Brittany Herrera

• Manage Accounts Receivables for all student accounts: Billing, collecting and reconciling payments from students, outside agencies, federal and state financial aid and Veterans benefits.
• Assisted Controller in hiring, onboarding, management, and performance evaluations of 3 classified staff members.
• Coordinated year-end closing for Student, Auxiliary, and Financial Aid accounts.
• Manage and maintain auxiliary funds: revenue, fund transfers and expenditure correction journal entries.
• Operate all functions of day-to day accounting functions in keeping GAAP.
• Successfully supervised project with SIG consultant to troubleshoot Financial Aid Check Run process in Banner. Resulted in reduced processing time from 3 days to 3 hours.
• Managed and assisted in projects that implemented processes to create accessible services to our students such as Ocelot chat, Alma Library system, and Elm Loan Processing.
• Developed departmental processes within Student Finance and other departments such as Financial Aid, Admissions and Records, Dual Enrollment, SBCC Foundation Promise, and Accounts Payables for improved cross functionality.
• Participated in Fraud Committee: Developed and implemented procedures to detect and prevent fraud when processing student refunds.

• Co-founder and owner of youth soccer school affiliated with professional football club, Club America, in Mexico City. The mission is to provide opportunities to youth groups from disadvantaged communities, access to high levels of competition and training in the US and Mexico to prepare them for their futures in soccer and life.
• Established foundational processes for business operations.
• Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees.
• Secured sufficient funds to cover business obligations by tracking expenses and budgeting accurately.
• Defined company roles and responsibilities to establish and enhance processes.
• Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution.
• Prepare annual budget with controls to prevent overages.
• Recruited, interviewed and hired new staff members and developed training materials for employees.
• Manage financial operations and investments to maximize profits and minimize costs.

• Provide accounting support for student accounts and accounts receivable.
• Provide account auditing.
• Participate in SIG consultant meetings for Banner to diagnose system errors and develop efficient solutions.
• Plan, design, and schedule phases for large projects such as Nelnet Payment Plans.
• Review, adjust and assure the accuracy of journal entries.
• Manage auxiliary income, fund transfers, and expenditure journal entries.
• Collect, deposit and record incoming monies for Trust, Financial Aid, and other Auxiliary accounts.
• Manage payment collection of tuition fees, parking citations and other related fees.
• Serve as a technical resource to staff, students and others concerning student accounts, auxiliary accounts, and accounts receivable.
• Manage hiring process and training for student hires.
• Train and mentor new full-time staff.

● Collaborated and coordinated staff schedules and activities with store management team.
● Conducted annual inventory counts and audits; researched inventory-related discrepancies and made
appropriate adjustments in the inventory system.
● Managed the collection, deposit and recording of incoming money; balanced POS drawers and safe.

• Assisted with payments, tuition account inquiries, and general questions.
• Posted departmental charges and credits on student tuition accounts (i.e. parking citations, library charges, infirmary fees, etc.).
• Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
• Identified areas for improvement in policies, procedures, and business processes and delivered strategic recommendations to senior management on key issues.

● In charge of staffing, training, and evaluating office personnel for both store locations
● Worked with the owner to evaluate budget performances each month. Developed action plans to address and correct any problems in a timely manner.
● Maintained accurate daily, monthly, quarterly and year-end postings of revenue and expense accounts.
● Reviewed and analyzed financial statements, records and reports to assure accuracy, completeness and compliance with established guidelines, procedures and GAAP.
● Managed accounts payable processes such as the preparation and distribution of employee checks, invoice
payments for vendors, etc.