Lailah S. Ford
Lexington Park
Summary
Detail-oriented Accounts Payable and Travel Specialist with a solid track record in processing vendor invoices, managing high-volume workflows, and supporting month-end reconciliations. Proficient in Deltek Costpoint and QuickBooks, ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial reporting. Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, aiming to transition into a Staff Accountant role.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist & Travel Specialist
AVIAN, LLC.
Lexington Park
09.2023 - Current
- Process vendor invoices, EFT payments, ACH payments, and manual check requests in Costpoint
- Review and reconcile expense reports, travel vouchers, and travel plan documentation
- Coordinated employee travel arrangements and assisted travelers with expense reporting procedures to ensure compliance with company policies
- Monitored payment statuses and communicated with vendors regarding invoice and payment inquiries to enhance vendor relationships and support timely processing
- Assist with month-end processes including reconciliations and cash clearing activities
- Support internal controls by reviewing supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance
- Researched and resolved payment discrepancies, duplicate invoices, and outstanding balances to maintain accurate financial records
- Prepare and distribute payment files for accounting approval and processing
- Collaborate with accounting leadership, project teams, and travelers to ensure timely processing of financial transactions
- Maintained organized financial documentation and supported audit requests.
- Utilize Deltek Costpoint, Excel, SharePoint, and travel management systems to support accounting operations
- Prepare and process EFT, ACH, and check payments in accordance with company procedures
- Assist with check deposit processing and maintain accurate payment documentation
- Review, code, and process vendor invoices for payment using appropriate general ledger accounts, cost centers, and project codes
Accounting Intern
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
Hughesville
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Assisted with accounting audits by gathering requested data and uploading it to the accounting firm’s secure website.
- Facilitated annual budget process by coordinating with working groups to gather documentation and support, and uploading spreadsheets.
- Contributed with the planning of month and year-end closing procedures to include reconciliations, review of work in progress for project close including close out entries, and processing functions of month end close for capitalization of general plant assets.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of 15 subsidiary ledgers with general ledger across different applications.
- Assisted with the analysis and reclassification of assets for a newly constructed office by depreciation group.
- Examined integrated data on assets for retirement by quantity accuracy through comparative analysis of reports from the applications: LaunchPad (reporting) and Powerplan (fixed asset).
- Processed invoices for accounts payable team using invoice automation, ensuring accurate general ledger coding by cost center, account, and subaccounts.
- Created monthly journal entries using Excel software to ensure accurate financial records.
- Participated in a full count of inventory using barcode scanning by bin through Koerber Edge’s warehouse management system at a physical warehouse with over 550 individual stock codes included in the count. All counts were conducted under dual control with two counters validating the count then scanned with the barcode scanner. Each team of 2 collaborated with a larger group of 12 teams and followed instructions from a beeline assignment managed by a control team
Education
BS - Accounting
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD12-2026
AAS - Accounting
College of Southern Maryland
Leonardtown, MD12-2022
High School Diploma -
Great Mills High School
Great Mills, MD05-2014
Skills
- Accounts Payable Software
- Invoice processing
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Time Management
- Problem Solving
- Detail Oriented
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Critical Thinking
- Effective Communication
- Strong Work Ethic
Training
- Principles of Accounting I and II
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Automated Accounting Systems (QuickBooks)
- Federal Income Tax Account I
- Business Law I
- Business Finance
- Intro to Business Marketing Economics
- Business/Technical Writing (current)
References
- Pamella Bryant, CPA, Treasury & Fixed Asset Director, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, 240-309-9000, pamella.bryant@smeco.coop, pjhbryant@gmail.com
- Shala Ford, Shalaworks Owner, 240-486-4420, www.shalaworksphotography.com, www.shala_ford@yahoo.com
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist & Travel Specialist
AVIAN, LLC.
09.2023 - Current
Accounting Intern
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
06.2022 - 07.2023
BS - Accounting
University of Maryland Global Campus
AAS - Accounting
College of Southern Maryland
High School Diploma -
Great Mills High School