Hi, I’m
Wendel Mirbel
Malden,MA
Summary
Devoted Finance Assistant adept at effectively completing complex tasks. Smart and talented with proficiency in Concur, Buy2pay, Salesforce and supportive attitude. Proven history of efficiency, accuracy and detail-oriented work.
Overview
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Finance Assistant
04.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Provide administrative and financial support to the Professional/Executive Programs
- Process transactions related to accounts payable, travel expense processing and reimbursements, accounts receivable, or payroll
- Timely and accurate data entry and or processing pf prospects and participants
- Identify and research or escalate issues to upper management
- Interact with other members of financial operations or customer service teams, suppliers, or faculty and staff as appropriate.
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Citi
Financial Associate
04.2023 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Significantly reduced credit card fees and penalties through proactive management of, Management and outreach to card users Reviewed and approved all Reimbursement and Corporate Card Concur expense reports according to University and IRS policies
- Reviewed and approved all Travel Reimbursements via B2P for staff and faculty and B2P for non-employee reimbursements
- Monitored school travel for compliance and risk, stayed current with University travel initiatives and policies Managed accounting record keeping systems for all GSE payables transactions and procedures for tracking and reporting, including guidance, oversight and remediation
Mass General Brigham
Credit Resolution Specialist
09.2019 - 04.2023
Job overview
- Utilized Epic systems to significantly and effectively resolve credit balances
- Determined the cause for the credit, making appropriate debit transaction adjustments and refunding the appropriate party
- Including but not limited to navigating payer websites to ensure accuracy of coordination of benefits, contacting patients, insurance companies and/or working with the central registration team to update insurance policies
- Reviewed self-pay refunds to ensure that there are no outstanding debit balances or bad debt across all MGPO Departments as well as the facilities
- Responsible for contacting third party payers to resolve any overpayment issues and when appropriate request that a retraction be performed or issue a refund directly to the third-party payer.
Steward Healthcare System
Revenue Cycle Associate
08.2018 - 09.2019
Job overview
- Daily posting of assigned insurance and self-pay payments in Meditech 6.06 and 6.1
- Responsible for adjusting patients’ accounts
- Responsible for analyzing payment denials for possible re-submission of unpaid claims to payers
- Ensured a strong working knowledge of the companies Compliance Plan, Security and HIPAA.
Boston Medical Center
Data Analyst
12.2017 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Generated daily operational reports for the hospital’s departments
- Extracted data from GE Centricity (billing system) using SQL queries, views and stored procedures
- Used Excel and Access to manipulate data and deliver reports to the medical practices and the physician revenue cycle management team
- Produced ad hoc report requests and modified SQL views and stored procedures
- Produced on-demand data sets to researchers and data analyses to relevant parties
Nizhoni Health System
Billing Associate
02.2017 - 11.2017
Job overview
- Worked diligently to eliminate backlogs of unresolved medical claims and non-posted payments
- Documented resolution of claims to support claim payments
- Determined insurance coverage
- Maintained ongoing file management and review for all assigned cases
- Posting patient and Medicare and other insurance payments
- Adjusting patient accounts and edited claims for resubmission
Center for Social Policy, UMass
Research Assistant, Data Analyst
09.2013 - 09.2016
Job overview
- For the evaluation of Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program: conducted and transcribed interview data; Created, translated, and integrated GIS data layers, and digitized new data to produce reports, maps, and supporting documentation for the FSS program evaluation
- Data analyst for the evaluation of Just-A-Start’s Cambridge biomedical career program
- Data analyst for the study of the “cliff effect” in Massachusetts
Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
Weekend Supervisor
06.2010 - 08.2012
Job overview
- Assisted mental health professionals in providing treatment to students with autism, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, substance abuse and multiple disabilities
- Assured safe transport of students to and from school
Prudential Financial Services
Financial Services Associate
01.2009 - 07.2011
Job overview
- Conducted full needs assessment with current and potential clients
- Recommended appropriate insurance, investment products and services to meet individual/ family needs based on resources, objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon and proper asset allocations
- Proactively contacted potential customers through telephone and community activities to solicit new business
Boch Automotive
Sales and Leasing Consultant
01.2006 - 01.2009
Job overview
- Worked with sales and finance teams to create growth and profit for the company
- Made outbound follow up calls to answer customer questions and schedule appointments for them to visit the dealership
Walgreens Pharmacy
Assistant Store Manager
01.2005 - 01.2006
Job overview
- Efficiently and diligently ran the store in the absence of the store manager
- Focused on sales strategies; oversaw receiving and stocking room operations
- Trained, coached and motivated associates to achieve company goals
- Prepared daily cash report, and got the store ready for next day operations
Education
Boston University (Metropolitan College), Boston, MA
MS from Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Investment Management
2009
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
B.A from Economics, Development Economics
2004
Skills
- High level of computer literacy with full command of Windows 11, MS Office 365
- Stata 14, Epic Hyperspace 2015, Meditech 61, SAP Concur, Buy2pay (B2P), Salesforce
- Excellent analytical, organizational and management skills
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Invoice Processing
- Payment posting
- Problem-solving abilities
- Time Management
- Reliability
Languages
Languages
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Finance Assistant
Harvard Graduate School of Education
04.2024 - Current
Financial Associate
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Citi
04.2023 - 08.2023
Credit Resolution Specialist
Mass General Brigham
09.2019 - 04.2023
Revenue Cycle Associate
Steward Healthcare System
08.2018 - 09.2019
Data Analyst
Boston Medical Center
12.2017 - 08.2018
Billing Associate
Nizhoni Health System
02.2017 - 11.2017
Research Assistant, Data Analyst
Center for Social Policy, UMass
09.2013 - 09.2016
Weekend Supervisor
Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
06.2010 - 08.2012
Financial Services Associate
Prudential Financial Services
01.2009 - 07.2011
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Boch Automotive
01.2006 - 01.2009
Assistant Store Manager
Walgreens Pharmacy
01.2005 - 01.2006
Boston University (Metropolitan College)
MS from Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Investment Management
University of Massachusetts
B.A from Economics, Development Economics
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