ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
INGRID HINDS
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33305 - 954-***-****
***************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Qualified with over 15 years of experience backed by solid credentials in accounting, working in multiple financial fields with proficiencies in generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP) as well as Oracle, MS Office Suite, Great Plains software, QuickBooks, ERP/EDI systems. Managing general Bookkeeping (A/P & A/R), account analysis, cash application, billing & collection processes. Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
AP & AR Processes & Management
Corporate Accounting & Bookkeeping
Bank Reconciliations
Records & Database Management
Spreadsheets & Reports
Analytical and problem solving
Accuracy and Multi task
Able work independently and with a team
Advanced computer skills MS Office Word, Excel
(pivot table, V lookup function), PowerPoint, Outlook
ERP, EDI & Financial System Technologies
Good verbal and written business communication
WORK HISTORY
01/2015 - present
PRINTCLOUD LLC - Family Print Broker business project
Working part-time in the process to create and open a new website (Printcloud24), providing direct administrative support to the Financial VP. Process office expenses, verify and prepare budget comparison reports. Participating in marketing study researching suppliers, input price list in the new web side, importing table data to Excel spreadsheets. Handling phone calls, mail and shipping duties.
05/2014 to 12/2014
CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS
AP/AR Associate - Collaboration during the financial expansion project. Main resource managing all aspects of daily AR & AP processes.
Accounts Payable duties: Processed 3 way matching invoices.
Reviewed and coded all invoices with appropriate documentation to be approval.
Efficacious research and resolve long-term issues that had been previously missed.
Analyzed month-end reports and prepared accounts payable accruals.
Accounts Receivable duties: Process wires and ACH payments.
Restructured and development AR processes to increase efficiency and productivity.
Tracked and researched issue from customer accurately and in a timely fashion.
Improved and maintained accuracy and timeliness of billing and cash application.
Monitored and managed overdue accounts.
Prepared spreadsheets with monthly reports for bank reconciliation.
08/2013 to 04/2014
RANDSTAD Staffing Agency
AR - Cash Application Specialist - Assigned at main office Financial Department providing daily accounting support during annual financial closing processes.
Performed matching, batching, and applied payments accurately.
Made adjustment and write-offs to customer accounts.
Worked with multiple websites to update payments.
Timekeeping system to review, and verify hours work from candidates assigned to customers.
Assisted Supervises, AR Manager and Controller creating spreadsheets and specific reports using Pivot Table, Vlook-up and others tools.
11/2012 to 07/2013
JKG GROUP - Contract through CFS Staffing Agency
Accounts Receivable Specialist - Support key in a restructure of finance department project
Reconstructed and reconciled large corporate cash accounts, including analysis of related accounts spanning several years.
Performed daily A/R, processed payments and reconciled records transactions.
Resolved discrepancies in accounting records.
Generated accounts receivable spreadsheets report and bank reconciliation.
Re-organized billing and collection department processes.
Additional responsibilities collaborating with other departments
06/2011 to 11/2012
ACR ELECTRONICS - Contract with THE MERGIS GROUP Staffing Agency
Accounts Receivable-Collection Specialist - Key role during the merger & acquisition project Managed accounts receivable and collection B2B, accounts consolidation.
Successfully increased cash flow by collecting $ 7 million from revenue.
Improved the collection process communication.
Collaborated in the collection Manual Process, Polices and Guideline.
Minimized the amount and aging of receivable to achieve the lowest and bad debt loss.
Substantially improved customer registration keeping accurate and update collection records.
09/2010 to 06/2011
ATLANTIC BIOLOGICALS - Contract with THE MERGIS GROUP Staffing Agency
Accounts Payable-Accounts Receivable - Worked on short-term and long-term projects.
Effectively managed accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
Accounts Payable tasks: Handled daily input AP process thorough 3 ways cross-checking
Analyzed, prioritized, coded and paid bills and invoices.
Identified vendors and obtained proper documentation for set up.
Processed and made timely payments, recorded transactions using internal systems.
Generate specific reports using Pivot Table to reconcile accounts and financial transactions.
Accounts Receivable tasks: Received and posted amounts payments to customer accounts.
Monitored and reported overdue accounts.
Ensured the proper application of bank cash, checks and credit cards
Reconciled bank statements and accounts.
Prepared report/statements for the credit department.
08/2009 to 08/2010
OFFICE DEPOT – Contract through ASC agency
AR - Cash Application Specialist - Key member of Oracle implementation team
Successful project coordination, transfer and consolidation in a short period of time of $60MM financial accounts.
Received and processed 100-200 daily payments from Lockbox, wire transfers, credit cards Analyzed proper application of bank cash, checks and vouchers and reconciled bank statements.
Assisted financial analysis and accruals.
Monitored overdue accounts and notified customers of delinquent accounts.
Ability to fill in a moment's notice and quickly mastering new systems processes.
Performed administrative research projects as, missing payments, returned bank item, refunded checks and adjusted bank errors.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Vocational - Related Coursework Advanced Accounting and Finance - Nova Community School - FL
-Fundamentals of Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Statistics I & II, Micro Economics
Certification of Language Program Advanced, Ft. Lauderdale Community School - FL
Associate Degree in Accounting Applied Science (AAS) - Institute Tecnico Caracas, Caracas – Venezuela