Christina Sy
Long Beach
Summary
Experience in managing 3 Accounting Supervisors, coach, and mentor the Accounts Payable staff - Lead up to 23 AP staff. Several ERP implementations. Kaizens, process improvements. General Ledger experience and balance sheet, month end close, quarter and year end close experiences. Be a key player in designing and building a world class global accounting department that can efficiently scale with the firm's rapidly growing businesses. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills) and financial modeling, pivot tables, advanced Excel. SOX compliance experience and Audit readiness. Forward-thinking Manager with comprehensive experience implementing new processes and managing and planning innovations. Bringing outstanding problem-solving and abilities paired with in-depth knowledge of policies and procedures. Polished in evaluating employee performance and overseeing key projects.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Accounts Payable
Envista Holdings
Brea
02.2024 - 03.2026
- Managed 12 Accounting staff
- Approved payment proposals totaling $8 million weekly, ensuring timely vendor payments.
- Prepared accounts payable aging reports to track outstanding payments.
- Set up wire and ach payments in CashPro.
- Executed bank reconciliations to verify account balances and transactions.
- Hands-on support of the month-end close process, bank reconciliations
- Perform account reconciliations and identify discrepancies to maintain financial accuracy.
- Complete financial vendor payment activity and complete aging report and report all variances.
- Work cross-functionally with finance and operations teams to improve internal controls and reporting workflows.
- Assisted in gathering audit support by pulling documentation and preparing schedules for external auditors, facilitating a smooth audit process.
- Conducted training sessions to develop employee skills and knowledge.
- Performs annual performance evaluations.
- Completed a Kaizen to enhance accounting processes and led weekly sustainment meetings with department managers to ensure ongoing improvements.
- Cash forecast and budgeting.
- Carry out intercompany netting monthly.
- Perform monthly and quarterly journal entries for close tasks.
- Work with auditors, internal and external auditors
- Reviewed and approved new vendor setups and modifications in SAP database.
- Conducted month-over-month evaluations of financial flux to identify trends.
- Unclaimed Property, ensure AP is working on researching, reissuing to the vendors and reporting to Sovos
- Facilitates correct and timely preparation of visual management board updates.
- The primary responsibilities revolve around managing and accessing staff performances and overseeing check disbursements. Maintained daily, monthly, and quarterly objectives of the department while ensuring accuracy in operations.
- A dental products company manufactures and markets portfolios of dental consumables to dental professionals. Revenue $633.1 M.
- A dental products company manufactures and markets portfolios of dental consumables to dental professionals. Revenue $633.1 M;
Senior Manager, Accounts Payable (Contract Position)
Ambry Genetics (a subsidiary of Konica Minolta OTCMKTS: KNCAY)
Aliso Viejo
04.2023 - 02.2024
- Design, develop AP architect with iPayables automation engineers and SAP configuration engineers for AP automation.
- Led projects to transform accounts payable processes for improved efficiency.
- AP Automation using iPayables to SAP, align the two software.
- Implement Connector with Citizens Bank.
- Implement auto posting on all ACH and Wires. Eliminate manual postings.
- Work with procurement team on building Purchase Order workflow and best practices of AP.
- Develop and implement new workflow on Concur workflow for current invoices.
- Solve complex issues to find efficiencies in resolving payment issues and GL coding to assist the accounting department in all aspects of payments, month-end and quarterly closing.
- Promote positive culture in the team to keep the team motivated and driven to work in collaboration team style.
- Facilitated communication across the enterprise regarding changes and technology products to align with business partner expectations.
- File use and sales tax and manage all taxes including 1099s.
- Develop and maintain accounts payable integrity policies and procedures.
- Prepare payment proposals and release payments.
- Manage wires and ach payments. Recording, reconciling and approving wires/ach payments.
- Designed innovative enhancements to tools that improved efficiencies and fostered long-term user advocacy.
- Identified and solved issues proactively, collaborating with other departments to implement sustainable solutions.
- Prepared requested audit information, including process walk-throughs and sample evidence.
- Maintain the legal aspects to keep AP department compliant with SOX.
- Manage an AP staff.
- The largest genetic sequencing lab in the world serving academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies and leading treatment hospitals. Revenue $96M
Manager, Accounts Payable
Tricon Residential (NYSE: TCN)
Tustin
01.2020 - 02.2023
- Oversaw 23 Accounts Payable Staff.
- Managed three Accounts Payable Supervisors, coached, and mentored the Accounts Payable Staff, and ensured each three department is managed properly by the three Supervisors.
- Managed banking operations, cash forecasting, and bank account changes while addressing departmental challenges, overseeing temporary accounting staff, and completing performance feedback.
- Addressed escalations and system challenges to resolve outstanding payments on aging accounts.
- Managed all systems of Tricon: Yardi, Dynamics 365, AvidX, Concur, Triforce (Appian), Procure to Pay.
- Utilities & Skill source. Managed Chargeback Team to ensure residents that are billable are invoiced.
- Implemented Verify into Concur.
- Implemented, integrated with banks, Wells Fargo, and RBC and IT team to integrate our systems and vendors onto the ACH Program.
- Managed vendor compliance; implemented Yardi to NetVendor Nov 2022.
- Implemented the Purchase Order workflow of different entities. Added proper expense types, workflow, approval threshold, configuration and controls.
- Worked with Head of Legal, Operations, IT to implement, integrate any policy, systems and communication to internal and external business associates and suppliers.
- Accounting functions, including maintenance of General Ledger accounts ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all functions.
- Resolved common and complex AP errors, developed new procedures to enhance accuracy and efficiency, and established internal policies to improve productivity across departments.
- Wrote new memos, led organization meetings and represented accounts payable as a leader.
- Wrote and updated policy and enforce.
- Oversaw vendor relations, and internal staff communications.
- Oversaw department activities including invoice approvals, cash forecasting, and disbursement processes for checks and ACH payments.
- Commit File. Ensured accurate and timely workflow of AP, reviewed, and approved recurring payments from the Supervisors.
- Prepared/reviewed month-end AP close processes, including account analysis, reconciliations, and reviewed monthly accruals. Ensured monthly close of all three departments is closed for EOM/quarterly is on time.
- Provided supervisors guidance and support.
- Executed all transactional activities in the accounts payable function.
- Facilitated timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers while maintaining accurate records and control reports.
- Interpreted accounting or financial operations anomalies and identified appropriate solutions.
- Demonstrated a thorough understanding of policies and authorizations, as well as the impact of timely approvals and budgets, while educating cross-functional stakeholders.
- Oversaw and facilitated 1099- NEC, 1099-MISC process and IRS electronic submission.
- Performed diligence on unclaimed property.
- Compliance with all governmental and vendor requirements including SOX and GAAP.
- Prepared, analyzed, and audited financial reports and records to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Developed and maintained a manual of appropriate accounts payable procedures.
- Audited current financial statements in accordance with accepted accounting methods.
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures of accounting and GL.
- Kept abreast of current trends and practices, identified, and drove best practices.
- Managed information requests during year-end audits and responded to requests for information during internal audits.
- An owner and operator of a growing portfolio of more than 36,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Canada. Revenue $890M
Accounts Payable Supervisor
American Vanguard, Newport Beach, CA, (NYSE: AVD)
Newport Beach
07.2014 - 01.2020
- Accounts Payable Automation.
- Issued payments for final paychecks and board members (committees).
- Prepared wires, ACH transactions and manually enter all EFT transactions into system.
- Processed weekly check run.
- Coded invoices using General Ledger account numbers, approve using Corcentric workflow.
- Provided accruals and proposed journal entries for month end reporting.
- Generated year end schedules and supporting documents for auditors.
- American producer of agrochemicals and pesticide delivery systems. Annual revenue $449.8 million.
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
LA Fitness / Fitness Int’l.
03.2011 - 06.2014
- Great Plains software
- Led for a team of six AP staff. Delegating duties to others. Train new employees.
- Construction Accounting – Lien releases: subcontractors.
- Applied the Company’s accounts payable policies and procedures consistently.
- Reviewed team’s invoices batches and post.
- Assisted in month end closing, accruals.
- Biggest non-franchised group of gyms in the US.
Billing Analyst
Cox Communications
Rancho Santa Margarita
06.2006 - 12.2011
- Analyzed circuit invoices monthly for accuracy and updated new customers/circuits, maintained circuit spreadsheet with LEC charges, revenue, identified circuits for additional cost savings, revenue tracking.
- Accrued billing disputes and tracked monthly expenses to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Analyzed billing expenses and Cox revenue. Renew circuits by submitting Access Servicing Requests (ASR).
- Burstable billing, prepare burstable charges and bill them accordingly to contract. Manual billing/Pro – forma invoicing on templates.
- Revenue Margin Assurance – Tracking revenue for all circuits, using proper margin and accuracy.
- Processed (CAT R) weekly and credited accounts.
- Posted cash receipts, posting checks, credit card payments.
- Managed collections process for overdue accounts to minimize financial losses.
- Researched circuits for potential disconnection to optimize resource allocation.
- Generated CBS monthly reports.
- Top 50 customer reporting/Sales Reports.
- American digital cable television provider, telecommunications and home automation services. It is the third-largest cable television provider in the United States.
Education
Master’s Degree - Science Business of Management
University of Phoenix
Costa Mesa, CA05-2018
Delta Mu Delta certificate -
University of Phoenix
Costa Mesa, CA01-2017
BS Degree - Science of Business with concentration in Accounting
University of Phoenix
Costa Mesa, CASkills
- Oracle Cloud
- Dynamics 365
- SAP Material Management Gui version
- SAP Hana version
- AvidX
- Concur
- Appian/Triforce
- Yardi Voyager
- QAD
- Corcentric
- Great Plains/Dynamics
- QuickBooks
- MS Office
- Excel Advanced Certificate 2019
- V-lookups
- Pivot tables
- Formulas
- Word
- Outlook
Accomplishments
Delta Mu Delta certificate. Lamba Sigma Chapter
Certification
Advanced Excel 2019 Certificate
Timeline
Manager, Accounts Payable
Envista Holdings
02.2024 - 03.2026
Senior Manager, Accounts Payable (Contract Position)
Ambry Genetics (a subsidiary of Konica Minolta OTCMKTS: KNCAY)
04.2023 - 02.2024
Manager, Accounts Payable
Tricon Residential (NYSE: TCN)
01.2020 - 02.2023
Accounts Payable Supervisor
American Vanguard, Newport Beach, CA, (NYSE: AVD)
07.2014 - 01.2020
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
LA Fitness / Fitness Int’l.
03.2011 - 06.2014
Billing Analyst
Cox Communications
06.2006 - 12.2011
Master’s Degree - Science Business of Management
University of Phoenix
Delta Mu Delta certificate -
University of Phoenix
BS Degree - Science of Business with concentration in Accounting
University of Phoenix