phone, private label calling corporate card, bill paying, money transfer, and ANI-based phone services in the United States. The company, founded in 2000 in New York City, New York, is now relocated to Houston, TX as of 11/2001
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Participated in an extensive range of activities in accounts payable including timely payments of vendor invoices; processed purchase orders and credit memos; produced a variety of financial reports; assisted with completion and maintenance of general ledgers
Handled numerous accounts payables/receivables with focus on expense control procedures
Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to processing
Conducted thorough review of account status to ensure accuracy of all account reconciliation, cash receipts, disbursements, finance charges, billing, invoicing, purchase order/inventory verification
Researched account transactions periodically to identify and resolve discrepancies
Collaborated with production, sales & marketing and contractors on initiative updates and acted as point of contact for issue identification, escalation and resolution
Prepared and processed accounts payable checks, wire transfers and ACH payments
Performed and monitored all reconciliations and financial statements to verify accuracy
Took leadership role on multiple projects to maintain consistency and meet expectations
EON LABS: Laurelton, NY 04/2002 – 10/2007
Epic Pharma acquired Eon Labs in 2007 to become the largest generic pharmaceutical company in the United States. It develops and manufactures generic prescription drugs in a variety of therapeutic categories in tablet, capsule and powder forms.
BOOK KEEPING/ADMINISTRATIVE
Conducted weekly review of all invoices and check requests
Prepared and processed invoices for payment
Performed account analysis and reconciliation
Monitored accounts to ensure payments are current and took appropriate measures where necessary to secure timely payments
Acted as point of contact when necessary to resolve invoice discrepancies
Directly communicated with vendors to initiate request and answer inquiries
Assisted with month end closing and helped prepare monthly reports
Organized and maintained files and documentation accurately in accordance with company’s policy and accounting practice
Mined and analyzed multiple large data sources to provide insights that impact key decision
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook )
QuickBooks, Sage Mas 500, UI