Esther Oyetola
Hampshire,IL
Summary
Experienced Accounts Payable Specialist with over four years of expertise and in-depth knowledge of accounts payable operations, including invoice processing and vendor management. Proactive and detail-oriented, adept at handling disbursement functions across various industries to ensure timely and accurate payments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
Cognizant
08.2022 - Current
- Preparing remittance information to accompany checks, ensuring timely payments to all vendors.
- Communicating effectively with vendors to clarify purchase orders and invoice details, facilitating smooth payment processes.
- Reviewing and processing a significant volume of invoices daily, achieving accuracy while managing between 60 and 80 entries.
- Organizing vendor files systematically, ensuring easy access to current records of unpaid purchase orders.
- Engaging in the reconciliation of vendor statements using V-lookup in Microsoft Excel to prioritize resolutions.
- Managing daily accounts payable processes, ensuring accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, and expense reports.
- Executing full cycle accounts payable functions, employing both two-way and three-way matching for verification.
- Ensuring prompt payments to vendors offering discounts, maximizing financial benefits.
- Verifying coding accuracy in Oracle, maintaining attention to detail in a dynamic environment.
- Monitoring and resolving aged purchase orders, ensuring compliance with invoicing guidelines.
- Resolving vendor inquiries related to payment or statement discrepancies promptly.
- Supporting the implementation of procurement agreements and facilitated onboarding of new suppliers.
- Escalating complex invoices to relevant departments for further investigation and resolution.
- Collaborating with vendor accounts receivable teams to clarify discrepancies based on the nature of invoices.
- Participating in the accounts payable month-end closing process, ensuring all financial activities were reconciled.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Linvex Corp.
03.2020 - 07.2022
- Maintained accurate accounts payable records by performing daily uploads from the core system.
- Collaborated across departments to champion S2P initiatives and streamline compliance efforts.
- Executed the full accounts payable cycle, from invoice receipt through to payment, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
- Processed 80 to 90 invoices daily, ensuring operational efficiency.
- Managed vendor inquiries and resolved discrepancies, serving as the key contact for account handling.
- Prepared and processed weekly and monthly check runs, ensuring timely vendor payments.
- Conducted thorough reviews of invoices to verify proper documentation and approval.
- Facilitated vendor onboarding and provided assistance with payment inquiries and documentation.
- Audited credit card bills for accuracy, ensuring alignment with internal policies.
- Researched invoice discrepancies and worked towards prompt resolutions.
- Entered invoices, expense reports, and check requests into accounting software for streamlined processing.
- Ensured timely payments to vendors by prioritizing those offering discounts.
- Supported month-end closing procedures, accruing outstanding invoices and preparing journal entries.
- Matched invoices to checks, obtaining relevant approvals for payment.
- Verified invoice accuracy and responded to internal and vendor inquiries regarding payment statuses.
- Championed initiatives to optimize payment processes and vendor relationships.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Arts
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria09.2015
Skills
- Payment Processing
- Data Entry Accuracy
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Oracle
- SAP
- Pivot Table
- Microsoft Applications
- Transaction Reviewing
- Problem Solving
- Strong Communication Skills
- Expense report management
- Time Management
- Detail Oriented
- Adaptability to new software
- Regulatory compliance awareness
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
Cognizant
08.2022 - Current
Accounts Payable Specialist
Linvex Corp.
03.2020 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Arts
University of Lagos