Alicity McKnight
New Haven,CT
Summary
Qualified accounting professional with strong background in finance. Proven track record of managing financial processes and optimizing financial performance. Demonstrated analytical skills and financial acumen in driving business decisions and ensuring compliance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Associate of Individual Funds
Aspire Living & Learning Inc
Hamden, CT
12.2013 - Current
- Manages the Social Security/SSI benefits and required accounting reports for multiple beneficiaries.
- Responsible for the personal finances, trust accounts, and spending money of the residents.
- Ensured compliance with state regulations and company policies.
- Assisted in month-end closing procedures.
- Reconciled discrepancies in client accounts, resolving issues promptly to maintain accuracy.
- Conducted regular audits to ensure compliance with agency accounting standards and policies.
- Prepared billing statements and invoices and recorded transaction date.
- Reconciled bank statements with ledgers, identifying discrepancies for resolution.
- Trained new staff on agency procedures and software systems for seamless integration.
- Management of company spending card
- Banking and Fee Reporting
Accounts Receivables Specialist
Community Renewal Team
Hartford, CT
08.2010 - 12.2013
- AR management for a variety of CRT programs, including daily deposits, coding and posting all cash receipts to general ledger.
- Code and post all cash receipt deposits to general budget ledger, collect and evaluate all incoming deposit items, including event ticket revenue, verify/review all outside deposits, including EFT and off-site transactions.
- Prepare bank deposits to be deposited into specific banks per Senior Accountant's direction, create source documents and post accounts receivable to financial system.
- Bill funders, clients, and employees, including non-sufficient funds fees and provide substantiating reports to funders, as required.
Accounts Receivables Collections Temp
J Morrissey & Company
Windsor, CT
03.2010 - 08.2010
- Assignment Community Renewal Team, Hartford
- Research payment and invoice discrepancies between QuickBooks and American Fundware to balance the A/R.
- Contact fund representatives for payments
- Assist in the monthly closing of funds
- Data entry
- Filing
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
Accounts Receivables Analyst
Thermospas Inc
Wallingford, CT
02.2007 - 10.2009
- Posting of A/R cash application receipts, refunds, credit card payments and adjustments to the general ledger for Service CEO and Visual manufacturing daily.
- Reconciliation of all customer payments and vendor refunds to deposit account.
- General ledger entries of customer payments and vendor refunds
- Cash application of 25 to 50 checks per day into Visual manufacturing of all customer payments and vendor refunds.
- Cash application of 50 to 75 checks into Service CEO three times a week as well as lumps sum subcontractor checks once a week with over 150 line item customer payments.
- Research payment discrepancies
- Bank Deposit preparation of all customer payments and vendor refunds
- Billing/Invoicing-Verifying payment of orders, printing invoicing, sending out billing, and contacting customers for payment of current and past due invoices.
- Customer service -which included directing calls, customer order issues, refunds, and customer resolution via email, phone, or internet daily.
- Credit card dispute resolution-Working with customers and credit card companies to settle any issues or dissatisfaction.
- Work with production floor/shipping department for any urgent customer issues and or shipping matters.
- RMA refunds and replacements- insure that process is complete and replacements where shipped.
- Follow up with customer to insure receipt of refund and/or replacement.
- Filing
Payables Assistant
Thermospas Inc
Wallingford, CT
10.2006 - 02.2007
- Data entry which included payment of invoices, proofing of checks, and working with the purchasing department to verify the receipt of merchandise.
- Verify all purchase orders are received and inventory is accurate
- Filing paid invoice with copy of payment
- Answer phones/Customer service -Communication with outside vendors on status of payments.
- Research payments and invoice discrepancies
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT12-2018
Master of Business Administration -
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT05-2016
Skills
- Management
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft office
- Excel
- Leadership
- Data entry
- Bank statement reconciliation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking Abilities
- Bank reconciliation
- Adaptability and flexibility
Timeline
Senior Finance Associate of Individual Funds
Aspire Living & Learning Inc
12.2013 - Current
Accounts Receivables Specialist
Community Renewal Team
08.2010 - 12.2013
Accounts Receivables Collections Temp
J Morrissey & Company
03.2010 - 08.2010
Accounts Receivables Analyst
Thermospas Inc
02.2007 - 10.2009
Payables Assistant
Thermospas Inc
10.2006 - 02.2007
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Albertus Magnus College
Master of Business Administration -
Albertus Magnus College