John Becker - Accountant

JOHN P. BECKER

*** ******* ****** * Cary, North Carolina 27511 * 919-***-**** * ***********@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

Accounting related position that will utilize my excellent analytical, managerial, and interpersonal skills acquired through years of diverse employment.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

> Effective time management and organizational skills

> Productive in both independent and group environments

> Excellent written and oral communication skills

> Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and multitasking capabilities

> Motivated, enthusiastic, timely, and creative

> Dedicated, honest, hard working, and persistent

> Customer-focused

> Patient and empathetic listener

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona July 2005 - November 2007

Master of Business Administration in Accounting

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts September 1998 - May 2001

Bachelor of Science in General Science

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina August 1993 - September 1996

Chemical Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC May 2005 – June 2009

Advanced Staff Accountant (March 2007-June 2009)

* Performed Medicare accounting and settlement functions to ensure health care providers were reimbursed in compliance with regulations and instructions issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

* Performed and assisted in audit related functions to ensure cost reports were properly reconciled in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Medicare regulations, and CMS directives.

* Reviewed providers’ filed cost reports to determine if acceptability standards were in compliance with CMS requirements and guidelines.

* Processed Medicare audit adjustments to ensure the accurate settlement of providers’ cost report statements.

Settlement Specialist (May 2005-March 2007)

* Processed North Carolina based hospitals cost reports.

* Addressed pertinent CMS matters and inquires.

* Updated and maintained essential files and databases that supported various internal departments and CMS.

* Promptly responded to health care providers’ inquires.

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OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

University Instructors, Durham, North Carolina April 2004 - May 2005

Placement Coordinator (August 2004-May 2005)

* Recruited, interviewed, hired, and managed approximately 250 instructors throughout the state of North Carolina.

* Managed and administered the placement of instructors into various tutoring programs based on specific criteria.

* Communicated regularly with school principals to ensure their programs were operating efficiently and effectively and to address any additional concerns they may have.

* Coordinated instructor changes and program updates between the program coordinators, the schools’ faculty, and the administration.

Instructor/Tutor (April 2004-August 2004)

* Instructed and tutored K-12 students in all areas of Mathematics and Science.

Excell Laboratories, Brighton, Massachusetts September 2002 - April 2004

Client Service Associate

* Provided health care professionals with testing and client information.

* Responded to and addressed inquiries regarding testing procedures and protocols.

* Updated requests of physicians and hospitals with Excell's laboratory and outsource facilities.

* Investigated various issues with test results and physicians.

Bayer Diagnostics, East Walpole, Massachusetts April 2002 - August 2002

Lab Tech (interim position)

* Performed laboratory processes.

* Followed quality assurance standards.

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts February 2002 - March 2002

Lab Manager (interim position)

* Maintained and complied with established laboratory protocol.

* Conducted asthma research on laboratory specimens, including tests for lung capacity and whether or not it played a relevant role with asthma.

* Performed the accounts receivable and accounts payable functions for the laboratory.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Hardware: PC and Macintosh

Programs: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft

Languages: Java, FORTRAN, and Maple

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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