Starr Lewis

**** **** **

Grand Rapids MI *****

616-***-****

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EDUCATION

Davenport University, Grand Rapids MI

Accounting and Microsoft Suite

SOFTWARE

Epicor, 3M, QuickBooks, Fishbowl Inventory program, Unix, Thoroughbreed, Excel, QAD 2013 – Jan 2023

BAKER PERKINS, Grand Rapids, MI

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABE/PAYABLE

• Performed payables while teammate was off with three way matching, working with purchasing to review invoices, and receiving approval to pay.

• Cleared account balances by examining customer payments and history

• Monitored AR reports checking for late, delinquent, or missing invoices and payments

• Independently handled clients’ requests for billing review and resulotion

• Reduced outstanding receivables from 25% to under 5% over a 3 month period

• Maintained reduced receivables

• Prepare bank statements by verifying and balancing receipts

• Prepared and send out approx. 150 invoices weekly TEMPORARY ROLES

ERWIN QUARDER, Grand Rapids, MI

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT (June – December)

• Obtaining orders from customers from email or customer portal

• Sending order confirmation after purchasing confirms parts and file orders.

• Sending order confirmation after purchasing confirms parts and file orders.

• File packing slips for invoicing

• Pulling invoices for payments and applying payments to customer’s accounts.

• Make collection calls and record account activity

• Order office supplies and take used toner cartridges, batteries, etc. to store for recycling. OLIVER –TOLAS, Grand Rapids, MI

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE/CREDIT (December-April)

Starr Lewis

1015 Park SW

Grand Rapids MI 49504

616-***-****

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• Retrieved bank report and review for most recent activity

• Daily cash updates through Excel, create entries for recent transactions

• Balanced transactions to bank report

• Retrieved checks from bank and apply to customer accounts

• Cash applications to include credit card and ACH or EFT payments

• Balanced all intercompany incoming payments

• Made Collection calls

• Run D&B Reports and ran credit checks for potential customers

• Set up new customer accounts into database

• Ran month end report

CASCADE ENGINEERING, Grand Rapids, MI

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (July – September)

• Responsible for entering 150-200 payables invoices into QAD accounting system daily

• Contacted purchasing and receiving department to ensure invoiced quantities were accurate

• Reviewed vendor statements to identify missing invoices and request duplicate copies if needed

• Contacted vendors to negotiate the elimination of a late fees and additional finance charges

• Filed all completed invoices once entered into the system GRABBER, INC, Grand Rapids MI.

COLLECTIONS (November 2010-February 2011)

• Used QuickBooks reporting to identify accounts 45+ days outstanding

• Contacted business customers such True Value, Meijer, Gander Mountain, Dicks, MC Sports and OverStock.com by mail, email, telephone to solicit payment

• Note customer collections contact in QuickBooks system

• Review customer invoices for inventory discrepancies using Fishbowl inventory system

• Applied address/telephone number changes to master customer accounts

• Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests

• Used Excel for month end reporting

GINSAN INDUSTRIES, Grand Rapids, MI

CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS 1992 TO 2008

• Processed credit checks and credit references provided by applicant

• Determined sales tax status according to which State the customer is located and if qualified for tax exempt status

Starr Lewis

1015 Park SW

Grand Rapids MI 49504

616-***-****

3

• Determined credit limits based on information received from credit references

• Created new customer master list files inputting into Unix and Thoroughbreed software system

• Reviewed application for pertinent information regarding international shipments and proper tax id numbers

• Communicate with corporate sales team when credit has been denied due to delinquent accounts or if terms are prepaid

• Review customer accounts on a semi-annual and annual basis to increase or decrease credit limits based on history of payment or sales

• Solicit approval from CFO to release orders when credit limit was exceeded

• Used Unix aging report to complete collections calls for all accounts 30,60 and 90+ days outstanding

• Contact customer by mail, email, or telephone to solicit payment

• Advise customers of necessary actions and strategies for debt repayment

• Answered customer inquiries regarding discrepancies and documented information about financial status of customers and collection effort

• Suggest customers pay past due amounts on account, or return damaged or unwanted merchandise

• Gather information needed to send customers to collection agencies after efforts have been exhausted

• Maintain ledgers and registers, posting charges and refunds to individual accounts, and computing and verifying balances

• Used Excel spreadsheets to track credits issued to customers and credits received by vendors

• Reconcile and post receipts for cash received by various customers and departments

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