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Gazala Kaleemulla

Schaumburg,IL

Summary

To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Dedicated customer service, collections and accounts payable professional with history of meeting company goals. Utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Reliable employee seeking Senior Level position in any industry. Have excellent communication skills and good judgment. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong analytical skills. Eager to secure a position to assist team and company goals. Learner mentality and dependable at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Diligent Accounts Payable Specialist with solid background in managing accounts payable processes efficiently. Adept at ensuring accurate invoice processing and timely payments to vendors, contributing to smooth financial operations. Demonstrated expertise in using accounting software and maintaining detailed financial records. Professional in finance with strong background in managing invoices, reconciling statements, and maintaining accurate financial records. Known for reliability, adaptability, and fostering team collaboration to achieve organizational goals. Skilled in using accounting software, processing payments, and ensuring compliance with financial policies. Proven ability to meet deadlines and contribute positively to dynamic work environments.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable Clerk

Lakeshore Recycling Systems
04.2024 - Current
  • Prepared vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.
  • Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
  • Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
  • Collaborated with other departments to resolve discrepancies in invoices or purchase orders, promoting smooth business operations.
  • Improved vendor relationships through diligent communication and prompt issue resolution.
  • Demonstrated adaptability during peak workload periods while maintaining high-quality results and meeting tight deadlines.
  • Maintained high level of data integrity by consistently updating vendor information in the system accurately.
  • Streamlined invoice processing by implementing efficient filing and tracking systems.
  • Trained new team members on accounts payable processes, fostering a productive work environment.
  • Fostered positive vendor relations, served as primary contact for vendor inquiries and concerns.
  • Mitigated risk of fraud by establishing stringent verification processes for new vendors.
  • Enhanced efficiency in invoice processing by meticulously reviewing and matching invoices with purchase orders and receipts.
  • Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
  • Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
  • Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
  • Input financial data and produced reports using Ancora/Doclink

Accounts Payable Clerk

CFS Solutions (Contractor Placed at LRS)
06.2023 - 04.2024
  • Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
  • Prepared vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.
  • Processed over 100 invoices per day
  • Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
  • Collaborated with other departments to resolve discrepancies in invoices or purchase orders, promoting smooth business operations.
  • Demonstrated adaptability during peak workload periods while maintaining high-quality results and meeting tight deadlines.
  • Fostered positive vendor relations, served as primary contact for vendor inquiries and concerns.
  • Enhanced efficiency in invoice processing by meticulously reviewing and matching invoices with purchase orders and receipts.
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
  • Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
  • Setup Vendors and verified bank details

Accounting Clerk

CFS Staffing (placed At SkyJack - On Contract)
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Input over 100 monthly invoices with consistent accuracy.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
  • Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.
  • Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
  • Investigated and resolved internal accounting variances to keep records current.

Collections Support

Robert Half Contractor For Stericycle
09.2022 - 01.2023
  • Perform skip tracing for undeliverable invoices and dunning notices (call and/or email customers - B to B)
  • Review past due accounts for electronic invoice option
  • Enter correct data on excel tracker
  • Update accounts with email address for electronic invoices
  • Sort over 80 incoming mail for two different systems
  • Provided support during peak periods by efficiently handling increased transaction volumes while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

Jr.Business Analyst - On Contract

Abbott
09.2021 - 02.2022

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  • Document procedures, business processes and share information with appropriate stakeholders.
  • Help improve operations through clear connection between current policies and business results.
  • Investigate and address system issues to enhance usability and improve functionality.
  • Evaluate and adopt new technologies to address changing industry needs.
  • Performed information sharing by enhancing interfaces between computer systems.
  • Resolve problems, improve operations and provide exceptional service
  • Carry out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
  • Enhanced stakeholder communication by creating easy-to-understand visualizations of complex data sets.

Accounts Payable Clerk

Dovenmuelhe Mortgage Services
06.2020 - 09.2021
  • Maintain customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies with focus on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Managed over 50 customer calls per day.
  • Offer advice and assist customers pertaining to their special needs or wants.
  • Acquiring and processing invoices
  • Assisting in reconciliation of accounts
  • Processing mortgage payments from customers

Jr. Business Analyst - On Contract

HALO Branded Solutions
06.2019 - 03.2020
  • · Worked in Agile methodology using JIRA.
  • · Gathered requirements from the acquired company and wrote business requirement documents.
  • · Created Business Requirement Document.
  • · Worked on in house ERP – 4Gen.
  • · Worked on acquired company’s e-commerce website enhancements.
  • Created process flows using Visio.
  • Interacted with Vendors

Billing Specialist

Career Education Corporation
03.2017 - 06.2019
  • Answered 25 inbound calls from ex-students regarding tuition they owe
  • Counsel students regarding financial aid
  • Calculate tuition and provide payment options
  • Conduct outbound calls to collect missed payments.
  • Exercised critical thinking to resolve past due student loan errors before creating reports.
  • Maintained accurate and current student account data with manual form processing and digital information updates.
  • Process payments and account reconciliation

Customer Service Representative - Temp

J.P. Morgan Private Bank
02.2016 - 02.2017
  • Respond to customer concerns in a friendly manner
  • Remedy issues promptly and effectively.
  • Maintain productivity and quality standards
  • Assist a large volume of customers with their account
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies
  • Focus on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Address billing concerns.
  • Resolved customer complaints with empathy, resulting in increased loyalty and repeat business.

Customer Service Specialist

Comcast, Xfinity
10.2011 - 02.2016
  • Address customer complaints and mitigate dissatisfaction by employing timely and on-point solutions.
  • Take payments and credit accounts
  • Debit accounts with fees and service charges
  • Resolve concerns with products or services to help with retention and drive sales.
  • Achieved high satisfaction rating through proactive one-call resolution of customer issues.
  • Answered average of 100 calls, emails and faxes per day, addressing customer inquiries, solving problems and providing product information.
  • Applied basic sales strategy to engage customers and present solutions to suit individual needs.
  • Handled escalated calls calmly, finding resolutions that satisfied both the company and the customer needs.
  • Identified and resolved discrepancies and errors in customer accounts.

Education

Did Two Years And Did Not Graduate - Psychology

Ashford University
Iowa City, IA / Online
04.2013

High School Diploma - English Education

Whitney M Young Magnet High School
Chicago
08.1983

Skills

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Mortgage Banking and Analysis
  • Credit and Collections
  • Financial Statements Expertise
  • Excel functions
  • Accounts Payable
  • Data entry
  • Vendor invoice processing
  • Process improvement
  • Microsoft office
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Proactive and Self-motivated

Enjoy reading self help publications.

I am always looking for ways to better myself in any situation presented to me.

Timeline

Accounts Payable Clerk

Lakeshore Recycling Systems
04.2024 - Current

Accounts Payable Clerk

CFS Solutions (Contractor Placed at LRS)
06.2023 - 04.2024

Accounting Clerk

CFS Staffing (placed At SkyJack - On Contract)
01.2023 - 06.2023

Collections Support

Robert Half Contractor For Stericycle
09.2022 - 01.2023

Jr.Business Analyst - On Contract

Abbott
09.2021 - 02.2022

Accounts Payable Clerk

Dovenmuelhe Mortgage Services
06.2020 - 09.2021

Jr. Business Analyst - On Contract

HALO Branded Solutions
06.2019 - 03.2020

Billing Specialist

Career Education Corporation
03.2017 - 06.2019

Customer Service Representative - Temp

J.P. Morgan Private Bank
02.2016 - 02.2017

Customer Service Specialist

Comcast, Xfinity
10.2011 - 02.2016

Did Two Years And Did Not Graduate - Psychology

Ashford University

High School Diploma - English Education

Whitney M Young Magnet High School
Gazala Kaleemulla