Melissa Rivera
Wilmington,CA
Summary
Accounting Specialist with excellent knowledge of financial reporting and maintaining cash deposits. Detail-oriented worker with proven resourcefulness and reliability. Looking to secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Clerk
Flying Foods Group
06.2025 - Current
- Created purchase orders for suppliers when purchases were made.
- Adding/changing new vendors into Sage.
- Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
- Coding invoices and entering them into Sage to get processed for payment.
- Assisted in month-end closing procedures, ensuring all invoices were processed on time to reflect accurate financial statements.
- Reduced late payment penalties by closely monitoring due dates and managing timely payments.
- Aided audit preparation efforts by maintaining organized records and promptly addressing auditor inquiries.
Staff Accountant - Accounts Receivable
ACS Staffing Inc.
02.2018 - 05.2025
- Worked closely with payroll to monitor billing and prepare an excel report to send out to our factoring company.
- Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
- Generated interest invoices for any past due balances.
- Input mark up rates and credit lines when creating a new job order.
- Monitored 100 accounts, while handling day-to-day accounting processes and financial accuracy.
- Cash application on a daily basis.
- Effectively communicated with clients about payment needs via phone and email, detailed AR aging report that was sent out to upper management on a weekly basis.
- Generated excel sheet in detail for some clients, such as pivot tables.
- Monitor AR balances weekly by customers to address and resolve payment issues/past dues.
- Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
- Reconciled billing totals every end of the period to be audit ready.
- Entered journal entries in business works.
- Sent weekly statements along with open invoices weekly to clients.
Payroll Specialist
AMR Staffing Inc.
02.2016 - 02.2018
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing.
- Generated paper checks for employees and printed stubs for associates who received direct deposits to complete payroll distribution.
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for 1,000 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
- Documented and processed all garnishments for bankruptcies and child support orders.
Education
High School Diploma -
Phineas Banning Senior High School
Wilmington, CA06.2011
Skills
- Financial Calculation
- Statement Issuing
- Accounting Remittances
- Cash Application
- Customer Relations
- Time management skills
- Attention to detail
- Computer proficiency skills
- Utilizing pivot tables
- Invoice processing
- Collection calls
- Payment coding
- Excel Proficiency
Timeline
Accounts Payable Clerk
Flying Foods Group
06.2025 - Current
Staff Accountant - Accounts Receivable
ACS Staffing Inc.
02.2018 - 05.2025
Payroll Specialist
AMR Staffing Inc.
02.2016 - 02.2018
High School Diploma -
Phineas Banning Senior High School