Chloris Connolly
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**** ** ***** **, ***** Miami Beach, FL 33160 abhf6z@r.postjobfree.com 240-
Summary of Qualifications:
. I offer 10 years of experience performing accounts payable and
administrative functions in fast paced environments
. Meticulous attention to detail
. Strong interpersonal skills with a "teamwork" philosophy
. Consistently meet and exceed my employers expectations and goals
Professional Experience:
A/P Coordinator Chicken Out, Inc (a restaurant chain)
Gaithersburg, MD 2006 to 2011
. Provide full cycle accounts payable support to 17 restaurants and
support center
. Run daily sales reports and prepare DC/MD/VA Sales and Use Tax
Returns
. Exercise excellent use of judgment when negotiating payment
arrangements with vendors and landlords
. Communicate with vendors via phone/fax/email to report payments and
reconcile accounts
. Manage Accounts Payable and Rent disbursements
. Run A/P aging report and update A/P check disbursement list in
Excel daily
. Audit Employee Expense reports ensuring all receipts are attached
and dept head has authorized reimbursement
. Obtain payment approval of invoices, code expenses to proper GL
accounts and post to current period
Bookkeeper Earth & Turf, Inc (a private landscaping business)
Mt. Airy, MD 2006
. Entered accounts payable and accounts receivable into QuickBooks
Accounting
. Coded expenses to proper GL accounts
. Generated invoices for all credit accounts and mailed to customers
. Organized all customer and vendor accounts in accounting system
. Handled all other general office tasks
Sr. A/P Specialist RIMSI, Corp (a property mgmt firm) Bethesda,
MD 2005 to 2006
. Provided full cycle accounts payable support to 12 properties
and corporate
. Ran reports to coordinate disbursements and updated end check
balance in Excel
. Communicated with vendors and off site personnel to facilitate
payments and credit adjustments
. Prepared Certificate of Insurance request letters for vendors to
ensure timely payment
. Balanced invoice batches into Jenark Accounting system
. Audited and processed employee expense reports weekly
. Coded non-Purchase order invoices to proper GL accounts
. Coordinated and reported weekly statistical AP data collection
to Vice President
. Back up to receptionist and provided bilingual customer service to
residents
Resume of Chloris Connolly (page 2)
Accounts Payable Specialist Adventist HealthCare, Inc
Rockville, MD 2001 to 2004
. Provided Accounts Payable service and support to 2 Hospitals,
Patient Accounting, 6 Nursing homes and Support Center
. High volume invoice processing into PeopleSoft 8.5 online
accounting
. Coordinated weekly statistical AP data collection to Vice
President of Finance
. Coordinated approximately 350 A/P disbursements and 150 Patient
Refunds weekly
. Tracked unclaimed property due the State resulting from returned
A/P checks
. Bilingual customer service for patients
Accounting Specialist M & A Sales, Inc (a music distribution co)
Rockville, MD 2000 to 2001
. Performed full cycle Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
activities
. Coordinated disbursements weekly taking advantage of Net Term
Discounts
. Maintained and updated accounts payable reports daily
. Communicated with vendors to facilitate payments and reconcile
accounts
. Called customers inquiring about payment on past due accounts
. Handled the PBX switchboard of high volume incoming calls
. Back up to invoice billing clerk
Education
. Associates Degree Business Admin. - Montgomery College
Technical Skill Sets
. Proficient in PeopleSoft 8.5, Jenark, QuickBooks, MS Office
Suite
. Bilingual (fluent English and Spanish)