Riyaz Farook Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Leading three direct reports
• Responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the merchandise payable team
• Managing weekly payments worth upwards of five million dollars, processed over 4,500 invoices
• Establishing open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions
• Conducting monthly team meetings and one-on-one meetings
• Working collaboratively with other associates and managers with the implementation of a new ERP system

Toronto, Canada Area

• Processed vendor invoices, expense reports and credit memos including GL coding of invoices into multiple legal entities AP subledger and matching for timely cheque runs and wire payments
• Generated cheques or EFT payments, obtaining approvals/signatures and issuing to vendors
• Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment
• Established thorough cross-checks of purchase orders, packing lists, receiving logs and invoices
• Trained new team members and interns on A/P systems and policies
• Took on additional job duties during unexpected backlog, resulting in meeting target payment deadlines