Experienced Accounts Payable Manager/Supervisor bringing over 30 years' experience. With 10 years overseeing all facets of accounts payable functions. Expert in overseeing daily operations, including invoice processing, vendor relationships, expense reporting and team leadership.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager
Strategic Delivery Solutions LLC.
Clark, NJ
11.2021 - Current
Supervised accounting, which included accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense reporting and purchasing.
Verified and posted account transactions to prepare checks and maintain accounting ledgers.
Assisted with month-end closing activities including accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries.
Evaluated and approved billing invoices and expense reports to monitor and ensure cash flow and cost containment.
Developed and implemented departmental accounting policies, procedures and processes to establish and standardize accounting best practices.
Managed payroll processing and changes for 200 employees for 3 separate company entities.
Monitored daily accounts payable activities and ensured compliance with established internal control procedures.
Assisted external auditors during year-end audit process by providing required documentation.
Managed credit card programs including issuing cards and reconciling monthly statements.
Conducted monthly reconciliation of bank statements.
Prepared bank deposits and recorded cash receipts.
Inputted journal entries into accounting software system.
Responded to inquiries from IRS, state and other tax authorities to minimize additional interest and penalty charges.
Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
Maintained regular performance appraisals for subordinates through verbal, written and on-going review programs.
Assist CFO with various projects
Cash management
Assisted with month-end closing activities including accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries.
Accounts Payable Manager
Strategic Delivery Solutions LLC.
Clark, NJ
08.2019 - 11.2021
Monitored daily accounts payable activities and ensured compliance with established internal control procedures.
Reviewed vendor invoices for accuracy and completeness prior to payment processing.
Researched discrepancies between invoice amounts, purchase orders, receiving reports.
Prepared weekly check runs for approval by management or executive staff members.
Conducted periodic audits of accounts payable transactions to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
Created detailed reports on aging payables, vendor payments, cash disbursements.
Implemented new procedures for processing international payments in multiple currencies.
Collaborated with other departments such as procurement, treasury, and accounting.
Ensured all payments were made in accordance with contract terms and conditions.
Assisted external auditors during year-end audit process by providing required documentation.
Managed credit card programs including issuing cards and reconciling monthly statements.
Processed tax payments on a timely basis in compliance with applicable regulations.
Used exemplary communication and interaction skills to build strong working relationships with partners, employees and clients.
Worked cross-functionally with various teams and departments to improve operations.
1099 Processing
Reconciliation of Driver Payroll for weekly Journal Entry
Employee expense management
Assisted with month-end closing activities including accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries.
Senior Accounts Payable Analyst
Bausch Health Pharmaceuticals
Bridgewater, NJ
04.2015 - 07.2019
Prepare and Complete payment runs which consist of ACH, Checks and Wire payments.
Investigate and resolve ACH, EFT and wire rejections.
Process manual foreign and domestic wire transfers, Proficient in currency conversion. IBAN and swift codes.
Reconcile weekly cash disbursements against bank reporting to ensure accuracy.
Stop Payments and void check investigation and re-issues.
Vendor maintenance, Vendor banking information maintenance.
Collaborate with various internal departments to resolve invoice exceptions.
3 way match processing
Phone calls and email inquires, provide responses to all information request from vendors and internal departments.
Upload payment run document to the companies Sharepoint file.
Investigate and resolve duplicate payment
Prepare weekly aging for Treasury team so funding was available for Accounts payable disbursements.
Assist with management responsibilities when supervisor was not available.
Responsible for Accounts Payable Pay team processes and procedures, including Detailed Training manuals and Standard Operating procedure manuals
Assist with internal and external audits
Lead support to the Accounting tema with accounts payable bank reconciliations and month end reporting.
Assists with new employee interviews and training.
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
All-state Legal
Cranford, NJ
04.2013 - 04.2015
Compare Invoices with receiving documents and PO's for discrepancies.
Compare PO's and packing slips to all vendor invoices.
Match drop ship invoices with purchased orders; work with billing department to facilitate accurate an timely billing to customers
Provide accurate coding to specific general ledger accounts
Daily Data-Entry of invoices
Prepared and processed weekly check-runs.
Prepared manual checks on a as needed basis
Month end closing.
Maintain AP invoice accrual schedule
Audit and process all employee expense reports.
Work closely with Purchasing and Shipping to reconcile shipping and pricing discrepancies.
Prepared ACH and Wire payments.
Reviewed and reconciled vendor statements.
Developed and maintained relationships with vendors to ensure timely payment of invoices.
Education
High School Diploma -
Woodbridge High School
Woodbridge, NJ
06.1988
Skills
Bank Account Reconciliations
Closing Procedures (JE's, Accruals, reporting)
Audits
Invoicing
Collections
Performance reviews
Recruiting and Interviewing
Reporting
Procedure Manuals
AP and AR Management
Acquisition Integration
Payroll Processing
Staff Management On-site and Remote
1099 Processing
Process Improvement
Journal Entries
Handling of Confidential documents
Financial Auditing
Invoice Processing
Expense Tracking
Payment Processing
Vendor Relationship Management
Recruitment and Hiring
Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise
Quickbooks Online
Peoplesoft
Zoho Expense
Microsoft Office
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accounting Manager
Strategic Delivery Solutions LLC.
11.2021 - Current
Accounts Payable Manager
Strategic Delivery Solutions LLC.
08.2019 - 11.2021
Senior Accounts Payable Analyst
Bausch Health Pharmaceuticals
04.2015 - 07.2019
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
All-state Legal
04.2013 - 04.2015
High School Diploma -
Woodbridge High School
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