Melody Cruz
Norwalk,CA
Summary
Precise Accounts Payable and Receivable with 10+ years of experience. Skilled in handling diverse range of accounts payable functions with accuracy, efficiency and sound judgment. Adept at organizing and prioritizing requirements to maintain tight deadlines and strict financial controls. Accustomed to delivering superior performance in autonomous or team-focused environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
NantHealth, Inc
10.2013 - 08.2023
- Managed accounts payable processes for separate entities and vendors.
- Efficiently process Non-po and 3 way-match PO invoices in system accurately.
- Coordinated approval process of all Non-po invoices.
- Enter consultants expense reports and payments in system accurately and efficiently.
- Process quarterly BOD payments.
- Monitor credit card reconciliations process, including approval, journal entry and payment.
- Facilitate payments weekly (or as needed) by determining payment requirements and issuing payments (checks, wires and ach) to ensure timely payment of vendor invoices.
- Settling payment batches in system accurately.
- Reconciled company bank account, investigating variances and resolving discrepancy.
- Reconciled monthly statements and transactions to keep records 100% accurate and current.
- Assisted with month-end and year-end closings to support finance department accuracy.
- Assisted with SOX Audits.
- Maintain positive relationships with vendors and internal team members promptly addressing any inquiries or discrepancies regarding invoices or payments.
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Obagi Medical Products
09.2007 - 06.2013
- Monitored customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and customer disputes.
- Run and work down aging daily for 600+ customers over 11 regions to achieve monthly percentages as well as designated cash collections goals.
- Assist customer service, in-house sales and regional sales department with billing issues, resolutions with disputes, accounts changes and updates.
- Researched billing errors and discrepancies to initiate corrective action.
- Responded to customer inquiries and provided detailed account information.
- Generated and distributed monthly customer statements.
- Notated customer account regarding dates contacted and other relevant information to keep accurate records.
- Contacted customers to discuss outstanding balances and negotiated payment plan.
- Monitored broken payment arrangements for review and delegations to outside collections agency.
- Process daily credit card payments for assigned accounts.
- Process daily checks deposit to bank for all in-house checks received as well as daily reconciliation of those deposits.
Education
High School Diploma -
Paramount High School
Paramount, CASkills
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Payment Processing
- Invoice Processing
- Month-End Closings
- 3 Way-Match
- Expense Reports
- Reconciliation
- Internal Controls
- Communication
- Collection Calls
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
- ERP Systems (Dynamics AX, QuickBooks desktop, Oracle's JDE, Microsoft Navision)
- Sharepoint
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
NantHealth, Inc
10.2013 - 08.2023
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Obagi Medical Products
09.2007 - 06.2013
High School Diploma -
Paramount High School
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