Deidra Whitley

***** ******* ***** ****, # ***, Humble, TX 77396 act9z7@r.postjobfree.com 832-***-****

Revenue Accounting/ Accounts Receivable / Billing

SUMMARY

I am an accounting professional with an AAS Degree in Accounting and over 10 years of experience in all aspects of Accounts Receivable and Revenue Accounting. I participated in the transition of a Finance Department through one merger, one acquisition, and an IPO within the course of 2 years with a Fortune 500 company. I am seeking a position after completing my AAS in Accounting in 2015.

WORK EXPERIENCE

FOPAWS (Friends of Pets and Wandering Strays), Humble, TX June 2004-December 2011

Executive Director

Prepared and filed the paperwork necessary to attain 501(c)3 non-profit status and filed yearly reports with government agencies. Prepared yearly P&L reports as well as expenditure reports, ledger reports, and bank reconciliations.

Managed the daily financial systems (payables, receivables, reconciliations, and management) of a small non-profit animal rescue group.

Coordinated and planned fundraising and volunteer sign-up drives in order to raise money and awareness for the group.

PhaseForward, Waltham, MA (purchased by Oracle in 2010) July 2001- August 2003

Revenue Accountant/ Accounts Receivable Manager

Responsible for all aspects of Accounts Receivable for a Fortune 500 Software and Professional Services company with 4 employees under my direction.

Prepared reports and maintained revenue spreadsheets and Profit & Loss records for Controller and CFO.

Through intensive due diligence, recovered $120,000 worth of missing revenue within my first quarter with the department.

Coordinated with Accounts Payable to implement new program of expediting reimbursable expense report payments to employees as well as collecting reimbursable expenses from clients. Increased efficiency of collecting reimbursable expenses by 60%.

Responsible for all AR month/quarter/year end close-outs and reconciliations.

Maintained all sales tax compliance (US, Canada, and Mexico).

Servicesoft/ Broadbase/Kana – Framingham, MA September 1999 – July 2001

Collections/Billing Clerk

Worked with salespeople and service contractors to prepare billing and issued invoices. Resolved any aging issues and negotiated delinquent accounts, correcting any prior billing discrepancies.

Maintained a $3 million corporate collections portfolio monthly. Achieved a DSO of under 45 which strengthened the desirability of corporate stock and allowed for a seamless cash flow.

Accounts Receivables Manager

Managed all aspects of the AR Department of 3 employees while providing backup transfer assistance to the HR Department and support services to the Sales and Professional Services staff.

Member of the Finance Department Merger Committee when Broadbase acquired Servicesoft in September 2000 and again when Broadbase and Kana merged in April 2001 allowing for the successful transfer of financial records and departmental duties during the transitions of corporate mergers as well as the implementation of new accounting software systems.

Prepared and maintained monthly/quarterly/yearly cash, expenditure, budgeting, reconciliation, and revenue spreadsheets for the Finance Department heads and CFO.

Responsible for all month/year end journal entries to close out and reconcile AR ledger accounts.

Maintained all sales tax compliance (both US and Canada).

Worked through a year’s worth of backlogged bank reconciliations and bad-debt resolutions within first month of being promoted to position.

Empire Funding Corporation – Austin, TX February 1996 - October 1999

Collections Representative

Achieved top collections representative status for 4 consecutive months by managing a portfolio of HUD Title I Mortgage accounts.

Bankruptcy Collections Specialist

Worked with debtors and their Bankruptcy attorneys to prepare and file reaffirmation agreements for secured mortgages.

Was responsible for collections of the entire Chapter 7 Bankruptcy portfolio, while working with debtors to find reasonable solutions to bring accounts up to date in order to keep their homes.

Maintained Generally Acceptable Accounting Procedures for aging of Bankruptcy accounts.

EDUCATION

Lonestar College – Montgomery/Kingwood, TX Associate’s of Applied Science – Accounting