JAMES T. LILLY

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Midlothian, VA 23112

Cell: 240-***-**** Email: ad3agb@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging Accounting/ Billing specialist position with well-established company that offers advancement opportunities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SS&C/Mission Sq / ICMA-RC – Richmond, VA 05/2015-Present

Client Relations Associate

Responsible for processing employee payroll contributions, loans payments and rollover funds through outside employers and 3rd party vendors.

Consult and communicate with external clients and vendors to resolve discrepancies and offer effective solutions.

Identify areas and methods by which ineffectiveness can be improved.

Assist in identifying and resolving of day to day technical and workflow problems as needed.

Review daily transactions to ensure optimum quality and reduced error rate.

Perform Quality Review to ensure on-time processing and accuracy.

Robert Half / Accountemps – Washington, DC 09/2014-11/2014

Billing Specialist: Law Offices of Gary M. Gilbert & Associates, Silver Spring, MD

Process expense reimbursement, entering credit card charges into Time Slips and QuickBooks.

Enter edits to pre-bills.

Entry of monthly client costs and expense report processing.

Make collection calls to clients for unpaid balances.

Calculate and provide fees as requested.

Responsible for gathering case closure form, calculating fees and drafting case closure letters.

Enter monthly client invoices into QuickBooks.

Robert Half /Accountemps – Washington, DC 06/2014 – 08/2014

TAR Analyst: District of Columbia Housing Authority

Responsible for processing Public Housing tenant payments, via walk-ins, lockboxes and third party vendors using VisualHomes software systems.

Field telephone inquiries from tenants regarding rent payment issues / concerns.

Process monthly reconciliations of tenant rent statements.

Reconcile daily bank statements.

Legal Placements, Inc. Washington, DC 06/2013-10/2013

Accounting Assistant: Sterne / Kessler Law Firm

•Processed employee Expense and Travel reports using Javelin Explorer software.

•Input and processed of weekly client Debit Memo notes for foreign associates.

Cash Receipts Specialist: Finnegan Law Firm

•Processed daily Wire I ACH payments, Lockbox and In-house deposits, using Elite

Enterprise software system.

lnterSolutions,LLC, Silver Spring, MD 09/2012 - 03/2013

Concierge Field Manager

•Covered at all contracted property sites.

•Functioned as on-call concierge on days off.

•Successfully trained new hires at contracted building sites.

•Participated in daily meetings with Property/Leasing Managers regarding solutions of concerns and/or complaints from the concierges.

•Reported concierge issues to upper management in a timely fashion.

Robert Half / Accountemps, Bethesda, MD 02/2011 - 09/2012

Accounts Receivable Clerk

•Managed weekly billing at Non-Profit.

•Processed daily cash receipts.

•In charge of weekly billing for Assisted Living properties throughout the US. (Medicare/Medicaid, amenities, meals, room accommodations, cable service, etc.)

•Maintained daily audit of company sales contracts.

•Processed billing of driver routing sheets.

•Responsible for outstanding collections of various company client invoices.

Bierman, Geesing, Ward & Wood, LLC, Bethesda, MD 04/2010 - 01/2011

Accounting Assistant

•Assisted Accounting Department with outstanding collections of various company client invoices.

University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD 05/2009 -02/2010

Faculty Support Staff

•Effectively provided technical and administrative support for students and faculty.

Merrick-Towle Communications, Beltsville, MD 07/2004-04/2009

Billing Specialist

•Generated monthly billing, i.e., time/material and retainer for an estimated 45 clients.

•Expeditiously researched and resolved issues with client accounts.

•Provided explanation of billing information to customers and project managers in an effort to facilitate payments through collection; research and resolution of partial payments.

•Successfully acted as liaison between departments to resolve conflicts.

•Researched and responded to inquiries from Account Executives, Partners, Assistant

Controller and clients.

Strat@comm, LLC, Washington, DC 09/2003 -05/2004

Billing Assistant

•Processed monthly time/material billing of a multi-state portfolio for more than 30 clients.

•Posted weekly timesheet for approximately 50 employees.

•Edited time narrative; adjusted price calculations on client invoices.

•Posted weekly cash receipts.

•Managed the aged receivables and the collection of outstanding invoices.

American Psychological Association, Washington, DC 07/1993-09/2003

Accounts Receivable Specialists; Grants and Contracts Assistant; Mailroom Supervisor

•Prepared grants and contract reports; gathered pertinent data for administrative budget reports - efficiently tracked, monitored, and verified client obligations and expenditures.

•Formulated narrative and statistical data for the preparation of budgetary requests.

•Reconciled the accounts receivables sub-ledger to the general ledger account.

•Effectively prepared the month-end and year-end closing reports.

•Researched financial guides for legal and regulatory information.

•Supervised staff of four while managing all functions of the Association's mailroom.

•Validated and maintained the mail tracking database.

•Served as the Association's liaison for the U.S. and International Postal vendor.

SKILLS:

QuickBooks, Time Slips, Time Matters, Visual Homes software, Elite Enterprise software, Javelin Explorer software, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), Advantage, Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Peachtree for employee timesheets, and Association Plus, Pitney Bowes Postage Meter

EDUCATION:

University of the District of Columbia and Prince Georges Community College - Accounting

Major

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