Alicia Cripe
Columbia City,IN
Summary
- Accounts Payable Clerk Innovative Metalworks - South Whitley, IN July 2021 to August 2024
- Prepare Quotes, this requires working closing with the production manager to ensure all parts and supplies needed in house are available.
- Receive Purchase Orders, these are entered into QuickBooks and a job ticket is created for the order.
- Packaging and shipping, I create packing slips in QuickBooks and prepare the orders for delivery.
- Invoicing, I create invoices using QuickBooks; these are either mailed or emailed depending on the customers preferences.
- Processing accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data
- Preparing bills, invoices and bank deposits
- Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data
- Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
- Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
- Generate reports detailing accounts payables status
- Understand expense accounts and cost centers
- Understands compliance issues around accounts payable processes (W-9, sales tax, etc.)
Overview
1
1
Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Clerk
Innovative Metalworks
South Whitley, IN
07.2021 - 08.2024
- Prepare Quotes, working closely with the production manager.
- Receive Purchase Orders, enter into QuickBooks, and create job tickets.
- Create packing slips and prepare orders for delivery.
- Create invoices using QuickBooks, mailed or emailed as per customer preference.
- Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies.
- Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying and recording accounts payable data.
- Prepare bills, invoices, and bank deposits.
- Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies.
- Reconcile accounts payable ledger.
- Verify and investigate discrepancies by reconciling vendor accounts.
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending reminders.
- Generate reports detailing accounts payable status.
- Understand expense accounts and compliance issues.
Assistant Store Manager
Shoe Sensation
Columbia City, IN
08.2025 - Current
- Sell footwear, manage inventory, and manage the store during assigned shifts.
Key Team Leader
Dunham's Sports
Columbia City, IN
09.2024 - 08.2025
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Store opening and closing responsibilities.
- Merchandising, operational, and administrative functions.
Office Administrator (part-time)
SUMMIT BUSINESS PRODUCTS
Columbia City, IN
04.2016 - 07.2017
- Prepare Quotes and work with vendors for current prices.
- Receive Purchase Orders and create job tickets.
- Create packing slips and prepare orders for delivery.
- Create invoices using QuickBooks.
Tax Support Chat/Voice Professional
Teletech
Englewood, CO
12.2014 - 02.2015
- Assist customers with tax-related questions.
- Manage high-level calls for tax return inquiries.
Customer Care Specialist
HIGHER ONE
New Haven, CT
01.2014 - 11.2014
- Handle CCS escalation calls and fee waivers.
- Act as a liaison between the organization and customers.
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Hook Industrial Sales
Fort Wayne, IN
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Greet customers and process orders.
- Prepare invoices and packing slips.
Office Assistant
United Way of Whitley County
Columbia City, IN
01.2009 - 12.2010
- Maintain database for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
- Record minutes for board meetings.
Receptionist
Combined Community Service
Warsaw, IN
01.2008 - 12.2009
- Maintain and update client information.
- Perform general office duties.
Accounts Payable Clerk
- Experienced accounts payable clerk with a strong background in financial transactions, invoicing, and compliance.
Education
Associate's degree -
ULTIMATE MEDICAL ACADEMY
Medical Billing & Office Specialist Diploma -
01.2013
Skills
- Succession planning
- Accounts receivable
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Account management
- Aged receivables report
- Financial data management
- Client communication
- Office experience
- Data entry
- Invoice data entry
- Administrative experience
- Employee relations
- Report preparation
- QuickBooks
- Payroll
- Accounts receivable management
- Human resources management
- Accounting systems
- Time management
- Client invoicing
- Clerical experience
- Data management
- Credit analysis
- ADP
- Financial software
- Store management
- Health Science Associate Degree
- Filing
- Appointment scheduling
- Computer operation
- Purchasing
- Retail management
- Financial concepts
- Accounts payable
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial analysis
- Sales
- Financial record maintenance
- Medical Office and Billing Specialist
- Medical Billing & Office Specialist Diploma
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Basics and Healthcare Claim Cycle
- Basic Anatomy and Physiology
- Computer Systems and Software Applications for the Medical Office
- Reimbursement Systems
- Healthcare settings
- Healthcare Payers
- Records Management for the Billing Specialist
- Medical Practice Management Systems
- Introduction to CPT & ICD-9
- Financial close processing
- Cash application
- Analysis skills
- Correspondence management
- Client interaction via phone calls
- Organizational skills
- Typing
- Retail sales
- Phone communication
- Employment & labor law
- Financial transaction processing
- Financial data reconciliation
- Data analysis skills
- Task prioritization
- General ledger accounting
Certification
Certified Administrative Assistant
Willing To Relocate
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Columbia City, IN
Timeline
Assistant Store Manager
Shoe Sensation
08.2025 - Current
Key Team Leader
Dunham's Sports
09.2024 - 08.2025
Accounts Payable Clerk
Innovative Metalworks
07.2021 - 08.2024
Office Administrator (part-time)
SUMMIT BUSINESS PRODUCTS
04.2016 - 07.2017
Tax Support Chat/Voice Professional
Teletech
12.2014 - 02.2015
Customer Care Specialist
HIGHER ONE
01.2014 - 11.2014
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Hook Industrial Sales
01.2012 - 12.2013
Office Assistant
United Way of Whitley County
01.2009 - 12.2010
Receptionist
Combined Community Service
01.2008 - 12.2009
Medical Billing & Office Specialist Diploma -
Associate's degree -
ULTIMATE MEDICAL ACADEMY