Tracey Bennett Springfield, MA ***** 413-***-**** ********@*******.***
PROFILE
Integrity driven administrative manager specializing in accounting and business. Experienced and
knowledgeable in all aspects of accounting procedures, payroll, A/P, A/R and financial statements,
assisting annual audit, supervisor of small office as well as any and all business related activities. Looking
for a permanent position to utilize my education and further learn more in my field. Very detail-oriented,
reliable, efficient and accurate. Able to work independently or as a team member .
EDUCATION
B.A. Accounting and Information Systems, Elms College, Dean’s List, May, 2012, GPA 3.67
B.A. Business Management, Elms College, Dean’s List, May, 2012, GPA 3.67
A.S. Accounting, Holyoke Community College, Dean’s List, 2005
CAREER SUMMARY
Accounting / Business Manager
01/13 – 12/31/14 Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, MA
• Month end & year end close process and journal entries necessary for close.
• Prepared, reviewed, identified and corrected any inaccurate line items in GL.
• Created statement of operations and balance sheet monthly, review.
• Supervisor of A/P and payroll departments, managed small office.
• Performed both A/P and payroll duties for 4+ months while staff out on leave.
• Monthly presentations of statement of operations to finance committee and quarterly
presentations to Board meetings utilizing non-profit budget-based accounting.
• Advanced understanding of revenue cycle and information systems/software.
• Business Manager, responsible for all news or procedural updates and communication of
information to appropriate recipients.
• Correspond or meet with responsible parties to ensure client continued insurance enrollment and
facility payment.
• Responsible for all private monies, cash receipts & posting, reporting.
• Bank reconciliation for three accounts (Operating, Trust and Unrestricted/Donations).
Accounting Assistant / Accounts Receivable / Collections
10/03-01/13 Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
• Third-party billing and collections in healthcare industry create and record any secondary or
tertiary insurance billing.
• Posted cash to correct account, Prepared and balanced bank deposits.
• Identified, researched and corrected all incomplete or inaccurate GL entries.
• Processed insurance denials for Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial accounts for healthcare
financial records.
• Recorded and maintained complete and accurate documentation of all assigned accounts.
• Develop relationships with insurance contacts and patients for continued account resolution.
• Responsible for approx. $1.5 million in A/R weekly for Greenfield facility.
• Discovered and reported 28+ accounting errors prompting internal audit at BMC.
• Database management for all payers.
• Decreased aging from 45 to 36, Followed all HIPAA guidelines.
Payroll & Benefits Administrator / Human Resources / Bank Reconciliation
07/00-06/03 Valley Opportunity Council, Holyoke, MA
1 of 2
• Recorded and entered payroll for over 250 employees using ADP.
• Reconciled accounts payable checking account.
• Present and explain benefits to all staff, (health, dental, 403B) and assist in completing staff
enrollment.
• Responsible for all benefits, garnishments and deductions, individual enrollment, plus TSA.
• Recorded and maintained individual direct deposits.
• Multi-page spreadsheets to allocate TSA deductions in general ledger by dept.
• Monthly, quarterly and annual payroll taxes, payments to federal and state.
• Tracked all individual employee time – holiday, sick and vacation.
• Issued stipend checks to volunteers monthly through AP.
Accounts Payable Bookkeeper / Patient Fund Banking
10/96-07/00 Chapin Center and Hampden House, Springfield, MA
• Accounts Payable Manager and bookkeeper for two different long-term-care, non-profit facilities.
• Research costs including capital investments for management approval.
• Verify purchase orders and packing slips versus invoices.
• Allocate payments to correct departmental GL and investigate and correct any discrepancies.
• GL coding and batching, Check reconciliation
• Responsible for all Imprest petty cash.
• Patient fund banking for all Hampden House residents.
• Medical records management, following all HIPAA guidelines.
SOFTWARE
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Internet, Outlook, SSI, Peachtree, Quickbooks, Blackbaud,
ADP, NEHEN, Stockamp, Turbotax, Quickbooks, H&R Block, CSC Papers, Manhattan, AS400,
MatrixCare, MDI Achieve, Ceridian, Timecentre
MISCELLANEOUS
*** Award-winning essay writer with other writing commendations.
*** Current property manager of multi-unit rental property in Holyoke.
AREAS OF STUDY/CONCENTRATION
Accounting Business Human Resources Liberal Arts
Accounting I and II Global Business HR Mgmt., Mgmt. Principles English and Creative Writing
Advanced Accounting Marketing, Marketing Research Organizational Behavior Biology and Zoology
Intermediate Accounting I and II Financial Management Psychology I and II Computer Applications
Cost Accounting Legal Business Environment Managerial Communication U.S. History, Art History
AIS, Advanced AIS Economics I and II Ethics and Society Philosophy
Auditing Statistics, Taxes, and Strategy Customer Service Abnormal Psych