Michael Everhart Email & Phone Number

Rockaway, Nj, Us

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Ringwood, Nj

Wayne, Nj

-Oversaw team responsible for the reconciliation and payment of invoices totaling over $2.4 billion -Created KPI’s to measure accuracy and productivity and ensured timely resolution of payments and correspondence -Supervised a team of up to 15 responsible for daily processing of invoices and dispute resolution -Drove off-shore team to consistently meet and exceed SLA expectations with on time payments at 98.6%, an auto-match rate of 97.8% for approximately 880,000 invoices from over 1,300 vendors -Reconciled up to $15 million in open receipts as part of accounting month end process to ensure flow of inventory was being properly processed in AP systems -Supported Expense Payables team with all tasks related to daily in-house check run, vendor runs, vendor set-up, freight runs, T&E, and expedited payments -Assisted with the transition of our team from onshore to offshore, including creating new SOP’s for the processing of invoices and payment dispute reconciliation functions -Evaluated staff performance and identified opportunities for improvement

Wayne, Nj

-Accountable for the payment of over $5 billion to domestic vendors -Developed strategy and implemented the use of ACH to pay vendors -Modernized and improved the forecast report for Treasury -Ensured SOX controls were being adhered to and responded to audit requests -Implemented the Toys R Us early payment program -Supervised one direct report

Wayne, Nj

-Developed and maintained report which quantified the production of each associate and measured the department’s outstanding liability -Responsible for training vendors and associates on the proper use of the online Vendor Portal -Established SOP’s to ensure vendor issues were addressed uniformly in established time frames. -Decreased open issues by monitoring production and instructing correspondents on how to resolve issues more efficiently -Facilitated training sessions in key financial systems and communication skills in order to develop stronger, more proficient associates

Wayne, Nj

-Managed multimillion-dollar accounts, investigating and resolving invoice inquiries from vendors to ensure timely product shipments to company stores nationwide -Coordinated meetings, provided status updates, prepared correspondence and presented spreadsheets to vendors and management -Tracked status of outstanding invoices; prepared vendor account adjustments -Analyzed payment term allowances and cash discounts

Wayne, Nj

-Received, analyzed and processed employee expense reports -Examined claims to insure legitimacy -Inspected and remedied errors in coding

Education record

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Delta

Education record

Education record

Activities and Societies: Vice President Biology Club