Brittany A. Smith

571-***-****

adpem1@r.postjobfree.com

***** ********* ***** **. ********, VA 22026

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-smith-29928b179/

Experience Key notes

10+ years’ experience serving as the technical authority for new and advanced accounting systems; Advising the division accountants and analysts in the continuing study, revision, improvement, or adjustment of the company’s accounting system. Proven ability to formulate and develop policies, procedures, guidelines, incorporates statutes, regulations and accepted accounting principles and standards to support and guide company's operations; Provide professional advice on the interpretation of account regulations and impact of new legislation or program initiatives. Seasoned professional responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of reconciliations and reports to support company-wide accounting policies; Providing considerable judgment and ingenuity for implementing business-driven quality and process improvement approaches for financial operations. Able to plan, direct, and coordinate the implementation and execution of approved policies, programs and, services related to accounting systems; Utilize accounting systems to retrieve and consolidate data to form functional programs.

Employment

History

Lincoln Property Company [Washington, District of Columbia] FEB 2018 – PRESENT

A/P & A/R Administrator

Responsibilities to included but not limited to all AP and AR activities for four commercial properties. Performed a variety of accounting clerical duties pertaining to the preparation and maintenance of invoices, PO’s and cash receipts. Overall accounting help with month end closing reports, accruals and reconciliations.

Processed daily invoice for various vendors, entered cash receipts for tenant rent and following up with any late payments and bank discrepancies.

Prepared monthly statements, late letter, rent increase and any other AR responsibilities for each building.

Worked side by side with different accountants for each building. Import financial information to journals and general ledgers.

Sort through mail and distribute to correct recipient.

Reconcile accounts tenant accounts

Respond to varies vendor inquires

Match checks with invoices and make sure all accounts are up to date

Joe Moholland Moving, Inc. [Woodbridge, Virginia] APR 2016 – FEB 2018

Billing/Accounting Specialist

Responsible for overseeing the timeliness and accuracy of and reports to support company-wide accounting policies; submitting and verifying compliance to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and standards to support and guide company's operations; offering technical advice for the new and advanced accounting system to the division accountants and providing professional advice on the interpretation of new legislation or program initiatives.

Researched discrepant and non-discrepant invoices within identified payment terms. Timely follow-up and elevation on all outstanding balances. Meet debt Aging 120+ days <7% and maintain 75% of aging within 0-60 days.

Maintained discrepancy tracker for post billing discrepancies for Advertising billing. Achieving 85% resolution by next billing cycle within identified month.

Processed 100% adjustments within identified month; accurately updates tracker to reflect issue resolution.

City of Alexandria Parks and Recreation [Alexandria, Virginia] 2010 – 2016

Administrative Assistant/Billing Specialist

Served as a technical advisor to the office staff. Conducted reviews, analysis, and lead special projects teams to improve the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of all aspects of accounting, pay, and disbursing operations. Performed analysis on various accounting systems comprised of a wide variety of nonstandard transactions requiring independent judgment and interpretation due to program instability.

Managed project to upgrade accounting system using a set of principles in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams. The adaptive planning, early delivery, continuous improvement, and rapid/flexible responses to change resulted in passing all audits.

Initiated and managed tracking systems used for the upgraded accounting system project, resulting in a 30% decrease of staff allocation time.

City of Alexandria Child and Family Network [Alexandria, Virginia] 2007 – 2010

Administrative Assistant/Billing Specialist

Performed a variety of accounting clerical duties pertaining to the preparation and maintenance of invoices, journals, subsidiary AP ledgers, schedules and recapitulations reflecting various accounting transactions.

Received, analyzed, processed and classified invoices, purchase orders, receivers, and check requests.

Reviewed documents for validity, budget and expenditure limitation, completeness and correctness of accounting transactions; accurately entered payment data into a Financial Management system.

Created backup documentation for payment vouchers for review and auditing purposes; Performed period-end accounting duties.

Massanutten Resort Call Center [Massanutten, Virginia] 2006 – 2007

Billing/Collection Specialist

Identify and resolve customers billing complaints.

Work with accounts that are delinquent/in collections.

Set up new accounts.

Prepare, review and send customers invoices as well as receipts.

Submit monthly reporting to upper management.

Responsible for collecting, posting and managing account payments.

Responsible for submitting accounts to outside collections agency.

Bill all accounts on a monthly basis.

Collection Representative [Massanutten, Virginia] 2005 – 2006

Located and monitored overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.

Recorded information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.

Located and notified customers of delinquent accounts by mail, or telephone.

Assisted customers by telephone to determine reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts.

Advised customers of necessary actions and strategies for debt repayment.

Arranged for debt repayment or establish repayment schedules, based on customers' financial situations.

Traced delinquent customers to new addresses by inquiring at post offices, telephone companies, credit bureaus, or through the questioning of neighbors.

Microsoft Office (Excel{Advanced}, Power Point, Word, Office, Outlook, Access)

SharePoint – Corporate Accounting – Corporate Reporting – Cost Accounting - GAAP – Risk Management – Accounts Receivable (AR) – Accounts Payable (AP) – Regulatory Compliance – Asset Management – General Ledger – Variance Analysis – Financial Analysis – Macros – Pivot Tables – Linked Workbooks – Nested Formulas

Education

Northern Virginia Community College [Annandale, VA}

2018

Accounting Fundamentals Certificate

Northern Virginia Community College [Annandale, VA}

2017

CompTIA Networking Training

Northern Virginia Community College [Annandale, VA}

2017

Early Childhood Administrative Assistant Certificate

Garfield Senior High School [Woodbridge, VA}

2001-2005

High School Diploma

References

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