Cassandra Gissendanner
Juno Beach,USA
Summary
Driven professional with strong background in providing Accounting experience as well as conflict resolution. Resourceful in gathering relevant information regarding disputes, providing appropriate documentation and guiding both individuals and groups to reach satisfactory agreements and settle complicated issues. Devoted to adhering to ethical guidelines and laws throughout all casework. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Dedicated Accounts Payable Associate with many years of experience maintaining payable information within thriving corporations. Proficient in budgeting, invoice logging, payroll, and handling requisitions. Thorough knowledge of accounts payable procedures and systems. Interacts well with employees and vendors.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounts Payable Associate
Blue Bird Body Company
Macon, GA
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Processed and maintained accounts payable records, ensuring accuracy of information.
- Reviewed invoices for accuracy and completeness prior to payment processing.
- Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
- Researched discrepancies in invoice payments with vendors or internal departments.
- Prepared weekly check runs, wire transfers and ACH payments.
- Reconciled vendor statements, researched and corrected discrepancies as needed.
- Maintained accurate filing system for all accounts payable documents.
- Assisted in month-end close process by preparing journal entries for accruals, prepaid expenses.
- Developed relationships with vendors to ensure timely payment of invoices.
- Managed the resolution of past due account balances through direct contact with vendors and customers via phone and email correspondence.
- Provided support on special projects as requested by Accounts Payable Manager or other members of management team.
- Ensured compliance with local, state, federal laws and company policies when processing payments.
- Collaborated with purchasing department regarding purchase order creation, changes and cancellations.
- Paid vendors and verified accounts and payment totals.
- Handled invoices and purchase orders by properly logging into system.
- Carefully went over each invoice and requisition for payment.
- Resolved various invoice issues driving on time entry and payment.
- Reconciled bank records and statements by verifying entries.
- Used ERP system to verify and reconcile invoices and purchase orders.
- Reconciled accounts by identifying errors or omissions, applying accounting standards.
Fuels Settlement Specialist
NextEra Energy Resources
Juno Beach, FL
08.2017 - 07.2024
- Complete monthly Settlement reporting of natural gas/oil and transportation transactions
- Work closely with trade floor and counter parties to resolve any MMBTU and pricing inaccuracies
- Research, analyze and evaluate data in the areas of fuel procurement
- Reconcile assigned deals, research discrepancies and resolve differences with counterparties
- Verify and review all open A/R and A/P prior to month-end to ensure prompt payment to and from counterparties
- Work with IT to troubleshoot and correct data issues, and perform UAT for system enhancements
- Perform month and year -end closing
- Responsible for accurate and timely payment of daily/weekly/monthly invoices
- Perform settlement, reconciliation of full requirements and pass-through contracts with complicated settlement structures
- Verify with front-office P&L checkouts during the month and closing
- Account for inventory balances park & loan gas transactions
- Ensure prepayments are properly accounted for in the appropriate contract month
- Ensure fuel transactions are recorded and reported in compliance with SOX processes
- Ensure invoices are reconciled with proper support prior to posting
- Identify and report any compliance issues and maintain data integrity
- Provide support for audit request timely and accurate
SENIOR ACCOUNTING CLERK
Found Care, Inc
West Palm Beach, FL
12.2014 - 08.2017
- Provide assistance as needed for account analysis, general ledger maintenance, audit preparation and other fiscal/administrative assignments
- Assist in the preparation of department reports for internal/external
- Verify vendor statements, address invoice problems and discrepancies, answer all vendor inquires
- Record daily cash receipts and prepare daily deposits
- Generate checks, prepare check request, obtain adequate supporting documentation, forward checks for signature, and distribute signed checks as required using the Sage 100 MIP & Great Plains 2015 accounting system
- Maintain all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets and corporate payable files
- Code payables to the chart of accounts and input vouchers, including maintain the list of recurring vouchers and contracts that require regular payments
- Prepare accounts payable disbursements in a timely manner within vendor terms
- Educate associates on various expense report submissions
- Complete required grand schedules
- Enter, monitor and report all services data, bill appropriate resources for grant services and Medical (Project AIDS Care/PAC)
- Verify and calculate, accuracy of payroll submitted from other departments
- Maintain cooperative relationship with other staff and agencies external to the agency
- Comply with all agency policies and procedure
- Maintain client and family confidentiality
- Input Medical information into the Citrix Access Gateway for Patient account
- Input Patient information into the Florida Medicaid system for payment
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK (TEMPORARY POSITION)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
West Palm Beach, FL
01.2014 - 12.2014
- 3-way match and process high volume invoices 800-1200 a month using S.A.P system
- Perform audits on cash discounts, duplicate payments
- Research and resolve supplier disputes and issues
- Resolution to include root cause analysis and proactive steps to mitigate future issues
- Validate and process charges for payment in the accounting system, with appropriate account coding and approvals
- Collaborate with outside supplier and internal partners to process reconcile claims, invoices and consolidated billings
ACCOUNTANT II (TEMPORARY POSITION)
TBC, Tire Kingdom
Jupiter, FL
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Process invoices in S.A.P and JD Edwards
- Input information for Companies in the National Accounts Division
- Process clearings for Carroll Tires and Tire Kingdom
- Maintain running Excel Spreadsheet and Templates for the AP Department
BOOKKEEPER (TEMPORARY POSITION)
Strategic Marketing Services
North Palm Beach, FL
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Production Billing, Open/Close Jobs
- Enter Time Sheets, Create and Enter Invoices
- Close Retainer Jobs/ and Retainer Recaps
- Track Insertion orders, Reconcile Media Plans
- Set up new clients in QuickBooks
- Complete cash receipts spreadsheet, Receive Payments/Make Deposits
- Make adjustments to AR accounts, Create Purchase Orders
- Print Checks, Process Credit Card Payments
- Reconcile credit card accounts, Keep a running spreadsheet of Accounts
- Reconcile Bank Accounts, Make General Journal Entries
- Month End Close
HUMAN RESOURCES PAYROLL SPECIALIST
Oasis Outsourcing
West Palm Beach, FL
02.2011 - 01.2012
- Receive, Post and Release Clients Payroll
- Retransmit Clients ACH payments
- Process one-time Wire Request Payments and EFT
- Process Clients Payment Returns in Davision
- Determine and Apply NSF Fees
- Update Clients ACH Status
- Generate Payroll in Creative Solution
- Enter payroll taxes using the EFTPS for IRS
- Input Journal Entries for each client Businesss
- Conduct Electronic payments
- Bank Reconciliations and Cash Expenses
- Enter Sales Tax through FL Dept
- Of Revenue using the DR-15EZ & DR-15SW
- Input the Quarterly using Creative Solutions & FL
- Dept
- Of Revenue using RT6 & RT6A, 941
Education
Bachelor of Science - HR Certification
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZSkills
- Data Analytic
- Process Payables and Receivables
- Process ACH and Wire payments
- Document Preparation
- Journal Entries
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Dispute Management
- Supervisior & Team Management
- PBX Operator
- Customer Service
- Administrative Assistant
- Scheduling
- Counterparty Billing
- Quickbooks
- SAP
- Citrix
- Great Plains
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Tax Preparation
- Executive Assistant
- Good Work Ethic
- Conflict Resolution
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Financial research
- Invoice logging
- Bill payment
- Bank reconciliation
- ERP systems proficiency
- Data entry
- Vendor invoice processing
- Invoice processing
- Payment scheduling
- Vendor relationship management
- Statement review
- Account resolution
- GAAP proficiency
- Tax compliance
- Payment verification
- General ledger maintenance
- Internal auditing
- Check processing
- Vendor communication
- GAAP
Certification
Yellow Belt Certification, NextEra Energy
Timeline
Accounts Payable Associate
Blue Bird Body Company
06.2024 - 11.2024
Fuels Settlement Specialist
NextEra Energy Resources
08.2017 - 07.2024
SENIOR ACCOUNTING CLERK
Found Care, Inc
12.2014 - 08.2017
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK (TEMPORARY POSITION)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
01.2014 - 12.2014
ACCOUNTANT II (TEMPORARY POSITION)
TBC, Tire Kingdom
01.2013 - 01.2014
BOOKKEEPER (TEMPORARY POSITION)
Strategic Marketing Services
01.2012 - 01.2013
HUMAN RESOURCES PAYROLL SPECIALIST
Oasis Outsourcing
02.2011 - 01.2012
Yellow Belt Certification, NextEra Energy
Bachelor of Science - HR Certification
University of Phoenix
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