Accounts Payable & Bookkeeping Professional

Valerie Santana

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Detailed and accurate accounting professional offering experience in vendor payments, payroll, and bookkeeping. Skilled in coordinating multiple vendors and suppliers, handling financial documents, improving efficiencies, and identifying expense saving opportunities that improve company profitability. Often characterized as a team player who possesses strong work ethic and communication skills. Areas of expertise include:

•Accounts Payable/ Billing and Invoicing

•Vendor Relationship Management

•Budgeting and Expense Management

•Project Planning and Scheduling/ Coordinating

•Payroll Reporting

•Financial Reconciliations – Tax and Bank Statements

EXPERIENCE:

SBC, Deerfield Beach, FL April 2023 – May 2024

Construction Project Coordinator

•Coordinated with contractors, architects, and engineers to ensure seamless project execution.

•Handle all project scheduling and budget management.

•Resolve issues promptly to keep projects on track and within budget.

S H Hoshor CPA LLC, Wellington, FL June 2022 – April 2023

Bookkeeper

•Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and weekly payroll reports

•Prepare sales tax reports and manage financial statements for multiple clients

Distinctive Workforce Solutions, Boca Raton, FL October 2019 – May 2022

Accounts Payable Manager

•Manage full-cycle accounts payable using accounting software and other programs such as QuickBooks

•Handle accounts payable and relationships for separate entities and vendors

•Ensure bills are paid in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to departmental procedures

•Process due invoices for payments via live checks, ACH and wires

•Process transactions and perform accounting duties such as account maintenance, recording entries and reconciling books of accounts

•Limited bad debt to lower company’s expenses to achieve higher operating profit

•Bank reconciliations

Promise Healthcare, Boca Raton, FL February 2012 – October 2019

Accounts Payable Representative

•Handle accounts payable for separate entities and vendors

•Process due invoices for payments via live checks, ACH and wires

•Establish and maintain relationships with new and existing vendors

•Ensure bills are paid in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to departmental procedures

Digestive Care, LLP – Coral Springs, FL November 2007 – February 2012

Admin/Billing & Collections Representative

•Provide high-level administrative support by performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings.

•Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents.

•Collect, post and manage account payments from patients and insurance companies.

•Responsible for submitting claims and following up with insurance companies.

•Maintain contact with office managers, physicians, patients, insurance companies, hospitals, pharmacies, etc.

•Obtain pre-certifications/authorizations

•Charge entry and posting patient/insurance money along with insurance verification

•Understanding and interpreting medical language and number codes

Kurit and Abrams Insurance – Boca Raton, FL March 2006 – October 2007

Administrative Assistant

•Perform administrative tasks such as maintaining records and handling policy renewals

•Calculate premiums and establish payment method

•Call on policy holders to deliver and explain policy, to analyze insurance program and suggest additions or changes, or to change beneficiaries

•Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks

•Sell various types of insurance policies to individuals on behalf of insurance companies

Boca Raton Regional Hospital – Boca Raton, FL January 2003 – March 2006

Registration Representative

•Emergency Room, Maternity, Direct Admissions and Outpatient Registration

•Request and update patient demographic information

•Schedule hospital admissions and outpatient procedures

•Maintain files of medical records and correspondence, collecting co pays/deductibles and also handle insurance verification

SKILLS:

QuickBooks, Oracle, Intergy, MS Office

Bilingual (English/ Spanish)

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