Experience

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  Verdun Oil Company

  • Houston, Texas, United States

  • Accounts Payable Professional

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Houston, Texas, United States

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  Sirius Solutions, LLLP

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Accounts Payable

    • Oct 2018 - Jun 2020
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Working with multiple clients processing Accounts Payable Invoices and Customer Service.Responsible for handling Accounts Payable processes, i.e., submitting invoices to DocVue/SmartVue for Review and Validation, coding and launching to appropriate workflow, process vouchers into Excalibur using a Batch process, reviewing my own voucher entry and approving over to System in DocVue, and running processes through posting into GL and run Check/ACH pay cycle.Provide internal and external Customer Service by email or phone, review Vendor AR Statements, obtain W9’s for new vendors and ACH Forms.Creating Desktop Procedures for AP Processes.Report and provide documentation for System issues related to DocVue/SmartVue or Excalibur for submittal to IT Support.

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  Opportune LLP

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Sr. Accounts Payable Analyst

    • Jun 2017 - Sep 2018
    • Houston, Texas Area

    • Responsible for handling one of Opportune’s largest client’s Accounts Payable processes, i.e., voucher entries, pay cycles, processing/uploading of JIB invoices, recording manual/wire payments and check voids, and performing AP Account Reconciliations, etc. Meeting clients’ monthly timelines, i.e., closing payables, ensuring all processed transactions are posted in the correct accounting month.• Successfully upload all invoices into SmartVue to code and launch into respective DocVue Workflows. Submitting approved DocVue invoices over to system (BOLO) to be included as open payables, ready for payment processing thereafter.• Provide excellent internal and external customer service. • Create and update Desktop Procedures for Clients’ AP processes.• Train new hires the AP processes and JIB processing in EnergyLink.

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  Range Resources

  • Houston, Texas

  • Lead Accounts Payable Specialist

    • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Houston, Texas

    Transition employee for three months.Accomplishments:• Assisted and successfully completed all AP processes, i.e., voucher entry, pay cycles to ensure a seamless transition from MRD to Range Resources Corporation.• Provided excellent internal and external customer service. • Responsible for the review of all MRDs AP 1099 records for tax year 2016 and assist Division Order Group review all owners have EINs. Create the necessary AP adjustments to ensure accurate reporting to the recipient and Internal Revenue for MRDs 2016 payments.• Trained Range personnel how to use DocVue to obtain copies of invoices processed and paid and use 1099 Module in BOLO.

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  Memorial Resource Development Corp.

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Lead AP Specialists

    • Jan 2015 - Sep 2016
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Accomplishments:• • Successfully led and participated in several upgrades of DocVue workflow systems, including creating test scripts, performing testing, and training co-workers of new functionalities.• Participated in Memorial’s initiatives to streamline processes and increase cost savings: o On-ramping AP Vendors to electronically submit their invoices through third party ADP OpenInvoice, allowing for invoices to be processed quicker. o On-boarding vendors for fast pay program to be paid by virtual credit card or ACH using third party FSI Global (SunGard) which reduced the number of checks printed, allowing for more efficient reconciliation process for outstanding checks.• Reviewed all employee expenses submitted for accuracy and for proper backup detail according to IRS regulations. • Responsible for vendor setups and updates in BOLO, ensured all new vendors had a W9 on file and/or validated SSN in Nexis to eliminate receiving IRS B-Notices.• Created desktop procedures for AP processes and other AP functions.• Led the review of 1099 records by running reports and making the necessary adjustments to ensure correct reporting to the recipient and Internal Revenue for 2013, 2014 and 2015.• Performed major vendor cleanup to ensure all reportable vendors had an EIN/SSN, so that no AP 1099’s get issued without a Tax Identification Number.• Sent out yearly W9 Letters to vendors with no W9s on file, as well as those with W9 on file that was on IRS W9 form December 2014 or prior, to obtain current W9s to comply with new IRS regulations. • Provided customer service for all AP calls and emails submitted to company’s AP Email. • Uploaded/scanned into DocVue Workflow within a one-day turn around, ahead of the required three-day turn around.

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  Memorial Resources Development LLC

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Senior AP Specialist

    • Apr 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Accomplishments:• Learned to run pay cycles in Bolo and became responsible in running pay cycles for all of Memorial’s companies. • Trained co-worker’s and contractor’s in Accounts Payable processes.• Modified existing vendor request form to ensure all pertinent information is captured and AP vendor is setup correctly.• Garnered my knowledge and made recommendations to improve and streamline the invoice uploads through Kofax which increased efficiencies, for example: creating folders with pdf of invoices submitted by vendors via email so that they could be uploaded directly into DocVue and we no longer had to print invoices to be scanned into Kofax. Secondly paper invoices received via US Mail were prepped and scanned using the Xerox machine creating a pdf of the invoices for direct upload through Kofax, this eliminated the invoices from being misplaced or lost .

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  El Paso Corporation

  • Principal Accounts Payable

    • 1978 - 2012

    Principal Accountant, 2009 to 2012Accomplishments:•Successfully lead and participated in several projects including PeopleSoft implementation/Bundles and Fixes, Customizations and Disaster Recovery. •Implemented next-generation technologies and process automations (including new EDI, SABRIX, Open Invoice systems) fostering an environment of continuous improvement. •Trained users and served as the primary “go-to” troubleshooter on these new systems, propelling efficiency gains and significant time and cost-savings.•Able to multi-task assigned projects while also working on day-to-day processes and produce quality work with little or no supervision.•Created effective accounting and ad-hoc reports summarizing Accounts Payable data for supply chain, Legal and other departments.•Demonstrated ability to fill in at a moment’s notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows.•Regularly rewarded for timely completion of projects.Senior Accountant, 2001 to 2009•Implemented PeopleSoft Accounts Payable Modules in Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico and Egypt.•Coordinated setups, reports, testing, go-live support, training, and provided desktop procedures. Flew to Nicaragua and Panama first week of go-live processing ensuring Accounts Payable functionality.•Managed accurate and timely update/entry for approximately 1,000 vendors per month.•Reviewed all 1099 transactions for correctness in order to meet Internal Revenue Service/State reporting requirements.•Provided on-site support for business unit in Aruba, creating vendor entry/approval desktops, and training so that colleagues would be able to enter their own vendors into PeopleSoft and increase efficiencies. •Research and resolved unclaimed property issues stemming from El Paso’s acquisitions of TENNECO and SONAT.•Adhered to month-end schedules providing key information necessary for completion of all Accounts Payable transactions.