Barbara Thomason
Ocoee
Summary
Successful Accounts Payable Manager with 30+ years of experience in the restaurant environment. Managed up to six Accounts Payable Specialists. I am highly organized, detail-oriented, skilled at prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.
I have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Manager
Earl Enterprises Corporate Office
Orlando
07.1995 - 06.2025
- Direct Management of up to 6 A/P Specialist, Invoice payment processing, Vendor management, resolution of External and Internal customer inquiries.
- Worked with Senior leadership to review issues/discrepancies projects.
- Built and developed accounting team members into skilled professionals. Working as a department to maintain high quality work.
- Reviewed all Invoices for documentation and approval prior to payments being issued.
- Printed A/P Checks
- Answered Vendor questions and inquiries.
- Responsible for making sure G/L coding was correct.
- Processed Expense Reports
- Maintained all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets and Corporate A/P Files.
- Assisted Corporate Finance and other departments as needed.
- Set up new vendors-Requested W-9's if needed.
- Managed Month End procedures to make sure deadlines were met.
- Processed 1099's at year end.
Education
High School Diploma -
Evans High School
Orlando, FL05-1978
Skills
- Accounts payable management
- Team leadership
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Great Plains
- Right View Web
- Lawson
- Mas 90
- Extensive experience in reconciling vendor statements
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, time management skills
- Proficient in accounting software
- Able to manage multiple priorities
- Flexible and available to work extra hours
- Very dedicated to my job
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accounts Payable Manager
Earl Enterprises Corporate Office
07.1995 - 06.2025
High School Diploma -
Evans High School