Carmen Bryson

216-***-**** • ad5aqp@r.postjobfree.com • Cleveland, OH 44105

Dedicated Accounts Receivable Specialist with seven years of professional experience in credit, collections and cash application. Expert in accurately posting payments via bank statements, lock box and credit cards to keep accounts current. Excited to bring talent, leadership and in-depth knowledge of accounts receivable to growing organization. Summary

Skills • Invoice Processing

• Account Reviewing

• Payment Processing

• Vendor Relations

• Transaction Reviewing

• Entry Recording

• Data Entry

• Petty Cash Management

• Account Reconciliation

• Customer Relations

• Payment posting

• Account Monitoring

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

• Invoice and payment processing

09/2023 - Current

Accounts Receivable Analyst, Applied Industries Technologies, Cleveland, Ohio

07/2022 - 03/2023

Accounts Payable Specialist II, Cross Country Mortgage, Cleveland, Ohio 09/2018 - 07/2022

Accounts Receivable Specialist, Northern Haserot, Oakwood Village, Ohio Experience

• Processed incoming cash receipts in accordance with company policies. Monitored overdue accounts daily, generated past due notices, and contacted delinquent customers via phone or email.

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• Performed research into disputed invoices or payments as needed.

• Received and recorded cash, checks and transfers.

• Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures

• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted

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Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements

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• Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients

• Generate reports detailing accounts payables status

• Understands compliance issues around accounts payable processes. Processed accounts payable transactions in a timely manner according to established policies and procedures.

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• Prepared 1099 forms at the end of each fiscal year as required by law.

• Answered inquiries from internal departments regarding accounts payable status.

• Responsible for organizing and streamlining accounting systems in the workplace 07/2013 - 09/2018

Client Specific Bid Specialist, Safeguard Properties, Valley View, Ohio Property Preservation Specialist, Safeguard Properties, Valley View, Ohio Fannie Mae Bid Desk Specialist, Safeguard Properties, Valley View, Ohio Duties often involve managing the payroll system, monitoring payments and expenditures, preparing invoices and receivable statements, answering client inquiries, and performing basic recordkeeping.

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• Processed payments, refunds and adjustments to customer accounts.

• Prepared monthly statements for customers.

• Reconciled discrepancies between customer payments and invoices due. Collaborated with sales department to ensure accuracy of billing information provided by customers.

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Verified the validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments.

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Assisted in month-end closing process including preparation of journal entries related to Accounts Receivable activities.

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• Performed daily cash application functions accurately and efficiently. Developed strong working relationships with internal stakeholders such as Sales, Credit and Collections, Treasury, Tax Departments.

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Monitored unapplied cash balances and identified potential write-offs or bad debt expense accruals.

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Worked with three banks and intermediated discussions between the banks, contractors, and all three major government investors (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and The Department of Housing and Urban Development)

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A day in this position is fast-paced, deadline-driven, constant phone communication, actively engaged with computers and various government software.

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• Compiled cost estimates for labor, materials, services and other related activities.

• Evaluated supplier performance against contract parameters to ensure compliance.

• Coordinated internal resources to assemble comprehensive bid packages.

• Developed relationships with key suppliers to secure competitive pricing for bids.

• Analyzed competitor's pricing strategies to remain competitive in the market place. Opened follow-up orders, updated previously submitted/completed orders in the system, internally messaged if issues with the properties were not reported but visual in photos, looked over everything the vendor has uploaded to make sure that everything is completed

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• This position is the first quality control step for the vendors Accurately and efficiently worked with vendors as well as other departments to update the company-wide software

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• This software is the communication basis for the entire company. During this position, there was extensive training on working with Fannie Mae and their guidelines

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Looked through more than 100 loans a day with quality, quantity, and effectiveness always being checked

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Researched each loan from start to finish and reported to Fannie Mae with their system with everything new with each loan they are responsible for

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Provided photos and any documentation provided by the vendors in order to raise money for the property

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• Worked with strict guidelines to get the property from foreclosure to short sale or beyond. Associate Of Applied Science, Accounting And Finance Education And Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH Training

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