Anna Lollar
Brandon,FL
Summary
Professional with strong experience in financial operations and cash management. Adept at ensuring accurate and timely processing of payments and reconciliations. Known for effective teamwork, adaptability, and delivering consistent results. Skilled in accounts receivable, ERP systems, and problem-solving. Reliable and focused on maintaining financial accuracy and efficiency.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Cash Applications Specialist
Holland & Knight
Tampa, FL
08.2022 - Current
- Processed cash applications accurately and efficiently to improve revenue recognition.
- Reconciled customer accounts to ensure timely resolution of discrepancies and enhance client satisfaction.
- Collaborated with the finance team to streamline cash management processes, reducing errors in reporting.
- Mentored junior staff on best practices for cash application procedures and compliance standards.
- Analyzed transaction data to identify trends, facilitating informed decision-making for financial forecasting.
- Led cross-functional meetings to address issues related to cash application, fostering collaboration among stakeholders.
- Assisted with month-end close procedures, including account reconciliations and variance analysis reporting.
- Supported credit control efforts by accurately applying payments against outstanding invoices, reducing delinquency rates.
- Ensured compliance with company policies and relevant regulations through diligent monitoring of cash application activities.
- Expedited resolution of unapplied credits by working closely with billing departments to address discrepancies promptly.
- Worked in a paperless environment to accomplish assignments electronically.
- Streamlined reconciliation processes, ultimately decreasing outstanding accounts receivable balances.
- Filed reports and posted daily batches in the system.
- Maintained thorough documentation of all cash applications, ensuring a clear audit trail for financial review purposes.
- Optimized the use of ERP systems for more efficient cash application management.
- Audited and corrected billing and posting documents for accuracy.
Credit & Cash Applications Specialist
Dobbs Equipment
Riverview, FL
07.2020 - 06.2022
- Apply customer cash receipts daily via lockbox, ACH, wire transfer, and credit card transactions
- Customer account reconciliations
- Reconcile cash accounts and bank statements daily
- Research and process disputes and chargebacks
- Research unapplied payments
- Credit analysis using NACM & various resources to determine a business’ creditworthiness and solvency
- Process write-off and finance charge balances
- Contact customers regarding questionable payments received
- Provides supplemental documentation for cash application audits
- Meets all daily and monthly deadlines
- Perform all month-end closing procedures
- Generate monthly statements and complete dual method distribution
Billing Specialist
Boulevard Tire Center
Tampa, Florida
02.2016 - 06.2020
- Generate work orders, purchase orders and provide proof of deliveries
- Daily reconciliation of all cash/credit transactions and petty cash
- Research unapplied payments and correct potential errors
- Process credit memos
- B2B collections
- Code payables to ensure timely vendor payments
- Weekly payroll processing and on-boarding of new hires
- Daily analysis of A/R and inventory reports
- Interim dispatching of emergency service calls, monitoring routes, updating call logs
- Performed targeted collections on past due accounts aged over 30 days
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Bridgestone Americas LLC
Tampa, FL
10.2011 - 10.2015
- Perform account reconciliations by verifying the validity of account discrepancies with a thorough investigation of account history
- Prepare and review new accounts for a line of credit
- Post customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions
- B2B Collections
- Inventory management
- Generate accounting statements and reports as needed
- Daily inventory verification and maintenance controls
- Prepared and mailed invoices to customers, processed payments, and documented account updates
Risk Management Investigator
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union
Tampa, FL
05.2005 - 03.2010
- Maintain compliance requirements about OFAC/FINCEN, BSA-AML & NCUA standards
- Responsible for debit card investigations resulting from corporate breaches & individuals
- Analyzed strategies to determine patterns of fraud and anomalies to recover loss of funds
- High-level security clearance to ensure federal banking and credit union regulatory guidelines are met to avoid potential compliance violations
- Interviewed witnesses thoroughly, asking appropriate questions to ascertain critical details about each case
- Gathered evidence, which included recorded and written statements, financial documentation, and audio materials for examination
Education
High School Diploma -
Notre Dame High School For Girls
Chicago, Illinois05-1997
Skills
- Risk Assessments
- Document Preparation
- Conflict Resolution
- Working Collaboratively
- Billing Inquiry Management
- ERP systems
- Cash management
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Month-end closing
- Payment research
- Collection strategies
- Banking experience
Certification
2022-Excel Basic & Intermediary Mastery Certification
Languages
English and Spanish
Timeline
Senior Cash Applications Specialist
Holland & Knight
08.2022 - Current
Credit & Cash Applications Specialist
Dobbs Equipment
07.2020 - 06.2022
Billing Specialist
Boulevard Tire Center
02.2016 - 06.2020
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Bridgestone Americas LLC
10.2011 - 10.2015
Risk Management Investigator
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union
05.2005 - 03.2010
High School Diploma -
Notre Dame High School For Girls