Customer Service Accounts Receivable

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Lakiesha Nicole Foster

Summary

Well-organized accounting professional who is highly creative and a hard-working individual. Possess excellent communication skills, the ability to work under pressure to get work done correctly and efficiently, experience in several accounting software applications, and skill in learning new concepts. Decisive and skilled in making sound judgments. Detail-oriented individual who can multi-task, provide superior customer service and enjoy working within a team or independently.

Education

Master of Science in Accountancy December 2013 – October 2019

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science in Business/Accounting and January 2007 – July 2011

Associate of Arts with a concentration in accounting

University of Phoenix

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable & Billing

Oracle Financials

General Ledger

Quick books

Great Plains

Microsoft Office Suite

SAP

People Soft

Bank Reconciliation

Crystal

Customer Service

Auditing

Data Entry

Supervisory experience

Ad hoc projects

Analysis

Audit Confirmations

Self-starter

Grant Accounting

Grant Management

Cardinal

Experience

Senior Accountant April 2022 - Present

Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Considerable experience demonstrating the ability to assemble, analyze, and prepare account reconciliations and financial reports.

Considerable knowledge and experience implementing and managing financial internal controls.

Experience providing guidance and leadership in financial compliance with the recording of accounts receivable including revenue and billing.

Considerable experience demonstrating the ability to use independent judgment in the interpretation and analysis of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Experience demonstrating the ability to collaborate closely with and assist internal/external stakeholders with the daily processing of financial reports and developing financial procedures.

Experience demonstrating the ability to communicate orally to make presentations to groups as needed.

Experience and considerable knowledge and skills using Microsoft Office products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Gmail, Access.

Considerable experience in financial analysis, accounting, grant financial management, payables, and receivables.

Experience in state and local government fund accounting.

Backup to Assistant Controller and Accountant.

Work closely with the Controller on Ad Hoc assignments.

Help with training new fiscal employees.

Ability to assemble, analyze, and prepare financial reports and statements.

Extensive knowledge of complex financial structures; revenue, and cash resources

Knowledge and developing, implementing, and managing financial controls.

Ability to work with program managers, vendors, and grantees to help get problems solved with reimbursements.

Knowledge of grant management and internal controls

Experience with month-end and year-end closeout processes

Experience and knowledge to supervise, lead, and to provide guidance to diverse staff.

Ability to make sound independent judgments, decisions, meet deadlines, and interpret, analyze rules, regulations, and policies/procedures.

Extensive knowledge and experience of both GAAP and automated accounting systems

Ability to make sure that DRPT’s billings and invoicing are done promptly and meet prompt pay guidelines.

Knowledge of internal auditing principles.

Knowledge of day-to-day accounting functions and receipt of disbursements of federal, state, and local revenues in accordance with industry regulations and principles.

Knowledge of ARMICS standards and making sure the department stay within DOA guidelines.

EDI Analyst July 2021 – April 2022

Department of Accounts

Performs accounting and control activities particular to year-end processing.

Prepares and distributes annual confirmation communication to Commonwealth EDI trading partners to obtain up to date banking and contact information.

Prepare EDI activity and banking data analysis.

Prepares daily EDI Reconciliation

Updated Commonwealth Pay cycle dates and documentation; ensure Holiday Pay cycle schedule is prepared.

Reviews, validates, and processes EDI enrollment forms.

Research and provides resolution to EDI enrollment issues and problems with EDI system.

Prepares analysis and journal entry for Quarterly Travel check charges.

Prepares analysis and journal entry for prior year stop payments.

Process state agencies stop payments; process state agencies Discontinued in CIPPS form.

Process Bank NOC’s (Notification of Change).

First Wave of Human Capital Management (HCM) implementation users.

Special Voucher Processor

Accountant October 2017 –July 2021

Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Daily monitoring of detailed fiscal operations

P-card Transactions (Mansfield invoice, Enterprise Payments, Bank of America, EZ Pass, WMATA Smart Benefits), travel pre authorizations and reimbursements

ICAPS/Bobcat/CARDINAL reconciliations

Fund balance analysis, preparation of journals, payroll entries, and ATA’s

Daily monitoring of daily cash and appropriation positions, daily review of prompt pay, prepare cash sheet.

Timely processing of daily electronic grant reimbursements, FTA/FHWA grant draw downs, did weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly reconciliation of FTA/FHWA grants.

Work with programing department to fix issues if problems with FTA/FHWA grants before drawing down funds.

Knowledge of Word, Gmail, Power point, and Excel

Assisted and backup to fiscal technician (Entering vouchers in Symphony and Bobcat, formulas, morning reports, filing, and adherence to the Prompt Pay Act) and Senior Accountant (Morning reports, fund balances, FRA, weekly reports, tracking account receivable, monthly invoicing, and monthly reports)

Ensure all ICAPS/Bobcat/CARDINAL coding is correct before processing.

Various Ad-Hoc projects and reporting requirements and assist in agency’s fixed assets.

Analyze and interpret financial rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in evaluating documents for compliance.

Attention to detail and proficiency with Excel.

Prepared Fixed Assets and Leases monthly and at year end schedule for CAFR report

Audit Confirmations, prepared year end schedules for CAFR report

Process expenditure transactions, reconciliation of fund balances for funds 200, 401, 424, 426, 431, 473, 478, 760, and 1026

Prepared Bonds Receivable Reconciliation monthly, updated receivable spreadsheet with bonds amounts, and prepared journal and backup for approval by CFO.

Prepared checks to be deposited and keyed into Bobcat/Cardinal for expenditure refunds and revenue.

Ran Master budget at month end for fiscal department and to be used for Bonds Receivable

Prepared federal receivable calculations for monthly Receivable spreadsheet

Prepared stop payments form and backup documentation to be submitted to DOA for processing.

Part of the ICAPS to Bobcat transition team

Prepare PowerPoint presentation to DRPT employees on how to complete travel form for reimbursement.

Inventory control administrator for tagging DRPT assets.

Part of the Socrata team

Accountant II/Grants and Special Revenue Administrator September 2016-October 2017

City of Richmond-Finance Department

Performing assigned accounting functions in accordance with GAAP and Federal and State legislation to assigned area of accounts and funds – HUD, Permanent Funds (Recreation, Richmond Public Library, and Memorial), General Funds

Completed FY15, FY16, and FY17 CAFR

Reconciling funds and accounts for assigned areas, reconcile bank accounts.

Coordination and performing posting of payments, journal and/or ledger entries in accordance with GAAP.

Preparing and submitting audit and financial analysis reports and statements for city agencies

Providing, tracking, monitoring, and verifying bank wire and ACH transfers, disbursements, and appropriations for accounts and all governmental funds

Verifying and reconciling data entered for accuracy.

Track, verify, and reconcile EDI and Federal deposits incoming to the City of Richmond

Following and establishing department internal controls for management of assigned accounts and funds

Provide accounting support to other city departments as needed.

Provide schedules and analysis of funds for audit and monthly bank reconciliations.

Resolve inquires by customer, state or federal clients, and the general public for assigned areas if needed.

Supervise Accountants, providing training, process improvement and development

Financial Statements; preparation and analysis

Grants and Special Revenue; Prepare Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA)

Updating policy and procedures for Special Revenue and Grants, Cash Collections, and NSF’s

Revenue reporting and collection; tracking incoming revenue; making sure revenue is correctly recorded in general ledger.

Gather information from department for CAFR, answer audit questions for internal and external auditors.

Work on various Ad-hoc assignments for General Accounting and Revenue

Supervised and trained one employee, CAFR lead during audit put togethers.

Research and record revenue not recorded in prior fiscal years.

Clearing of Revenue Suspense account to proper Revenue Accounts within city departments

Run reports in Munis to identity taxes collected by citizens.

Run delinquent tax report for City Attorney

Enter Budgets into Oracle for budgeting department for grants that were approved by City Council, monitored budget life dates and grant balances to notify budget department if grant was coming to close or funds running low.

Research checks that are received by accounting department to make sure revenue or expense reimbursement goes to correct department and accounting string

Staff Accountant March 2015-September 2016

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority

Journal Entries using Great Plains Accounting Software

Cash Administrator for RBHA

Monitor and analyze financial statements, Petty Cash, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable Backup

Prepare documentation for auditors

Reconciliation of bank account for operations and payroll

Accruals and Prepare 1099’s

Reconciliation of credit cards, prepaid expenses, and lease schedule

Tracking of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Ran trial balance for backup documentation to fund balances.

Performance contract preparation

Wrote procedures for departmental tasks

Part of Interview Panels

Account Receivable Coordinator April 2013-March 2015

The Vintner Group

Entering in cash deposits from manifest and deposit slips using Great Plains; Allocate payments to customer accounts

Price Adjustments, Credit and Debit Memo's and Returns.

Prepare bank deposits; Process Payments electronically through our online banking system

Make daily bank deposits as well as cash applications.

Applied Personal Purchases semi-monthly and bi-weekly reconciliation of deposit slips and banking information on accounts before posting amounts to Great Plains; Process all account adjustments as needed

Work with sales and customers to answer accounting questions

Maintained financial historical records by filing accounting documents

Printing Cash Journals and filing manifest and invoices for month

Researching amounts if not correct on deposit slip to match what is in bank using Intact, past postings, and cash pro; Use Crystal reports

Use Cash Pro from Bank of America to make sure cash batches equal to amounts in bank and make adjustments accordingly

Process and post customer payments using Fintech; Process ACH and Wire payments

Reconcile monthly bank reconciliation; analyze financial documentation

Reverse and rebill customers; receive and finish special projects in a timely manner

Consultant and tester of new accounting software (Apprise) for company

Wrote procedures for departmental tasks

Data Entry/1099 Associate January 2013- April 2013

Corvel/Markel – Contractor/RemX

Sending 50-75 Workers Compensation (WR) claims daily to the states by using WRICS

Entering in WR claim data into Sharepoint; updating claims in Caremc with jurisdiction number

Using EDI tracking to find claim information for updates and initial entry of WR claims

Verifying tax ID with companies to make sure correctly on file by obtaining W-9 form

Updating spreadsheets with correct information and formulas

Checking EIN number on file with IRS website to make sure that correct information is on file

Government Post Foreclosure Claim Processor April 2012- August 2012

SunTrust Mortgage-Contractor/Volt Workforce

Built and rebuilt relationship with vendors to assure timely payments of goods received; allocate payments made by customers onto accounts; Knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Make 15-30 phone calls to vendors for copy of bills, receipts, attorneys fees, or utility bills; call vendors to turn on electricity at properties that have sump pumps or dehumidifiers.

Pick up and sort mail; research discrepancies and determines appropriate course of action

Paying any outstanding payments to vendors to keep ongoing relationships

Upload 5-10 Part B claims to Yardi Voyager for HUD to approve conversion of foreclosure

Receive and complete weekly projects and daily assignments assigned by management using excel in projected time frame

Print and balance extended histories on Part B claims that are needed by processors

Add notes on lending portal on all loans being worked and print documents needed for Part B claims, if property has conveyed per HUD then paperwork passed to the imaging department

Print suspended and pay advices from FHA Connection for single family claims, upload suspended claims, document request, and post loans to Dimont

Accounting Clerk II, Internship December 2010 – December 2011

Henrico County Finance Department - Accounts Payable Section

Review various documents for accuracy including: checking debits against credits to make sure that they are correct before checks are processed; reconciling statements; approve payment using Oracle Financials; verify accuracy and types of payments

Proof information received from Information Technology to catch errors, make corrections, and prepare invoices to be mailed out for payment

Scan checks for data entry and verification of all documents that were completed the prior day

Document and overview sheets that must be proofed to ensure all documentation is complete before filing work, balancing of general ledger

Senior Communication Officer September 2000 – April 2012

Henrico County Police Department

Liaison between the citizens of Henrico County and fire, police, and rescue personal

Answer and respond to 200 - 300 daily emergency 911 and administrative telephone calls

Provide excellent Customer Service to the citizens of Henrico County

Analyze and decipher the proper priority for service calls

Responsible for testing and ensuring that the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) machines work properly every month and personnel are tested monthly and yearly

Training Officer for TDD (Telecommunication for the Deaf) testers and probationary Communication Officers in a very detailed orientated and precise manner

Implemented an effective and efficient way to train personnel and testers

Effective in researching a variety of data to find and correct errors if entered in by teletype (TTY)

Give pre-arrivals instruction on emergency medical calls to assist with medical help until units arrive to assist further

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