Jennifer Toney
BELMONT,NC
Summary
Proven Accounts Payable Clerk with a track record of enhancing financial operations at Cato Corporation. Skilled in invoice processing and Excel, adept at maintaining confidentiality and multitasking. Demonstrated success in improving payment efficiencies and fostering vendor relations, contributing to accurate financial reporting and operational excellence.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Clerk
Cato Corporation
Charlotte, NC
06.2016 - Current
- Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
- Prepared vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.
- Assisted in month-end closing procedures, ensuring all invoices were processed on time to reflect accurate financial statements.
- Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
- Demonstrated adaptability during peak workload periods while maintaining high-quality results and meeting tight deadlines.
- Reduced late payment penalties by closely monitoring due dates and managing timely payments.
- Maintained high level of data integrity by consistently updating vendor information in the system accurately.
- Maintained accurate financial records by regularly reconciling accounts payable transactions.
- Reviewed employee expense reports against company policies, safeguarding corporate funds from misuse.
- Prepared comprehensive monthly reports detailing outstanding payables, providing valuable insights for decision-making processes.
- Fostered positive vendor relations, served as primary contact for vendor inquiries and concerns.
- Streamlined vendor payments, ensuring timely financial operations by accurately scheduling and executing payments.
- Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
- Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
- Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
- Maintained account accuracy by reviewing and reconciling checks monthly.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
Unit Communication Coordinator
Caromon Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
03.2005 - 02.2015
- Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining confidentiality when managing personnel files or financial data.
- Answered multi-line phone system and enthusiastically greeted callers.
- Scheduled appointments and conducted follow-up calls to clients.
- Provided exceptional customer service by promptly addressing inquiries and resolving issues professionally.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by providing support to colleagues when needed in various tasks or projects.
Education
Associate - Accounting
Gaston College
Dallas, NC05.2015
Skills
- Data Entry
- Accounts Payable
- Invoice Processing
- Vendor invoice processing
- Bill payment
- Accounts Payable Software
- Payment verification
- General Ledger Entries
- Confidentiality handling
- Data Entry and 10-Key
- Expense Reports
- Expertise in Excel
- Responsible for maintaining rent decisions and paying rents for all Cato stores on time
- Multitasking
- Computer Skills
- Expertise in Excel
Timeline
Accounts Payable Clerk
Cato Corporation
06.2016 - Current
Unit Communication Coordinator
Caromon Regional Medical Center
03.2005 - 02.2015
Associate - Accounting
Gaston College