Fatima Lakhal
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Reliable professional accountant, proficient in all aspects of accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, auditing and reporting. Well-versed in producing reports, handling month- and year-end closings, and employing accounting and financial management best practices. Meticulous, conscientious and methodical in approach.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Accounting Manager
Odyssey Logistics & Technology
10.2013 - 06.2023
- Managed the payment process for client freight charges, including the setup, maintenance, and processing of invoices and payments to vendors in accordance with their contracts or rate agreements and the Accounting department’s policies and procedures
- Enhanced internal controls and created ongoing improvements in control objectives in order to meet or exceed requirements for both financial audit and system audits, including SOC1
- Actively participated in the annual SOC1 audit, assuring all reports and test data are provided to the auditors on a timely basis for the relevant control objectives
- Assisted in documenting and editing control objectives to assure final report is accurate and properly reflects the current procedures
- Addressed external financial auditor requests as they relate to freight payments and processing
- Oversaw maintenance of vendor’s master file
- Established and oversaw processes for carrier refunds and credits, striving to both meet carrier requirements and maximize efficiencies within the Accounting Department
- Reviewed manually prepared invoices for carrier payments
- Assured electronically prepared invoices are monitored as deemed necessary through special reporting
- Monitored aged receivables
- Assured follow up with customers is being done for overdue accounts
- Reconciled the A/P and A/R balance sheet accounts to the General Ledger and assured any necessary corrections are made
- Assisted in the implementation of new customer cutovers by working closely with Client Services and IT personnel to configure the appropriate systems to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of services both internally and externally
- Created and documented accounting procedures for new customers and trained appropriate Accounting associates on those procedures
- Worked closely with the IT Support department to resolve system deficiencies as well as developed new methodologies to enhance automation of workflow, to allow for growth in transaction count without increasing head count.
Transportation Accounting Supervisor
Odyssey Logistics & Technology
07.2011 - 10.2013
- Trained team members on their daily duties and assisted them with escalated issues.
- Conducted performance evaluations for staff members, identifying areas of improvement and guiding professional development plans.
- Managed associates time schedule and paid time off approval in Ceridian.
- Monitored AP aging reports to ensure payments are made timely to the vendors
- Analyzed AR accounts and worked closely with clients to collect on open balances
- Maintained the vendor log and account codes on Great Plains billing module.
- Performed daily reconciliation of carrier payments from Great Plains to daily ACH sheets, and prepared daily cash analysis
- Improved customer satisfaction with prompt and courteous resolution of inquiries and complaints
- Performed monthly accruals to customers
Transportation Accountant
Odyssey Logistics & Technology
06.2008 - 07.2011
- Applied and reconciled daily cash receipts from clients
- Managed billing and payments on accounts for assigned clients,
- Ran ageing reports in order to identify and communicate the outstanding invoices to the clients
- Assisted in the collections process by addressing and resolving the past due transactions with the clients
- Served as the primary contact for Carrier Research Associate to help resolve carrier invoice or payment inquiries arising from the carrier
- Investigated invoice or payment issues and helped determine the appropriate accounting entries for resulting transactions, including duplicate payments, credits, refunds, and management fees billed on a per shipment basis
- Assisted in the process of ACH and wire transfers
- Assisted in the maintenance and process of credits.
Service Associate
First charter Bank
06.2005 - 09.2006
- Provided prompt, friendly, and efficient customer service
- Processed and balanced client’s transactions
- Maintained and balanced cash drawer daily and disbursed cash accurately
- Acknowledged client’s needs with appropriate suggestion
- Ensured confidentiality of client and bank information
- Complied with bank policy and other applicable state and federal regulations.
Education
B.S.B.A in Finance -
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NCSkills
- Strong Ethics
- Financial Reporting
- Bank and Accounts Reconciliation
- AP and AR management
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Financial Auditing
- Invoicing
- Payment Collection
- Payment Processing
- Financial Data Analysis
- Month-end Closing
- Internal Controls
Certification
- Delta Mu Delta certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement.
- Institute of Administration and Technology certificate Information Technology.
- Quizno’s Management certification.
Timeline
Operations Accounting Manager
Odyssey Logistics & Technology
10.2013 - 06.2023
Transportation Accounting Supervisor
Odyssey Logistics & Technology
07.2011 - 10.2013
Transportation Accountant
Odyssey Logistics & Technology
06.2008 - 07.2011
Service Associate
First charter Bank
06.2005 - 09.2006
B.S.B.A in Finance -
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
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