Experience

iMedia Brands, Inc.

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior AP Specialist / Merchandise Accounting Lead

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES• Ensure correct and efficient approval, sorting, coding and matching of invoices and receipts• Keep track, process and reconcile payments and expenditures, including purchase orders, invoices, statements, checks, various chargebacks, and credit in compliance with financial policies and procedures• Effective problem solve and continuously seek to improve processes and find efficiencies• Inventory costing and item conversions• Regularly tabulate data and compile necessary reports• Ensure vendor debit completeness and related collections• Forecasting and payments• Maintain bank relationships for factoring partnersKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Recalibrated the discounting program, resulting in $204,000 in savings for the organization• Provided leadership and technical expertise to new management in the Accounts Payable department, getting them up to speed quickly in their new roles• Monitored and updated all insurance paperwork to ensure compliance with each vendor doing business with ShopHQ Show less

• Supervisor, Accounts Payable

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2017

  POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES• Oversight of accounts payable invoice and payment processing• Monitor workflow and workload of staff• Management of corporate purchasing and travel card programs• Creation of accruals at month-end• Review and approve employee expense reports• Resolve escalated invoice/payment issues through written and verbal communication with vendors and ShopNBC team membersKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Mastered payment forecasting process• Managed 119 active vendor accounts, totaling 17% of the total vendor pool• Drove the discounting program, saving the organization $74K in 2016• Resolved ShopNBC’s internet team’s purchasing card duplicate invoice payments by creating SOPs and training the team.• Cross-trained on manager’s position for peak periods, and acted as back-up during vacations and leaves of absence.• Found duplicate payment error and resolved, saving the company thousands of dollars Show less



Federated Department Stores

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead of Vendor Relations

  • 2005 - 2007

• Lead of Debit Balance and Reference File

  • 2005 - 2005



Target

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vendor Account Representative

  • 2003 - 2005



Aerotek

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Admin

  • 1995 - 1997