Chandra Frazer
Wake Forest,NC
Summary
Self-motivated professional with over 10yrs in Accounts Payable. Seeking a challenging accounting/business position. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills developed through being a business owner and working for both large and small companies. Strengths include problem solving, confidentiality and an ability to interface with diverse groups of people.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
S&ME
01.2020 - Current
- Responsible for end-to-end processing of the Accounts Payable function, including: Enter invoices into the BST ERP system, with appropriate GL coding and approvals.
- Schedule and initiate vendor payments via check, ACH and wire transfer weekly.
- Review and process expense reports in accordance with the company's policies.
- Responsible for month-end close processes including credit card and balance sheet reconciliations, preparation of various journal entries and accruals.
- Responsible for all company vendor setup
- Performed due diligence for all vendor change request, including adding and updating banking detail, vendor contact information and address changes
- Stringent adherence to best practices to ensure the integrity of all data change request meets company policies and were verified and validated
- Created filing system allowing for proper maintenance and monitoring of all vendor documents to include W-9
- Enforced policies and protocol for vendor setup and AP processes and procedure
- Was the forerunner in creating processes for vendor maintenance which created segregated duties to avoid fraud
- Provided certificate of insurance documents as needed
- Assistance with reviewing and posting processors invoice batches
- Was able to update over 350 vendors records with W-9 information to help with the 1099 cleanup process
Accounts Payable Lead
Plygem
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Transitioned AP functions from 2 off site locations to corporate headquarters.
- Manage and help develop team members for continuous growth and productivity
- Analyze accounts payable workflow
- Develop queries and generate reports for upper management
- Generate and file 1099’s for 500 vendors
- Assist Finance Team with month end processing, including accruals and account reconciliations
- Processed three check runs per week and review all payments for accuracy
- Developed and implemented new processes to continually improve the effectiveness of the department
- Maintain EDI processing for weekly payments
- Manage daily posting to ensure completion of day to day operations is completed by team members
- Provided assistance to the manager daily to ensure vendors are paid accurately and in a timely manner
- Maintain Vendor master for all vendors
- Perform corporate card and travel card administrator
Accounts Payable Analyst
PlyGem
08.2014 - 02.2017
- Processed invoices and ensured timely payments to vendors, maintaining strong supplier relationships.
- Reconciled accounts payable transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline payment processes and improve operational efficiency.
- Analyzed discrepancies in billing and initiated corrective actions to resolve issues promptly.
- Researched and resolved invoice and payment issues for internal employees and external vendors.
- Enhanced vendor relationships through prompt communication and timely resolution of discrepancies.
- Received vendor invoices, validated for accuracy and routed for approval to prepare for payment processing.
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Red Hat Inc.
06.2007 - 06.2014
- Fraud Expense auditing
- Processed invoices in multiple currencies, converting as required
- Responsible for Monthly rent processing for over 100 locations
- Audit and approve employee expenses
- Review Month Reports
- Assisted with testing for system upgrades and integration of new applications
- Responsible for New Hire and Employees Corporate Card processing
- Training card holders on iExpense Tool
- Resolving outstanding vendors on the aging report.
- Suggested and came up with procedures to streamline the AP process
Operations Support Specialist
GKN- Temp
06.2007 - 07.2007
- Assist in Conducting transaction audits on freight invoices
- Reviewed import entries for accuracy
- Utilize online audit and invoice processing application to complete auditing
- Used good planning and organization skills and my ability to multitask in order to complete daily task
- Maintain import files
- Assist in responding via email to vendor in reference to shipments
- Supported Manager on Varies projects
- Contacted customers for support
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Unique Support Services
07.1997 - 05.2007
- Proofing of all employees’ expenses reports, checks, and invoices to ensure accuracy.
- Assisted with handling business accounting; payroll, taxes and bookkeeping.
- Maintained all vendor files
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Managed complex problem-solving for upper management in order to complete projects on-time and within budget.
- Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
- Processed check disbursements and reconciled vendor accounts.
- Assisted with month-end closing tasks, ensuring timely completion of financial statements.
Accounts Payable Clerk
Unique Support services
06.1989 - 06.1997
- Demonstrated integrity and effective communication skills. Ensured high level of confidentiality when researching sensitive issues such as banking, vendor information and payment information.
- Provided accurate and detailed information to external/internal clients by researching and retrieving stored information within the payables system
- Verified invoices received against paperwork to support that invoice before processing
- Reconciled past-due invoices, including problem invoice tracking
Education
Diploma - Accounting
William H Maxwell High School
Brooklyn, NY06-1988
Skills
- Accounting Practices
- Accounts Payable
- Invoice Processing
- Check Preparation
- Budget Planning/Preparation
- Expense Reports
- Contract Negotiation
- Data Entry
- Record Maintenance
- Weekly/Monthly Payroll
- Inventory Control
- Accounting Control
- Excel
- Word
- JD Edwards
- AS 400
- Oracle
- SAP
- Great Plains and SMAPS
- D365
- Payment processing
- Entry verification
- Data inputting
- Invoice processing
- Vendor relations
- Account reconciliation
- Expense tracking
- Vendor relationship management
- Bank reconciliations
- Payment scheduling
- ERP systems proficiency
- Credit card reconciliation
- Problem resolution
- Vendor engagement
- Payment coding
- Accounts payable
- Customer relations
Coursework
City College, New York, NY
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
S&ME
01.2020 - Current
Accounts Payable Lead
Plygem
01.2018 - 01.2020
Accounts Payable Analyst
PlyGem
08.2014 - 02.2017
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Red Hat Inc.
06.2007 - 06.2014
Operations Support Specialist
GKN- Temp
06.2007 - 07.2007
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Unique Support Services
07.1997 - 05.2007
Accounts Payable Clerk
Unique Support services
06.1989 - 06.1997
Diploma - Accounting
William H Maxwell High School
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