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Skills

  • Audit process documentation
  • Budgets
  • Team management
  • Automation tools implementation (Jira)
  • Payroll coordination
  • Invoice coding familiarity
  • AP Aging Report Analysis
  • Custom financial report creation (Microsoft Excel)
  • Business operations
  • Intuit QuickBooks specialist

Work Experiences

  • Taught accounting principles and company procedures to new employees.
  • Achieved 77% fewer errors the following quarter.
  • Achieved cost savings of $13 annually.
  • Analyzed vendor rebates.
  • Avoided delays in payments.
  • Decreased late fees by $14.
  • Proposed key budgetary changes in order to boost the company's profits.
  • Completed daily accounting tasks such as tracking funds, deposit preparation, and account reconciliation.
  • Achieved results within 3 months.
  • Analyzed purchase orders and invoices.

Summaries

  • Interpersonal, communication, and multitasking skills are exceptional.
  • Achieved key performance metrics.
  • AP Accountant is a multi-talented AP Accountant who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Excellent track record of resolving issues, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements.
  • Detail-oriented with a broad understanding of cash and record management, as well as comprehensive account reconciliations.
  • Applied financial data analysis to enhance accounts payable performance.
  • Clear understanding of client relations and cross-functional collaboration as well as client relations training.
  • Boosted accuracy.
  • Achieved recovery within 8 months.
  • Accomplished AP professional.

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with procurement to negotiate early payment discounts, saving the company $7 over 2 months.
  • Optimized cash outflow timing to save the company $11 annually by negotiating more favorable payment terms with key suppliers.
  • Led the implementation of ServiceNow that streamlined approval workflows, reducing invoice approval time by 83%.
  • Reduced late payment fees by 58% through proactive management of accounts payable aging report analysis.
  • Utilized industry-specific best practices in setting up automated three-way matching in AP transactions, reducing manual intervention by 15%.
  • Designed and implemented AP process improvements that resulted in 35% reduction in invoice discrepancies and delayed payments.
  • Worked with finance team to project cash outflows, leading to improved liquidity management and a 29% decrease in reliance on credit lines.
  • Developed custom AP dashboards in Workday, giving management optimized views of outstanding liabilities and cash flow forecasts.
  • Developed strong cross-functional relationships to improve efficiency in the AP cycle, cutting average delayed payments by 7 days.
  • Successfully conducted vendor onboarding in compliance with standard, leading to a 48% increase in vendor satisfaction scores.

Affiliations

  • Council for Electronic Billing and Payment Association (CEBP)
  • American Payroll Association (APA)
  • Certified Accounts Payable Practitioner (CAPP) Program
  • Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
  • Accounts Payable Network (APN)
  • American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
  • International Association of Finance Executives standard
  • International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
  • Lions Club
  • Rotary International

Certifications

  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Invoice Processing Specialist (IPS) Certification
  • Accounts Payable Specialist Certification (APS)
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • ServSafe
  • QuickBooks Certified User

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