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Skills

Application Review

Credit Reports Investigations

Aging Report Analysis

Credit & Collections/Portfolio Management

Risk Management

Tonya

Houston

Professional Summary

Accounting, Credit and Collections professional with over 20 years of effective analytical, planning and time management structure, A/P and A/R experience, along with well-rounded verbal and written communication, yielding positive results in support of the organizations assets.

Experience

Vulcan Materials Company, Redi-Mix Concrete, a U.S. Concrete, Inc Euless, TX.

April 2015 - December 2023

Area Credit Manager

Correspond with Sales, Credit and Operations team on any pricing discrepancies, aging inaccuracies, or general delivery questions

Support through monitoring all aspects of the past due receivables through a combination of direct, email, or web portal communication

Client follow-up regarding upcoming payments or past due balances, including sending out of invoices and statements

Collaborate with Cash Applications department to identify incorrectly applied payments, ACH & check payments, for correct application to accounts.

Heavy account research to identify account concerns, customer disputes and other account variances including short payment matters.

Determine reason for residual balances, over payments, miss-applied payments, identify small balance write-offs and credit balances

Reconcile unapplied cash to customer accounts, ensuring application of funds.

Present monthly Account analysis reporting to Regional AR Manager.

Continually measure and look for ways to decrease DSO (daily sales outstanding)

Proficient in multiple Accounting-related software such as Oracle, BP Logix EPR-Product, Apex, OnBase, and Command.

DynCorp International Ft. Worth, TX.

January 2013 - February 2015

Accounting Clerk Sr

Provide general government-contract Accounts Receivables and administrative support

Accurate and consistently posting of cash applications to pending invoices using Deltek Costpoint Accounting Software

Research, analyze and reconcile billing discrepancies

Active adherence to SOX/GAAP Compliant.

Help Desk Analyst-Assist with necessary financial system access and processes to facilitate interaction with systems

Implement SOP's for various accounting procedures

General Administrative and Date Entry projects.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN.

June 2011 - December 2012

Accounting Specialist III

Full scale AP processing to include auditing, coding, and entering information for processing.

Proficient in Oracle and IRIS (SAP AP)

Main point of contact for vendors

Retained lucrative relationships by reconciling invoices in a timely manner

Approved guest hotel and airfare accommodation requests and provided confirmations once completed

Assist with employee benefit updates in the IRIS (Sap payroll module).

Careington International Frisco, TX.

July 2007 - September 2010

HR Manager

Recruiting: Exercised good judgment when conducting preliminary phone screenings and interviews, coordinated on-site interviews, scheduled drug tests, verified employment references, administered applicable pre-employment screenings and made recommendations to department heads regarding exceptional candidates

Upon hire, coordinated and conducted new hire orientation meetings

Benefits Administrator: Conducted benefit enrollment meetings to include ordering benefit summary plan descriptions from carriers, scheduling meetings with eligible employees, preparing benefit packets, discussed benefit plan variables, assisted with enrollment form completion, entered participant enrollment data into the benefit carrier's web portal, as well as in the employer's ADP payroll portal

Careington International Frisco, TX.

November 1998 - July 2007

Asst. Director of Accounting & Finance

Managed departments' full accountability payment processing, approved credit memos and vendor set-up in Real

World and Great Plains Accounting Software

Trained and supervised Accounts Payable Administrators, while managing their duties to include full scale 3-way match and batching invoice processing, data entry, filing, typing, faxing, scanning and various administrative responsibilities

Responsible for auditing, validating, and approving

invoice process to include verifying proper coding, confirmed that proper back up detail is attached, properly entering data into accounting software product, monitored process and completion time of payment

Responsible for auditing and approving purchase orders

Exercised exceptional analytical, organizing, and negotiating skills

Promoted from Accounting Administrator to Accounting and Finance Manager in 2003

Promoted from Accounting and Finance

Manager to Assistant Director of Accounting and Finance in 2005.

Accomplishments

Notary Public – Effective 03/2017

Credit Business Associate (CBA) Certification - completed- Nov

2017, via NACM.

Human Resources Administration “Lunch & Learn” Seminars

Rockhurst University-National Seminars:

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Seminars/Conferences:

Mastering the Essentials of Human Resources

(1) Understanding Financial Statements

Skill Path Seminars

(1) Excelling as a Manager or Supervisor

(2) Negotiating with Vendors & Suppliers

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