Billing Specialist, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Acct Review

Mindy E. Zagorin

Denville, New Jersey *****

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Employment

**** – 2016

KPMG (Rothstein Kass purchased by KPMG), Roseland, New Jersey

Engagement Management Coordinator

Worked in the CRM and CLEAS system confirming they are completed, and the information is correct. Enter engagements in the SYNC time and billing system. During the conversion from RK to KPMG 700+ engagements were opened after the CRM and CLEAS were reviewed by various departments and me.

Processed Statement of Engagement (WIP) and accounts receivable reports for each partner. Distributed and reviewed the engagements with the partner to decide if an invoice should be processed, WIP transfers, missing payments collection calls and if the engagement is can be closed.

Researched payments sent to the AR Department to find out where the payments should be applied.

2009 – 2014

Rothstein Kass, Roseland, New Jersey

Billing Coordinator

Billing on the Elite Enterprise time and billing system. Email invoices to clients.

Entered new clients and matters into the system.

Assisted partners with billing questions and issues.

Responded to clients regarding billing and accounts receivable questions.

2008 - 2009

Stern, Lavinthal, Frankenberg & Norgaard, LLC, Livingston, New Jersey

Accounts Payable Coordinator, Accounts Receivable Collections

All aspects of accounts payable, including but not limited to vendor and invoice entry and 1099 coordination and processing.

General Ledger account reconciliation.

Accounts receivable collections.

2007 – 2008

(Temporary Positions)

Lodi Garage Doors, Phoenix, Arizona

Forensic Accountant

Researched financial information (accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger) to find theft.

Met with lawyers to discuss the numbers and provide them with all the backup information.

2006 – 2007

Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti LLP

Morristown, New Jersey

Billing Coordinator

Processed invoices on the Elite Enterprise time and billing system.

Processed complex invoices.

Ran reports requested by attorneys.

Entered new clients, matters and conflicts.

Balanced month-end accounts receivable, time and costs.

2005 – 2005

Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger and Vecchione, PC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Opened the Philadelphia Office (Temporary Position)

Arranged the office for the most efficient use of space. Set up a variety of vendor accounts from court reporters to catering services.

Established a rapport with surrounding hotels and restaurants.

Assisted the Marketing Department with Excel spreadsheets.

Entered timesheets and performed all miscellaneous jobs required by the

attorneys.

2002 – 2005

Burgdorff, ERA, Summit, New Jersey

Real Estate Associate/Service Center Coordinator

Realtor Associate.

Processed brochures for realtors in the office listings.

Entered listings in real estate program for realtors in the office.

Assisted realtors with PowerPoint presentations.

2003 – 2004

Brach, Eichler et al, Roseland, New Jersey

Assistant Accounting Manager

Assisted the Accounting Manager with General Ledger, Trial Balance, bank

reconciliations for operating and trust accounts and General Ledger account

analysis. Prepared spreadsheets for accountants for the quarterly audit. Created

and updated spreadsheets requested by administration. Assisted in all functions

of the Accounting Department as needed.

Accounts Receivable – Entered daily cash receipts into the time and billing

system and updated Excel spreadsheets. Entered new file memos into time and

billing system.

Prepared client bills and write-offs.

2001 – 2002

McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, New Jersey

Financial Systems Analyst

Assisted the IT Department wit Elite system and worked with Elite correcting

multiple issues due to the upgrade.

Wrote financial reports on FRx software and assisted the report writer on time

and billing reports.

Balanced Accounts Receivable and work in process at end of month.

Responsible for General Ledger journal entries and General Ledger account analysis.

1989 – 2001

Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, New Jersey

Manager of Financial Services

Project Manager for CMS Open Conversion - Responsibilities prior and during the conversion of the accounting and time and billing system setup issues for CMS from the accounting department perspective. Setup of parameters on the system, mapping of all codes from the previous custom system. General Ledger mapping. Ran reports for balancing and did the actual balancing of the numbers for all modules. Organized the proofing of data. Assisted the IT department in preparation of custom reports (knowledge of tables on CMS Open). Created initial financial statements, generated reports from system and imported CMS reports into Excel for customization. Trained the accounting department on the new system.

Responsible for General Ledger, bank reconciliations for business and trust accounts. Balanced and closed the month for General Ledger and time and billing. General Ledger account analysis and reconciliation. Profitability reporting.

Financial Analyst.

Responsible for year-end related spreadsheets. Worked with the Executive and Compensation Committees.

Closed the year on the computer.

Compiled information for the annual audit. Assisted the outside accountants during the audit.

Accounts Payable Supervisor - Reviewed and recommended which vendors were to be paid. Balanced and closed out the month. Supervised the Accounts Payable department and Financial Analyst.

Accounts Receivable - Reviewed daily receipts, prepared materials to support collection efforts (work in process and accounts receivable spreadsheets) enter cash receipts.

Client contact with regard to Accounts Receivable issues. Supplied information required by attorneys for client audit letters.

Billing, special projects related to billing and training.

Prepared spreadsheets and budget for Human Resources.

Set up spreadsheets for Bankruptcy Department and trained the secretaries and paralegals in Excel to update the spreadsheets monthly; assisted in updating the schedules; ran reports for the department.

Computer Skills

Working knowledge of CMS Open (Aderant) Time and Billing/Accounting, Elite Enterprise Time and Billing/Accounting, CRM, FRx Financial Software, Manac, Juris Time and Billing/Accounting, Convio (non-profit organization software package), SYNC Finacial System, CRM and CLEAS . Highly computer literate, particularly with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Publisher).

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