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Administrative & Financial Specialist with 25+ Years Experience

Location:
Birmingham, AL
Posted:
December 31, 2025

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Jaffies Mae Harris

** ******** ******, **********, ** 35215

205-***-****

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

CAREER SUMMARY

Motivated and experienced administrative and financial assistant with over 25 years of experience in billing disputes, analyzing actual & budget expenditures, developing budget plans, procurement accounts reconciliation, inventory control, generating work orders, supervising employees & special projects, coordinating meetings, and generating various data reports. SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Recipient of a BellSouth certificate for highest efficiency rating within the department

• Awarded a BellSouth certificate for extraordinary customer service

• Developed and help implemented a marketing strategy that increased the UAB Eat Right program enrollment 20%

• Restructured the UAB Eat Right program collection process that resulted in a 5% savings and 100% collection

• Resolved a purchase order conflict that prevented late shipment on an urgently needed Southern Company power plant equipment

• Developed a computerized database the made the Southern Company power plants’ large equipment inventory cataloging 30% more efficient

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Marshalls Retail Store November 2020 to November 2022 Cashier

• Answer and redirect incoming calls, process customer’s purchases, and return transactions

• Invite customers to sign up for company credit cards, restock the front end, and checkout areas as needed Infinity Insurance September 2015 to May 2017

First Notice Claim Adjuster

• Answered, resolved, or redirected incoming calls from a customer regarding insurance claims

• Processed initial insurance claims

• Resolved or redirected any customers’ insurance policy coverage or payment issues West at Home Corporation April 2014 to October 2014 Customer Service Representative

• Worked Remotely for Ohio Dominion Gas Company

• Processed work orders for customer’s reconnects, meter line tests, relocations, and disconnects

• Processed customer’s bill budget payment plans and resolved billing payment issues

• Updated customer’s account information and coordinated concerns with other departments as needed AT&T July 1999 to September 2013

Billing Dispute Rep /Escalation Rep /Wholesale Customer Service Rep

• Lead representative over a multimillion-dollar business billing dispute claims account

• Investigated customer’s claims concerning billing charges and made appropriate resolutions

• Generated service orders to correct and apply appropriate credits to customer account

• Resolved customer issues with other AT&T departments which included: finance, collections, and legal

• Participated in management meetings and arrangements to resolve the customer billing issues

• Transported circuit data from the AT&T platform to the other company’s system platform

• Supervised night shift customer representatives’ productivity and completed activity reports The University of Alabama at Birmingham May 1996 to July 1999 Clinical Nutrition Department, Administrative Assistant

• Developed and prepared comprehensive financial reports for monthly departmental meetings

• Assisted with writing federal grants for department research projects

• Handled the department’s Eat Right Program revenue collections and deposits

• Traveled to UAB Clinics, tracked and maintained the Eat Right Program enrollment status and schedule Chief Financial Officer Department, Administrative Assistant

• Tracked and maintained the clinics’ monthly expenses and revenue

• Coordinated monthly and quarterly departmental meetings

• Typed business external and internal correspondences as needed

• Prepared charts and reports for monthly and quarterly meetings

• Handled and resolved calls or directed callers to the appropriate personnel Southern Company Services January 1982 to May 1996 Technical Analyst /Engineer Aide I /Engineer Aide II /Office Clerk

• Assisted with the company’s power plants equipment inspections and follow-ups

• Coordinated and managed the department’s capital purchases

• Trained and supervised part-time clerical staff

• Processed and maintained departmental end-of-year financial accrual reports

• Handled and resolved department billing problems as needed

• Maintained and updated department personnel schedule time reporting system SKILLS SUMMARY

• Extraordinary Problem Solving, Listening and Decision-Making Skills, Great Organizational Planning

• Negotiation Skills, Excellent Communication, Time Management, and Multiple-Tasking Skills

• Detail Oriented, Strong Independent Worker, and Excellent Customer Care Skills

• Strong Up-Selling, Analytical Reasoning, and Personnel Management Skills

• Excellent Knowledge in Telecommunication Technology, Platforms, and Systems

• Good Medical Knowledge, Excellent Operating in Multiple Systems Simultaneously Ability ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Over 10 years of retail and tax return preparation experience as a cashier and as a sales floor associate with Macy's, Sears, Kmart, Home Depot, Golbro Jewelers, Joann Fabrics, TJ Maxx, the County Seat Clothing Store, Marshalls, and tax returns processed with H&R Block, and Tax Enterprise



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