Kristabelle Whitaker
Summary
Talented Accounts Payable Manager with over three years of experience and success in leading five direct reports. Proven ability to accurately process high volumes of invoices, reconcile accounts, and ensure compliance with company policies and SOX requirements.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Manger
Dutch Bros
04.2024 - Current
- Manage a team of accounts payable specialists, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and expense reports
- Implement and maintain internal controls, to ensure compliance with SOX requirements and company policies
- Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors, facilitating the creation of corporate accounts, and services
- Serve as the subject matter expert for accounts payable processes, resolving escalate issues from other departments and vendors
- Hire, train, and mentor new accounts payable staff, setting clear expectations and fostering professional growth
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations and resolve any discrepancies
- Worked closely with our Operations team, to streamline 80% of our billing review
Accounts Payable Lead
Dutch Bros
04.2023 - 04.2024
- Managed various payment type payment journals between multiple entities
- Supported AP Managers, by responding to emails, delegating tasks, and organizing meetings
- Assisted AP team members with invoice entry and daily questions
- Prepared weekly deposits for AP-related transactions
- Prepared monthly accrual entries for accounting
Accounts Payable Specialist
Dutch Bros
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Monitored bank accounts for incoming payments and reconciled open invoices in the Microsoft D365 ERP system
- Ensured invoices were coded correctly and paid within terms
- Approved employee expense reports that were submitted through Concur
- Resolved invoice discrepancies with distributors
- Reached out to vendors to verify information and follow up on client issues
- Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies
Education
High School Diploma -
Calvary Chapel High School
01.2012
Skills
- Expense Report Processing - Concur (Software)
- Microsoft D365 Finance and Operations
- GAAP
- Month-end account reconciliation
- Bank Reconciliations
- SOX Compliance
- Journal entries expertise
- Intercompany billing
- General ledger accounting
- Month-end closing
Accomplishments
- Support Financial Systems team in successful implementation and testing of new AP invoice automation software - Exflow automating 95% of all invoices.
- Implementation of a corporate employee credit card program.
- Oversee and implement vendor payment process project, ensuring adherence to payment terms and prioritizing urgent requests
Timeline
Accounts Payable Manger
Dutch Bros
04.2024 - Current
Accounts Payable Lead
Dutch Bros
04.2023 - 04.2024
Accounts Payable Specialist
Dutch Bros
02.2022 - 04.2023
High School Diploma -
Calvary Chapel High School
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