Sharon Healy-Meistrich

**** ****** ****** *****

Orlando, Florida 32826

407-***-****

ade947@r.postjobfree.com

Personal Summary

Maintained positive and proactive communication with over 350 clients concerning all aspects of their A/R for accounts receivables and collections

Responsible for bank reconciliations, posting to the GL, accounts payable, returned items and working with 3rd party collections

Ensured and maintained collection efforts on all accounts past 30 days

Documented all collection contacts through a computer-based program and communicated my efforts every 2 weeks to update collection efforts and to seek guidance going forward

Experience working with Great Plains, Quick Books, Excel and Word

Education

Glassboro State College of New Jersey, Special Education Program

Teacher of the Handicapped

Skills

Team player, shares information, communicates effectively, delegates when necessary and is highly motivated to succeed

Ability to work under tight deadlines and pressure and to multitask when required

Excellent written and interpersonal communication and public relation skills

Excellent customer service skills, organizational skills, problem solving and analytical skills

Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Experience working with Great Plains, Quick Books, Excel and Word

Experience

Jackson Health 11/2015-7/2020

Corporate Accounts Receivable/Collections Specialist

Posted cash of approx. $500K- 1.5 million daily to 2 separate accounts

Performed credit checks on prospective customers and determined credit worthiness

Contacted facilities vis phone, email and mail regarding outstanding A/R balances, updated collection notes in computer-based program

Ran statements, invoices, time sheets per facility to assist in A/R and collections efforts for 5 separate companies. Each company contained any where from 40- 350 facilities.

Maintain daily up to date activity reports of cash application and collection efforts

Communicated with sales team of new account status and outstanding A/R balances

Negotiate possible payment plans with overdue customers

Completed and applied credit and debit memos to clean customer accounts or to move misapplied funds when needed on a weekly basis

Liaison between facilities and billing department to reconcile billing issues, i.e. OT issues, GU hours, incorrect bill rates or incorrect hours

Robert Half Staffing 7/2015-11/2015 Corporate Accounts Receivable/Collections Specialist

Worked at Jackson Health on a temp to perm basis

Windoor Inc.

CREDIT/COLLECTION SPECIALIST 6/2007-11/2014

Post cash daily to the aging, approx. $500,000.00 to 1.5 million per week

Process invoices daily, 2-4 million on a monthly basis

Deposit cash to the bank through a remote capture program

Process credit card payments and track once they are credited to the bank

Apply prepaid deposits to invoices once they are generated

File Notice to Owners daily and track to ensure that liens are filed in a timely fashion within the 90-day terms

Complete Partial and Final lien releases as requested

Ensure and maintain collection efforts on all accounts past 30 days

Document all collection contacts through a computer-based program and meet with the owners every two weeks to update collection efforts

Track and maintain credit hold status for all accounts past 45 days

Communicate with the shipping department for all pre-paid, COD and out of country shipments

Set up and maintain all dealer accounts which includes determining credit limits, running credit through DNB, tracking tax resale certificates and closing accounts

Communicate with the attorney for all issues involving liens, filing suits against delinquent accounts and other legal matters

Issued and applied all credits for return of materials, discrepancies of invoices and service credits

Completed month end close of approx. 15 GL accounts and completed monthly reports to assist CFO with monthly and year end close

Tracked GL balances daily to ensure accurate recording of all posting to the A/R

Tracked all revenue by salesperson and territory to assist in the commission structure and worked closely with all salesperson to update their accounts on weekly basis

Tracked all non-revenue accounts to assist in inventory on a quarterly basis

Realtime Services, Inc. 9/1999-5/2006

DIRECTOR OF CASH MANAGEMENT

Managed an A/R of 8.5-10 million dollars. This consisted of approx. 500-750 customers

Designed and implemented a credit and collection policy and procedures program

Accelerated cash flow by reducing the average DSO from 120+ days to an average of 75 days over a 2-year period for 80% medical and 20% non-medical accounts

Posted approx. 1.5-2 million dollars each week to the A/R

Managed 6 operating accounts and 25-30 payroll accounts daily, consisting of bank deposits, wires, direct deposits and maintaining adequate impress amounts to cover 940 and 941 taxes, A/P checks and settlement distributions

Comply with all bank policies regarding overdrafts, account openings, product documentation and funds control

Managed a bank loan from BOA and PNC banks of 10 million dollars

Completed a weekly borrowing base report and quarterly bank audits

Designed numerous spreadsheets to capture all data in a timely fashion

Trained outside staff on proper credit and collection procedures

Maintained positive and proactive communication with 25-30 clients concerning all aspects of their A/R and collections

Responsible for bank reconciliations, posting to the GL, accounts payable, returned items and working with 3rd party collections

Supervised the collection department

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