Tishman SpeyerAccounts Payable Lead
Nov. 2006 - Feb. 2014• Ensured the Account Payable team responding to all inquiries in a timely manner and all inquiries dealt with correctly and efficiently.
• Delegated tasks and responsibilities to achieve quality outcome, determines deadlines and makes appropriate assignments; recognize and adjust for inequities among assignments.
• Trained and reviewed staff and managed workloads to increase efficiency and overall performance.
• Developed, implemented and maintained systems, procedures and policies, for the accounts payable and procurement functions to maintain controls, increase efficiency and ensure adhere to organization guidelines.
• Communicated with other departments and with vendors regarding our position on relevant issues, design/revise tools, processes and procedures to improve efficiency and head special projects, as needed.
• Managed day-to-day operations, ensuring that client expectations were met, by monitoring quality and productivity • Reconciled and processed company payroll, management fees, overhead benefits and bonus data report into the MRI accounts payable system.
• Processed and review uploads throughout our world base Properties, using MRI and Kyriba Financial system.
• Interacted with management department’s based in India, California, China, and Brazil, DC and NY offices regarding the enhancement of our guidelines, procedures and helping improve our current AP process and deadline related issues. • Provided timely and accurate reporting, which includes aged payables, analyzing, reclassification and resolution of aged transactions. • Performed WebEx conferences to overseas properties on the Accounts Payables function & training using the company’s SOP guidelines distribution. • Managed the Payroll deduction/allocation (Overhead, Semi Weekly & Supervisory fees) process.
• Involved with Property managers to verify property bank cash logs to ensure company is meeting financial aspects on a monthly basis.