Emma Salama
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
Experienced Accounts Payable administrator with advanced knowledge in managing daily accounts payable operations. Expert in overseeing invoicing, vendor relations, payment processing and employee relations. Successful in reconfiguring workflow and staff responsibilities to improve efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Administrator
H Dean Evens Community Center
06.2023 - Current
- Conducted research to identify customer needs.
- Prepared and maintained records of sales and revenue.
- Developed growth strategies based on customer satisfaction and financial gain.
- Consistently built long-term relationships with existing and new customers.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Liaised with vendors to communicate payment status.
- Entered purchase orders, invoices and payments into company accounting system.
- Updated and maintained aging report to facilitate payments
- Executed payments to vendor accounts and completed payroll processing.
- Processed new vendor applications and submitted for approval.
- Produced detailed financial reports to inform management and stakeholders.
- Closely monitored accounts to post timely payments and resolve billing discrepancies.
- Positively interacted with all partners, employees and customers using exemplary communication and interpersonal talents.
- Partnered with finance team to complete month-end accruals and account reconciliations.
- Developed reports for senior management to outline expenditures, vendor spend and forecasting.
- Communicated with other departments to verify purchases.
- Reconciled invoices and purchase orders and updated databases accordingly.
Special Education Substitute Teacher
North Central High School.
04.2017 - 05.2023
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
Administrative Assistant
Kiro Importing Company.
07.2008 - 09.2010
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient.
- Created and maintained databases to track and record customer data.
- Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and sales data.
- Sorted and distributed office mail and recorded incoming shipments for corporate records.
Education
Bachelor of Political Science - Accounting And Finance
Alexandria School of Commerce.
05.2008
Skills
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Financial Forecast Updates
- Invoice Reconciliation
- Records Management
- Accounting Proficiency
- Time Management
- Purchase Order Management
- Audit Support
- Invoice Processing
- Data Entry Accuracy
- Vendor Management
Timeline
Accounts Payable Administrator
H Dean Evens Community Center
06.2023 - Current
Special Education Substitute Teacher
North Central High School.
04.2017 - 05.2023
Administrative Assistant
Kiro Importing Company.
07.2008 - 09.2010
Bachelor of Political Science - Accounting And Finance
Alexandria School of Commerce.
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