Steven R. Pieper
OBJECTIVE
TO OBTAIN A CHALLENGING POSITION THAT WILL UTILIZE MY SKILLS
AND ABILITIES WHILE GAINING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO
ACCOMPLISH COMPANY GOALS.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
*CONTRACT ACCOUNTING
*Asset Recovery Corporation - Accounting Clerk May
2011 - July 2011
Verify Access database "settlement summary" information before
issuing an invoice or payment
Data-enter settlement information into MAS90 billing or
payment modules
Assemble invoice/check and supporting documents and/or reports
Process paperwork in accordance with the special instructions
from Marketing
Update checking account tracking spreadsheet in Excel
*Kroll Ontrack - A/R Representative
Jan 2011 - April 2011
Process payments and refunds via credit card through
CyberSource
Post revenue in Deltek CostPoint for Project Billing team
Review accounts in Cognos and apply credits in Deltek
CostPoint
*Thomson Reuters - A/R Clerk
Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
Research and document credits from SAP and People Soft for
upcoming Audit
Apply cash in SAP, People Soft, and Great Plains
Document aging credits for refund in SAP, Great Plains, and
Mainframe
*Medtronic - Sr Accounting Clerk/Cash App Nov
2007 - June 2010
Apply incoming cash from multiple lock box's, occasionally
across company codes
Process incoming wires in SAP, credit card payments, work the
weekly aging of unapplied payments, and process offset
requests and adjustments
Pull checks, offset request copies, do research, and
investigate NRI, NCB, and NPA's. Working with customers to
resolve
Barrett Moving - Credit and Collections Specialist Aug
2007 - Nov 2007
Run and work weekly Aging reports for several branches,
research balance due, send friendly reminder letter or final
demand letters
Request adjustments to clear balances due if payments were
misapplied, and Pull Dunn and Bradstreet credit reports
ING - Senior Billing Administrator
July 2006 - Aug 2007
Process incoming payments to release billing segments,
calculate, process, and mail refund checks
Apply funds to policies, advancing the paid-to-dates to match
the group, work and update Excel spreadsheets with current
status of credits/debits and Interpret back-up provided by the
employer to ensure proper application
Tennant - A/R Cash Application Specialist May
2005 - May 2006
Apply cash (lock box, EFT's, and Wires) in SAP for Canada and
North America utilizing Harris Banks online check viewing web
site
Interpret the customers back-up to ensure cash is applied
correctly
Clear credit/re-bills due to a customers tax exempt status,
process internal requests for check copies, explanations of
cash postings
Prepare and process weekly and monthly outgoing wires, and
prepare weekly check for misdirected funds
Mail correspondence to customers regarding open balances
Endorse and submit live checks to Corporate Accounting, and
process charge back's and re-deposit's
Run Harris Bank report every morning for lock box information
Back-up for running the lock box reports in SAP
Schwan's Consumer Brands - A/R Customer Service Oct 2002 -
May 2005
Pull checks from batches and apply cash in SAP after
calculating discounts
Interpret the customers back-up to ensure cash is applied
correctly and contact the customer or field for clarification
Managed 663 accounts, my largest customer was Wal-Mart, use
and update the aging list to research short payments and
contact customers or the field to resolve
Research full unpaid invoices and fax to customer, manually
enter and deliver orders on SAP
Handle the daily faxing to the warehouses for orders received
electronically
Match invoices with filed orders
Contact the customer's accounts payable regarding late
invoices
Software
SAP, CyberSource, Deltek CostPoint, Cognos, PeopleSoft, Great
Plains, Mainframe, MAS90, MS Outlook, Excel, Internet
Explorer, Lotus Notes.
10+ years general experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and
e-mail. 7 years' experience with Lotus Notes. 5+ years'
experience with SAP.
Education
Rasmussen College
2001 - 2003
Accounting Certificate - Cumulative GPA: 3.62/4.0
Dean's list
Awarded Highest Achievement: Cost Accounting
Alexandria Technical College
1992 - 1994
Tool, Die, and Moldmaking
Received diploma with a 3.5 GPA/4.0
Accreditation's
Associate, Customer Service (Hartford Life - May 1999)