DIANE ADEBIAYE
Oak Point,United States
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Accounts Payable Specialist with 7 years of progressive experience in financial management, process optimization, and compliance. Renowned for implementing innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and vendor relations. Demonstrated expertise in utilizing advanced accounting software/ERP systems to streamline operations and drive organizational success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Account Payable Specialist
American Association of Procurement, Supply Chain & Tourism Management
03.2020 - 11.2024
- Process 120-150 invoices daily using Microsoft Dynamics ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies to reduce discrepancies
- Work to ensure that the financial control framework is in place to ensure the accurate reporting of financial conditions
- Communicate with vendors via email and phone call daily and as needed
- Review and update AP email inbox consistently to reduce delay in response to vendor
- Assist in check runs done once every week
- Achieved 90% accuracy in invoice matching, coding, data entry, reconciliations, and payment processing
- Streamline the approval process, reducing invoice approval time
- Receive remarkable commendations from vendors for professionalism and responsiveness in communication
- Successfully resolved discrepancies and conduct detailed reconciliations of monthly statements which slashed late payment and interest
- Work with international vendors and process invoices/payment in various currencies e.g Euro, Pounds sterling, Rupees etc
- Research and develop tools like a collaborative calendar amongst others to help me achieve my day-to-day task effectively
Account Payable Analyst
High Level, LLC
05.2017 - 02.2020
- Process high volumes of invoices daily, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies to reduce discrepancies
- Collaborated with procurement, costing and finance departments to optimize the purchase order and non-purchase order invoice process, reducing approval time by 20%
- Process and match 150-180 invoice line by line using the two way and the three-way match
- Led the implementation of an automated invoice processing system, resulting in a 30% reduction in manual data entry time and duplicate payments
- Continuously work on implementation of an effective management system and tools for credit card payment, credit memo, expense report and check run for successful operation
- Maintained a great relationship with vendors to resolve discrepancies, reduced interest charged on past due payment, hold on account and other penalties by 25%
- Collaborated with IT and finance teams to customize the system, ensuring seamless integration with existing processes and implementing all cyber security awareness training
- Ensure all new vendors are set up correctly with 1099 and all other documents required for standardized operating procedures
- Work with team members to process and organize all statements and accounts needed to have up-to-date accounts and month end report resulting in a reduction of past due payment by 25%
- Identified bottlenecks in the accounts payable workflow and proposed process improvements
Education
Master Of Business Administration - Marketing
Strayer University
Herndon, VA06-2012
Bachelor Of Arts - Philosophy
University Of Lagos
05-2002
Skills
- Customer Service
- Effective Time Management
- Account payable & Expense control
- Microsoft Office
- Communication Skills
- ERP Systems
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Process Improvement
Certification
- Certificate In Account Payable
- Chartered Procurement Manager (CPM)
References
To be provided on request
Timeline
Account Payable Specialist
American Association of Procurement, Supply Chain & Tourism Management
03.2020 - 11.2024
Account Payable Analyst
High Level, LLC
05.2017 - 02.2020
- Certificate In Account Payable
- Chartered Procurement Manager (CPM)
Master Of Business Administration - Marketing
Strayer University
Bachelor Of Arts - Philosophy
University Of Lagos
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