BRENDA C. CONZELMAN

***/***-**** adnajv@r.postjobfree.com Kenner, Louisiana 70065

SUMMARY

I have a solid background in accounting/bookkeeping, office management, collections, along with inside and outside sales. I am comfortable assessing business processes within different industry settings and implementing enhancements to achieve optimal efficiency. I am trustworthy financial professional offering success in improving time frames on outstanding invoices and managing challenging accounts. I am dedicated, self-starter, able to work with limited to minimal supervision and eager to apply 24 years of accounting experience to achieve Management and Company Objectives.

SKILLS

Abacus Law

ARCS Software

Collection Legal Software (CLS)

Collection Manager Accounting

Dymo Label Maker

Electronic Data Interchange Software (EDI)

Elite Software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Quattro Pro

Tabs 3 Billing Software

You Got Claims (YGC)

Word Perfect

EXPERIENCES

Newman, Mathis, Brady & Spedale Law Firm: Accounting Manager/Receivables/Payables – Metairie, Louisiana 2007 – 2021

Handled posting checks, direct payments, out of state payments, court cost refunds and wires daily to retail and commercial accounts

Uploaded and downloaded daily information from clients through EDI and YGC Systems

Distributed check request daily to paralegals to pay cost bills to the clerk’s office

Responded to emails all day to clients solving accounting issues

Managed, trained and organized a staff of 10 in the Collection Department

Handled the needs of 300 clients monthly

Posted data, judgments and garnishment figures for the collection department

End of day reports to bookkeeper daily

Delivered end of month remittance to clients with trail balance spreadsheets

Organized validation reports monthly to clients

Distributed End of Month reports for attorneys and collectors on their collections

Handled account payables and attorney’s fee bills monthly

Sent out maintenance reports monthly to clients

Delivered end of week reports for collectors on their collections

Managed audits yearly for clients

Produced information for new files from clients into CLS

Scanned and closed files in CLS

Reviewed accounts and reached out to delinquent clients, resulting in influx of more than $100,000.00 in the first 4 months of my employment

Adams and Reese Law Firm: Accounts Receivable/Collections – New Orleans, Louisiana 2006 – 2007

Posts checks, Lock Boxes, Trust and Real Estate Deposits, Wires and Credit Cards on Elite and ARCS Systems

Handle all deposits, maintain bank statements, client address changes and client installment listing

Responsible for sending reminder statements monthly and updating Excel Spreadsheets daily

D’Aquila, Volk, Mullins & Contreras Law Firm: Accounting/Paralegal for Robert A. Contreras – Kenner, Louisiana 2004 - 2006

Drafted Motions, Judgments and Garnishments for the Collections Department

Managed and organized over 500 collection debtor accounts

Handled the needs of 25 clients monthly

Managed, trained and organized a staff of 4 in the collection department

Handled initial debtor interviews for collection

Handled the accounts payables and account receivables for the collection department on the collection manager computer system software

Communicated scheduling of court dates and attachments with clerk of courts, constables and judge offices in the southern regional area of Louisiana

Handled the phones of 8 lines for the firm as needed

EDUCATION - Archbishop Chapelle High School – 1977

REFERENCES - References Available Upon Request

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