Highly motivated Accounting Associate and Accounts Payable Manager with over 20 years of experience in managing and supervising all accounts payable processes and accounts receivable processes across multiple companies, cost centers, and currencies. Capable of meeting deadlines and following company policies. Experienced in maintaining vendor and employee relationships.Works as a team player with the management company accounting and fund accounting departments. Additionally, assisted accounting department with monthly and year end financial close processes. In addition to the above responsibilities, I am a experienced, VP, HR & Benefits Manager who is highly motivated, detail oriented, and organized with over 20 years of experience. Develops and implements cost effective benefit programs. Administers all benefit program processes, policies, and procedures. Ensures benefits meet management and employee needs. Complies with all legal requirements, and manages all benefit regulatory compliance. Promotes benefit communications and provides assistance to all employees on any benefit related issues. Coordinates and builds relationships with external insurance consultants and carriers to strategically evaluate annual carrier quotes, overall cost estimates, and any necessary plan design changes to provide cost effective benefits to all employees and their dependents. Assisted CFO with budgeting and assisted in saving ~$1.5M over 10 years by evaluating and implementing a health plan that not only provided excellent benefits to our employees and their dependents, while also, providing a fit for the companies annual benefits budget across our offices in the U.S. and in the United Kingdom.