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ISLAND RAAGAS

Manager
New York,NY

Summary

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field 10+ years of accounts payable or related finance experience 7+ years demonstrated experience overseeing national or regional processing center or similar operation Prior experience managing a department of 20+ AP professionals Proven process mapping/change management skills with demonstrated success driving change initiatives required Exceptional project management skills combined with the ability to navigate and manage multiple stakeholders and priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment Strong customer service orientation; must be driven to delight stakeholders and work collaboratively to ensure continual engagement Excellent communication skills; capable of communicating complex and/or technical information to national audiences Strong influencing skills; decisive yet collaborative Demonstrates a high sense of urgency and drive for results Detail oriented with strong organizational, analytical and follow-up skills Ability to prioritize and delegate assignments Computer competency with advanced proficiency with Excel Administers , supports and maintains t&e credit card program

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

AVP INANCE / ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER

ITAU UNIBANCO, S.A NYC
01.2012 - Current
  • Provides overall leadership and direction for the team.
  • Provides leadership to the A/P employees, communicating mission, defining culture and motivating performance.
  • Creates an environment that fosters team effectiveness and cooperation, professional growth, and unity.
  • Documents standard processes, creates resource materials and implements training as needed.
  • Uses data to analyze work flow and performance; drives process improvements and implements tools to improve efficiency.
  • Identifies key metrics and sets daily/weekly/monthly targets.
  • Develops hiring profiles, evaluates training programs and manages overall performance of staff.
  • Work with Corporate Audit team on annual compliance audits.
  • Managing and directing the daily work flow of the AP team by being able to quickly shift the teams' priorities to ensure that invoices are processed in a timely manner based on work queues.
  • Maintaining transparent communication by appropriately sharing information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, emails, and other means of communication.
  • Recruiting and hiring AP personnel.
  • Other tasks as assigned.

Accounts Payable Manager

PHILIPS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP
New York, NY
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • issues cards, maintain limits, and cancel cards for employees , follow-up and monitors deliquent accounts, unsubmitted transactions and inappropriate usage of the corporate card Reviews and approves paymnent runs for both employee expense and vendors Responsible for month end process for accounts payables and for managing year-end cut off process Ensures all vendor accounts are reconciled Assists and interacts with internal and external auditors Create and implement accounts payable policies and procedures to vendor owners and approvers Oversees and maintains the vendor management database Implements travel policy and corp card terms of useage Supervises, hires and mentors staff Consolidates and maintains vendor contracts Reconcile and files 1099 Ensures all disbursement are properly authorized , bills are paid correctly and timely , and that expenses are coded correctly and in compliance with established policies Administer the travel and expense concur system Maintains integrity of the approval workflow of invoices in the concur invoice system, Reviewed invoices and check request.
  • Prepared and processed invoices, check requests, mortgage payments, real estate taxes, contracts.
  • Ensured compliance with the company's internal controls.
  • Monitored accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
  • Responded to inquiries from vendors.
  • Cash Management including Bank Transfers and wire transfers.
  • Maintained Master Mortgage and Real Estate Tax schedules.
  • Prepared and filed 1099 BANK OF NEW YORK.

Assistant Vice President / Accounts Payable Manager

CONVERGEX EXECUTION SOLUTIONS, LLC
New York, NY
01.2005 - 01.2009
  • Achieved highest level of productivity by mentoring and cross training a team of high volume and fast paced environment.
  • Managed workflow, reviewed work, resolved issues and provided feedback.
  • Prepared, reviewed and analyzed select general ledger account reconciliation, journal entries and accruals.
  • Proven strong history of monitoring internal controls and management of 1099 process.
  • Prepared and reported approximately 8,900pcs of 1099s for 12 Business Units.
  • Approved, managed and recorded payment of approximately 1000 invoices, wire transfers, ACH and Intercompany payments on a daily basis.
  • Ensured that prompt payment discounts were taken advantage of and that the company's working capital position was optimized with regard to non - discount vendors.
  • Streamlined vendor maintenance, set-up process and ensured all new vendors were properly screened prior to payment issuance.
  • Prepared analyses of accounts , reviewed and assessed important expenses and corporate debts and monitor trends in invoice processing on ageing while escalating priority issues timely.
  • Prepared, reviewed and filed Sales and Use Tax for 12 Business Units.
  • Led and initiated the Accounts Payable department for paperless invoice and Travel and Expense process (e.g.
  • electronic approvals, process flows, filing, etc.) resulting in increased productivity and saved costs.
  • Reconciled outstanding checks, issued stop payments, and processed positive pay to ensure all checks/ payments are accounted for.
  • Successfully met all monthly and year -end close deadlines.
  • Provided necessary information in the completion of Internal and External Audits.
  • Provided payables productivity metrics, produced ad-hoc reporting.
  • Developed, implemented and enforced policies and procedures related to accounts payable.
  • Responsible for compliance.

Accounts Payable Supervisor

THE ROCKEFELLER GROUP, INC
New York, NY
01.1996 - 01.2005

Manager

01.2001 - Current
  • Accounts Payable.
  • Integrated two Accounts Payable departments together, maintaining two parallel JD Edwards systems.
  • Instructed local and nationwide employees on how to use systems to produce purchase orders and receive material goods or services properly into the system.
  • Identified problem areas which led to the realignment of the department to be more consistent with "best practices".
  • Partnering with Purchasing, ensured contract pricing was consistent including researching paid history to recover lost monies due to a lag in paperwork where new pricing wasn't reflected on existing purchase orders as well as taking advantage of cash discounts wherever possible.
  • Highly involved with vendor relationships and took part in daily communications with plants and sales departments to further streamline the two-way and three-way purchase order match process.
  • Managed staff of 12+, reviewed work, performed reviews, and coached staff on problem solving.
  • Controlled the W9 and 1099 process as well as reporting of independent contractors.
  • Tracked departmental budget and maintained accuracy against annual spending limits.

Manager of Accounts Payable

01.1987 - 01.2001
  • Worked my way up and through two fast-paced Accounts Payable and was given the opportunity to develop and manage the newest Accounts Payable department from conception, providing complete accounting support and solutions for several newly established, retail food and entertainment businesses.
  • Verified that all Accounting Policies were being followed including keeping formal records of authorized signatures.
  • Successfully implemented SAP (from Great Plains Dynamics) through a conversion of systems and processes, and was the first accounting area 100% functioning on "go-live" date.
  • Assisted in the development of Purchasing and General Accounting Policies and Procedures as well as identified "best practices" in order to streamline the entire procurement process and trained the field and headquarter staff on these procedures as necessary.
  • Responsible for recruiting staff and providing them applicable training, including SAP.
  • Maintained vendor W9's on all vendors and performed the annual 1099 reporting.
  • Audited, verified and reviewed invoices including auditing for sales tax and/or use tax liabilities.
  • Processed invoices, expense reports and contract payments.
  • Documented productivity, and looked for areas of improvement.
  • Reconciled credit card statements against bank statements and coordinated customer inquiries and disputes.
  • Performed the daily check run reconciliation.
  • Tracked departmental budget and maintained accuracy against annual spending limits.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Adamson University
Manila

Skills

SAP, JD Edwards, Great Plains Dynamics, M&D (now known as GEAC), Microsoft Office products

Timeline

AVP INANCE / ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER

ITAU UNIBANCO, S.A NYC
01.2012 - Current

Accounts Payable Manager

PHILIPS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP
01.2010 - 01.2012

Assistant Vice President / Accounts Payable Manager

CONVERGEX EXECUTION SOLUTIONS, LLC
01.2005 - 01.2009

Manager

01.2001 - Current

Accounts Payable Supervisor

THE ROCKEFELLER GROUP, INC
01.1996 - 01.2005

Manager of Accounts Payable

01.1987 - 01.2001

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Adamson University

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