Nikki Vasquez

Obtain a position within the company where as I can leverage my extensive experience in accounting, quality assurance, and training to contribute to your team's success. In my previous roles, I have maintained 100 percent accuracy in invoice processing and demonstrated proficiency in vendor management. I thrive in challenging, fast-paced environments and am confident that my skills will be an asset to your company.

Senior Accountant at Apollo Information System (2023-09 – 2026-06)

• Efficiently process vendor invoices and maintain up-to-date system.
• Monthly SO & PO reporting
• Prepare month end closing entries for detailed reporting and research and resolved all payments problems
• Verified details of transactions, including funds available and total account balances.
• Prepared and submit 1099's
• Responsible for working with collections to transition past-due accounts to the proper status.
• Answered all customer and vendor inquires work flow daily.
• Processing and maintain new customer orders daily
• Assist with creating EOM procedure cutting the time by 85% when close.
• Perform month-end close activities
• Provide support to internal and external auditors
• Prepare and maintain general ledger accounts and financial statements
• Collect financial data from across the organization
• Create databases to store and access financial records.
• Develop protocols for adjusting financial records.
• Writing financial reports for internal stakeholders and external auditors.
• Communicating changes to fiancé with organizational leadership and executives

Accounts Receivable at Yeti (2021-03 – 2023-09)

• Researched and submit information regarding chargeback's
• Handle customer disputes by communicating with customers and investigating payment & nonpayment issues with successfully clearing $2.4m in accounts receivable
• Prepare customers statements & invoices
• Process all credit card payments
• Process claims for each customer's account
• Process daily ACH postings to ensure all payment accuracy.
• Audit projects
• Managed database over 500+ clients, ensuring prompt processing of accounts receivable.
• Collaborated with management to create a program to automate complex filing procedures, cutting billing entry time by 50%.

Accounts Payable/Collections Specialist at Accountability Resources (2019-05 – 2021-02)

• Keeping track of all payments and expenditures, purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc.
• Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Research and resolve all payment issues
• Post over 100 payments daily
• Assembled customer settlement request for management approval
• Negotiated settlements and established promise to pay.
• Developed new processes to reduce aged account

Accounts Payable – USOSM (Temp) at Enverus (2019-05 – 2021-02)

• Created and maintained file system to easily access vendor documents
• Entered all invoices to be paid by check or bank draft
• Code and perform data entry for 100+ invoices daily.
• Analyzed and problem solved discrepancies
• Assisted supervisor with special projects
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• On boarding documentation, entering A/P invoices, processing weekly pay cycles, printing checks

Senior Accountant/Collections Supervisor at Hanger Inc. (2014-12 – 2019-03)

• Vendor relations and problem resolution, research un-invoiced receipts and purchase orders.
• Review of weekly aging and un-invoiced receipts reports to verify any old outstanding items
• Prepared monthly accruals and posted accounts payable related journal entries
• Research, reconciled and resolved vendor issues for both purchase order and non-purchase order related invoices, cancelled checks, to reconcile month end, interaction with vendors.
• Performed month end closing and posted re-classing entries
• Assisted in the interim and year-end audit
• Revamped accounting quality system to prepare for important internal and external audit
• Balance batch summary reports (P&L Report, Trail Balance Report, Yearly Budget Report, Accrual Report, etc)
• Collected customer payment in a timely order
• Offered resolutions to customers that were unable to maintain current payment.(P2P)
• Followed fair debit practices and regulatory guidelines when managing collections process
• Met demands of busy collections of payments by implementing the policies and procedure of the collections process.
• Support team members with assistance on complicated accounts.

Accounting (Temp) at Cerilliant (2013-05 – 2014-12)

• Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll departments.
• Reported on variances in quarterly costing reports.
• Prepared annual company accounts and reports.
• Administered online banking functions.
• Reduced credit period from 90 days to 60 days.
• Monitored and recorded company expenses
• Received payments, posted transactions and monitored accounts for past-due issues
• Bank Reconciliation

Cost Accountant for Commercial Accounts at Culligan (2009-09 – 2013-02)

• Administrative Assistant to Market Managers
• Coordinated all new associate training within the department
• Compiled reports using Excel and Microsoft Word applications; responsible for distributing monthly sales reports to the regional team and business partners.
• Enter all accrual information to the G/L by the appropriate deadlines and adhere to all month end deadline.
• Monitor and analyze cost trends to identify potential cost savings
• Develop cost-benefit analyses to support business decisions
• Monitored and analyzed cost trends to identify savings, developed cost-benefit analyses to support business decisions, and maintained cost models for new and existing products.
• Perform ad-hoc cost analysis and special projects as needed

Executive Administrative Assistant – Capitol City Careers (2010)

Bachelor of Science in Management – University of Phoenix (2015)