Melanie Van Waveren
Victoria Point,QLD
Summary
With 14 years of accounts payable experience, I am a skilled and dependable employee dedicated to delivering exceptional work and surpassing expectations. I consistently put forth maximum effort and willingly go above and beyond. My adaptability and eagerness to embrace new opportunities enable me to thrive in fast-paced settings. Collaborating with colleagues and other departments fosters unity and drives our collective success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
DEMEX
07.2024 - Current
- High volume AP invoice processing
- Weekly payment runs
- Employee Reimbursements
- Working in Vista
- Adhoc tasks
- Making sure all invoices are approved in the system after entering
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Bank reconciliation.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Accounts Administration
Kauri Park Nurseries
08.2016 - 06.2024
- Processing all incoming invoices and investigating discrepancies between PO and invoices
- Payments were made on a weekly basis as well as the monthly for all vendors, suppliers, and expense claims for associates
- The payments were completed in Accredo and all International payments are then manually uploaded via internet banking by me after which it was authorized by our finance manager
- Communicating with suppliers and associates internally was a big part of my role, but I did mostly work on my own
- Maintaining the accounts and transactions and investigate any anomalies on the accounts
- Check and pay out expense claims for the employees
- Sending out statements and invoices at month end and when requested by customers
- Following up on payments on overdue accounts
- Daily Bank Reconciliation and allocations of payments
- Responding to customer queries
- Weekly Payroll- Checking timesheets as well as run reports for the weekly payroll
- Ordering of all stationery and lunchroom supplies
- Adhoc tasks
- I have experience in Xero and SAP.
Accounts Payable Team Leader
Ingram Micro NZ
07.2015 - 05.2016
- Promoted to Team Leader on 1st July 2015.
Accounts Payable
Ingram Micro
02.2007 - 05.2016
- Payment forecast All payments that are due payable during the month are forecasted in advance and supplied to the finance team who in turn uses the forecast in their budget planning for the month
- This Forecast is updated every day and is prepared for all currency payments, Trade vendors as well as non trade vendors
- Payment runs I run all the payments that needs to be made , daily, weekly and monthly for all trade vendors, non trade vendors and expense claims for associates
- The payments runs are completed in SAP and all overseas payments are then manually uploaded via internet banking by myself after which it is authorised by higher authorities
- Communicating with vendors and associates internally is a huge part of my job
- Overseeing the Offshore Accounts Payable team, assisting them with any queries they might have or any challenges that they experience during the day
- Investigating Credit notes received from vendors to find out what they relate to
- Maintaining the account and transactions and investigate any anomalies on the accounts
- Checking reconciliations done by Offshore team and sorting any challenges
- Preparing reconciliation on TOP vendors for CFO on a quarterly basis.
Education
Certificate in Bookkeeping -
Career Academy
12.2017
Skills
- Payment Processing
- Entry verification
- Data inputting
- Vendor Relations
- Invoice Processing
- Account Reconciliation
Languages
Afrikaans
English
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
DEMEX
07.2024 - Current
Accounts Administration
Kauri Park Nurseries
08.2016 - 06.2024
Accounts Payable Team Leader
Ingram Micro NZ
07.2015 - 05.2016
Accounts Payable
Ingram Micro
02.2007 - 05.2016
Certificate in Bookkeeping -
Career Academy
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