Shanica Jenkins
Mt. Prospect
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with a proven track record at Uptempo, excelling in accounts payable and reconciliation. Expert in optimizing vendor relations and expense management, leading to significant process improvements. Strong team leader skilled in Oracle/Netsuite, fostering collaboration to enhance financial accuracy and operational efficiency.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Manager of Operations
Uptempo
Austin
01.2022 - Current
- Drive financial strategy, leveraging expertise in multi-bank reconciliation and credit management to ensure robust financial health and support expansion.
- Oversaw AP/AR, billing, collections, and treasury, contributing to enhanced financial efficiency.
- Pioneered process improvements across IIR and finance platforms, enhancing efficiency in expense management and operational workflows.
- Administer 'Tipalti, NetSuite, and German accounting systems, ensuring seamless operations.
- Manage and reconcile accounts with CIBC, RBC, Bank of America, and Sparkasse Bank.
- Handle 11 corporate credit cards within Wells Fargo, optimizing expense management.
- Lead admin for Expensify, Concur, Wellsone, and Bamboo IIR, streamlining processes.
- Lead cross-functional teams to streamline processes, resulting in substantial cost savings and improved financial performance across departments.
- Fostered partnerships with stakeholders, aligning financial objectives with operational goals to support sustainable growth and maximize ROL.
Sr. Accounts Payable Analyst
TravelCLICK
Schaumburg
01.2005 - 01.2022
- Managed invoice coding and approval, ensuring accurate and timely payment processing.
- Meticulously reconciled supplier statements, ensuring payment accuracies and maintaining robust financial records for optimal accounts payable management.
- Reconcile supplier statements monthly, resolving discrepancies efficiently.
- Streamlined accounts payable processes, reducing invoice processing time and enhancing supplier relationships through proactive communication.
- Enhanced vendor relations by promptly addressing outstanding invoices, fostering collaboration and trust.
- Optimized accounts payable processes, reducing processing time and improving vendor satisfaction through proactive communication.
- Spearheaded the transition to a new expense report system, modernizing financial operations and increasing overall departmental efficiency.
- Implement new expense report software, streamlining processes.
- Led implementation of new expense report software, modernizing financial operations and boosting overall departmental efficiency.
- Prepared and processed yearly 1099 forms, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Fostered strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, facilitating smooth financial operations and resolving discrepancies effectively.
Accounts Payable Clerk/Team Leader
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Led team ensuring compliance and timely payments, improving process efficiency.
- Enhanced billing resolution by streamlining purchase order submissions.
- Oversaw purchase order submissions and credit memo processing, ensuring accurate and timely transactions.
- Resolved billing discrepancies by investigating vendor payments, enhancing accuracy in financial records.
- Maintained meticulous records to streamline billing resolution and strengthen vendor relations.
- Fostered a culture of continuous improvement, leading to enhanced departmental performance.
- Partnered with accountants and controller on financial reporting.
- Prepared detailed financial reports aiding accountants with precise data.
- Guided team in adhering to accounting best practices.
Billing Clerk
Ameritech
Westchester
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Prepared detailed statements and invoices, enhancing financial accuracy and transparency.
- Reconciled purchase orders with invoices, resolving discrepancies to ensure accurate billing.
- Streamlined purchase order reconciliation process, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in supplier invoice management and dispute resolution.
- Collaborated with departments to address complex billing issues, optimizing financial processes.
- Fostered interdepartmental relationships to address complex billing issues, enhancing financial accuracy and transparency across the organization.
- Resolved product and pricing disputes, strengthening supplier relationships.
- Implemented strategies for addressing product and pricing disputes, enhancing supplier relationships.
- Implemented improved system for tracking purchase order disputes, leading to faster resolution times and increased supplier satisfaction.
- Optimized tracking system for purchase order disputes, leading to faster resolution times and increased supplier satisfaction.
Education
A.A. - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL01-2006
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
North Chicago Community High School
North Chicago, IL01-1996
Skills
- Reconciliation and financial reporting
- Financial analysis
- Expense management
- Accounts payable
- Vendor relations
- Oracle/Netsuite and QuickBooks
- Expensify and Tipalti
- Avalara expertise
- T4a Processing
- Team leadership
Certification
- WordPerfect
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
Additional Information - Key Summary
- 6 Years Accounts Payable
- 4 Years Proficient in Lawson Account and Invoice Express system
- Strong Knowledge of Oracle 12 and Expensable Accounting system
- Extremely detail-oriented and able to work with minimal supervision
- Strong organizational skills and excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Data entry (10,000 keystrokes), typing 35 wpm and general office duties
Timeline
Finance Manager of Operations
Uptempo
01.2022 - Current
Sr. Accounts Payable Analyst
TravelCLICK
01.2005 - 01.2022
Accounts Payable Clerk/Team Leader
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
01.2000 - 01.2005
Billing Clerk
Ameritech
01.1998 - 01.2000
A.A. - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Benedictine University
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
North Chicago Community High School