Accountant & Bookkeeper
Detailed & forensic with a strong background in accounting & auditing including but limited to; manufacturing, healthcare, construction and many more. Have passed many performance Audits. Along with working closely with clients who have Sales Tax Audits by cleaning up the books to reduce penalties. Have excellent relationships with State and Federal Auditors, which can result in favorable resolutions to the business owner / company.
Areas of Proficiency
Full Cycle Accountancy
TWC – Rendition – Franchise Taxes
QuickBook Pro & Enterprise, PeachTree, Studio Design
Full Charge Bookkeeping
Job Cost Accounting
MediSoft, Centricity, Allscripts, EagleSoft Greenway- LyTec
GAAP - Compliance
Budget & Forecasting
Availity – Emdeon – Gateway - PayorPath
Professional Experiences
Surgical Center & Ophthalmology Clinic 2016 - Present
Controller Medical Billing Mgr. Consultant Fort Worth, Texas
Corrected front-end systems to make sure demographics and insurance verification / pre-auth was properly done.
Audited incoming mail – EOB’s addressing carrier’s comments per claim denial & upcode as needed or remedied.
Collected with a team of 2-billers for 4-orthopeadic-surgeon practice over $525k up from $125k. At one point $638k.
Preform monthly Quick Bookkeeping and financial breakout percentage for provider’s earnings. Plus payroll processing.
Wholesale & Retail Nursery 2014 - 2016
Controller / Bookkeeping
Implemented better accounting functions for accountability & transparency.
Negotiated better vendors credit terms from COD to 90-day terms – freeing up cash flow – and allowing for extra time to pay down debt load.
Sales Tax refund after auditing the books resulted in $102k & $89k due in part of improper classifications – a common error for less seasoned bookkeepers. As an accountant – I can recognize error and time clean up books as in this case.
Health Clinic 2012 - 2014
Controller Consultant Dallas, Texas
Managed accounts payable & receivable for a five physician Family Practice facility.
Performed payroll functions for over 45-clinic staff using QuickBooks & EFT.
Produced daily reports from QuickBooks & posting into Medisoft.
Corrected claims using proper ICD-10 or modifier & resubmitted for payment to carriers.
Accurately reconciled 4-bank accounts 3-Credit cards (1,600 average transactions per month).
Provide a weekly production & QuickBooks financial reports detailing the health of the practice.
Interior Design 2011 – 2012
Accountant / Consultant Dallas, Texas
Cleaned up over 7-months of accounting problems (Missed labeled chart if account to not reconciling)
Performed Payroll only by EFT for all assistant designers & warehouse employees using QuickBooks payroll services.
Reduced a fulltime position to 20 hours per week by being very efficient and well organized.
Cut office expenses by 15% by going green & identified competitive vendors
Reconciled all bank & credit cards for a $15-million high-end interior design firm.
Professional Education
Graduate with BA in Accounting, 4.0 at SMU
MBA, Healthcare Accounting –& Finance Saint Andrews University