Sample Accounts Payable Resume

Summary

An ambitious professional with a strong background that encompasses diverse aspects of accounts payable processing, credit, bookkeeping and customer relations in fast paced corporate environments. A consistently high level of performance in positions that have required superior analytical and organization skills. Keen ability to maintain a clear perspective of goals to be accomplished. A pragmatic self-starter who knows how to get results.

Professional Experience

Alloy Media and Marketing-Cranbury, New Jersey 10/2006 - 5/2011
Accounts Payable

Handled full cycle Accounts Payable duties in high volume, fast-paced environment.

Verified, sorted, coded, processed and assembled invoices in Oracle for manager approval.

Processed accounts payable checks, wire transfers and ACH payments.

Maintained vendor master files.

Handled incoming calls for vendor inquiries and resolved invoice discrepancies.

Performed month end closing and posted re-classing entries.

Processed employee expense reports and credit memos in accordance with company policy by verifying and completing accounts payable transactions.

Assisted in the interim and year-end audit.

RCN - Princeton, New Jersey 7/2001 - 4/2006
Accounts Payable

Handled approximately five million dollar A/P work per month.

Coordinated A/P functions. Coded and distributed invoices to appropriate manager for approval.

Verified general ledger account. Projected distribution and approval levels on invoices.

Ensured timely payment of vendor invoices and employee expense reports.

Reviewed expense reports for corporate policy compliance and responded inquires regarding proper coding of expenditures and payment invoices.

Conferred with vendors to resolve discrepancies on invoices and provided vendors with payment information when requested.

Reviewed vendor statements and purchase orders, investigated and resolved open issues.

Investigated unrecorded liabilities for items processed outside the PO system.

Prepared monthly A/P accruals.

Communicated with marketing department, purchasing department and accounting department.

Processed credit memos, travel vouchers and expense reports.

Reconciled bank accounts.

Processed cash disbursements, prepared payments for distribution and maintained historical records.

American Cyanamid/BASF- Princeton, New Jersey 12/1994 - 12/2000
Accounts Payable

Assisted in transition from ORAP Accounting System to SAP.

Developed and implemented new procedures to facilitate change over from manual accounts payable system to Excel.

Reconciled, reviewed and processed invoices for payments on SAP system.

Matched invoices with purchase orders and verify payment terms.

Troubleshoot issues concerning vendor invoices and payment status, answered vendor calls, processed vendor requests and assisted in researching vendor-related issues.

Entered general ledger transactions such as re-classing entries, tax-entries and suspense account entries. Used SAP system for these transactions. Also prepared statements of approved invoices.

Performed month-end accounts payable accurals for expenses.

Performed check requisitions.

Prepared checks using CDAR system and posted entries into SAP.

Scanned invoices submitted by vendors for payment.

Commodities Corporation-Princeton, New Jersey 4/1994 - 12/1994
Accounting Clerk

Responsibilities included preparation of financial statements,reconciliation and general ledger entries.

GAF Corporation-South Bound Brook New Jersey 7/1989 – 3/1993
Accounting Clerk & Accounts Payable

Reconciled, reviewed and processed invoices, verified prices, allowances and payment terms.

Journalized and posted transactions, prepared trial balance sheets, adjusted records and closed entries.

Prepared financial reports and produced reconciliation statements.

Reviewed sales contracts and purchase orders, determined eligibility for credit and applied credit to customer accounts, processed information for management and generated credit slips.

Maintained and updated information on Varnet Accounting System, IBM System36, Quattro and Lotus1-2-3.

Maintained responsibility for issuing checks on automated systems

Toys'R'Us-Rochelle Park, New Jersey 8/1987 - 7/1989
Accounts Payable

Reconciled, reviewed and processed invoices through an automated accounts payable system and matched invoices to shipping documents.

Verified prices, allowances, payments terms and prepared shortage/excess reports.

Interacted with vendor to resolve invoices discrepancies and researched past due balances.

Education

The Citton Institute - Princeton, New Jersey

Computerized Accounting

University of Pittsburgh

B.S. Accounting and Auditing