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Cathy Manfredini

Saint Paul

Summary

Detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist with extensive experience. Excelling in payment processing and vendor relations. Proven track record of maintaining a <.03% error rate while ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards. Skilled in JD Edwards and Microsoft Excel, with a commitment to accuracy and efficiency in all tasks.

Overview

45
45
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)

Dessert Holdings
11.2024 - 03.2025

Responsible for entering PO related and non-PO related invoices into Ndvision.


Comparing pricing, quantity and tax.


Making sure to have approval and coding on majority of non-PO related invoices.


Processed weekly check runs, including issuing manual checks.


Respond to customer inquiries via email in a timely manner.

Accounts Payable Specialist (contract)

Bio-Techne
07.2023 - 08.2024

Responsible for matching invoices, receiving data and purchase orders, comparing price, quantity and descriptive data to ensure complete accuracy.


Route non-three-way match and non-two-way match invoices for approval based on current delegation of authority policy.


Follow up on invoices that are in route to be signed.


Three-way manual matching.


Responsible for review and cleanup of aged received not vouchered report items to help ensure accurate financial reporting.


Organize and file completed payments.


Perform additional duties as assigned.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Northern Tool & Equipment
02.2015 - 06.2023

Process 200+ domestic and import EDI invoices, open return transactions and credit memos with <.03% error rate.


Prepare statement reconciliations, monthly journal entries for non-system created payments and monitor invoice processing discrepancies to resolve recurring issues.


Respond to customer inquiries via phone and email within established Service Level agreements guidelines with a 99% success rate, including the facilitation of vendor account shutdown and serving as liaison between vendors, retail stores, distribution center and merchants to resolve billing issues.



Account Assistant

Marsden
01.2014 - 12.2014

Coded, scanned and entered 75 to 100+ invoices with a <.03% error rate and secured management approval for high dollar invoices.


Processed monthly auto allowance expenses and processed weekly check runs including issuing manual checks.


Updated billing Excel spreadsheets for analysis and management reporting.


Provided vendor support within established Service Level agreements guidelines with a 99% success rate.

Account Assistant

Green Tree Servicing
05.2011 - 12.2014

Schedule priority checks to be paid and processed daily check runs of 100 to 150 invoices for distribution via FedEx including shipping label preparation with <.03% error rate.


Conducted expense report audits according to established deadline schedule with a 100% success rate.

Finance Specialist

DECARE Dental
11.2008 - 02.2010

Invoice input into Oracle. 75-100 invoices per day


Audit assistance projects and enter commissions into Oracle.

Account Payable/Accounts Receivable Clerk

West Publishing Company
05.1980 - 06.2006

Maintained 225+ documents daily with a <.03% error rate including invoices, employee expense reports and timesheets.


Completed quarterly SAP testing of purchase orders.


Assisted Payroll Tax department by reconciling employee W-2's and remained up-to-date on tax rules and 1099 requirements.


Validated accounts receivable reports and maintained transaction log.


Prepared statement reconciliations.


Assisted in creation of training manual.

Education

High School Diploma -

Monroe High School
Saint Paul, MN
06-1977

Skills

  • Payment processing
  • Entry verification
  • Data inputting
  • Vendor relations
  • JD Edwards - AS400
  • D365-MediusFlkow-Metaviewer
  • IXOS Imaging
  • Acorde
  • SAP
  • Peoplesoft
  • XOX compliance
  • Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word

Timeline

Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)

Dessert Holdings
11.2024 - 03.2025

Accounts Payable Specialist (contract)

Bio-Techne
07.2023 - 08.2024

Accounts Payable Specialist

Northern Tool & Equipment
02.2015 - 06.2023

Account Assistant

Marsden
01.2014 - 12.2014

Account Assistant

Green Tree Servicing
05.2011 - 12.2014

Finance Specialist

DECARE Dental
11.2008 - 02.2010

Account Payable/Accounts Receivable Clerk

West Publishing Company
05.1980 - 06.2006

High School Diploma -

Monroe High School
Cathy Manfredini