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Lillian Christensen

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Knowledgeable [Desired Position] with proven track record in managing resolution teams effectively. Successfully led initiatives that improved conflict resolution processes and enhanced team performance. Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and communication, fostering collaborative team environment.

High-performing professional equipped to excel in resolution management roles. Brings valuable experience in leading teams to efficiently resolve issues, ensuring operational continuity. Emphasizes team collaboration, adaptability, and results-driven approach, embodying reliability and flexibility.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

AP resolution team

Kforce
07.2024 - 10.2024
  • I work with vendors on escalated items from critical and responding to any email or phone call
  • Involved any of the three systems to find solution as quickly as possible to avoid any credit holds
  • Respond to any payment inquiries assist with any lost checks
  • Conducted regular performance evaluations of team members, providing constructive feedback tailored to individual strengths and weaknesses.
  • Reduced customer complaints by ensuring timely and accurate responses to their concerns.
  • Streamlined case management processes by identifying redundancies and implementing improvements, resulting in faster response times for customers.
  • Responded to customer inquiries to address concerns and maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Travel and Expense Specialist

Radgov
03.2024 - 06.2024
  • Create, monitor and maintain record of checks received and deposited for risk compliance department
  • Act as US and Canada Corporate credit card program administrator
  • Prepared monthly reporting and adjusted journal entries for month end

Travel and Expense Specialist

DASWON
10.2023 - 01.2024
  • Accountable for processing non-travel invoices for payment, Supports
  • Process Flow Improvements, generate reports and other duties as assigned
  • Assists with on-boarding and off-boarding processes in both Concur and Wells Fargo
  • Assist associates with Travel and Expense inquiries via telephone and email
  • Project facilitator of several trending reports for monitoring and tracking of associate spending on corporate card
  • Create and store project spreadsheets and documents in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
  • Create, share, present procedures for team members
  • Create, monitor and maintain record of checks received and deposited for risk compliance department
  • Act as US and Canada Corporate credit card program administrator
  • Prepared monthly reporting and adjusted journal entries for month end
  • Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
  • Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.

AP resolution team

Marathon
04.2022 - 09.2023
  • I work with vendors on escalated items from critical and responding to any email or phone call
  • Involved any of the three systems to find the solution as quickly as possible to avoid any credit holds
  • Reduced customer complaints by ensuring timely and accurate responses to their concerns.
  • Streamlined case management processes by identifying redundancies and implementing improvements, resulting in faster response times for customers.
  • Responded to customer inquiries to address concerns and maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Respond to any payment inquiries assist with any lost checks
  • Conducted regular performance evaluations of team members, providing constructive feedback tailored to individual strengths and weaknesses.

Accounts Payable

Insight Global
04.2022 - 08.2022
  • to deadlines.
  • Enhanced vendor relationships through prompt communication and timely resolution of discrepancies.
  • Received vendor invoices, validated for accuracy and routed for approval to prepare for payment processing.
  • Investigated inquiries relating to status of accounts.
  • Identified opportunities and risks in accounts payable process to improve standard operating procedures.
  • Safeguarded the company''s financial reputation by promptly addressing any payment disputes or inquiries from vendors.

Senior AP Specialist

BD
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Reconciliation, analysis and posting vendor invoice accurately and time compliance with company policies
  • Provided customer service and technical support for all vendor issues to meet their requirements
  • Responsible for the continuous improvement activities by developing and implementing efficiencies within the department that will add value to the process in accounts payable
  • Assist with any problem with the new system MFG Pro
  • Reconciled vendor statements and researched and corrected discrepancies.
  • Prioritized invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms.
  • Reviewed invoices for appropriate documentation and approval before processing payments, mitigating risks of unauthorized transactions.
  • Assisted with month-end closing procedures, contributing to a streamlined and timely financial reporting process.

Travel and Expense Specialist

BD
01.2017 - 12.2021
  • Global travel and expense administrator of several Concur platforms including mobile applications
  • Assists with on boarding and off boarding processes in both Concur and Citibank
  • Assist associates with Travel and Expense inquiries via telephone, email and Service Now tickets
  • Project facilitator of several trending reports for monitoring and tracking of associate spending on corporate card
  • Create and store project spreadsheets and documents in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
  • Create, share, present procedures for team members
  • Create, monitor and maintain record of checks received and deposited for risk compliance department
  • Act as US and Canada Corporate credit card program administrator
  • Provide SAP Concur expense reporting helpdesk support
  • Review expense accounts for accuracy and compliance with company policies
  • Follow up on aged concur and Citibank transactions on boarding and off boarding processes for associates expense accounts and corporate credit cards
  • Update associate's profiles in Concur to match Workday files for accuracy of associate employment rolls and status
  • Train new department employees on global policy, systems and share best practices
  • Monthly reporting from SAP Concur System for process improvement with Excel using pivot tables and VLOOKUP
  • Assigned New employee's credit cards, meeting and purchase card

Senior AP Specialist

BD
06.2012 - 12.2016
  • Reconciliation, analysis and posting vendor invoice accurately and time compliance with company policies
  • Provided customer service and technical support for all vendor issues to meet their requirements
  • Responsible for the continuous improvement activities by developing and implementing efficiencies within the department that will add value to the process in accounts payable
  • Working with CareFusion on escalated items from critical vendors reached and responding on any email or phone call
  • Involved any of the seven systems to find solution as quickly as possible to avoid any credit holds that can stop production in plants
  • Department Learning Administrator I am responsible for all the learning needs and managing user records at a site
  • The DLA role will ensure from start to finish; all learning needs are reflected in C2C according to procedures
  • Setting new employees on course will reflect their job description
  • Cup Super-user setting new employees with access to the ECC system SAP 6.0
  • Involved in project using SharePoint to use a database on all utilities bill for North America
  • When the database was created, it was used to review bills that was not pay on time
  • Prioritized invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms.
  • Reconciled vendor statements and researched and corrected discrepancies.
  • Reviewed invoices for appropriate documentation and approval before processing payments, mitigating risks of unauthorized transactions.
  • Assisted with month-end closing procedures, contributing to a streamlined and timely financial reporting process.

Accounts Payable Clerk

Spherion Staffing
11.2011 - 06.2012
  • Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
  • Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
  • Assisted in month-end closing procedures, ensuring all invoices were processed on time to reflect accurate financial statements.
  • Reviewed employee expense reports against company policies, safeguarding corporate funds from misuse.
  • Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
  • Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.

Staff Accountant

The Lynd Comp
01.2011 - 11.2011
  • Daily monitoring and management of corporate general ledger
  • Prepare account reconciliations for general ledger accounts and prepare monthly journal entries
  • Upload and manually enter Journal Entries
  • Vouching invoices to be paid in the MRI system
  • Research any outstanding bills
  • Prepare weekly check run for different properties
  • Verifying all invoices are entered for month end closing
  • Assisted comptroller with year-end financial audits.
  • Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
  • Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into [software] financial management system.
  • Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.

Billing Specialist/AR Specialist

CST
01.2009 - 12.2010
  • Responsible for preparation billing, reconciliation and distribution of timely
  • Accurate monthly billings and detailed reports for analysis
  • Audit and prepare Billing Adjustment requests and submit to Billing Manager for approval to resolve billing errors or discrepancies
  • Create and maintain customers in Micro Key
  • Special projects as deemed by the Billing Manager

Item Processors

Kelly Temp Services
01.2008 - 12.2009
  • Accountable for printing and researching incoming large dollar notifications
  • Notifying for outgoing large dollar return checks
  • Preparing Incoming Return Checks, removing from carriers, removing strips from checks, etc
  • Use of encoding machine
  • Entering cash letters
  • Capture items on the transport (7780 reader sorter)
  • Responsible for end of day balancing and the release of posting information
  • Frequently answers phone calls from bankers, customers or other support employees to resolve internal and external customer issues
  • Balances captured items and performed MICR verifications and repairs
  • Research items to identify bank of first deposit or depositing account information

Supervisor

Pharmerica
01.2007 - 12.2008
  • Efficiently and productively supervised a staff of 20 in Accounts Payable Dept
  • Review and post invoices process by accounts payable associates in SAP
  • Maintaining IXOS Files in SAP
  • In charge of re-class for Travel Expenses from the application of Concur
  • Monthly Journal entries in SAP
  • In charge of maintaining payroll application in Kronos
  • Review and approve end of month accruals
  • Review and maintain contract labor cost with application Clarity
  • Gentran processing for E.D.I
  • Payments and/or invoices

Accounts Payable Specialist

Alessi Bakeries
01.2006 - 12.2007
  • In charge of entering all invoices to QuickBooks
  • Weekly check runs
  • Maintaining purchase order excel sheet and verifying purchase orders are done correctly
  • Updating all loans and verifying all charges and recording the amount in QuickBooks
  • In charge of all month end accruals for the accounts payable

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

The College of New Rochelle
The Bronx, NY
06-1989

Skills

  • Team Management
  • Motivational Abilities
  • Goal Setting and Achievement
  • Client Retention Strategies

Timeline

AP resolution team

Kforce
07.2024 - 10.2024

Travel and Expense Specialist

Radgov
03.2024 - 06.2024

Travel and Expense Specialist

DASWON
10.2023 - 01.2024

AP resolution team

Marathon
04.2022 - 09.2023

Accounts Payable

Insight Global
04.2022 - 08.2022

Senior AP Specialist

BD
01.2021 - 03.2022

Travel and Expense Specialist

BD
01.2017 - 12.2021

Senior AP Specialist

BD
06.2012 - 12.2016

Accounts Payable Clerk

Spherion Staffing
11.2011 - 06.2012

Staff Accountant

The Lynd Comp
01.2011 - 11.2011

Billing Specialist/AR Specialist

CST
01.2009 - 12.2010

Item Processors

Kelly Temp Services
01.2008 - 12.2009

Supervisor

Pharmerica
01.2007 - 12.2008

Accounts Payable Specialist

Alessi Bakeries
01.2006 - 12.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

The College of New Rochelle
Lillian Christensen