ROBIN D RUSSELL
Administrative/Financial Specialist
574-***-**** *************@*****.*** Knox, IN
SUMMARY
Energetic and engaging administrative/financial specialist with experience in reception, accounts payable/receivable, customer service, HR, and file management. Eager to blend exceptional organizational skills with accounts payable/receivables, order entry, personnel files, payroll, and outreach experience in an office support role.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Reception & Customer Service
●Greeted and interacted with customers with an average of 50 a day.
●Responding to client questions efficiently and proactively resolve concerns.
●Answered up to 50 incoming calls a day and directed callers to the appropriate departments
●Managed the public email account and handled over 75 new messages daily
●Cultivated relationships with donors and potential supporters via phone and community events
Accounts Payable/Receivable
• Collaborated with the accounting team to perform month-end close activities.
• Supported the preparation of audit documents.
• Prepared batches of accounts payable invoices for data entry.
• Engaged in filing, recording, compiling and transmitting financial
records.
• Audited payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment
insurance premiums and workers' compensation coverage.
• Operated computers and used job-related software to develop,
modify,, and implement recordkeeping, and accounting systems.
• Reviewed accounts for discrepancies to properly reconcile
differences.
• Resolved customer discrepancies and disputes in a timely and
diplomatic manner.
• Posted incoming payments and advance deposits to maintain daily
cash receipts journal.
• Collected outstanding payments from customers and handled
customer inquiries promptly.
• Drafted executive correspondence regarding account discrepancies
and collections efforts.
• Analyzed and resolved misapplied payments and banking discrepancies.
• Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to support accuracy and
completeness of customer payments.
• Regularly updated customer contact information and payment
records.
• Researched invoices and customer database to resolve customer
concerns and billing issues.
• Contacted customers by mail or telephone concerning past due
balances.
• Oversaw and resolved issues on payment discrepancies and
customer write-offs.
• Performed general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones,
and handling routine correspondence.
• Operated computers programmed with accounting software to
record, store, and analyze information.
• Reconciled records of bank transactions.
• Operated 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to
perform calculations and produce documents.
Human Resources
• Updated employee job descriptions, performance reviews, and
disciplinary actions.
• Assisted with recruitment and interview processes to develop
pipeline of candidates for employment.
potential hires.
• Packaged new hire packets and materials for distribution to newly
hired employees.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Administrative Assistant/Payroll I Samyoung America, Inc Kokomo, IN I Aug. 2024-Dec. 2024
AP/Payroll/HR/Receptionist I Life Care Center of Rochester Rochester, IN I Aug. 2023 - Aug. 2024
Accounts Receivable Specialist I Kauffman Engineering Lincolnshire, IL I August 2022 – April 2023
Accounts Payable Specialist NTK Precision Axle I Frankfort, IN I September 2018 - August 2019
Secretary I A Schulman, Inc. (Formally Ferro Corp.) I Plymouth, IN I July 1999 - March 2015
EDUCATION
High School Diploma I Knox Community High School I June 1984
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Work), QuickBooks, SAP, JD Edwards, Navision, VAI, Organizational Skills, SOX, ISO, Financial Report Writing