Finance / Bookkeeper Resume

Desired Industry: Accounting/Bookkeeping	SpiderID: 8540
Desired Job Location: Bronxville, New York	Date Posted: 8/29/2006
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: As Soon As Possible
Desired Wage: 50,000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience	Willing to Travel: No
Highest Degree Attained: Other	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
Over nine combined years of accounting experience providing financial overview for all major operating considerations and activities.

Superior communications, organizational, public relations and interpersonal skills; function well in high pressure arena; regarded as a dedicated, trustworthy and loyal employee; able to prioritize assignments to meet operational deadlines.

Experience:
Excess Health, Inc. / Alexander Douglas, Inc., Harrison, NY 2006 to Present
Operations Manager
Supervise staff of 6 (3 in NY and 3 in India); delegate responsibilities, set objectives and monitor work performances based on results expected and achieved.

Perform all accounting functions to include journal entry, accounts payables, premium receivables, validating travel & entertainment, deposits, bank reconciliations, balance sheet and trial balance.

Effective in phone collections of overdue premium accounts, generating invoices and premium cancellation notices.

Complete weekly corporate payables and monthly brokerage commission disbursements.

Perform bi-weekly payroll compensation through Paychex.

Liaison with bankers and off-site accounting firm regarding financial transactions.

Review potential Organ Transplant cases, applications, files, records to determine coordination of benefits and eligibility on the basis of medical necessity.

Identify and develop sources of evidence from claim folder applications, the claimant, medical sources, third party administrators and/or employers, determining the most effective way to procure additional data and required information for benefit establishment.

Code and settle claims with claimants and/or providers in accordance with Organ Transplant supplemental policy provisions.

Authorize adjustments and corrections to previously processed claims and maintain relationships with providers.

LaPlaca Cohen Advertising, New York, NY 1999 to 2006
Operations Manager
Performed all accounting functions to include journal entry, accounts payables, receivables, petty cash, validating travel & entertainment, credit card accounts, deposits, bank reconciliations, balance sheet and trial balance.

Assisted and prepared the monthly closings, forecasts, financial reporting and maintenance of budgets working directly with the Chief Financial Officer and Department Head of Operations.

Compared actual expenses to budget and investigate variances using Excel.

Completed weekly check disbursements including on demand checks; payments averaging in excess of 400K.

Effective in phone collections of overdue accounts, generating invoices and statements.

Answered client inquiries, problems, complaints and compose correspondences.

Managed employee benefit programs for 25 employees, including short / long-term disability, medical / dental program and 401K.

Performed semi-monthly payroll compensation through ADP.

Maintained personal records and vacation schedules.

Liaison with bankers, off-site accounting firm and insurers regarding financial transactions and benefits programs.

St. Joseph Medical Hospital, Yonkers, NY 1997 to 1999
Renal Dialysis Account Billing Manager
Handled all aspects of Renal Dialysis outpatient billing including electronic claims submissions and paper claims, third party insurances including Medicare, Medicaid, capitation plans and monthly billing to patients.

Accurately interpreted explanation of benefits, deductibles, write offs and balance billing.

Performed coding (ICD 9 / CPT) of renal dialysis logged lab cultures and pharmaceuticals for billing process.

Facilitated collections and generated billing statements for up to 1200 accounts on a monthly basis.

Urban Office Products, New York, NY 1991 to 1995
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Started as a Purchasing Secretary responsible for administrative support to Purchasing Agent and liaison to outside vendors. Base on performance, was promoted to position of Assistant Purchasing Manager:
Interacted with sales department, with total responsibilities for overseeing all order processing, costs / bids, scheduling and inventory control function.

Approved vendor invoices.

Coordinated the return of defective and obsolete inventory products.

Continuous phone contact with vendors, manufacturers and clientele.

Education:
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY
Associates Degree in Science 1997

Skills:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Express, Microsoft XP Professional, QuickBooks Professional, File Maker Pro, Oracle Forms.

Reference:
Kendell Monroe (917) 576-9345, Charles Kerner (212) 675-4030, Quintin Braithwaite (718) 752-4018

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