Bricksaida Cruz
Accounting
Peekskill,NY
Summary
Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Professional Self-motivated and dedicated Accounts Payable Lead with proven success adhering to company policies by ensuring timely and accurate invoice payments to vendors/suppliers. Detail-oriented analytical thinker with demonstrated problem-solving ability. A natural leader and exceptional communicator who can leverage individual strengths to achieve goals. Accustomed to driving results and exceeding expectations while sustaining employee morale. Experienced Office Management and Administration Professional experienced optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support specialist and leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AP Supervisor
Curtis Instruments Inc.
08.2021 - Current
- Coordinated ongoing training for team members to improve efficiencies, job skills, knowledge, personal growth and performance.
- Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
- Overseeing routine department activities to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time.
- Managing past due accounts and sending follow-ups and reconciling any invoices for payments.
- Enter about 150-200 invoices for US & PR (Puerto Rico) entities.
- 3-way PO matching and resolve inventory issues.
Accounts Payable Team Lead
Taro Pharmaceuticals Hawthorne NY
11.2019 - 08.2021
- Maintained adherence to company policies, address escalate issues submitted by administrative and executive staff and vendors regarding process and ensure accurate reports and records in accordance with company policies.
- Ensure staff meet daily target in invoices processing with 100% accuracy and in timely manner.
- Ensure payments to suppliers are correct and on time.
- Assist in month end processes and annual audits.
- Improved approval of invoices system by introducing email approval as option as well as creating excel invoices link to streamline payment approval process.
- Ensure wires payments are correct and posted to cash ledger in timely fashion.
- Lead all aspects of A/P Day to day task process, as well streamlining changes and improvements.
- Interact with various department managers for dispute resolution, obtaining approvals and invoicing processing.
- Identify methods of payments to continuously reduce cost of doing business.
- Conduct reconciliations of cash sheet at end week to ensure all payments are posted.
- Assist colleagues voucher invoices and process payments.
- Troubleshoot issues with different entities.
Accounts Receivable Deductions Analyst
11.2016 - 11.2019
- Completed assigned customer monthly account reconciliations
- Processed customer credits to customers to who are entitled due to promotions
- Collections and negotiations of unauthorized customer deductions
- Collections of overdue and delinquent invoices
- Generate and process customer account debit memos
- Review, analyze and research customer chargebacks and deductions
- Ensure assigned customer portfolios are in good standing and up to date
Accounts Payable Analyst
SAP
02.2016 - 11.2016
- Enter 150 invoices using Metis and, software, match and print purchase orders that have been approved, open daily mail and distribute invoices for approvals.
- Troubleshoot with vendors regarding payments.
- Work on month end close and accruals.
- Maintain filing system for all A/P vendors, enter inter-companies in accounting software.
- Audit about 20 expense reports a day in Concur, post and confirm wire payments in Metis.
- Processed Medicaid rebates working with Module N software.
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Baldor Specialty Foods
05.2014 - 02.2016
- Process invoices for NY, DC, Boston and Non-Produce
- Entered over 300 invoices using Sage Pro ERP program, open daily mail and distribute invoices for approvals, manage AP inbox, run weekly check run.
- Audit staff checks, processed weekly online payroll taxes, posted wire payments.
- Processed Inter-company payments, reconciled unbilled PO report, and troubleshoot with vendors concerning invoice discrepancies.
Accounts Payable Analyst
Taro Pharmaceuticals
02.2009 - 05.2014
- Data entry of 200+ invoices using BPCS AS400 system
- Match and print purchase orders that have been approved.
- Set up new vendors in system, open daily mail and distribute invoices for approvals.
- Maintain schedules log for all legal, consulting, telephones and car service in excel spreadsheet.
- Troubleshoot with vendors regarding payments
- Assist with month end close and accruals
- Maintained filing system for all A/P vendors, enter inter-companies in accounting software
- Assisted in auditing expense reports
- Processed weekly check run, set up and post wire payments in accounting software.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH11.2020
Skills
- Technical Expertise:
- Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Word, Lotus, Oracle, Cognos, Concur, Sage (Silver Creek), SAP, Metis, AS400, Model N, Business Objects, Syteline
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Closing Procedures
- Staff Training
- Weekly Checks
- Monthly Reconciliations
- Past Due Procedures
- Customer Accounts Management
- Intercompany Accounting
- Collection Calls
- Fixed Asset
- Microsoft Office
Certification
- Certified Accountant Payables Specialist , IOFM - 2022
Timeline
AP Supervisor
Curtis Instruments Inc.
08.2021 - Current
Accounts Payable Team Lead
Taro Pharmaceuticals Hawthorne NY
11.2019 - 08.2021
Accounts Receivable Deductions Analyst
11.2016 - 11.2019
Accounts Payable Analyst
SAP
02.2016 - 11.2016
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Baldor Specialty Foods
05.2014 - 02.2016
Accounts Payable Analyst
Taro Pharmaceuticals
02.2009 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
Southern New Hampshire University
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