Experienced with managing comprehensive accounts payable functions and ensuring accurate financial transactions. Utilizes strong analytical skills to resolve discrepancies and enhance efficiency. Track record of effective vendor management and invoice reconciliation, contributing to seamless financial operations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Dart Container Corporation
05.2016 - Current
Manage a high volume of invoices, ensuring accurate coding and prompt approval from relevant departments.
Collaborated with procurement team to ensure accuracy in purchase orders, contracts, and pricing agreements with vendors.
Assisted in the development of a comprehensive accounts payable policy to establish standardized procedures across the organization. Trained junior staff members on accounts payable best practices
Streamlined accounts payable processes by implementing automated invoice processing and payment systems. Collaborated with IT team with the onboarding of Hyland software, resolving process issues to allow the software to be compatible with SAP for invoice processing. Training the department employees to be prepared to go live with new invoice processing system.
Processing invoices billed in foreign currency, communicating with procurement the exchange rates and updating the PO's accordingly with USD rates.
Managing and maintaining all utility accounts to ensure timely and accurate payments, collaborating with procurement on the transition of utility payments to third party for processing.
Responsible for the transition of Canada's AP to corporate AP. Taking on Canada's accounts payable email. Coding non-PO invoices for processing and working with Canada's procurement department to implement corporate AP's best practice policies.
Responsible for remote deposit of checks received in AR to Dart's financial institution and uploading file to SAP for application of payments.
Training on 1099 process for filing.
Inspector Packer
Dart Container Corporation
11.2015 - 05.2016
Responsible for operating and maintaining production lines and auto machines. Producing a high level of production and quality of products while maintaining a safe work environment.
Trained in quality control department. Responsible for conducting scheduled quality inspections on all product lines, packaging and labels. Performed testing in the quality lab, responding to any quality issues to determine if the defects merrit shutting down production lines and pulling any defective products from the floor.