Natasha Drayton
Sicklerville,NJ
Summary
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist with fifteen plus years of experience and skillset. Detail oriented with proven history of resourcefulness, accuracy, and reliability. Works cooperatively with financial team members and other department heads to ensure accurate and timely payments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Beacon Hill/Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc
09.2022 - Current
- Efficiently and effectively process timely payments following all controls and procedures including processing of all vendor invoices such as Benefits, Rents/Common Area Maintenance (CAM), and other miscellaneous monthly services
- Facilitated dispute resolution between company departments and suppliers regarding payment issues or discrepancies in invoicing.
- Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
- Assist with month end closings by accurately capturing outstanding payments on Excel spread sheet and communicated with the Business teams on accruals.
- Collaborated with Business Team to conduct year-end close process
SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Kessler Foundation
05.2017 - 09.2022
- Lead Specialist over Full Cycle Accounts Payable Department.
- Managed invoices, payments, and ensured timely and accurate financial transactions.
- Processed and verified employee expense resports and maintained financial records.
- Reconciled accounts payable transactions and assisted with improving processes.
- Proper coding for grant-funded payments while acquiring proper approval for payments
- Processed employee tuition and dental/optical reimbursements with HR approval
- Assisted with Interviews as well as training of temporary hires
- Credit Card Reconciliation with Spreadsheet monthly.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Teva Pharmaceuticals
07.2016 - 05.2017
- Processed supplier invoices, including accuracy checking, legitimacy, coding, supporting documentation, and authorization
- Strengthened relationships between Suppliers, internal, and external clients
- Evaluated and analyzed Invoices/prepayment aging, including outstanding credits, open invoices, invoices pending approval, and unapplied prepayments.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLES SPECIALIST
C & K Plastics
01.2016 - 06.2016
- Examined invoice and expense reports to charge expenses in general ledger and cost center as well as processed monthly credit cards
- Processed 3way PO matching invoices, AP invoice entry, and manual check entry while updating and maintaining cash balance on Excel spreadsheet.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Kessler Foundation
07.2013 - 11.2014
- Managed full cycle accounts payable for two properties (Kessler Foundation/Rehabilitation Center), including rents, utilities, and personal expenses
- Reconciled credit card statements every month with appropriate backup
- Processed invoices and work orders for payment, heavy coding of invoices, purchase orders, medical research study participant check requests, employee travel expenses/tuition reimbursements dental/optical forms, and fellowship payments by verifying the accuracy of documentation and balances
- Developed client rapport by efficiently addressing incoming correspondence and resolving 20-50 A/P inquires per day.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/CHECK-IN REPRESENTATIVE
Comcast
08.2006 - 02.2012
- High Volume Data Entry of Work Orders for Installations
- Analyzed accounts receivable, billing, credit, collections
- Processed new customer forms to set up accounts in system
- Customer Service, follow up phone calls to 25-50 customers daily to confirm Installation and/or Trouble Call for customer satisfaction.
Education
Certificate - Accounting
Union County College
Cranford, NJ01.2019
Accounting Certificate - Accounting
Avtech Institute of Technology
South Plainfield, NJ03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Theology
United Christian College
Manhattan, NY04.2006
Skills
- Full Cycle Accounts Payable
- Weekly payments check schedule
- Interview & Training
- Ensures timely and accurate financial transactions
- Manage vendor Invoices, payments and reconcile of credit cards
- Process and verify employee expense reports
- Maintain accurate financial records
- Reconciliation of accounts payable transactions
- Coupa, SAP, Concur, Netsuite, Sage,
Timeline
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Beacon Hill/Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc
09.2022 - Current
SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Kessler Foundation
05.2017 - 09.2022
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Teva Pharmaceuticals
07.2016 - 05.2017
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLES SPECIALIST
C & K Plastics
01.2016 - 06.2016
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
Kessler Foundation
07.2013 - 11.2014
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/CHECK-IN REPRESENTATIVE
Comcast
08.2006 - 02.2012
Certificate - Accounting
Union County College
Accounting Certificate - Accounting
Avtech Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - Theology
United Christian College
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