Aisha Declue
Florissant,MO
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Tech
Home Services of America
Saint Charles, Missouri
06.2024 - Current
- • Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports, ensuring 100% accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards for a portfolio of $10M+ in transactions monthly.
- • Support internal and external audits by compiling, validating, and maintaining detailed financial documentation, contributing to audit readiness that reduced audit findings by 25% year-over-year.
- • Investigate discrepancies, analyze financial data, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, resolving an average of 50+ financial issues per month and improving process efficiency by 15%.
- • Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive financial and employee-related information, safeguarding data for 500+ employees while ensuring compliance with company policies and federal regulations.
Payroll Specialist (Contract)
Healthcare Accounting Services
Saint Louis, MO
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Supported payroll processing operations for 400–600 employees per pay period, ensuring accurate calculation and validation of earnings, deductions, and statutory withholdings with 99.9% accuracy.
- Reviewed and verified payroll records and supporting documentation, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local wage and tax regulations, resulting in zero compliance penalties.
- Maintained and secured payroll files containing sensitive PII for 500+ employees, adhering to strict confidentiality, SOX controls, and data-protection standards.
- Collaborated with HR and accounting teams to investigate and resolve 30–50 payroll discrepancies per pay cycle, ensuring on-time payroll processing and improved employee satisfaction.
- Utilized SAP Payroll and Microsoft Excel to track payroll activity, perform reconciliations, and support internal and external audits, contributing to 100% audit readiness and timely reporting.
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Clayton, Missouri
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Reviewed and processed financial and legal documentation within a regulated professional services environment, managing 100–150 documents weekly with a sustained 99%+ accuracy rate.
- Ensured adherence to internal controls, firm procedures, and regulatory requirements, consistently meeting 100% of payment-processing and filing deadlines.
- Coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders (legal, accounting, and operations teams) to investigate and resolve 25+ discrepancies per month, ensuring complete, audit-ready documentation and traceability.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive financial and legal records, supporting SOX-aligned controls and data-protection standards.
- Supported audit preparedness by maintaining organized records, reconciliations, and documentation, contributing to zero audit exceptions related to document management.
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
Omani System
Saint Charles, MO
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Executed full-cycle accounts payable processing for 200–350 invoices per month, including document verification, validation, and discrepancy resolution, maintaining 99%+ accuracy and on-time payments.
- Reviewed and validated supporting documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with SOX-aligned internal controls, resulting in zero payment rework and no control exceptions.
- Investigated and resolved invoice discrepancies, partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders to close 30–40 issues monthly, reducing payment delays by 25%.
- Maintained detailed financial records and tracking logs using Microsoft Excel, improving reconciliation efficiency by 20% and supporting audit-ready documentation.
- Supported internal and external audits by providing organized AP records, invoice support, and reconciliations, contributing to 100% audit readiness.
Cash Applications Representative
Caleres
Clayton, MO
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Processed ACH, wire, and credit card transactions totaling $5M–$8M monthly, ensuring adherence to financial compliance, approval hierarchies, and documentation standards with 100% on-time execution.
- Investigated and resolved payment discrepancies, partnering with Accounting, Treasury, and Operations teams to close 20–30 complex issues per month, reducing payment delays by 30%.
- Maintained detailed transaction records and reconciliations, supporting internal and external audits and regulatory reporting and ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Accounting Assistant
First Community Credit Union
Chesterfield, MO
05.2016 - 05.2021
- Supported payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable functions within a regulated financial institution, assisting with biweekly payroll and high-volume AP/AR transactions for 400–600 employees and vendors.
- Assisted with payroll processing, reconciliations, and audit documentation, supporting internal and external compliance reviews and contributing to 100% on-time audit submissions.
- Maintained accurate and confidential financial and employee records, safeguarding PII for 500+ employees while ensuring 99%+ data accuracy and adherence to data-protection standards.
- Contributed to payroll system and process improvements, helping increase processing accuracy by 15–20% and reducing manual errors and rework.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Missouri
St Louis, MO01.2027
Skills
- Payroll Operations & Compliance
- Wage Withholding & Garnishment Processing
- Legal Documentation Review & Interpretation
- Payroll Calculation Validation & Quality Control
- Audit Support & Payroll Reconciliations
- Confidential Data Handling & PII Protection
- Deadline-Driven, Regulatory Processing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (HR, Legal, Accounting)
- SAP Payroll & Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Analytical Problem-Solving & Process Improvement
Timeline
Accounting Tech
Home Services of America
06.2024 - Current
Payroll Specialist (Contract)
Healthcare Accounting Services
01.2024 - 06.2024
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
09.2023 - 11.2023
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
Omani System
07.2023 - 08.2023
Cash Applications Representative
Caleres
07.2022 - 06.2023
Accounting Assistant
First Community Credit Union
05.2016 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Missouri