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Whitney Shelton

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Accounts Payable Manager at Meritage Homes who helped cut manual invoice entry time by 75%.

Spain

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What I'm looking for

I’m available to resume full-time work now and am open to full-time or contract opportunities.

At Meritage Homes Corporation, I co-led a 20+ person AP department as one of two AP Managers and personally managed six direct reports across 10–12 divisions. I partnered with IT on an automated invoice-scanning system that cut manual entry time by 75%.

I implemented ACH and Visa payment processing for trade partners and approved American Express Concur expense reports for the Texas and Southeast divisions. I also supported monthly reporting to controllers, month-end close, and 1099 reporting.

Earlier, I managed AP across multiple entities and client accounts at Astor Building LLC & Caruana Inc. and Duskin & Duskin CPAs. I’m based in Spain and available to resume full-time work now.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

International Relocation

Current

Family Relocation

Oct 2025 - Present (1 year)

Managed logistics of an overseas family move while maintaining AP and accounting skills; available to resume full-time work.

Accounts Payable Manager

Meritage Homes Corporation

Aug 2019 - Aug 2025 (6 years)

Co-led a 20+ person AP department as one of two AP Managers, managing 6 direct reports across 10-12 divisions. Partnered with IT to roll out an automated invoice-scanning system that cut manual entry time by 75% and implemented ACH and Visa payment processing.

JDEdwards Concur Quickbooks Cyma EBIX Excel ACH Visa 1099 Month End Closing Team Leadership Process Design System Rollouts

Accounts Payable Specialist

Meritage Homes Corporation

Apr 2019 - Aug 2019 (4 months)

Matched invoices to POs and payments, generated weekly check runs, processed lien waivers and wire transfers. Ran EBIX compliance reports and organized check documentation for annual audit.

EBIX Check Runs Lien Waivers Wire Transfers Audit documentation Vendor Relations

Accounts Payable Specialist

Duskin & Duskin CPAs

Jan 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 3 months)

Managed payment processing for suppliers and vendors across multiple client accounts; assisted with month-end close and credit card audit/processing.

Payment Processing Month End Closing credit card processing Vendor Management

Bookkeeper & Office Manager

Astor Building LLC & Caruana Inc.

Jan 2012 - Jun 2017 (5 years 5 months)

Managed AP for six entities and AR for multiple rental properties; ran payroll and HR for three hotel and apartment properties. Handled billing, AP, purchasing and payroll/HR for a residential and commercial builder.

Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Payroll Human Resources Billing Purchasing Quickbooks

Branch Office Administrator

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Jun 1999 - Jun 2008 (9 years)

Processed expense reports, reimbursements and check requests; monitored GL accounts and P&L reports; maintained AP files. Coordinated licensing, registration and reimbursements for 86 financial advisers.

Expense Reports Reimbursements Check Requests GL Monitoring P&L Reporting Licensing Registration