Kristine Dao
Irvine,CA
Summary
Experienced in accounting, specializing in accounts payable, with 8 years of experience. Strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager- Accounts Payable
Metagenics
11.2023 - 10.2024
- Manage and oversee the accounts payable team, ensuring timely and accurate vendor invoicing, credit processing, and payment activities
- Continuously evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our procure to pay process through accounting systems, processes, and internal controls, with a strong focus on automation and technology-driven solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, purchasing, and IT, to ensure seamless integration procure to pay processes and systems
- Analyze and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to accounts payable and assist with providing insights and recommendations to senior management
- Maintain a thorough understanding of relevant accounting standards and regulations, ensuring compliance with all applicable financial reporting requirements
- Develop and maintain documentation of procure to pay policies, procedures, and controls, ensuring they are updated and communicated across the organization
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize accounts payable processes, pay invoices timely, and reduce the number of exceptions
- Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries relating to accounts payable, ensuring proper back up support is included
- Approve payment journals, stop payments, and voided checks as needed
- Assist in the development and execution of the company's annual financial audit, liaising with external auditors as needed
- Perform ad-hoc analyses and special projects as needed, supporting the company's aggressive growth objective
- Foster strong relationships with IT, Operations, and outside consultants to identify best practices then drive implementation across the organization
- Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees
- Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing
- Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements
- Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy
- Monitored budget allocation and expenditures to enforce compliance with company policies
- Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting
- Created and maintained financial databases for data entry, tracking and reporting
- Generated monthly and quarterly financial statements for executive review
- Developed and implemented various procedures to improve accounting process
- Developed and maintained system of internal controls to prevent fraud and abuse
- Analyzed and reported on financial data to support business decisions
- Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations
- Supported financial director with special projects and additional job duties
Accounts Payable Manager (Headquarters)
The Gehr Group, Inc.
06.2022 - 11.2023
- Manage all aspects of accounts payable including AP mailboxes, setting up new vendors and modifying existing vendors information by accurately reviewing, coding, process for approval
- Resolve any monthly backlogged invoice/records in disarray, research and solve billing problems, and correct invoicing and journal entry errors that previously been missed
- Process and assist weekly payment disbursements such as check runs, vendor ACH, and wire payments
- Proactively reach out to business owners and/or vendors on late invoicing or other issues
- Provide outstanding customer service and established key vendor relationships
- Manage payment batches and coded an average about $2m in monthly payments
- Carried out bank reconciliations and handled petty cash
- Develop, implement, maintain new A/P procedures/ internal controls and policies to ensure corporate compliance
- Handle multiple ad-hoc projects and assisting staffs to ensure it is finished in a timely manner
- Responsible for month-end close, including AP expenses and account reconciliation such as employee expense accounts, HR recruiting and contract labor accounts
- Oversee all monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities related to Accounts Payable as well as all activities and deliverables for audit
- Develop reports for senior management to outline expenditures, vendor spend, and forecasting
- Manage Concur expenses and ensuring all are recorded in full accuracy
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist/ Interim AP manager duties(RDS)
Interior Logic Group, Inc.
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Assigning/Supervising team of 7 to ensure invoices are processed in a timely manner and preventing future holds
- Creating customized reports for vendors and divisions that range from 5million to 5 billion
- Developing, Implementing, and improving plans to ensure department controls and processing payments and efficiency throughout divisions, subcontractors, and vendors
- Owns AP issues end to end by working independently with stakeholders (vendors, approvers, fund accountants) to resolve queries/ issues relating to accounts payable in a timely and professional manner - (i.e., work with vendors on research items, stop payments, vendor creation and maintenance
- Prepare month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping
- Communicate to vendors and subcontractors to verify information and follow up on invoices
- Accurately processed monthly and year-end close including accruals and expenses
- Process ACH, check payments, and employee reimbursements
- Assisting AP Manager with 1099 forms, W9, and insurances when setting up new contractors
Risk and Compliance Coordinator With AP Duties
Ikea
09.2017 - 04.2020
Bookkeeper
Stratham Group (Contract)
06.2016 - 07.2018
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA08.2014
Skills
- Expense Tracking
- Business processes and procedures
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Training and mentoring
- Accounts payable expertise
- Month-end closing
- Automation
Websites
Timeline
Accounting Manager- Accounts Payable
Metagenics
11.2023 - 10.2024
Accounts Payable Manager (Headquarters)
The Gehr Group, Inc.
06.2022 - 11.2023
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist/ Interim AP manager duties(RDS)
Interior Logic Group, Inc.
09.2020 - 06.2022
Risk and Compliance Coordinator With AP Duties
Ikea
09.2017 - 04.2020
Bookkeeper
Stratham Group (Contract)
06.2016 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management
University of Redlands
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