Precise and dynamic accounting professional with more than 12 years of experience in general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, bank and account reconciliation/analysis, cash management and customer service.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Solid experience and knowledge of accounting theory - accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, account reconciliation, bank reconciliation, invoicing and tax issues.
• Balance sheet review, cash management and bank reconciliation experience.
• Solid Understanding of SOX and GAAP auditing principles and regulatory compliance guidelines with the ability to apply and comply with these principles.
• Ability to research financial systems and processes (journal entries, expense reports, vendor files, checks) and to resolve issues with missing checks, unpaid invoices, missing expense reports and journal entries.
• Process improvement skills, supervisory ability and solid staff training and development abilities.
• Excellent customer service skills with over 12 years experience of managing internal and external relationships.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite 2007 - Word, Excel, Outlook, Access and Power point.
• Experience with ERP systems - Oracle 11i, EPICOR 7.4, Concur Expense Reporting and Workplace (for Purchase Orders).

PROFILE

• Extremely personable team leader with proven supervisory experience/skills to lead multidisciplinary teams and ensure productivity and morale in high-pressure situations.
• Customer-focused individual with unsurpassed interpersonal and teamwork skills, along with the ability to function in, motivate and build strong teams; and address customer needs.
• Excellent communicator with solid oral and written communication skills; and with exceptional ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community and with all levels of management.
• Enthusiastic, knowledge-hungry professional, with the ability to meet critical deadlines and challenges, and with self-motivation ability and initiative to increase market share.
• Result-driven professional with a focus on objectives that add the most value and channel own energy to consistently deliver results that exceed expectations.
• Seasoned professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to deliver complex information in persuasive informative presentations and education programs.
• Ability to effectively analyze cost control, providing timely financial information that support corporate goals and objectives.
• Organized, highly motivated and detail-directed supervisor with good conflict management and problem solving skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Marietta, GA Accounts Payable Supervisor, October 2006 to February 2009

• Oversaw daily activities of the Accounts Payable department including supervising five Accounts Payable specialists, and ensuring accurate and timely processing of over 2000 invoices and expense reports weekly, in accordance with accounting and internal control policies, using the 3-way match.
• Handled a broad range of AP processes encompassing the daily management of payments, reconciliation, expense report processing, cash management and Journal Entries.
• Managed invoice and payment processing of $3 million in weekly check runs, expense reports payment, ACH, Wire and EFT.
• Managed detailed aging, commission, manual/computerized cash batch, and journal entries; executed and delegated data entry and order processing functions.
• Reviewed and analyzed Accounts Payable invoice batches, expense reports, petty cash disbursements, inter-company invoice billing and procurement cards reconciliation for completeness, accuracy, detail and proper coding to general ledger and in compliance with the chart of accounts; to maintain control and data integrity.
• Restructured and reorganized the accounts payable department which entailed recruiting two accounts payable specialists and identifying new policies and process improvements necessary to increase and improve efficiency, payment accuracy, customer service and methods of accounting for the accounts payable department.
• Developed new AP processes and procedures and successfully communicated the new processes to staff, management, and customers.
• Improved efficiency and accuracy of the accounts payable system by introducing 100% reconciling of invoice versus checks, reducing errors and producing dramatic savings.
• Wrote and implemented an effective travel & expense reporting policies and procedures that met regulatory requirements and helped reduce errors by 20%, which resulted in a 10% expense savings.
• Audited and approved employee expense reports in accordance with company travel policies and GAAP.
• Resolved outstanding accounts payable related accounts, accruals, and purchase reports on long outstanding orders.
• Reconciled American Express (Amex) and Office Depot corporate accounts and coordinated payments to them to make sure accounts are current.
• Reconciled AP related balance sheet accounts, general ledger, expense and sub-ledger accounts to ensure all transactions have been accurately recorded; and researched and resolved any issues identified.
• Strongly involved with month end, quarter end and year-end close processes; and in tacking accruals, gathering information and preparation of schedules for year-end audit and other audits.
• Prepared monthly sales and use tax returns for monitoring agency by collecting appropriate data and information.
• Reviewed and monitored property management documents including management agreements, leases, rents, contracts and CAM; for payment, renewals and expirations.
• Identified and resolved outstanding financial issues and queries with clients, vendors and management
• Monitored and maintained Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance and documentation for audit and accounting functions.
• Prepared and filed yearly 1099s for all sub-companies and partnerships.

Confidential. Atlanta, GA AP Staff Accountant, October 2000 to August 2006

• Reviewed accounts payable batches, expense reports and procurement card entries for detail and proper coding, using Oracle 11i.
• Assisted with general ledger maintenance including preparing financial schedules, journal entries and reviewing GL coding on invoices.
• Prepared monthly reconciliation of General Ledger accounts for review and analyzed these accounts for accuracy, making corrections as needed.
• Prepared and processed adjusting monthly journal entries and cash account/balance sheet reconciliation.
• Performed routine and non-routine account analysis and reconciliation of items in-transit and Accounts Payable accounts.
• Reconciled daily and monthly credit card transactions and disbursement activities to merchants and bank accounts.
• Reconciled and analyzed cash accounts to bank statements and analyzed assigned General Ledger accounts and Journal Entries in Oracle 11i
• Researched and analyzed inter-company accounts and performed reconciliation of these accounts.
• Assisted in month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes including preparing closing journal entries.
• Compiled, adjusted and evaluated various accruals to ensure their accuracy.
• Assisted with routine monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation, analysis, research and review in accordance with Company policy and GAAP.
• Assisted in the preparation of consolidated internal financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger and from departments, ensuring adherence and compliance with internal policy.
• Worked with IT dept. on complete account payable system with Oracle 11i for EFT, ACH, Wires, and invoice import from excel and non-Oracle interface, eliminating duplicates.
• Processed and filed yearly vendor accounts for 1099 processing and maintained vendors W-9 information.
• Ensured SOX 404 compliance for the controls defined in the accounting process and maintained/updated SOX process documentation for internal and external audits.
• Worked closely with internal and external auditors to ensure timely and successful audits and reviews of accounts.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts Degree Post Graduate Diploma