Accounts Payable Manager

Managed royalty AP team of 5 for patent licensing intermediary, collecting and paying royalties on consumer electronics patents. Directed accurate and timely payment of royalties, effectively overseeing AP systems, operational processes, and cash flow for world’s largest global electronics companies.

Selected accomplishments:

• Improved management and communication to 300+ international vendors, including Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, developing Standardized Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Advanced integration of AP vendors, processes, and systems during company acquisition of MPEG LA by Via LA, leveraging SOPs, organizational and leadership skills, and deadline management, meeting 100% of payment obligations.

• Optimized daily, quarterly, and ad hoc AP controls and processes, achieving “clean” SOC-1 opinion with zero exceptions for 9 consecutive years. Developed new SOX controls post-acquisition and maintained SOX documentation as subsidiary of public company.

Led day-to-day responsibilities of royalty AP team to ensure accurate and timely payment of royalties to vendors. Supervised AP systems, analysis, and reporting.

Selected accomplishments:

• Coordinated with IT to automate quarterly revenue reporting for vendors, decreasing closing time and increasing accuracy and efficiency.

• Analyzed large Excel data exports of 50K+ lines, using formulas, lookups, and pivot tables, creating advanced financial modeling, estimates, projections, and strategic analysis for executives and vendors to make informed decisions on costs, revenue, and new business.

• Recognized with promotion for increasing efficiency and accuracy within set contract terms and deadlines, providing mentorship and guidance to team members, resulting in better employee retention, and developing cross-functional process and system improvements.

Managed AP analyst and specialist, overseeing creation, processing, and matching of royalty sales statements, invoices, and payments to vendors.

Selected accomplishments:

• Reviewed and approved quarterly financial statements and ad hoc reporting provided to vendors, warranting accuracy in data.

• Completed bank reconciliations and resolved payment discrepancies between sub ledger to general ledger, identifying errors before payment to vendors.

• Utilized advanced written communication, grammatical, and organizational skills to review team members’ American, European, and Asian vendor emails, resulting in clear, concise, and accurate communication.