CHERYL LEWIS
IRVING
Summary
Knowledgeable Senior Accounts Payable Specialist with solid background in coordinating and managing cross-functional teams. Successfully implemented initiatives that streamlined operations and enhanced team productivity. Demonstrated expertise in project management and communication, ensuring seamless execution of multifaceted tasks.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
SR. COORDINATOR – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Raytheon Technologies
07.2024 - Current
- Lead and coordinate the daily operations of the Accounts Payable team to ensure timely and accurate processing according to service level agreements (SLA).
- Participate and collaborate on special projects as needed, and provide backup support for the disbursements team and accounting manager.
- Act as the main point of contact for vendors, internal departments, and the AP team for escalations.
- Monitor the exception report to resolve complex invoice and payment issues.
- Developed and implemented processes for efficient workflow management, showcasing strong organizational abilities.
- Monitored daily operations and evaluated performance to proactively address backlogs.
- Conferred with other departments on projects involving multiple teams from different divisions.
- Coordinated complex projects from initiation to completion, meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
KPMG LLP
10.2017 - 11.2023
- Analyzed financial data for trends and irregularities, reported findings to management, and recommended improvements to processes.
- Focused on ongoing financial operations providing management with assessment of business risk, internal controls and the efficiency and adequacy of business process.
- Support assigned Engagement Partners and Managers with: Act as a point of contact on engagement accounting issues.
- Conducted interviews with clients' personnel to obtain an understanding of their operations, policies, procedures, objectives, strategies, and related internal controls.
- Liaison with Offsite Team - quality control and review/resolution of issues for Engagement/investment management.
- Support the project engagement team in the set-up, investment monitoring, and system changes or assigned client accounts.
- Provide ongoing support to assigned project account in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting accounting and risk management issues.
- Serve as a subject matter resource in firm related accounting and risk management systems.
- Researching, providing recommendations and resolving unexpected charges and improving investment for Partner's and Managers investment reports.
- Identifying, recommending alternatives for issues, consistent with firm wide engagement accounting policies and procedures and highlighting potential risk items (exposure report) to the BU PIC (Business Unit Partner in Charge).
- Assisting with unapplied cash research, application, cash Management and coordinating reserves and write-offs.
- Providing and assisting Engagement Partners with quarterly cash initiatives with ad-hoc reporting.
- Risk Management support - assisting with Launchpad including CLEAS, CEAC, SAP and Sentinel questions related to F&A.
- Transitional Coach for new on-board Engagement Management Coordinators and Interns.
- Teaming with financial analysts on investment and/or contract management issues.
- Accomplishments: Provide high customer service and working closely with my Partners, managers and engagement team(s) on Investments, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Collections.
- Working with my engagement teams to assist on High Risk and Exposure items to maintain a profitable margin for the Firm.
- Working with one Firm's High-Profile Fortune 100 Companies.
ASSOCIATE ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
KPMG LLP
03.2011 - 09.2017
- Support assigned Engagement Partners and Managers with: Act as a point of contact on engagement accounting issues.
- Liaison with Offsite Team - quality control and review/resolution of issues for Engagement/investment management.
- Support the project engagement team in the set-up, investment monitoring, and system changes for assigned client accounts.
- Provide ongoing support to assigned project account in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting accounting and risk management issues.
- Serve as a subject matter resource in firm related accounting and risk management systems.
- Researching, providing recommendations and resolving unexpected charges and improving investment for Partner's and Managers investment reports.
- Identifying, recommending alternatives for issues, consistent with firm wide engagement accounting policies and procedures and highlighting potential risk items (exposure report) to the BU PIC (Business Unit Partner in Charge).
- Assisting with unapplied cash research, application, cash Management and coordinating reserves and write-offs.
- Providing and assisting Engagement Partners with quarterly cash initiatives with ad-hoc reporting.
- Risk Management support - assisting with Launchpad including CLEAS, CEAC, SAP and Sentinel questions related to F&A.
- Transitional Coach for new on-board Engagement Management Coordinators and Interns.
- Teaming with financial analysts on investment and/or contract management issues.
ADMIN SUPPORT - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Ranstad Staffing (Citicorp)
10.2010 - 03.2011
- Assist officers/managers with bankruptcy, foreclosures accounts with research and credit administration via Experian; UCC and DMB reports.
- Assist with pre-audit deliverables of scanning, copying documentation prior to sending to legal department send via UPS, inter-office mail or via email.
- Conducted daily check deposits of clients' payments to accounts and debit transfer payments to accounts.
- Created amortization spreadsheets from raw data information for attorneys and officers.
- Created Small Business Administration loan packages and spreadsheets for approval process.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE / BILLING COORDINATOR
HKS, Inc.
04.2005 - 08.2010
- Reconciled accounts receivable for joint venture representatives.
- Reconciled consultants' statements and accounts receivable reports for balance due Reviewed unbilled detail report for accurate billing.
- Reviewed contract and subcontract agreements and related change.
- Sent out batch bills throughout the month to ensure leveled billing.
- Mailed out invoices to clients via fed-ex, regular mail or electronic invoicing.
- Scanned and link contracts, consultant agreements, invoices, releases and waivers.
- Kept lines of communication open and effective between Project Managers, consultants and clients.
- Accomplishments: Invoiced multiple projects on a monthly basis.
- Identified and implemented ideas for efficient work flows and procedures.
SENIOR AUDITOR/AUDITOR/ASSISTANT AUDITOR
Profit Recovery Group
01.1994 - 08.2003
- Analyzed payments and returns to determine optimal efficiency and maintained and exceeded weekly quotas.
- Consisted of reviewing accounts payable to ensure payment accuracy, accounting errors, cash discounts, duplicate payments, missed allowances, promotional agreements and contract overages.
- Focused on ongoing operations providing management with assessment of business risk, internal controls and the efficiency and adequacy of business process.
- Developed and documented process and procedures in audit findings and recommendations regarding business process optimization, profit improvement, internal control and compliance for the client.
- Promoted to train and lead employees on multiple programs, audit procedures and review auditors claim findings prior to clients' approval.
- Accomplishments: Recovered over 20 million dollars in revenue for various clients.
- Recognized as Top Producing Auditor for 5 years.
- Promoted within three years from Auditor to Senior Auditor (Team Leader).
- Invented various claim types, for example, 'Source Billing Adjustments, Cost Realignment, Payroll Subsidy and 0% programs which recovered approximately 3.5 million dollars in lost profits in unexpected areas.
Education
Accounting Specialist Certificate - undefined
Richland College
05.2004
B.B.A. Degree - Business Administration
Northwood University
03.2003
Associate in Arts (A.A.) - Business Administration
Dallas College
05.1998
Skills
- Performance Monitoring
- Account Reconciliation
- Team Leadership
- Schedule Management
- Process improvement
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Decision making
- Self-motivated
- Detail & Results oriented
- ERP system experience
- Internal control evaluation
- Financial Data Analysis
- Client Relationship Management
- Hard Worker
- Fast Learner
- Proficient in SAP systems
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Office
- HANA reporting
Accomplishments
- Provide high customer service and working closely with my Partners, managers and engagement team(s) on Investments and Accounts Receivable and Collections.
- Working with my engagement teams to assist on High Risk and Exposure items to maintain a profitable margin for the Firm.
- Working with one Firm's High-Profile Fortune 100 Companies.
- Invoiced multiple projects on a monthly basis.
- Identified and implemented ideas for efficient work flows and procedure(s).
Timeline
SR. COORDINATOR – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Raytheon Technologies
07.2024 - Current
SENIOR ASSOCIATE ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
KPMG LLP
10.2017 - 11.2023
ASSOCIATE ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
KPMG LLP
03.2011 - 09.2017
ADMIN SUPPORT - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Ranstad Staffing (Citicorp)
10.2010 - 03.2011
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE / BILLING COORDINATOR
HKS, Inc.
04.2005 - 08.2010
SENIOR AUDITOR/AUDITOR/ASSISTANT AUDITOR
Profit Recovery Group
01.1994 - 08.2003
Accounting Specialist Certificate - undefined
Richland College
B.B.A. Degree - Business Administration
Northwood University
Associate in Arts (A.A.) - Business Administration
Dallas College