VALERIE A. HARPER
**** ***** **** ***** ? Ellenwood, GA 30294 ? 678-***-**** ?
**********@*****.***
Courteous, self-efficient, energetic, positive, and professional individual
known for accuracy, attention to detail and dependability in managing
disbursement functions in Accounting Industry. A/R and A/P career expands
14 years in various industries.
KEY SKILLS
? Management ? Training ? Superior
Customer Service
? Credit Analysis ? Collections Experience ? Accounts
Receivables
? Account Payables ? Alpha / Numeric Filing ? Batch
Coding
TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) ? Microsoft Solomon ? People
Soft 7.5 ? Peachtree ?Data Entry, Typing ? Vista ? Windows (all)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adecco Temp Service/Bank of America - Atlanta, GA
ULZ Imaging Processing, 08/2012-Present
. Keying ATM/bank deposits images with 9,000 kspm or better
. Keying Codeline information from the MICR line that cannot be read by
the system, missing or incomplete
. Meeting production of processing 691-760 Codeline Completion (CLC)
Abundant Life Church of God in Christ - Atlanta, GA
Administrative, 05/2004 - Present
. Prepare or review all correspondence transmitted on letter head
. Maintained church files
. Prepare and maintain Pastor's calendar
. Secretarial assistance to Operations Administrator
. Answer phones and deliver messages to appropriate person
. Order office supplies
. Forward invoices/bills for payment to finance
. Schedule and organize conference calls for Pastor and Operations
Administrator
. Update and maintain new member information
Ricoh Americas Corporation - Atlanta, GA
Associate Business Support Assistant /Accounts Payable, 01/2007-05/2008
. Coded and keyed 1500 - 2000 expense reports monthly.
. Checks are matched with reports to ensure the correct employee is paid
and the correct amount is paid.
VALERIE A. HARPER
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
Ricoh Americas Corporation - Atlanta, GA
Associate Business Support Assistant /Accounts Payable, 01/2007-05/2008
. Continued to follow up on expense reports with discrepancies for
prompt payment
. Expenses are processed within 5 to 10 business days upon receipt. Reports
are checked for original receipts, correct addition.
. VP approval for reports over $1,000.00
. Returned reports that are missing travel itineraries and improper
approval.
Elite Flooring and Design, Inc. - Norcross, GA
Assistant Credit Analyst / Accounts Payables, 08/2003-08/2005
. Handled evaluations of account credit worthiness within an established
account value.
. Initiated collection activity on past due accounts and coordinates
accounts with the Credit Manager.
. Contacted outside credit bureaus, banks, vendors, and external
customers.
. Identified billing issues, research accounts, negotiate terms and help
resolve billing disputes which may be preventing or delaying payment on
accounts.
. Investigated new information provided by the sales department.
. Responsible for communicating with sales representatives regarding
accounts in jeopardy of being cancelled or suspended due to account
delinquency.
. Responsible for monitoring all open accounts to insure accurate decisions
made on all accounts.
. Applied cash payments to established accounts.
. Handled all requests for certificates of insurance.
. Voucher all invoices in and to communicate with all vendors in a timely
manner, set up new vendors, run a check run in a timely manner and to
order office supply.
Batchelor & Kimball Mechanical Engineering - Lithonia, GA
Accounts Receivable Clerk, 07/2000-11/2002
0. Performed account receivable functions including billing, processing of
invoices and record keeping.
1. General office duties that included retrieving mail from post office,
filing and fax distribution.
2. As relief receptionist, directed incoming calls and maintained front
desk duties.
3. Reported past due accounts status directly to the vice president of the
company.
4. Collected $750,000.00 in past due accounts.
EDUCATION
Strayer University - Lithonia, Georgia
Degree of Associate in Arts Accounting
March 2011