Theda Burke
***-** ******* ******* #*** . Jamaica Estates, New York, 11432-2866
***********@*******.*** . Telephone: 1-917-***-****
Lead Billing Accounts Receivable Coordinator
Experienced lead accounting coordinator with added experience in
supervision and collections; perform all aspects of billing and accounts
receivables; related party conflict checks; initial point person for
electronic billing; troubleshoot and problem resolution; assist and act as
liaison with partners; intermediate to advanced knowledge of Adobe, MS
Micros, VLookup, Pivot Tables, DocsOpen, Elite, CMS, CMS/Aderant,
WhiteHill, DTE, iManage and FoxBase; eBilling training and mentoring
Core competencies include:
Billing and E-Billing Accounts Receivable Financial Analysis
Voucher Reporting Cost Upload Microsoft Office Suite
Experience
Finn Partners, Inc., NY, NY 01/14 to 02/15
Billing Coordinator
Perform all aspects of client billing and other accounting related matters
including opening and closing job numbers; analyze and adhere to contracts
regarding client-specific billing guidelines and deadlines; coordinate with
agency accounting team for revenue recognition, accruals, job cost
reconciliations and Accounts Receivable collections; coordinate with
Accounts Payable to assist in resolving discrepancies with vendors and
employee pass-through expenses; monitor and process interim billing and
applications; prepare and maintain required reports and budget trackers for
specialized ad hoc government contract billing, including job cost
reconciliations and research vendor expenses for submission to
minority/small business government website as proof of vendor payments;
liaison between partners, clients and staff; support billing director and
billing staff; participate in month-end close (Elite Enterprise, Whitehill)
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, LLP, NY, NY 11/10 to
01/14
Billing/eBilling Accounts Receivable Coordinator
Submitted revised LEDES files to vendors; tracked status and verified
successful transmission of electronic statements; investigated and applied
checks, wires, cash, credits and general ledger to accounts receivable and
reallocation of unapplied cash to the ledger; collected and reported
activities according to specific deadlines; reconciled accounts;
investigated and resolved customer queries; processed adjustments;
performed related party and conflict checks for new matters; participated
in month open and close (Elite Enterprise, Whitehill)
Contractual Assignments, NY, NY 07/09 to 11/10
(Mendes & Mount, LLP ? Proskauer Rose, LLP ? Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu,
P.C. ? Mayer Brown, LLP)
Billing Assistant
Assisted billing coordinators; corrected, reviewed, edited and finalized
proformas for billing and electronic billing; produced client/matter
ledgers and financial reports; prepared flat-fee and narrative statements;
edited LEDES files; uploaded statements via Xign.net; oversaw assigned
partners inventory regarding monthly draw; ensured adherence to fee
agreements and guidelines; acted as liaison with partners and staff;
coordinated with accounts payable and receivable; financial reporting and
analysis Elite Enterprise/Whitehill and CMS Aderant, iManage)
Hogan Lovells, LLP, NY, NY 07/08 to 07/09
Billing Analyst
Worked closely with partners, attorneys, paralegals and their clients;
monitored pending write-off approvals; provided information for funds
allocation; corrected, reviewed and edited abbreviated words for individual
time entries; reviewed, transferred, split, wrote-off/down time and
disbursement entries; prepared and examined monthly packages; monitored
work-in-progress (WIP); prepared information for audit letters (Elite
Enterprise/iManage)
Thelen, LLP, NY, NY 12/06 to 07/08
Senior Billing Assistant / Electronic Billing
Billing with interim supervision oversight; executed and troubleshot
electronic bill errors; member of "Billing Help Line"; interacted with
partners and staff regarding billing and other accounting related matters;
participated in special projects; directed cash applications, receipts and
trust accounts (retainers); formulated information for audits; assisted
with month open and close (CMS)
Dewey LeBoeuf, LLP, NY, NY
05/98 to 12/06
Billing Coordinator / Electronic Billing
Trained others on various electronic billing systems; transmitted
electronic bills for the New York and Washington offices; reviewed and
communicated with vendors regarding electronic billing guidelines;
confirmed task, activity and/or ABA codes; set-up split-payer clients;
worked with programmer regarding billing formats; prepared billing for New
York and Houston offices; retrieved copies of disbursements both manually
and in-house barcode scan; set-up and revised bill groups, client
addresses, attention lines and billing formats (CMS)
Education
Completed 18 Credits with Strayer University