Accounting Administrator Collection Manager

Location:

Mira Loma, CA

Posted:

October 19, 2022

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Carolyn Jackson

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Riverside, CA 92503

********@*****.***

909-***-****

Career Summary

Seeking to obtain a professional and challenging position with a higher degree on responsibility in the Community Health Agency and County of Riverside. Dependable, multi-tasked, self-motivated, reliable, flexible, good organizational skills, detailed oriented, and a fast learner. I have the ability to understand the relationships among fiscal or statistical records and documents; understand transactions in terms of accounting codes and classification; perform a wide variety of difficult and responsible financial/accounting duties; maintain and monitor control totals of primary accounting record sources and summarize and assimilate into reports by using Excel spreadsheets and other accounting documents; understand and interpret the principles, laws and procedures involved in the bookkeeping and auditing functions. I gather and analyze a variety of financial data and draw logical conclusions, which are reported to my superiors. I understand accounting and business law terminology. I understand the significance of the accounting cycle, and the interrelationship of data contained in various accounts used by the County

Work Experience

Accounting Tech II

County of Riverside, CHA, Fiscal, Riverside, CA

Jun '06 - Jul ‘21 (15 Years, 1 Month)

06/06-Present County of Riverside, CHA, Fiscal Riverside, CA Accounting Tech II Performs specialized/technical review with final approval and control of fiscal records and accounts. Examines, analyzes, and verifies fiscal documents such as vouchers, warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices. Prepares trial balances, reconciliations, work sheets, and schedules. Executes final review of claims against the County which requires the verification of compliance with instructions, specifications and provisions of contracts which have complex terms and language that may be ambiguous and/or have potential for expenditure of large amounts of County funds. Executes billing for State, Federal and Local Government Grants and Programs. Sound knowledge of governmental accounting systems, procedures and regulations and the interrelationships of internal and external recordkeeping systems. Communicate effectively with the public and staff in other departments, requiring the explaining of difficult and/or complex accounting systems or procedures. Interpret complex and/or varied source documents, laws, regulations and procedures and apply them to varied or difficult circumstances. • Reviews, evaluates, and may assist in the preparation and maintenance of the budget and internal controls. Prepares or assists in the preparation of recommendations for the installation of new or revised accounting cost systems, procedures and records.

Accounting Tech I

County of Riverside, CHA, Fiscal, Riverside, CA

May 02 - Jun 06 (4 Years, 1 Months)

07/03-06/06 County of Riverside, CHA, Fiscal Riverside, CA Accounting Tech I Prepare and disseminate various invoices (in accordance with budgets, contracts, expenditures, and revenues) using compiled data from research. Analyze budgets and contracts. Prepare and enter journal entries into the Peoplesoft computer system. Liaison between the Fiscal Dept. and the Auditor Controller's Office. Working with Human Resources, gather and record labor distribution (inclusive of Tap employees) for various government contracts. Account for additional pay for shift differential and bi-lingual pay. Administer adjustments for pay increases. Ensure labor is accurately recorded for each government program. Information is entered into personalized spreadsheet. Record private mileage and Fleet services mileage and costs, for compilation on invoices. Administer report queries for expenditures and revenues compile worksheets with revenue and expenditures. Gather back-up documentation as required, analyze for accuracy. Interprets a wide variety of complex policies, procedures, regulations, contracts and agreements to determine their applicable provisions and clauses for assistance with difficult problems and circumstances. Review reports with Accountants and departments to resolve problems or gather additional information. Ensure information is accurate and complete. Assists the accountants as needed. Research documentation, prepare invoices, administer revisions to invoices, set-up grant folders, file contracts Prepare invoices for signatures mail invoices, file copies in grant folders. Follow-up with party billed to inquire about payment. If additional information is needed, send to requesting party. Assist accountants in preparing for audits for State, Federal, and Local agencies. Assisting Accounts Payables with vouchering in Peoplesoft computer system when time permitted. Researches and resolves a variety of difficult problems independently through review of multiple records; exercises initiative and anticipates by identifying problems or errors and follows up to resolve them. Approve requisitions from Procurement Division, checking accounting string and account numbers are correct. Communicate effectively with the public and staff in other departments, requiring the explaining of difficult and/or complex accounting systems or procedures; interpret complex and/or varied source documents, laws, regulations and procedures and apply them to varied or difficult circumstances.

Accounting Tech II-Tap

CHA, Fiscal, Riverside, CA

Jan 02 - May 02 (4 Months)

02/03-06/03 County of Riverside, CHA, Fiscal Riverside, CA Accounting Tech II-Tap Reconciliation of Accounts; Allocate charges to correct departments, programs, and grants. Preparation of fiscal documents in accordance with county policies, contracts, and agreements. Process payment vouchers in the county's Peoplesoft system. Prepare vouchers and documents for review by the County Auditor Controller's Office. Prepare summarized documentation of reconciliation and allocations of funds.

Sales/Marketing Administrator

CMS Peripherals, Inc, Costa Mesa, CA

Jan '00 - Dec '02 (2 Years, 11 Months)

2000 - 2002 CMS Peripherals, Inc. Costa Mesa, CA Sales/Marketing Administrator Reported Directly to the VP of Sales/Marketing. Assisted all Executive Staff Members. Managed Sales/Marketing Team. Coordinate all Travel Arrangements for employees. Coordinate all employee functions. Administer all Company Meetings. Back-up support in Accounting as needed. Prepare Time Sheets for Sales/Marketing & Engineering. General Office Duties. Internal Auditor for ISO 9000. Prepared back-up to month-end Closing and Fiscal Year End Inventory.

Accounting Administrator/Collection Manager

CMS Peripherals, Inc, Costa Mesa, CA

Full Cycle Accounts Receivables

Jan '97 - Jan '00 (3 Years)

1997 - 2000 Accounting Administrator/Collection Manager Assisted Controller in Preparing Financial Statements. Full Cycle Accounts Receivables/Accounts Payables. Cash Applications, Collections calls, and aging issues. Resolve Customer Disputes, invoicing. Resolve Vendor Disputes. Compare and analyze purchase orders with receivers. Enter and Process data for Payments. Skip tracing on past due accounts

Accounting Supervisor

Care Net, Inc, Moreno Valley, CA

Jan '94 - Jan '97 (3 Years)

1994 - 1997 Care Net, Inc. Moreno Valley, CA Accounting Supervised 17 Employees for Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Cash Management. Cash Management, Bank Reconciliation for eight entities with 18 bank accounts. Corporate liaison on all financial issues. Analysis of company transfers and accounting. Prepare and input of Journal Entries, as well as involvement in all corporate, state, federal, and private audits. Assisted Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable when needed.

Accounting Administrator/Accounts Payable

RMS Foundation, Inc, Long Beach, CA

Jan '93 - Jan '94 (1 Year)

1993 - 1994 RMS Foundation, Inc. Long Beach, CA Accounting Administrator/Accounts Payable Processed invoices and purchase documents for related products. Prepared monthly journal entries and allocation of departmental adjustments. Resolved customer disputes. Assisted in month-end physical inventory.

Accounting Administrator

The Walt Disney Co, Anaheim, CA

Jan '82 - Jan '93 (11 Years)

1982 - 1993 The Walt Disney Co. Anaheim, CA Accounting Administrator Established cash control for Hotel Queen Mary. Administered daily billing and invoicing for the Hotel Queen Mary. Customer account Reconciliation. Assisted Credit Manager. Trained and oriented new accounting employees.

Education

High School Diploma (COMPLETED)

Harriett Tubman Sr High Scholl, Compton, Ca

'78 Business Accounting

South Bay Business College, Hawthorne, CA

Jan '77 - Oct '78

Skills

Accounting

Billing

Cash Handling

Credit

Reconciliation