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La'Wanda Caldwell

Clarksville,TN

Summary

Experienced and dedicated accounting professional with a strong background in diverse industries, including manufacturing, non-profit, higher education, logistics, and medical. Seeking a challenging accounting position such as Staff Accountant, Accountant, or Leadership in Accounts Payable. Recognized for precision, meticulousness, and meeting deadlines while overseeing disbursement functions. Over 20 years of accounting experience, successfully managing all aspects of financial operations and accounts management. In addition to accounting expertise, brings a decade of customer service experience and excels in handling high-volume workflow and time management as a valuable team player. Known for attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and effective communication. Has a proven track record of processing invoices, reconciling statements, and maintaining strong vendor relationships with a focus on accuracy and compliance. Adaptable to changing needs and consistently achieves results in fast-paced environments. A reliable collaborator who can contribute to the success of any organization.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable Specialist

REZULT/CHS
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Processing invoices daily and reviewing for accuracy
  • Enter and upload invoices in the Oracle system for payment
  • Reconciling purchase orders, prices, terms of payment and other charges
  • Review, process and code invoices including Focus, Non-Focus, FedEx and Rush payments
  • Communicate and respond to other departments and vendors as needed
  • Ad hoc accounts payable duties as assigned

Accountant II-AP

Caterpillar Financial
05.2022 - 02.2024
  • Process refunds checks, ACH's Wire manually
  • Run automated report daily and upload to excel spreadsheet and move to appropriate folders
  • Set up, process invoices for payment for six operating units
  • Enter and upload invoices into system from Word and Excel to PDF files

Accounts Payable Specialist

Nashville General Hospital
10.2017 - 05.2022
  • Assemble, review, and verify invoices
  • Sort, code, and match invoices
  • Set up invoices for payment
  • Enter and upload invoices into system
  • Process invoices in system
  • Monitor, fix, or rejects discrepancies invoices
  • Prepare and perform pay control reports, check runs, check requests, patient refund and benefits & garnishments checks
  • Reconcile accounts payable transactions
  • Reconcile credit cards, bus tickets, and petty cash
  • Research, analyze and resolve invoice discrepancies
  • Correspond with vendors and inquiries
  • Perform other duties as assigned or requested

Accounts Payable Analyst

Cummins
09.2015 - 03.2017
  • Process invoices manually and electronically
  • Provide analytical research services for a range of suppliers/customers in a high-volume AP operation
  • Maintain high level of customer satisfaction through quality service
  • Work cross functionally and/or with the Supply Chain Finance, Cummins Entities
  • Partner with entities to research and resolve all electronic and manual invoice processing rejects
  • Perform complex research/analysis and statement reviews as required to resolve account discrepancies
  • Provide guidance and training to less experienced team members and others within the organization
  • Use excel for functions such as formulas, V-lookup, and pivot tables
  • Perform other duties as assigned or requested

Accounts Payable Associate

Fresh Point
10.2014 - 06.2015
  • Monitor four email boxes; prepare invoices in email for payment, and answer any inquiries
  • Train and be support for others
  • Match invoices with purchase orders
  • Assemble invoices into batched to be completed for payment and alphabetizing
  • Verify addresses of vendors, calculate extensions and totals on invoices, calculate and take discounts when applicable
  • Pay vendors by monitoring, discount opportunities; verifying federal ID numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract invoice or payment discrepancies and documentation; ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments
  • Reviewed invoices and requisitions for satisfactory payment approval
  • Pay associates by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances
  • Receive and organize statements from vendors, check vendor files for payment of invoices listed outstanding and contact departments/vendors regarding outstanding invoices
  • Makes deposits using Net Deposit system

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Coordinator - Collections

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, LLC
11.2010 - 09.2014
  • Review invoices
  • Sort and match invoices
  • Set invoices up for payment
  • Prepare and process accounts payable checks
  • Reconciliation of payments
  • Prepare analysis of accounts
  • Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
  • Resolve invoice discrepancies
  • Vendor file maintenance
  • Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
  • Produce monthly reports
  • Monitors and maintains assigned accounts to include customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write off, customer reconciliations and processing credit memo
  • Perform collection calls and prepare bad debt write-offs
  • Provides customer service regarding collections issues
  • Processes and reviews account adjustments
  • Resolves client discrepancies
  • Processes short payments
  • Reduces delinquency for assigned accounts
  • Communicates and follows up regarding customer accounts
  • Provide weekly and monthly reporting, provide monthly delinquency notices, and processes and reports on monthly credit memos
  • Provide customers with accurate and timely invoices, statements and schedules
  • Use excel spreadsheet to create invoices, statements, formulas and V-lookups
  • File all paperwork into appropriate vendor files daily
  • Take phone calls and answer questions regarding invoice payments
  • Contact departments to clarify invoices and obtain appropriate signature authorization
  • Match checks with invoices
  • File copy checks in appropriate files
  • Open and sorted mail

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business/Accounting

University of Phoenix
01.2016

Diploma -

West Tennessee Business College
01.1994

Skills

  • Windows Operating Systems
  • Google Suite
  • Oracles
  • Salesforce
  • Paragon
  • Softco
  • ReadSoft
  • Great Plains
  • QuickBooks Pro
  • Campus Vue
  • Image Now
  • Knet
  • Via Duct
  • AS400
  • JD Edwards
  • Peach Tree
  • Cargo Wise
  • Telamon
  • BMS
  • Computer and Office Machines

Timeline

Accounts Payable Specialist

REZULT/CHS
08.2024 - 12.2024

Accountant II-AP

Caterpillar Financial
05.2022 - 02.2024

Accounts Payable Specialist

Nashville General Hospital
10.2017 - 05.2022

Accounts Payable Analyst

Cummins
09.2015 - 03.2017

Accounts Payable Associate

Fresh Point
10.2014 - 06.2015

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Coordinator - Collections

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, LLC
11.2010 - 09.2014

Diploma -

West Tennessee Business College

Bachelor of Science - Business/Accounting

University of Phoenix
La'Wanda Caldwell