Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract) - Michael Foods Inc
(2025-08 - 2026-06)
- Managed end-to-end P2P lifecycle using SAP VIM to process 200-300 weekly invoices, ensuring 100% accuracy through 3-way matching ($PO/GR/IR$).
- Resolved GR/IR variances and aged items by analyzing quantity/price discrepancies for month-end accruals.
- Led dispute management for pricing mis-alignments and short-shipments, maintaining a clean Vendor Aging report through proactive vendor negotiations.
- Partnered with Procurement and external vendors to streamline the dispute management workflow, reducing resolution turnaround time and preventing credit holds.
- Managed the end-to-end processing and reporting of electric and utility obligations.
- Identified optimization of VIM workflows to route blocked/disputed invoices to key stakeholders & reduce resolution turnaround times.
- Utilized SAP reporting tools to analyze vendor aging, goods cost fluctuations, and open POs, delivering actionable insights to senior leadership.
- Managed the Vendor Master Data lifecycle, including the creation, maintenance, and verification of records including TIN matching and W-9 solicitation.
- Monitored vendor payment terms within SAP to prioritize high-value invoices, consistently capturing early payment discounts and reducing total procurement spend.
Sr. Analyst, Accounting, AP/AR (Contract) - InterMetro Freight Inc
(2024-10 - 2025-04)
- Performed daily bank reconciliations and cash applications for ACH/check payments.
- Reconciled outbound disbursements and prepared daily deposits to maintain real-time cash flow visibility.
- Processed an average of 200 vendor invoices weekly through purchase order processing ensuring proper approvals and coding.
- Executed weekly accounts payable payment runs, optimizing cash flow and maintaining positive vendor relationships.
- Managed lease payment accounting for a fleet of trucks and several terminals, ensuring timely payments.
- Prepared payment for over 50 independent contractors (1099 contractors).
- Imported payroll data from Kronos to Sage to record employee wages, taxes, and deductions. Maintained accurate employee records in Sage for W2 preparation.
- Processed and reconciled monthly corporate credit card transactions. Identified and resolved discrepancies promptly, minimizing potential losses.
- Generated and analyzed key management reports, including cost analysis of fuel reports, vendor ledgers, open purchase orders, vendor aging reports etc.
Bills Payable Analyst (Contract) - Bessemer Trust
(2024-04 - 2024-06)
- Assisting Bessemer Trusts Bill Payment department using CMS Bills to Pay Software
- Responsible for over 30 incoming bills per day into the CMS system, Atlas and Dorado ensuring accuracy and adherence to internal protocols for approvals, matching and GL coding.
- Maintained and updated account information within the billing system for efficient processing.
- Scanned and categorized bills and supporting documentation for electronic recordkeeping.
- Updated and maintained various standard instruction documents related to bill payment procedures.
- Performed basic data analysis tasks to identify and resolve billing discrepancies.
- Maintained a high level of organization and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Accounts Payable Clerk (Contract) - Freemen Nutra Group
(2024-02 - 2024-03)
- Helped Freemen Nutra Group's AP department using SAGE Accounting Software.
- Established and maintained positive relationships with key vendors, ensuring clear communication and timely issue resolution.
- Processed a high volume of invoices per month with 99.5% accuracy, upholding strict attention to detail.
- Processed employee expense reports promptly and accurately, adhering to company policies and internal controls.
- Identified and resolved expense report discrepancies efficiently, maintaining data integrity.
- Facilitated secure and accurate ACH/Wires and check payments for both vendor and employee payments.
- Maintained strict adherence to internal financial controls and authorization protocols to ensure proper fund disbursement.
- Reconciled bank statements monthly, ensuring all payments were accurately recorded and matched to invoices.
- Reviewed and processed employee expense reports from Certify App, verifying expenses against company policy and accurately posting GL entries in Sage Accounting software.
- Generated comprehensive Vendor/Expense/Bank reports, providing valuable insights into spending patterns and vendor relationships, expense monitoring and bank reconciliation for management.
Accounts Payable Analyst (Contract) - Ridali Technologies
(2021-04 - 2023-11)
- Handle day to day accounts payable operations.
- Work with several vendors for vendor master data setup, invoice, and payment queries.
- Oversee timely processing of invoices, expense analysis reports.
- Assist in check printing, ACH/wire instructions for vendor payments.
- Coordinate and track purchase orders in SAP for ongoing purchases at the end client.
- Supported the accounting team with data entry and general ledger postings in SAP for non-PO Accounts Payable transactions.
Staff Accountant - Ashoka Investments
(2005-01 - 2009-01)
- Assist accounting team with data entry and general ledger entries for non-PO accounts payable tasks.
- Processed vendor's voucher statements and related accounting entries.
- Assisted in the preparation of financial statements by compiling and analyzing account information, contributing to a month-end close process.
- Performed reconciliations for accounts payable and receivable, ensuring accuracy.
- Reviewed & processed vendor payment schedules and payment runs.
- Managed vendor reconciliation and dispute.
- Coordinated within departments for accounting data entry.
- Ensured the accuracy of the transactions and posted to a/c ledgers in a timely manner.
