Valerie Gonzales
Cheyenne,WY
Summary
Skilled in bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing with background in managing accurate financial records and preparing reports. Known for strong analytical skills and ability to improve processes leading to increased efficiency. Demonstrated success in reconciling accounts and ensuring compliance with financial policies. Committed to maintaining confidentiality of financial data and contributing to team success through hard work and attention to detail.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
Viaero Wireless Technologies
Fort Morgan, CO
09.2023 - 11.2024
- Processing invoices following AP procedures utilizing DocLink’s paperless system and vouchering through Solomon
- Calculate and assess use tax on purchases
- Staying current with sales and use tax laws
- Interacting with accounting team, purchasing and other departments, as needed
- Preparing and processing weekly check runs
- Meeting weekly/monthly/annual deadlines
- Communicating with vendors regarding new accounts, credit applications, payment status, and invoices
- Reconciling vendor statements
- Maintaining organized record retention consistent with company policy
- Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve
- Ability to multitask and move between tasks quickly
- Have positive attitude, good communication and conflict resolution skills
- Have high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Handling and managing other duties as assigned
Cash Applications Coordinator
Performance Food Group
Henderson, CO
07.2022 - 08.2023
- Was responsible for recording payments relating to customer receivables and sales associate deposits
- Recorded payments and deposits received in the office
- Researched and resolved over and short payments
- Made and recorded batches to apply to invoices
- Contacted customers and the credit team to resolve problems relating to payments
- Researched and resolved unapplied cash
- Monitored unapplied cash and missing deposit information to take measures to minimize errors
- Made sure that cash transactions are properly recorded
- Worked daily with bank statements and reports to balance deposit transactions to daily posting
- Processed and worked with adjustment transactions
- Balanced the bank recon making sure we are not missing any postings from previous day
- Did other duties as assigned
Inventory and Distribution Planner
Pilgrims Pride Corporation
Greeley, CO
04.2018 - 01.2022
- Processed all shipping and receiving transactions between production plants and external distribution network
- Maintained real time inventory accuracy and traceability between SAP and third part WMS systems
- Partnered closely with other internal departments and external companies to ensure the timely and precise movement of stock transfers and sales orders
- Invoiced external warehouses for damage claims and cycle count adjustments
- Completed monthly inventory reconciliation reports
- Reviewed daily shortage reports to ensure that customer demand is covered
- Provided daily product distribution plans to plants
- Created purchase orders and stock transfers to maintain safety stock levels at external distribution center across the US
- Reviewed product allocation plans and shipping reports to ensure product is being shipped correctly and efficiently
- Did other duties as assigned
International Logistics
JBS Corporate Offices
Greeley, CO
12.1996 - 04.2018
- Confirmed transactions, orders and account details with sales representatives in Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, Thailand, and Hong Kong
- Tracked and confirmed new beef and pork sales in MS Word and MS Excel documents with corresponding sales order numbers
- Investigated and problem solved if there were issues on an order in regard to documentation, pricing, or health certifications
- Communicated on an ongoing basis with production plants and offsite freezer locations
- Ensured that all details are documented in regard to wire transfers, bank collections, open terms, sight drafts and multiple purchase orders
- Ensured no overage charges are applied and prepare monthly and annual expense documents
- Released orders to plants once LC is reviewed and approved
- Talked directly with foreign offices regarding issues with orders
- Submitted shipping instructions with steamship lines prior to the vessel sailing
- Filed Electronic Export Information instructions of what we ship through AES Direct to comply with the U.S
- Export laws and regulations
- Prepared Export Certificate for Mexico and Asia hide loads to send to APHIS for signature
- Received booking requests from the sales team to provide the information to the shipping lines
- Submitted booking instructions to the shipping lines and finding the most reasonable rate for each lane
- Received booking confirmation from the shipping line for the customer to approve schedule
- Worked closely with trucking companies to make sure reefer containers were picked up in a timely manner
- Did other duties assigned
International Documentation Specialist
JBS Corporate Offices
Greeley, CO
12.1996 - 04.2018
- Generated documents going overseas that it clears customs in a timely manner
- Responsible for documents to be accurate going to banks or customers
- Communicated directly to customers and sales
- Created documents per customer’s requests or what Letter of Credit asked for like bills of lading, packing lists, insurance certificates, and certificates of origin
- Checked health certificates to make sure that all information is correct to clear customs
- Made sure that I was current with country requirements
- Documented Letters of Credit based on the issuing bank advising to JBS banks on timeliness and credit worthiness
- Did other duties as assigned
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO06-1996
Skills
- Fast-paced environment
- High stress environment
- Attention to detail
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- Order Management
- AS400
- SAP
- Viking
- DocLink
- Solomon
- PeopleSoft
- Bilingual
- Fluent Spanish
- Efficient
- Dependable
- Honest
- Thorough
- Detailed oriented
- Transaction verification
- Account reviewing
- Sales tax reporting
- Entry verification
- Payment coding
- Data inputting
- Payment processing
- Vendor relationship management
- Problem resolution
- 1099 preparation
- Electronic payments
- Transaction reviewing
- ERP systems proficiency
- Financial reporting
- Data entry
- Expense tracking
- Vendor engagement
- Invoice processing
- Report preparation
- Month-end closing
Phone
mobile, (720) 338-5591
Highlightsofskills
- Able to work in a fast-paced, high stress environment and still be able to focus on ensuring that all details of transactions are accurate.
- Computer skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Order Management, AS400, SAP, Viking, DocLink, Solomon, and PeopleSoft.
- Bilingual, speaking fluent Spanish.
- Described as efficient, dependable, honest, thorough and as having a high attention to detail.
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
Viaero Wireless Technologies
09.2023 - 11.2024
Cash Applications Coordinator
Performance Food Group
07.2022 - 08.2023
Inventory and Distribution Planner
Pilgrims Pride Corporation
04.2018 - 01.2022
International Logistics
JBS Corporate Offices
12.1996 - 04.2018
International Documentation Specialist
JBS Corporate Offices
12.1996 - 04.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration
Aims Community College