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Vangdee Xiong

Saint Paul

Summary

Experienced with processing and reconciling invoices and payments. Uses effective vendor management to ensure timely and accurate financial transactions. Knowledge of accounting software and compliance standards, ensuring efficient and accurate accounts payable operations.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Minnesota Orchestral Association
07.2019 - 04.2024
  • Processed vendor invoices accurately and timely to ensure prompt payments.
  • Managed purchase order reconciliation, resolving discrepancies effectively.
  • Coordinated with internal departments to facilitate smooth accounts payable operations.
  • Reviewed and approved expense reports to maintain compliance with organizational policies.
  • Implemented process improvements that enhanced invoice processing efficiency.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with vendors to address payment inquiries efficiently.
  • Generated financial reports related to accounts payable for management review and decision-making.
  • Managed vendor relationships, ensuring prompt responses to inquiries and resolving disputes.
  • Coordinated with other departments as needed for approval or clarification on invoiced items, promoting effective cross-functional collaboration throughout the organization.
  • Assisted with month-end closing tasks, ensuring timely completion of financial statements.
  • Completed month-end closings with journal entries and reconciling accounts.
  • Reviewed open purchase orders for integrity, accuracy and completeness of vendor information.
  • Facilitated timely payments by monitoring accounts payable aging reports and prioritizing high-risk items.
  • Increased efficiency of accounts payable team by providing guidance, training, and support to staff members.
  • Provided regular updates on outstanding invoices to management, enabling informed decision-making regarding cash flow management strategies.
  • Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
  • Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
  • Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
  • Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.

Contractor - Bookkeeper

Page Education Foundation
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Provided professional bookkeeping services, managing donations, reconciling accounts, and generating detailed financial reports.
  • Ensured compliance with accounting standards and accuracy in financial records to support the foundation’s mission and audit readiness.
  • Maintained organized records and tracked donor contributions to facilitate ongoing donor relations and reporting.

Assistant Billing Representative

Securian Financial Group
08.2017 - 12.2017

· Clearing premium sent in by direct pay customers.

· Adjusting payments and inputting basic policy transactions.

· Review and set up customers in Compass with EFT based on the authorizations customers submitted.

· Process a high volume of workload with a set timeframe in order to meet service level standards.

· Filing and sorting mail.

· Processing client letters using templates.

Accounting Specialist

Wells Fargo
05.2016 - 05.2017

Manage multiple territories with value $300,000+

· Retrieve daily mail for scanning/recording/tracking into system

· Enter/reconcile/transfer client/company commissions/funds using Nexsure, Benefit Point, and Kofax systems.

· Calculate/process/balance/review client/company records/accounts for accuracy.

· Review/research all discrepancies utilizing various methods to solve/clear account errors using online systems.

· Communicate with carriers via phone/emails regarding client/company accounts

· Meet company deadlines/quota daily/weekly/month

Records/Senior Clerk

Don Joy Orthopedics
02.2015 - 03.2016

Manage multiple dept. day-to-day operations of client records – handling average 350+ files/accounts per day.

· Manage Records department staffing needs, including training and assisting with day-to-day. customer record questions.

· Receive/review/organize incoming emails/faxes/documents for duplicate accounts

· Data entry, set up/open orders for client liaison/field reps

· Manage/delegate workflow by using OnBase Client system, ensuring records linked appropriately to the right client account.

· Meet company deadlines/quota daily/weekly/monthly

Education

Associate of Science -

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

Skills

  • Payment scheduling
  • Invoice processing
  • Bookkeeping
  • Vendor relationship management
  • Month-end closing
  • Quickbooks
  • Data entry
  • Data inputting
  • Data entry and 10-key
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Customer service
  • Organization skills

Languages

Hmong

Timeline

Contractor - Bookkeeper

Page Education Foundation
01.2022 - 01.2024

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Minnesota Orchestral Association
07.2019 - 04.2024

Assistant Billing Representative

Securian Financial Group
08.2017 - 12.2017

Accounting Specialist

Wells Fargo
05.2016 - 05.2017

Records/Senior Clerk

Don Joy Orthopedics
02.2015 - 03.2016

Associate of Science -

Century College
Vangdee Xiong