BELINDA RICKS
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EDUCATION
City University of New York at Staten Island, Staten Island, New York
Bachelor of Science in Economics
University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
Associates of Arts in Accounting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Yale University, New Haven, CT December 2017-
Office Assistant-Contribution Processing(Temporary Position)
In accordance with university policies and procedures, perform data entry for gifts on all constituent types within the fundraising CRM database
Process gifts received from multiple channels, including preparation of the Receipt Identification Form(RIF) for batch entry
Record and update matriculated student data from automated feeds and manual data entry
Read, interpret and verify the gift and biographical information supplied from different source documentation and confirm identities of entities
Perform research as needed to validate the accuracy of the data that is being processed
Perform other administrative functions as needed
Richemont North America, Shelton, CT
Collection Analyst (Temporary Position) August 2017-Sept 2017
Communicated with clients regarding billing inquiries and issues.
Researched disputes on delinquent account balances and corrected errors including misapplied payments.
Evaluated allowances for bad debts and write offs.
Generated payment, debits, and collection spread sheets monthly.
Apply credits against open invoices
Apply credit cards payments to accounts
BAE Systems, Milford, CT
Billing Specialist (Temporary Position) December 2016-June 2017
Updated billing records with contract information and product information changes.
Researched and responded to billing inquiries of customers.
Processed credit and debit transaction adjustments.
Ensured accurate monthly billing by efficiently reviewing uploaded reports.
Reviewed invoices for error prior to mailing and created manual invoices when necessary to reflect accuracy.
Richemont North America, Shelton, CT
Collection Analyst (Temporary Position) August 2016-October 2016
Communicated with clients regarding billing inquiries and issues.
Researched disputes on delinquent account balances and corrected errors including misapplied payments.
Evaluated allowances for bad debts and write offs.
Generated payment, debits, and collection spread sheets monthly.
Apply credits against open invoices
Apply credit card payments to accounts
Radio Frequency Systems, Meriden, CT
Project Coordinator (Temporary Position) October 2015-May 2016
Collected pertinent customer data from communication and directed information to the appropriate associates.
Assisted team through researching and collecting technical information.
Assisted in the creation and development of the Application Engineering sales tools, reference tables and training modules for customers.
Coordinated the logistics, marketing and sales support related to customer and department technicalities.
Neopost USA, Milford, CT
Collection Specialist April 2011-October 2014
Processed customer payments(checks, credit card) and researched payment discrepancies.
Processed client refunds, account reconciliations, credit memos and bad debt write offs.
Submitted delinquent accounts to third party collection agencies and attorneys for lawsuits.
Maintained administrative tasks.
Affiliated Computer Services (XEROX), Staten Island, NY February 2003- October 2010
Accounts Specialist
Customer Service Representative
Received and processed payments for customers( checks, credit cards and money orders.)
Trained new employees to increase their knowledge and performance.
Analyzed unidentified payments using internal database.
Properly processed misapplied payments.
Provided exceptional customer service by professionally and timely resolving complaint and inquiries
SKILLS
Microsoft Office ( Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint Word), Siebel, Oracle, SAP, Hopper and Blackbaud CRM