Maria Ortiz

Indian Trail, NC ***** 973-***-**** ad2uux@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn

Summary

Dependable, detail-oriented accounting professional with a proven track of record of success in providing accurate and timely financial data to management in diverse industries including financial services, retail, commercial banking, and real estate by working Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable roles with B2B experience as well as office management.

Skills and Abilities

Reconciliation / General Ledger

Communication and customer service

Organization

Payroll Entries

Journal Entries

Self-management

Bilingual – English & Spanish

Quickbooks

SAP

JD Edwards

Lightspeed

BillTrust

Team player

Microsoft Office Suite that includes Outlook, Access and Excel

My Results/My Finance

Concur

Oracle Fusion

Experience

COLLECTIONS ANALYST 04/2022-11/2023

STG LOGISTICS

·Provide collection assistance for the accounts receivable portfolio, as well as firmwide accounts receivable for some of our new STG intermodal clients.

·Maintain daily communication with customers utilizing both email and phone about account statements, status, payments, and any other issues that may arise.

·Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, sales team, and business leadership.

·Establish working knowledge of the electronic billing life cycle to take any appropriate actions to resolve accounts receivable.

·Analyze and identify any trends and opportunities for efficiency, including processes and customer payment performances.

·Prepare credit memos, check requests, and write-offs for credit management approval.

·Coordinate the preparation of reports and explanation for Accounting & Finance Committee meetings.

·Upload any disputes in the database with reason codes to help dispute teams review and find a resolution quickly.

·Develop and track my performance to meet all individual and team deadlines and/or goals.

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (MG FOODS) 01/2021-04/2022

COMPASS GROUP

·Performed accounts payable duties that included processing multiple invoices and cross-checking invoices.

·Distributed payments to vendors and resolved discrepancies in payments and invoices.

·Processed AR statements on a weekly basis, maintaining daily communication with customers.

·Provided monthly reports for both AP and AR to upper management and confirmed everything was reconciled.

RESEARCH ANALYST – AP (CORPORATE) 04/2018-01/2021

COMPASS GROUP

·Received, researched, and processed high volume of AP inquiries and outstanding invoices (around 7000 invoices weekly) using Excel and Access while answering disputes and billing inquires in a timely manner.

·Maintained vendor accounts and provided excellent customer service to vendors while reconciling accounts.

·Utilized SAP, Microsoft Access, My Results, and advanced Microsoft Excel functions to validate outstanding vendor items monthly.

·Trained new research analysts as well as fostered open communication with team members including management.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/PAYROLL SERVICES 01/2017-01/2018

NORWALT DESIGN

·Maintained customer files and kept up to date with vendor maintenance.

·Processed AP invoices daily by getting approvals needed where necessary with 100% accuracy.

·Created and verified timecards for all employees (around 200), including review of vacation/personal days, sick days, holidays, and overtime.

·Processed 1099 reconciliation for year end.

BRANCH MANAGER 01/2007 – 12/2016

TEAM LIMO OF NEW JERSEY

·Managed a limo service company, overseeing the day-to-day operations, including building client relationships, increasing reservations/sales, and provided exceptional customer service.

·Created an extensive client list and built relationships with ten different corporations and invoiced high dollar amounts per month.

·Processed credit card payments for services rendered for smaller accounts as well as larger corporations.

·Reconciled accounts monthly, including AP and AR transactions.

·Attained a 98% customer satisfaction rating.

Education

ACCOUNTING

ASSOCIATES

UNIVERSIDAD SANTIAGO DE CALI COLOMBIA

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