Teresa Thomas Email & Phone Number

Thomasville, Nc, Us

Thomasville, Nc, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

• Manage a team of 7 that is responsible for auditing expense reports • Single point of contact for all Operating Committee Executive Specialists including review of Executives expense reports and ordering newly hired Executives corporate cards. • Compile and distribute daily production numbers relating to employee expenses to efficiently distribute work so SLAs are met, and items do not age.• Assign daily work to auditors in APZEN Detect tool.• Provide requested information for internal investigations, HR or Legal regarding employee expenses. • Conduct knowledge checks with the auditors to help identify individual procedure understanding gaps and opportunities to coach on and possible clarification on process documents.• Evaluate escalated expense reports from auditors and distribute or manage timely and use as tools to monitor auditor knowledge and identify errors.• Review and report any aging items on the DDA reconciliation• Monitor and assist in ICCARD Handoff and Action Items. • Assist with some Loudspeaker follow-ups regarding employee expenses• Participate in several Concur projects including adding India employee to Concur and testing the Concur Audit tool.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Single point of contact for all Operating Committee Executive Specialists including review of Executives expense reports and ordering newly hired Executives corporate cards. • Compile and distribute daily production numbers relating to employee expenses to efficiently distribute work so SLAs are met, and items do not age.• Assign daily work to auditors in APZEN Detect tool.• Provide requested information for internal investigations, HR or Legal regarding employee expenses. • Conduct knowledge checks with the auditors to help identify individual procedure understanding gaps and opportunities to coach on and possible clarification on process documents.• Evaluate escalated expense reports from auditors and distribute or manage timely and use as tools to monitor auditor knowledge and identify errors.• Review and report any aging items on the DDA reconciliation• Monitor and assist in ICCARD Handoff and Action Items. • Assist with some Loudspeaker follow-ups regarding employee expenses• Participate in several Concur projects including adding India employee to Concur and testing the Concur Audit tool.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Supervised staff of four Financial Accounting Associates responsible for CPG International and CPG PO Invoice processing in SAP.• Contributed to clearing INTL VAT SHRP by developing a rigorous step by step procedure document for team to use in processing international invoices. • Ensured team met SLA’s and tasks were covered during normal business hours at month and year end. • Ensured job aids or training materials were current for each task the team was required to perform.• Remove unnecessary touches and inefficient handoffs from the process to optimize cycle time including partnering with P2P and CPG partners to improve processes. • Contributor of moving international process (all paper) to paperless during COVID BCP.

Winston-Salem, Nc, Us

Manage staff of seven Accounts Payable TechniciansOversee payment functions including Credit Card BIP programs with over $1.4 million in rebate revenue generatedImplement process improvements to better streamline team work loadAction all stop payments and voids in PeopleSoftManage credit holds on all business unit accountsConduct performance evaluationsPartner with Strategic Sourcing to clear invoices in match exception/discrepancy reviewAssist in moving PO invoices to outsourced IDXchange

Provide back office assistance to Accounts Payable team in Columbus OH. Including Concur account reconciliations, customer refund reissuance and SOX testing.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

• • Supervised expense reporting system for 2000+ employees• Collaborated with Concur Business Administrator to schedule cancellation of contract• Administered purchasing and travel credit cards for all former Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) employees• Collaborated with credit card account representatives for seamless balance reconciliation of all accounts• Scheduled and oversaw closure of all purchasing and travel credit cards for all CPG employees• Prioritized final interfaces and payments to credit cards for closure• Business and System Integration Project o Transitioned accounts payable and expense processing functions to SAP for 2,000+ employees. o Collaborated with Supply Chain on communications for transitiono Trained employees on use of SAP expense reporting platform

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

• Supervised expense reporting system for 2000+ employees • Guided employees on use of new expense reporting system, Concur Expense• Liaison with Concur Service Administrator for all changes or issues with system• Extracted reports from Cognos for audit requests and other departments• Analyzed and balanced credit card balances• Assessed daily interfaces to ensure there were no delays in processing• System Administrator for Concur Expense• Drafted all communications for expense reporting portal• Developed knowledge transfer documents for NiSource staff• Cloud Expense Solution Selection and Implementation Project o Evaluated and collaborated in scorecard meetings to select solutiono Directed team of 15 resources as business architect to implement Concur Expenseo Clarified policy and tax requirements for solutiono Reviewed and edited all developed training for end userso Drafted and completed over 200 system tests for user acceptance and end user testingo Communicated issues and concerns to team for resolution

Merrillville, In, Us

• Supervised expense reporting system for 6000+ employees with $38 million in spend• Subject Matter Expert on IBM Global Expense Reporting System• Audited executive council expense reports and addressed any non compliance with Internal Audit• Facilitated and executed yearly updates to corporate policies that improved compliance• Trained Financial Specialists, Analysts and Managers on expense reporting and policy• Conducted quarterly SOX tests on Accounts Payable systems and segregation of duties• Consolidation of Multiple Accounting Systems Project o Represented Accounts Payable in upgrading all business units to PeopleSoft 9.1o Provided support and resources to ensure business needs were identified and addressedo Executed user acceptance testing for Accounts Payable functions o Reviewed and edited user acceptance testing scripts for expense reporting system o Scheduled access changes in systems for upgrade

Daytona Beach, Florida, Us

Assisted with vendor inquiries, processed vendor invoices, employee expense reports and cash requests in accordance with company policy and procedures. Process requisitions, purchase orders and general ledger accounting coding. Maintain vendor information and prepare 1099 annual reports. Assisted in monthly closings, accounts receivable and special projects as needed.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Promoted to Accountant I and acquired role of Accounts Payable Supervisor for staff of four. Answer questions regarding policy and manage work Accounting Assistants work. Reviewed all checks for appropriate approval, amount and payment date. Entered invoices and incoming wires into Timberline Accounts Payable System. Prepare monthly legal report for CFO.Assisted in changing bank accounts for all accounts. Verified, printed and mailed all 1099’s. Assisted in project to map out Chart of Accounts for Balance Sheet and Income Statement

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration And Management, General

Associate In Applied Science, Accounting And Finance

High School Diploma, Accounting And Business/Management