Coral Shaffer, Csm Email & Phone Number

Lake Forest, Illinois

Accounts Payable SupervisorOversaw day-to-day tasks of 2 operations, 5 AP specialists, and 7 SAP AP Module system transition team members. Performed wire payments inside JP Morgan banking platform as backup to payments team, including foreign exchange transactions in multiple currencies. Managed 2 major projects: Implementation of Basware automated invoice processing and integration of acquired Evergreen AP team into Pactiv AP team.• Played key role as member of management team to execute launch of Basware automated invoice processing system, beginning project from initial planning and development phase in 2019 to go live in March 2022. o Wrote test scripts, data mining, QA testing, process documentation, and training.o Fostered relationships with business-critical suppliers, prioritizing, establishing open lines of communication, and gaining trust.• Served as Accounts Payable SME and project supervisor overseeing full remote integration of Evergreen Canton team during COVID into Pactiv team. Hired and managed both teams remotely. Met project goal to launch in April 2020 and fully transitioned by November 2020.o Self-taught Evergreen SAP system for AP invoice processing and conducted root cause analysis on total invoices processed monthly, auto processed, posted automatically, and exception reporting.o Determined gaps in process, reduced inefficiencies, and executed process improvements.o Structured team to achieve 90%+ early and on-time discounts possible through automation and established KPI targets directly reflecting savings to P&L. o Examined relationships with internal and external customers, providing best-in-class service.• Contributed expertise to SAP upgrade project, executing decisions for initial design phase, performing quality assurance testing, and achieving go-live goal of November 2022.

Carried out monthly financial reconciliation of sub-ledger to general ledger. Prepared journal entries to true up monthly accruals due to variances in forecast results. Submitted and reconciled rebate claims with vendors.• Interpreted vendor Microsoft rules of eligibility for commission revenue, building, testing, and implementing tool to accurately forecast expected revenue month over month.• Analyzed results of awarded commission revenue versus CDW forecasted amounts, clearly defining forecasting criteria and rules.• Developed KPIs to track success of commission revenue programs.• Disputed claim denials according to contract agreement reviews and analyzed volume incentive rebate programs, maximizing rebate achieved and sharing information with sales and procurement managers.

Analyze the financial impact to cash and profitability of assigned vendor rebate programsDevelop and maintain excellent working relationships with vendor partnersMonitor receivable balances weekly and proactively work to keep aged past due amounts to a minimumMinimize write-offs via research and dispute resolution wherever possible. Identify write-off trends and recommend longer term solutions to mitigate root causes

• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Cardinal Health Material Master File for the SCS Medical Suppliers• Manage individual portfolio of suppliers to ensure database alignment that drives EDI transactions and minimize purchase price variances.• Central contact for suppliers and field inventory teams to process requests for new item adds, product changes, and deletions.• Communicates and interacts directly with Marketing, Pricing, Field Inventory Teams, Sales Representatives, and other business units.• Manages yearly price change process and is responsible for enforcing supporting policies• Must document and support standardized procedures and participate in training of other business units as will as new hires