Grace Aguirre
***** **** **** *** ***, Houston, Texas 77095*832-***-***** 832-***-***** ****************@*****.***
~Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivables Professional~
~Medical Billing and Coding~
BILINGUAL
Professional Experience:
Benchmark Logistics, Houston, Texas June 2009 to November 2010
Accounts Receivables/Payroll Assistant
Posted all receivables from lock box into MTI system
Collections
Assisted payroll supervisor to post into MTI System
TH Hill Associates, Houston, Texas June 2008 to April 2009
Accounts Payable Specialist
Assigned all Purchase Orders and entered all data. Verified incoming vendor invoices for accuracy of amounts to match Purchase Order.
Entered and verified all vendor invoices into Peachtree System to correct GL accounts.
Prepared vendor invoices weekly to be paid and presented to Accountant for CEO to sign.
Handled all discrepancy with vendors.
Aquarium Environments, INC/Fish Gallery, Houston, Texas April 2004 to June 2008
Office Manager – Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivables
Entered data and verified invoices of vendors into Peachtree System to correct GL accounts for payments before presenting to owner to be paid.
Maintained accurate customer billing information and prepared monthly invoices (800) plus in an efficient and timely manner.
Performed collection call regarding outstanding accounts. Lowered receivables from 50 % to 2%.
Received, entered and posted payments from customers to accounts.
Answered and handles calls from customers regarding their accounts.
Performed a full range of accounting duties including A/R, A.P, Cash Receipts and Deposits. Bank Reconciliation and month-end closings.
All aspects of Office Manager from ordering supplies to handling employee issues.
Fashion Bug, Houston, Texas April 2000 to December 2003
Assistant Manager
Maintained and handled daily store operations.
Analyzed trends in fashion, merchandise and consumer needs
Planned effective marketing strategy, displays, and advertising.
Supervised store personnel, received and verified all incoming merchandise.
Handled payroll, daily deposits and employee scheduling.
EDUCATION:
Everest Institute – Houston, Texas January 2011 to September 2011
Certificate, Medical Billing and Coding (720 hours)
AHF Financial Service Inc. (Extern Site 160 hours) August 2011 to September 2011
Billing
Coding
Appeal Insurance Claims
Pre-certification letters
Rebilled corrected claims to insurance companies such as Humana, United Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas and Arizona, Amerigroup, Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare, just to name a few.
Collections
Lone Star College – Cy-Fair, Houston, Texas August 2009 to Present
Pursuing Accounting Certificate
Texas School of Business, Houston, Texas May 2003 to March 2004
Certificate, Computer Office Specialist (880 hours)
Office of the Attorney General of Texas (Extern Site 160 hours) March 2004
Researched and sorted client cases by category
Archived all closed cases by entering date into state electronic database, and shredding confidential documents.
REFERENCES
Alex Bessar – AHS Financial Group (Extern Site) 713-***-****
Lizette Hernandez – Benchmark Logistics 281-***-****
Hugh Marlette – TH Hill Associates 713-***-****
Maury Hecht – Aquarium Environments 713-***-****
Lisa Watts – Aquarium Environments 713-***-****