Catatina M. Lay
Accounting
Pahoa
Summary
Seeking a position with a company that offers the opportunity to utilize my expertise in effective management, accounting, along with exceptional organizational, communicative & leadership skills.
Professional with solid experience in financial operations and accounts management, prepared for this role. Strong focus on processing invoices, reconciling statements, and managing vendor relationships, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Reliable team collaborator, adaptable to changing needs, and consistently achieving results in fast-paced environments. Known for attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and effective communication.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Payable Specialist
Lau Ola, LLC
09.2019 - Current
- Receive and review all vendor invoices via USPS and electronic mail.
- Set up all new vendors in quickbooks with proper paperwork (W9 and contact information).
- Code all vendor invoices to multiple entities and divisions.
- Post all approved vendor invoices in quickbooks.
- Prepare and review AP aging report for unpaid invoices.
- Check runs on a regular schedule.
- All documents attached to checks for approvals and signatures.
- Swiftly and quickly respond to emails.
- Scan and upload vendor documents and checks/receipts to accounting shared drive (google drive).
- Expense reimbursements, check for coding budget, and classifications.
- Post all credit card transactions to quickbooks weekly.
- Post all bank transfers, and all cash receipts as they occur.
- Collect and distribute all mail.
- Assist in maintaining all vendor file updates, maintain paper vendor file cabinet, maintain shared drive vendor correspondence, vendor W9, vendor payments and invoices.
- Send all vendors new W9’s annually.
- Updating quickbooks as they are returned from vendor.
- Run weekly Purchasing Report for Approved Purchase Orders to place orders.
- Place Supply Orders from Approved Purchase Orders from departments.
- Count weekly Cash from Retail Locations send count to Director of Accounting to confirm with reconcile sales report.
- Prepare weekly Bank deposits as needed.
- Receive all orders, sort, label and prepare transport to each Department.
- Send weekly order list to each department.
- Create Receipts and Invoices in Precoro (Purchaser order System).
Sales Associate
Macy’s Prince Kuhio Plaza
03.2019 - 09.2019
- Greeting Customers.
- Operating cash registers.
- Increasing in store sales.
- Maintaining sales floor appearances.
- Cross-selling products.
- Directing customers to merchandise.
Account Receivable
EW Industrial Fabrication Corp
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Progress billing for projects.
- Daily cash receipts to accounts.
- Follow up collection on outstanding accounts.
- Reconcile cash.
Staff Accountant
Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC
06.1997 - 08.2015
- Reconciliation of general ledger & bank accounts.
- Documentation of business transactions adjusting journal entries to general ledger.
- Month, quarter and year-end preparation of financial statement schedules and analysis.
- Performed accounts receivable/payable functions billing cash posting vendor payments, matched purchase orders with invoices, follow up calls for both AR/AP.
- Audit assistance for quarter and year-end accounts of Inventory plus general audit of finances.
- Manage all petty cash and office supply requests.
- Establish customer credit limits and set up credit accounts with vendors.
- Report weekly payroll hours to payroll dept.
- Data entry.
- Daily bank deposits and weekly wire transfer requests.
- ERP System in System, AS-400, Hyperion, Microsoft Suite.
Office Clerk
ACME Staffing
01.1994 - 06.1997
- Managed multi-line phones and provided friendly customer service to all callers.
- Photocopying, filing, mailing, typing, preparing documents, faxing.
- Serves as backup support to departments as needed.
Education
Certificate - • Accounts Payable Management
Alison Online School
Pahoa, Hi06-2025
Certificate - • Introduction To Bookkeeping And Accounting
Alison Online School
Pahoa, Hi04-2025
Basic Accounting, Business Law
Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA01.2002
Certificate - Modeling
Barbizon Modeling School
El Centro, CA01.1995
Skills
- Accounts payable processing
- Experienced in Hyperion
- Effective interpersonal communication
- Effective multitasking in dynamic settings
- Petty cash management
- Month-end closing
- Data entry and 10-key
- Accounts receivable
- Bill payment and recordkeeping
- Cash management
- Purchase order management
- Quickbooks
Timeline
Account Payable Specialist
Lau Ola, LLC
09.2019 - Current
Sales Associate
Macy’s Prince Kuhio Plaza
03.2019 - 09.2019
Account Receivable
EW Industrial Fabrication Corp
09.2015 - 12.2015
Staff Accountant
Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC
06.1997 - 08.2015
Office Clerk
ACME Staffing
01.1994 - 06.1997
Basic Accounting, Business Law
Imperial Valley College
Certificate - Modeling
Barbizon Modeling School
Certificate - • Accounts Payable Management
Alison Online School
Certificate - • Introduction To Bookkeeping And Accounting
Alison Online School