Verenda Smith Watson
Mobile,AL
Summary
Detail-oriented Accounts Payable skilled in handling diverse range of accounts payable functions with accuracy, efficiency and sound judgment. Adept at organizing and prioritizing requirements to maintain tight deadlines and strict financial controls. Accustomed to delivering superior performance in autonomous or team-focused environments.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
Lexus Of Mobile
11.2022 - Current
- Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
- Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping.
End of Lease Return Rep
World Omni/ Southeast Toyota Finance Mobile
11.2015 - Current
- Developed and maintained positive customer relations and coordinated with team members to properly handle requests and questions.
- Responded to customer questions via telephone and written correspondence regarding insurance benefits, provider contracts, eligibility and claims.
- Understood each target customer's business model, mapped out organization and identified unique technology needs.
- Researched relevant resources to assist members, identified member representation needs, and troubleshot next steps to provide optimal support for member.
Licensed Security Officer
Allied Security
11.2021 - 07.2022
- Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property, monitoring surveillance equipment, and access points
- Investigates security breaches, incidents, and other alarming behavior
- Control traffic by directing driver, employees, customers
- Complete reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities
Clerical Support Representative Specialist
Spherion Staffing, World Omni
02.2015 - 11.2015
- Scan Dealer Track/ Volvo contracts daily
- Box contracts according to manifest date
- Schedule for box pick up (storage)
- Order supplies/Deliver supplies
- Load and unload trucks
- Follow safety guidelines and rules
- Help team members when needed
- Utilize excel spread sheets, word document and other computer software applications as needed
Material Flow Technician• Certified forklift driver
Kimberly Clark
06.2014 - 07.2014
- Delivered material to machine operators on a routinely basis
- Communicate with team members and operators for material needs
- Order supplies
- Load and unload trucks
- Follow safety guidelines and rules
- Help team members when needed
Recruiter/ Administrative Assistant
CTR, Inc
02.2014 - 06.2014
- Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs
- Determines applicant requirements by reviewing applicants qualifications
- Attracts applicants by placing job advertisements; contacting recruiters, using newsgroups and job sites.
- Schedule Interviews/ Interview applicants
- Assist visitors with new hire paperwork
- Answer incoming calls, transfers, take messages when needed
- Schedule meetings and travel arrangements for office manager
Sales Advisor
Sears Holdings, Inc
11.2013 - 02.2014
- Answer inbound calls
- Assist members with questions or concerns in regards to online products, purchases, merchandise pickups, layaways, price adjustments, returns and cancellations.
- Schedule deliveries, installations and merchandise pickup
- Complete credit card payment transactions
ALEmployment Assistant/ HR Assistant/ Admin
AltaPointe Health Systems, Inc
10.2008 - 06.2013
- Perform one-on-one pre-employment paperwork with new hires.
- Creates all new hires’ employee files and ensure they are complete.
- Performs all new hire reporting to state and federal agencies.
- Assists with new hire orientation.
- Prepares/create all new hire employee identification badges.
- Recruit
- Prescreens candidates and schedule interviews/interview applicants and forwards if qualified to the hiring manager.
- Assist with Job Fairs and recruitment initiatives as needed.
- Regularly reviews records for missing or out of date information/ obtains missing information.
- Assist with agency audits.
- Fills in for front desk staff when vacancy arises.
- Assist customers and visitors as needed.
- Verifying Insurance.
- Passing out prescriptions from the doctor to the Consumer.
- Collecting Co-Payments.
- Posting Payments to Consumers account.
- Write the consumer a receipt for payments taken.
- Preparing deposits to be taken to Finance and Accounting.
- Billing for RDT and IDT.
- Entering information into ASAIS.
- Operate mail equipment.
MSProject Coordinator/Electrician Helper
Tradesmen International Moss Point
09.2004 - 10.2008
- Perform pre-employment with new hires.
- Coordinate traveling arrangements and cash advancements
- Plan and conduct new employee orientation.
- Monitor and ensure required safety compliance regularly
- Plan, direct and supervise work assignments
- Maintain daily communication and interaction with other Project Managers.
- Assist higher class electricians with tools, materials and cleaning of area.
- Pull cable.
- Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
- Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
ALAdministrative Assistant/Coordinator Assistant
CTR Group, Inc
04.2002 - 09.2004
- Coordinate traveling arrangements
- Perform pre-employment screenings
- Handles incoming and outgoing calls.
- Greets all visitors and employees.
- Assist customers and visitors as needed.
- Distributes checks
- Key holder/ operate office while Coordinator travels.
- Assist Coordinator with recruitment.
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
Sampler
Holcim,Inc
05.1999 - 01.2002
- Gather samples routinely throughout the plant.
- Make pellets to test chemical balances.
- Make necessary changes to control chemical balances
- Complete inventory reorder counts as specified by manager.
- Collect and organize supplies restocking relevant areas as needed.
- Assist in monitoring and maintaining inventory levels to assure adequate supplies.
- Participate in quality training and education for all staff.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lillie B. Williamson High School
1567 E. Dublin St Mobile, AL 3660505.1999
Skills
- Report Preparation
- Payment Processing
- Transaction Reviewing
- Vendor Relations
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
Lexus Of Mobile
11.2022 - Current
Licensed Security Officer
Allied Security
11.2021 - 07.2022
End of Lease Return Rep
World Omni/ Southeast Toyota Finance Mobile
11.2015 - Current
Clerical Support Representative Specialist
Spherion Staffing, World Omni
02.2015 - 11.2015
Material Flow Technician• Certified forklift driver
Kimberly Clark
06.2014 - 07.2014
Recruiter/ Administrative Assistant
CTR, Inc
02.2014 - 06.2014
Sales Advisor
Sears Holdings, Inc
11.2013 - 02.2014
ALEmployment Assistant/ HR Assistant/ Admin
AltaPointe Health Systems, Inc
10.2008 - 06.2013
MSProject Coordinator/Electrician Helper
Tradesmen International Moss Point
09.2004 - 10.2008
ALAdministrative Assistant/Coordinator Assistant
CTR Group, Inc
04.2002 - 09.2004
Sampler
Holcim,Inc
05.1999 - 01.2002
High School Diploma -
Lillie B. Williamson High School
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