Connie L. Baldwin
***************@*****.***
**** ******* ***** *******, ** 38127 901-***-****
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a finance/accounting position utilizing advanced problem solving and data management skills: resulting in increased accounting efficiency.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 11 Years of results-oriented accounting experience including account maintenance, building
QUALIFICATIONS: and maintaining account base, and report generation. Enhance problem solving abilities, communication, organizational, and multitasking skills.
EXPERIENCE:
04/11 –PRESENT BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Memphis, TN
Admissions Rep – Emergency Department
Provides Customer Service to patience and family members
Registers incoming patients by obtaining accurate demographic and insurance information
Collects co-pay, deposits and deductibles at point of service
Enters financial and clinical information into the computer system to create the medical and financial records
Posts payments to account, issue receipts to the patients.
Identifies patients with limited financial resources offering assistance and direction
07/00- 07/09 HILTON HOTEL CORPORATION, Memphis, TN
Staff Analyst – Corporate Accounting Department
Managed and balanced the Franchised Fees Account
Reconciled general ledger accounts and journal voucher preparation; month-end close
Reviewed business units, ran pegboards and made journal entries to balance accounts using PeopleSoft system
Audited the daily revenue transmissions for over 1100 franchised hotels
Interacted with hotel management to ensure accuracy of transmissions
Networked with the Franchise Credit Department regarding franchise fee billing issues related to revenue
Responsible for tracking information used for system statistics: occupancy, rates, number of hotels open/closed and number of hotels in the development pipeline
Coordinated statistical adjustments
Worked with the HOME project team to implement the new revenue system
05/99 – 07/00 ACCOUNTEMPS, Memphis, TN
Bank Reconciliation & Hotel Finance Department – Hotel Finance Department
Reconciled over 200 bank accounts for various Hilton Hotel locations utilizing Microsoft Excel
Analysis of G/L, bank activity, and variances
Balanced accounts using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
Transitioned over 40 hotel accounts from decentralized location to Hilton’s Memphis Corporate office
Posted journal entries in the Infinium general ledger system
01/91 – 03/99 NIKE, INC., MEMPHIS, TN
Allocations/Billing Specialist
Keyed billing manifest and freight bills
Verified charges associated with billing manifests and calculated the shipping charges
Forecasted the numbers for the apparel facility
Coordinated the Stop Shipments and tracked the units/dollar values
Gathered information for the implementation of the Allocations Training Manual
Served as a problem solving consultant for the system analyst user
Corrected issues on the Allocated Orders Report
Trained new Customer Service Technicians on allocation processes
Presented the Allocations overview to visitors regarding the department’s objectives and initiatives
Accounts Payable Clerk
Performed daily balancing of the accounts payable system
Reconciled invoices to purchase orders
Processed expense reports for payment
Maintained purchase orders and report files
Preserved the daily receipts of the employees store, bank/deposits, reconciled & maintained petty cash funds
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting – The University of Tennessee at Martin
SOFTWARE/SKILLS: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel, MAPPER, AS400, PeopleSoft Financials