Laura Meaux
Lafayette,USA
Summary
Seasoned Accounts Payable professional with over 20 years of full-cycle AP management experience, having curated and developed a team of 10 AP professionals for a national healthcare corporation with over 800 US locations, while leading internal and external cross-functional teams to better leverage the organization’s cash flow and integrate AP processes post-merger & post-acquisition. Currently managing the full-cycle AP process with annualized disbursement volumes of over 100,000 check, electronic and wire payments totaling $600 million, with a processing volume 112,000 invoices per month. Leveraging technology created a 25% reduction in FTEs, with 95% AP process automation.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Accounts Payable
LHC Group, Inc
05.2017 - Current
- AP Integrations post-merger(s) and post-acquisition(s) for over 800 locations
- Managed Offshore Software Development Teams for Accounts Payable, Procurement and Supply Chain initiatives.
- Oracle Cloud Design Configuration, Implementation, Testing and Maintenance, for Payables Invoices, Purchase Orders, Supplier Master Data, Banking Accounts & Employee Expenses
- System Administration and Process Ownership related to payables transactions and the entire Oracle Payables Module.
- Support & Manage Oracle Business Network B2B XML Configuration, Implementation, Testing for Purchase Orders & PO Match Invoices (P2P Processing)
- Oracle Integration Cloud Invoice Automation Design Configuration, Testing and Maintenance for transactions within secondary systems to automatically import into Payables.
- Manage Oracle Automated Workflow Approval for Requisitions, Invoices and Payments, including configuration and on-going maintenance to address organizational requirements.
- Manage T&R Tax Integration for Oracle Payables invoices containing sales tax.
- Leading & Collaborating with Cross Functional Teams for Project Initiatives
- Manage the Accounts Payable Full-Cycle Process and Team Activities
- Payables Cash Disbursements and Cash Flow Management as required by Executive Leadership
- Supplier Master Data Management and Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing Directors for Contractual Review during the RFP process.
- Identify department efficiencies and potential risks to satisfy Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, including the development and management of AP Internal Control Narratives, Policies/Procedures, and Control Testing
- Collaborate and Manage Internal and External Audits
- Team Management and Performance Evaluation, including new hires, terminations, performance evaluations, and approval of schedules.
- Budget management for Accounts Payable SWB and Expense, consistently below budgetary projections, and FTE reductions
- Development & optimization of AP’s Co-Department Helpdesk partnering with Procurement
- Develop & Monitor KPIs for Supplier Performance, Spend Analysis, and AP Team Performance
- Director of Accounts Payable | Dec 2022 - Present
Accounts Payable Manager
LHC Group, Inc
05.2017 - 12.2022
- Manage the Accounts Payable Full-Cycle Process Ownership and Team Activities
- Team Management and Performance Evaluation, including new hires, terminations, performance evaluations, and approval of schedules.
- AP Financial Close (Month-End and Year-End)
- Leading & Collaborating with Cross Functional Teams for Project Initiatives
- Budget management for Accounts Payable SWB and Expense
- Identify department efficiencies and potential risks to satisfy Sarbanes-Oxley regulation.
- Develop and Manage AP Internal Control Narratives and Policies/Procedures
- Audit, Maintain and Manage Supplier Master Data
- IRS 1096/1099 MISC Reporting
- Department Goal and Productivity Setting and Tracking
- Monthly Vendor Audits for OIG and GSA Listings/Sanction Checks
Accounts Payable Manager
Island Operating Company, Inc
01.2001 - 04.2017
- Vendor Master Management, including MSAs and Certificates of Insurance
- Invoice Data Entry for Non-PO and PO match invoices, including G/L coding
- Invoice workflow approvals per individual and department requirements
- G/L Account Reconciliations and Journal Entries
- Payment Disbursements and Automatic Payments per vendor contractual terms
- Corporate Credit Card Account Management and Transactional Reconciliation
- Employee Payroll Advances, Per Diem & Garnished Wage payments
- Employee Travel & Expense Management, including employee reimbursements
- Collaborate with Officers, Executive Leadership and Cross Functional Teams
- IRS 1096/1099 MISC Reporting
- AP Financial Close (Month-End and Year-End)
- Financial Statement Research & Preparation (accruals and deferrals)
- Manage and Support Internal and External Audits
- Management of internal policies and procedures
- Manage Finance Agreements and Lease Agreements
- Fixed Asset Purchases and Schedule Preparations (monthly)
- Unclaimed Property Reporting per State Requirements
- Created a paperless workflow and file management environment for AP transactions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration – Major: Accounting
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
12.2000
Diploma - undefined
Acadiana High School
Lafayette, LA05.1996
Skills
- Oracle Fusion Cloud
- Oracle Business Network (OBN/B2B cXML)
- INFOR/Lawson v10 Software
- Sage100/Mas 90 Accounting Software
- Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Access, One Note, Power Point, Visio, Teams)
- Excel Add-ins / ADFDI
- 10-key calculator & Typing
- Hyland Software/Onbase
- Certify Expense Management
- Convey (Taxport) Software
- Crystal Reports
- GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Adobe Acrobat 2017
Certification
Certified Notary Public, Lafayette Parish, LA
Timeline
Director of Accounts Payable
LHC Group, Inc
05.2017 - Current
Accounts Payable Manager
LHC Group, Inc
05.2017 - 12.2022
Accounts Payable Manager
Island Operating Company, Inc
01.2001 - 04.2017
Diploma - undefined
Acadiana High School
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration – Major: Accounting
University of Louisiana at Lafayette