Nichole Cheeks
Edmond
Summary
Finance and Accounts Payable leader with over 20 years of experience in high-volume invoice processing and financial operations. Manage Accounts Payable teams across North America and Europe, driving invoice automation and enhancing internal controls. Skilled in Oracle ERP, SOX compliance, month-end close, and KPI reporting.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Hertz Corporation
Oklahoma City, OK
05.2022 - Current
- Manage North America and European Accounts Payable operations while ensuring compliance with SOX controls and company policies.
- Serve as the sole preparer for internal and external audits, including SOX testing, tax audits, walkthroughs, and quarterly compliance reviews.
- Coordinate and perform month-end close activities, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
- Oversee invoice and payment processing, direct debits, suspense account management, and supplier account reconciliation.
- Led initiatives that reduced invoice without purchase order balances by more than $1.8 million.
- Managed the annual 1099 reporting process, filing over 2,100 tax forms with a correction rate below 2%.
- Partner with Finance, Tax, Internal Audit, and external auditors to resolve financial issues and strengthen internal controls.
- Manage and monitor outsourced Accounts Payable performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Support Oracle ERP enhancements by participating in system testing, validation, regression testing and implementation of new functionality.
- Analyze financial data, aging reports, trial balances, and direct debit reconciliations in a timely manner.
- Act as the Accounts Payable subject matter expert and provide leadership support in the absence of the Accounts Payable Director.
- Prepare and conduct mid-year and annual performance evaluations.
Accounts Payable Analyst
Hertz Corporation
Oklahoma City, OK
11.2014 - 05.2022
- Managed high-volume payment processing and non-transactional Accounts Payable activities, ensuring suppliers were paid accurately and on time.
- Handled critical payment operations not managed by the outsourced AP partner, focusing heavily on payment exceptions, heavy payment data execution, and vendor account clean-up.
- Reviewed invoice holds, payment exceptions, aging reports, trial balances, and unaccounted transactions to resolve systemic issues.
- Performed month end close activities. Prepared month-end accruals and complex reconciliations for utilities, telecommunications, and other high-volume corporate accounts.
- Monitored outsourced AP performance, identified processing bottlenecks, and recommended corrective actions to maintain service-level agreements.
- Served as a core SOX coordinator for Accounts Payable, executing internal control activities, supporting audit testing, and maintaining strict compliance documentation.
- Participated in Oracle ERP testing, system enhancements, and implementation projects.
Accounts Payable Analyst (Contract Assignment at Hertz Corporation)
Addison Group
06.2014 - 11.2014
- Processed high-volume invoices and payment transactions using Oracle ERP.
- Coordinated North American accounts payable operations and daily transaction processing during critical contract period.
- Facilitated month-end close activities, account reconciliations, and SOX compliance tracking.
- Earned a direct hire transition to a permanent full-time role with Hertz Corporation based on strong performance and operational accuracy.
Coding Specialist
APMEX, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
10.2009 - 03.2013
- Trained incoming team members on coding procedures, software inventory navigation, and package research processes.
- Processed purchase orders and complex inventory transactions within Microsoft Great Plains ERP software.
- Managed inventory reclassifications, revisions, recoding, adjustments, cost layering, and mark-to-market pricing updates.
- Prepared and reconciled daily inventory records for secure bullion vault operations.
- Investigated package losses, prepared shipping insurance claims, and coordinated recovery efforts directly with USPS and FedEx.
- Assisted with monthly and mid-year physical inventory counts and hedge inventory reconciliations for the Hedge Team.
Teller
San Antonio Credit Union
San Antonio, TX
01.2009 - 06.2009
- Processed routine financial transactions including deposits, withdrawals, loan payments, cashier's checks, and wire transfers.
- Strictly monitored transactions to detect and report fraudulent activity in adherence to federal banking regulations and guidelines.
- Balanced cash vault/drawer assets and assisted senior tellers with daily branch balancing procedures.
Accounts Payable
American Precious Metals Exchange
Edmond, OK
05.2006 - 05.2008
- Prepared and executed daily check runs in accordance with established financial controls.
- Reviewed, verified, and entered daily purchase orders, incoming vendor invoices, and disbursements into the Great Plains accounting system.
- Managed vendor master files, entered new supplier account profiles, and cleared invoice exceptions.
- Reviewed inventory adjustments and cross-referenced files to resolve invoicing discrepancies between departments.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration Management and Ethics
Mid-America Christian University
OK05-2027
Skills
- Month-end reporting
- Cashflow management
- Payment Processes
- Invoice Processes
- Audit Coordination
- SOX compliance
- Oracle ERP
- Effective communication
- Analytical Thinking
- Root-Cause Analysis
- Leadership
- Team supervision
- Staff development
- Training
- Employee training
- Payment processing
Timeline
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Hertz Corporation
05.2022 - Current
Accounts Payable Analyst
Hertz Corporation
11.2014 - 05.2022
Accounts Payable Analyst (Contract Assignment at Hertz Corporation)
Addison Group
06.2014 - 11.2014
Coding Specialist
APMEX, Inc.
10.2009 - 03.2013
Teller
San Antonio Credit Union
01.2009 - 06.2009
Accounts Payable
American Precious Metals Exchange
05.2006 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration Management and Ethics
Mid-America Christian University