APRIL PINNOCK
Accounting
Stratford,CT
Summary
Dedicated accounting professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Services Manager
Ultra
01.2021 - Current
- Manage a full end to end processing of R2P, O2C and T&E
- Develop and lead staff within teams
- Identify key changes required to ensure best practice and work with the Global Process Owner for Requisition to Pay, Order to Cash and T&E to create a roadmap of how and when procedures will be implemented, measured, and maintained
- Consider any dependencies, taking account of current transformation activity
- Monitor activity and compliance with KPI’s and SLAs
- Identify training gaps and work with business to improve
- Oversee and drive productivity through the assigned R2P, O2C and T&E teams
- Own performance management activities for direct reports, including performance reviews, coaching, and corrective action
- Ensure core activities; including onboarding of suppliers and customers meet regulation and audit requirements
- Oversee preparation of all yearend reporting requirements
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders such as internal customers, OBU management, and senior leadership team
- Working on continuous improvement and conducting root cause analysis
Accounts Payable Manager
Geller & Co
New York, NY
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Manage 1 Accounts Payable Specialist
- Creating Chrome River configuration, workflow, and approval flow process for upcoming system conversion
- Review and reconcile cash accounts, bank statements, and vendor statements
- Export vendor invoice information from Reglogic P.O
- System in Aderant system
- Prepare post monthly and yearly journal entries
- Working with auditors, gathering required data and documentation for upcoming audit
- Established policy and procedures for accounts payable processes
- Set up new vendors, update vendor information in vendor database
Accounts Payable Manager
Pet Vet Care Centers
Westport, CT
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Managed staff of 8 accounts payable Specialists and their day-to-day workflow
- Trained new hires and newly acquired hospital staff on invoice processing in SAP Concur system over 260 clinic locations
- Managed setting up new users in Concur SAP system
- Entered monthly journal entries
- Prepared monthly and yearly reports for CFO of vendor analysis
- Exported invoice file daily from SAP concur, reviewed, and uploaded into Great Plains
- Performed reconciliation of accounts payable to General Ledger
- Managed vendor and internal inquiries as related to Accounts Payable issues
- Managed assigning workflow/approval system in SAP concur
- Review, processed and exported weekly check run file from GP into SmartConnect for bank pickup
- Processed rush check requests daily
- Implemented and monitored AP portal request system to have hospital staff, accounting and finance staff process their requests as help ticket instead of via email
- Handled onboarding process of bringing newly acquired hospitals invoices over to corporate office
- Mentored and monitored off-site locations with any needs, applications, and requests
- Co-managed with Controller and CFO to establish and implement policy and procedures
- Set up new vendors, updated vendor information in vendor database
- Extracted and reviewed all expense reports prior to uploading them into Great Plains
- Verified all new vendor applications for accuracy prior to signing off and processing them for setup
- Handled all vendor exceptions through portal to ensure utility services were onboarded and set up
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
New York, NY
04.2007 - 12.2019
- Provided daily assistance to Partners, attorneys, and support staff regarding meeting needs of both firm’s clients and vendors for all 4 of U.S Offices
- Audited firms expense accounts to ensure items are being charged to correct accounts and departments are not over budget
- Resolved any billing and vendor payment questions/concerns to foreign offices
- Provided support and direction to 5 Accounts Payable clerks and 1 account payable specialist
- Maintained vendor files
- Ensuring all vendors have completed IRS required W-9/W-8IMY/W8BEN, firm required vendor verification forms, and verify all tax identification numbers for authenticity on IRS website via TIN verification
- Reviewed all invoices processed, batched, and input for proper approvals, coding, and taxes
- Reviewed and approve all firm employee T&E reimbursements to ensure they are following the firms’ policies and procedures and in compliance with the IRS guidelines
- Audited petty cash on weekly basis
- Maintained communication between department Managers, and Attorneys of firm to ensure invoices are submitted and billed to clients in timely manner
- Monitored online banking for all firm’s accounts, process all bank wires, ACH and check payments
- Processed all personal expense charges on employee’s personal accounts and ensure payroll deductions are processed
- Coordinated with Staff accountants and process tax payments for firms Attorneys
- Issued year end 1099s to all vendors and electronically transmit vendor tax file to IRS
- Entered Journal entries as needed to amend any reconciling items
- Trained with IT department on creating upload files for vendors with numerous invoice entries
- Set up vendors on ACH and Wells Fargo electronic payment system
- Audited monthly bank reconciliation
- Handled Month end and year end close
- Reconciled open voucher register to A/P aging as well as GL trial balance report and ensuring they tie into one another.
Office Manager/Full Charge
NY Connect Plumbing & Heating
Port Chester, NY
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Weekends and evenings
- Entered, edited, and updated customer information in QuickBooks and Wave accounting systems
- Invoiced customers, processed credit card payments, prepared checks received for bank deposit
- Processed all vendor invoices for payment, weekly check runs, for both vendors and payroll for staff, ACH, and wire payments, responsible for bank reconciliations
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
New York, NY
09.1999 - 04.2007
- Monitored and reviewed work of 5 Accounts payable clerks
- Audited all reimbursement expenses and invoices
- Provided support to Attorneys and support staff in ensuring all invoices were received and processed within timely manner
Accounts Payable/Receivable Coordinator
Ikon Office Solutions
New York, NY
02.1997 - 09.1999
- Processed invoices for payment into Oracle database, coded and audited invoice batches
- Answered vendor, client, and staff inquiries
- Reviewed expense reports and entered data
- Performed invoicing, billing, collections, sent credit memos, credited customers’ accounts, and adjusted overpayment/double payments
- Handled lock box deposits, cash receipts, pulled invoices to verify checks
- Created and updated excel spreadsheets
- Updated ledger daily
- Performed other administrative functions including scheduled meetings, appointments, and interviews
- Greeted visitors/clients, answered multi-line telephone system.
Biller/Receptionist
Peter Distler & Joseph Nash
New York, MD, NY
01.1994 - 02.1997
- Performed third party, patient, and insurance billing
- Handled Collections and co-payments
- Answered telephones, scheduled appointments, arranged ambulette service and patient referrals
- Prepared exam rooms, filed patient charts, and called in prescriptions to pharmacies
Assistant Accounts Payable Supervisor
- Monitored and reviewed batches entered by Accounts Payable clerks
- Monitored accuracy of all vendor set ups by Accounts payable coordinator
- Reviewed all cash report batches
- Reviewed all vendor files for proper documentation.
- Saved significant spending by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems
Accounts Payable Coordinator
- Processed invoices for payment into Legal management system
- Answered vendor, Attorney, and staff inquiries
- Delegated work to Accounts Payable Clerks
- Created and updated excel spreadsheets daily
- Handled petty cash transactions and replenishment of petty cash
- Entered vendor information and added new vendors into accounting system
- Ran weekly aging report and cut checks accordingly
- Performed duties related to special projects as directed
- Reviewed account documentation for over 300 accounts, rectified issues and contacted vendors about issues
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Strayer University
Piscataway, NJ09.2022
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Strayer University
Piscataway, NJ12.2020
Skills
- Computer Systems & Software:
- Microsoft word/Excel/PowerPoint
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Self-Motivated
- Decision-Making
- Multitasking Abilities
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Dependable and Responsible
- Managerial Accounting
- Effective managerial techniques
- Accounting software expert
- Financial services support
- GAAP accounting
- Full-cycle accounting
Timeline
Accounting Services Manager
Ultra
01.2021 - Current
Accounts Payable Manager
Geller & Co
08.2020 - 01.2021
Accounts Payable Manager
Pet Vet Care Centers
01.2020 - 07.2020
Office Manager/Full Charge
NY Connect Plumbing & Heating
01.2016 - 01.2019
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
04.2007 - 12.2019
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
09.1999 - 04.2007
Accounts Payable/Receivable Coordinator
Ikon Office Solutions
02.1997 - 09.1999
Biller/Receptionist
Peter Distler & Joseph Nash
01.1994 - 02.1997
Assistant Accounts Payable Supervisor
Accounts Payable Coordinator
MBA - Human Resources Management
Strayer University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Strayer University
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