Twelve-years plus experience in full-cycle Accounts Payable and currently working towards Payroll Compliance Practitioner Designation.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Coordinator
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
09.2024 - Current
Process approximately 70 incoming invoices and payment in advance (PIA) requests into the accounting system using Oracle’s JD Edwards via three-way match or code to pay.
Process weekly payments for multiple entities, investigate payment returns, and send the remittance advice to the vendors.
Review vendor statements to ensure all outstanding invoices are entered and request missing copies of invoices from vendors if necessary.
Determine invoice statuses and communicate payment internally and externally.
Assist in setting up the new vendors in the system.
AP Payments Analyst
Parkland Corporation
01.2024 - 08.2024
Responsible for payments to external vendors, employees, taxes, payroll, intercompany transfers via cheque, electronic funds transfers, and wires.
Processed ad-hoc requests like emergency payment requests.
Monitored the status of the payments and took vital actions, including engaging with internal stakeholders to ensure that all payments are optimally performed.
Ensured all activities are being processed within internal control boundaries for all payments.
Acted as one of the points of contact for the following situations: payment date, proof of payment, rejection, and return reasons.
Responsible for verifying the vendors' information, including mailing address, GST registration, and bank details before setting up the new vendors.
Provided support on the monthly Key Performance Indicators on emergency and manual payments, and any ad-hoc report requests.
Ensured all e-mails and ServiceNow tickets are processed accurately and within the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
Assisted with month-end closing including PAD closures and Business Day closing.
Continuous improvement oriented and applied any opportunities for simplifying the processes.
Accounts Payable Technician
Parkland Corporation
01.2023 - 12.2023
Processed approximately 70 incoming invoices and payment requests from ServiceNow and Outlook into the accounting system using Oracle’s JD Edwards, ReQlogic, and Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains software.
Coded and matched vendors’ invoices with receiving documents, purchase orders, and entered accurately into accounting systems.
Reconciled invoices against purchase orders to identify and resolve discrepancies.
Researched purchase orders and related documents as necessary for clarification and issue resolution.
Ensured non-purchase order invoices are properly authorized and paid by the due date.
Communicated with internal and external vendors in response to inquiries and resolved issues timely of invoices.
Responded to vendor inquiries such as new vendor creation, banking updates, and status of payment.
Junior Accountant
Waymarker Hospitality Management
03.2013 - 12.2022
Performed biweekly payroll by collecting, calculating, and entering employee data into Ceridian Dayforce software.
Maintained payroll records by entering adjustments on pay rates, employee status changes, etc.
Posted high volume invoices, bank deposits, and sales reports for 10+ hotels and restaurants on time.
Received and verified invoices and requisitions for goods and services. Worked with managers to obtain proper approvals for invoice payments.
Prioritized payments and ensure they are posted on a timely and consistent basis.
Maintained monthly reports for all the hotels and resorts. Performed intra-company postings and monthly bank reconciliations for all the properties.
Assisted managers in preparing monthly financial statements.
Set up vendors’ accounts and reconcile monthly statements.
Handled incoming calls for vendor inquiries and resolve invoice discrepancies.
Liaised with bankers regarding financial transactions.
Filed monthly Alberta Tourism Levy (ATL) returns for the hotels.
Performed cost control analysis and create an implementation plan for management.
Accounting Clerk
Craig Law LLP
05.2013 - 06.2015
Deposited bank drafts, electronic funds transfers, and personal cheques into the PC Law system to complete real estate transactions.
Issued cheques to the clients and other law firms for all real estate closings.
Created and printed final client billing and trust ledgers.
Performed daily bank deposits.
Data Entry Clerk
ATB Financial Central Services
05.2012 - 02.2013
Monitored and ensured incoming mortgages and loan applications were printed in a timely and accurate fashion.
Consolidated customers’ information from the SAP system to generate reports (e.g., personal loans, lines of credit, insurance) for other departments.
Responsible for maintaining applicants’ confidential and sensitive information.
Identified all inconsistencies in customers’ personal information and escalated for resolution.
Handled all change requests from Central Services on loan and mortgage files.
Responsible for tracking and dispersing all customers’ files and documents to other departments as per applicable deadlines.
Completed security checks prior to the release of customers’ confidential data.
Managed all incoming mails for distribution to various departments for review or approval.
Bachelor of Applied Business Administration - Accounting
SAIT Polytechnic
Calgary, Alberta
08.2014
Skills
Proficient with Oracle’s JD Edwards, ServiceNow, Power BI, ReQLogic, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Sage 50, QuickBooks, Ceridian Dayforce, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Reliable and adaptable; learn new systems quickly
Capable of prioritizing workload and multi-tasking while being conscientious of deadlines
Readily adapt to changes in the organizational environment
Self-motivated and work well with minimal supervision
Effective team member, contributing positively to the morale of the team
Timeline
Accounts Payable Coordinator
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
09.2024 - Current
AP Payments Analyst
Parkland Corporation
01.2024 - 08.2024
Accounts Payable Technician
Parkland Corporation
01.2023 - 12.2023
Accounting Clerk
Craig Law LLP
05.2013 - 06.2015
Junior Accountant
Waymarker Hospitality Management
03.2013 - 12.2022
Data Entry Clerk
ATB Financial Central Services
05.2012 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Applied Business Administration - Accounting
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