Accounts Payable Manager
Manage a team of up to nine staff in accounts payable, data entry, accounts receivable and reconciliations. Foster and maintain strong vendor relations. Conduct ACH reconciliations and payments, sales reports training and sales reconciliation. Coordinate all staff work, conduct team meetings and promote a collaborative environment with balanced workload to meet deadlines. Enter invoices for construction, commissary, and new store operations team containing sensitive information. Oversee accounting email and respond to vendors, stores and others within the company. Set up vendors, post payments and run statements.Implemented a new structured schedule system resulting in a significant decrease in overtime.Recognized for developing and executing creative strategies for increasing morale, including a team trivia contest with prizes and scheduling positive themed team meetings.Processed accounts receivable and recouped outstanding balances to bring accounts to current status.Served as New Store Operations Trainer, responsible for training office managers in job processes including accounts payable, payroll, onboarding, terminations, running GL’s and office organization.Improved office manager performance by developing new procedural forms and writing a training manual.