TEACHER Accomplishments Monitor school districts delinquent status recommend warrants withhold state funds administered Texas Education Agency effort collect outstanding dues Selected TRS innovative committee member 2015 purpose improving business processes increase productivity. Upon completion, management recognized participating members project's outstanding results, time effort Rewarded outstanding performance 2015 handling numerous issues TRS faced throughout implementation new Health Care vendor responsible handle billing, eligibility, health insurance enrollment 500K members Awarded monetary raise successful completion Bachelors degree program Reconcile statement accounts including researching outstanding invoices, resolve existing discrepancies order avoid unwanted payment delays Recognized work ethics, great customer service skills, involvement team player Experience TEACHER March 2013 Current Company Name Senior Accountant Responsible auditing third party vendor's health insurance billing generated participating school districts within entire state Texas. Monitor school districts delinquent status recommend warrants withhold state funds administered Texas Education Agency effort collect outstanding dues. Prepare monthly analysis detect underlying billing issues provided third party vendor recommend solutions repair prevent future billing issues. Compile monthly Accounts Receivable reconciliation report ensure revenue expense transactions accurately recorded presenting senior management. Provide assistance school district's officials relation State Regulations, Health Coverage Plans, Texas Legislative decisions. Resolve make determination retroactive credit requests received school districts involve complex research billing audits. Review approve third party vendor invoices contract compliance accuracy. Reconcile budget reports reflect internal accounting expenses ensuring fund distributions accurately recorded. Adjust monthly annuity disbursements belonging TRS Retirees erroneously underpaid Health Insurance premium. Approve check refund distributions TRS Retirees made overpayments Health Insurance premium. Research compile annual ad-hoc reports include Affordable Care Act fee versus Health Insurance costs decide future premium rates. Compile current year accounting data generate Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Knowledge state laws related health care insurance programs, retiree health care benefits, financial accounting regulations. Accomplishments Selected TRS innovative committee member 2015 purpose improving business processes increase productivity. Upon completion, management recognized participating members project's outstanding results, time effort. Recovered overpaid costs owed TRS vendors totaled $5M 2009-2014 fiscal years conducting audit previously billed invoices detecting findings overbilled rates compliance contract's terms. Increased productivity 30% lead Accountant Accounts Receivable area implementing automated email collection system generates email 100 entities unpaid status. Rewarded outstanding performance 2015 handling numerous issues TRS faced throughout implementation new Health Care vendor responsible handle billing, eligibility, health insurance enrollment 500K members. Recovered implementation expenses incurred new healthcare vendor transition $83K "transition allowance provision" found contract. Awarded monetary raise successful completion Bachelors degree program. Administrative Assistant June 2007 March 2013 Company Name Utilize financial software generate payment documents purchase orders, delivery orders, requisitions, travel advances, general accounting documents. Process payments City Austin credit card system, including reconciling processed credit card transactions ensure usage correct funding codes. Reconcile statement accounts including researching outstanding invoices, resolve existing discrepancies order avoid unwanted payment delays. Analyze dollar balances time remaining existing contracts make recommendations extensions dollar increases. Monitor contract performance delivery services goods enforcing supply chain ensuring billing compliance contract's terms. Authorized record city-owned capital items distributed within department considered fixed assets require identification tags facilitate control accountability. Assist budget team itemizing expenses, revenue, plan operations given period fiscal year order maintain accurate reports including data entry required utilizing ECombs software. Knowledge City practices, purchasing policies procedures, Accounts Payable regulations. Responsible distribution petty cash performing monthly petty cash audits internal custodians department, ensuring policy procedures enforced. Maintain financial information, records, electronic files accordance City Austin Records Retention policies procedures. Maintain good working relationship city employees general public providing excellent customer service skills. Appointed participate interviewer better evaluate potential hires department Aviation. Accomplishments Sponsored department Aviation's Executive Assistant Director, Dave Arthur participate competitive Power Pipeline Leadership Conference Dallas, TX represent City Austin. This conference gave insights career development leadership planning. Proposed paperless system within department completed "Keeping Green" project. Once implemented, using ProCard processing electronic invoices E-statements received vendors expect reduce amount time money spent daily basis. Successfully attained funding overdue maintenance repair airport elevators escalators regardless purchasing deadlines fiscal year expired. Demonstrated keen ability work cross-functional teams fiscal year helping short-staffed budgeting team compile expenditures entire Aviation Department. Processed accounts payable documents, general accounting transactions. Assisted attorneys general staff necessary courthouse filings legal documents external locations needed delivered picked up. Performed daily receptionist duties assisting internal external customers regarding law operations procedures well coordinating scheduled meetings department's staff. Maintained record retention accordance City Austin Records Retention policies procedures. Accomplishments Gained knowledge different financial areas purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable. Developed database record incoming invoices disbursement payment vendors eliminate duplicate payments. Recognized work ethics, great customer service skills, involvement team player. Specialist Program Technician December2005 April 2006 Company Name Performed data entry enrollment applications child Medicaid assistance, affordable Children's health insurance (CHIP). Oversaw application processing queues Specialty Programs Work Group, ensuring quotas met daily basis. Reviewed incoming applications data entered eligibility database settled discrepancies found stages process. Accomplishments Appointed Assistant Supervisor 3 months hire date due quota exceeds resulted 1500 children enrolled health coverage statewide. Accounting Clerk July 2002 October 2005 Company Name Assigned Accounts Receivable area assist creating invoices statements, well monitoring account balances. Prepared cash balance reports ensured bank deposits accurately recorded. Assisted Accounts Payable processes purchase order requests, payment process incoming invoices. Monitored departmental budget utilizing balance spreadsheets itemized expenditures, income, estimation future projects. Accomplishments Developed knowledge areas Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable. Saved department money despite short-handed status staff budget fall year assisting Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable. Education Bachelors Arts Business Administration CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY － City State US CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, AUSTIN, TEXAS Bachelors Arts Business Administration, January 2012 December 2014 Associates Arts Business Administration AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY － City State US AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS Associates Arts Business Administration, November 2010 December 2011 EAGLE PASS HIGH SCHOOL, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS High School Diploma High School Diploma, May 1998 Professional Affiliations MAXIMUS, TEXAS ACCESS ALLIANCE Skills Accounting, Credit, Invoices, Budget, Accounts Payable, Cash, Of Accounts, Accountant, Audits, Billing, Buying/procurement, Customer Service, General Accounting, Operations, Payments, Purchasing, Receptionist, Retail Sales, Accounts Receivable, Basis, Data Entry, Assistant Director, Associate, Aviation, Budgeting, Career Development, Contracts, Credit Card, Excellent Customer Service Skills, Executive Assistant, Fixed Assets, Maintenance, Pipeline, Purchase Orders, Reconciling, Supply Chain, The Accounts, Clerk, Estimation, Finance, With Accounts, And Accounting, Audit, Auditing, Benefits, Collection, Financial Report, Healthcare, Increase, Insurance Billing, Reconciliation, Solutions, Database, Administrative Assistant, Disbursement, Filings, Great Customer Service Skills, Legal Documents, Team Player, Medicaid, Quota