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Patricia Grandt

Accounts Receivable/Payable
Mt. Prospect,IL

Summary

During the past five years, I have worked as a remote contracted employee with multiple firms. I have over twenty years of accounting experience with strong accounts receivables, accounts payables, cash posting, billing, account reconciliation and month end reporting. I have excellent communication skills both written and verbal. I also work well in different software environments with tight deadlines. I am a quick learner and can learn new skills and software while working as a team or independently. Is excellent at multi-tasking.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Lender Support Specialist

Community Reinvestment Fund
02.2025 - 04.2025
  • Assisted a local nonprofit to fill temporary Lender Support Specialist positions.
  • Connect with small business owners over the phone/email to assist with financial applications and related processes
  • Provide clear and professional communication throughout the lending process
  • Processed credit reviews using GIACT, Secretary of State, and social media
  • Assessed each application and all documents to be sure the applicant had provided everything required to extend a grant
  • Maintain accurate documentation and organization of application materials
  • Strong technical aptitude to work in a variety of systems
  • Software: SPARK

Premier Performance
07.2024 - 12.2024
  • Enter new invoices into the accounting system, review purchase orders to ensure invoicing accuracy
  • Verify accuracy of billing data and investigate as needed
  • Review emails from vendors daily regarding requests for corrected information
  • Reconciled Vendor Statements
  • Work with other departments as needed to resolve issues or discrepancies
  • Software: Sage 500

Endeavor Healthcare
Arlington Heights, IL
02.2024 - 05.2024
  • Review, enter, correct, and issue Bill Only Purchase Orders
  • Input/review confirmations/POAs for purchase orders
  • Coordinate with Project Manager & Accounts Payable to streamline processes.
  • Research invoices discrepancies, receipt issues, or invoice payment status.
  • Support and expedite supplies invoices workflow(s) within Workday.
  • Work to identify and resolve credit holds.

North Shore Private Investment Management
12.2023 - 02.2024
  • Entered all transactions and deposits for business checking accounts and reconciled all bank statements
  • Entered and reconciled all credit card accounts going back 5 years.

GEFCO/Ceva Logistics
Mt Prospect, IL
10.2022 - 12.2023
  • Maintained payable accounts
  • Downloaded and posted invoices from Fed Ex daily
  • Reconciled and posted payments for AP daily
  • Reconciled Credit Card daily, including posting of all new transactions and locating the backup detail
  • Processed new invoices – checking detail, posting under correct Job number.
  • Applied payments as received via ACH, Wire and checks

Endurance Environmental
Rosemont, IL
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Reconcile weekly billing to verify rates and ticket numbers are correct
  • Create new invoices in QBO
  • Enter Fuel Surcharges based on current rate
  • Process invoice on customer portal (Oracle, Coupa etc)
  • Update bank daily in QuickBooks
  • Download Lockbox checks from Bank site
  • Apply deposits
  • Create Journal Entries
  • Create Credit Memo
  • Run Monthly Aging and send reminders

Accounts Receivable/Payable Specialist

GEFCO
Elk Grove Village, IL
10.2021 - 01.2022
  • Maintained payable accounts
  • Downloaded and posted invoices from Fed Ex daily
  • Reconciled and posted payments for AP daily
  • Reconciled Credit Card daily, including posting of all new transactions and locating the backup detail
  • Posted daily AR payments
  • Processed new invoices – checking detail, posting under correct Job number.
  • Email weekly statements
  • Contact customers that are past due for payment status/follow up
  • Created Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the assignments given to me

Accounts Payable Specialist

True Value
Rosemont, IL
08.2021 - 10.2021
  • Applied invoices in Oracle
  • Checked for duplicate entries of invoices
  • Reconciled invoices with purchase orders

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Hitachi-Hightech
Schaumburg, IL
08.2020 - 08.2021
  • Special projects as assigned for SAP conversion
  • Obtain bank deposits daily – apply to my accounts
  • Pull invoices, purchase orders and sales orders
  • Contact customers for payment status – follow through with any issues reported
  • Send customer statements upon request
  • Pull Dunn & Bradstreet and Cortera financial reports for new accounts
  • Adjust credit lines when needed

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Veritiv
Itasca, IL
02.2011 - 12.2019
  • Maintains a portfolio of over $12 Million for the National Accounts department and keeping a past due percentage of less than 10%
  • Lead new hire orientation and training of software, procedures and policies
  • Communicate with the Project and National Account Managers to reach resolutions for billing or payment issues
  • Reconcile accounts after payments are received by downloading account aging into an Excel spreadsheet and using custom sort feature, subtotal and v-lookup
  • Use customer portals to locate invoice and payment status, when necessary, submit invoices
  • Assist with portal billing when needed (Coupa, Taulia, Ariba, Tradeshift)
  • Research payment discrepancy, contact Accounts Payable advising of the discrepancy whether it be over payment or short payment.
  • Collect on invalid customer deductions such as unearned discounts, short/over shipments, short or duplicate payments
  • Watch new orders that come up on credit hold and decide if they are eligible to be released or kept on hold
  • Contacts credit analyst making suggestion to increase/decrease credit line
  • Submit credit line increase/decrease requests to credit analyst

Office Manager

Commercial Plastics
Mundelein, IL
06.2000 - 02.2008

• Interviewed and hired new employees
• Timely introduction of insurance benefits/choices to eligible employees
• Maintained application files, personnel files, and system data as needed
• Prepared confidential materials for personnel
• Ran weekly payroll for hourly employees
• Administered health insurance program, enrollment, and census reports
• Reconciled all benefit invoices monthly
• Liaison, paperwork with health insurance carriers
• Responded to employee complaints, personnel and benefit questions
• Discussed and resolve employee problems
• Worked with safety director in training and keeping logs up to date
• Maintained OSHA log, analyze incident and prepare year-end report
• Addressed safety issues with the safety director
• Negotiated pay rate, solicit bids, follow-up on problems with Temporary help
• Notified superintendents of potential increases

Education

Intro to Computers

Oakton Community College

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Cash Application

Bank Reconciliation

Loan origination

Portfolio management

Team player

Customer service-focused

Friendly

Cash handling

Relationship building and management

Client relations

Document analysis

Credit

Reliable

Collections proficiency

Typing 40 wpm

Cash handling expert

Teamwork

Teamwork and collaboration

Customer service

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Problem-solving abilities

Multitasking

Reliability

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Client relationship building

Microsoft office

Data entry

Accounts Receivable

Billing

Cash Application

Auditing

Financial Statements

Bank Reconciliation

Distribution

Manufacturing

Logistics

Medical

Grants/Loans

SAP

WorkDay

Oracle

CargoWise

Sage 500

GetPaid

QuickBooks Online

AS400

Microsoft Suite

Access

Accomplishments

I was recognized by the Senior Leaders for going above and beyond in making great progress.

During the realignment of accounts, my portfolio went from $12M to $25M - and total past due of 65% - when completed my 92% current.

Timeline

Lender Support Specialist

Community Reinvestment Fund
02.2025 - 04.2025

Premier Performance
07.2024 - 12.2024

Endeavor Healthcare
02.2024 - 05.2024

North Shore Private Investment Management
12.2023 - 02.2024

GEFCO/Ceva Logistics
10.2022 - 12.2023

Endurance Environmental
01.2022 - 09.2022

Accounts Receivable/Payable Specialist

GEFCO
10.2021 - 01.2022

Accounts Payable Specialist

True Value
08.2021 - 10.2021

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Hitachi-Hightech
08.2020 - 08.2021

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Veritiv
02.2011 - 12.2019

Office Manager

Commercial Plastics
06.2000 - 02.2008

Intro to Computers

Oakton Community College
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