Hi, I’m
Carmen Bryson
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Dedicated Accounts Receivable Specialist with seven years of professional experience in credit, collections and cash application. Expert in accurately posting payments via bank statements, lock box and credit cards to keep accounts current. Excited to bring talent, leadership and in-depth knowledge of accounts receivable to growing organization.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Cross Country MortgageCleveland, Ohio
Accounts Payable Specialist II
07.2022 - 03.2023
Job overview
- Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording
- Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted
- Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
- Generate reports detailing accounts payables status
- Understands compliance issues around accounts payable processes.
- Processed accounts payable transactions in a timely manner according to established policies and procedures.
- Provided support to the accounting team as needed during busy periods or special projects.
- Prepared 1099 forms at the end of each fiscal year as required by law.
- Answered inquiries from internal departments regarding accounts payable status.
Northern HaserotOakwood Village, Ohio
Accounts Receivable Specialist
09.2018 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Responsible for organizing and streamlining accounting systems in the workplace
- Duties often involve managing the payroll system, monitoring payments and expenditures, preparing invoices and receivable statements, answering client inquiries, and performing basic recordkeeping.
- Processed payments, refunds and adjustments to customer accounts.
- Prepared monthly statements for customers.
- Reconciled discrepancies between customer payments and invoices due.
- Collaborated with sales department to ensure accuracy of billing information provided by customers.
- Verified the validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments.
- Assisted in month-end closing process including preparation of journal entries related to Accounts Receivable activities.
- Performed daily cash application functions accurately and efficiently.
- Developed strong working relationships with internal stakeholders such as Sales, Credit and Collections, Treasury, Tax Departments.
- Monitored unapplied cash balances and identified potential write-offs or bad debt expense accruals.
Safeguard PropertiesValley View, Ohio
Client Specific Bid Specialist
07.2013 - 09.2018
Job overview
- Worked with three banks and intermediated discussions between the banks, contractors, and all three major government investors (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and The Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- A day in this position is fast-paced, deadline-driven, constant phone communication, actively engaged with computers and various government software.
- Compiled cost estimates for labor, materials, services and other related activities.
- Evaluated supplier performance against contract parameters to ensure compliance.
- Coordinated internal resources to assemble comprehensive bid packages.
- Developed relationships with key suppliers to secure competitive pricing for bids.
- Analyzed competitor's pricing strategies to remain competitive in the market place.
Safeguard PropertiesValley View, Ohio
Property Preservation Specialist
Job overview
- Opened follow-up orders, updated previously submitted/completed orders in the system, internally messaged if issues with the properties were not reported but visual in photos, looked over everything the vendor has uploaded to make sure that everything is completed
- This position is the first quality control step for the vendors
- Accurately and efficiently worked with vendors as well as other departments to update the company-wide software
- This software is the communication basis for the entire company.
Safeguard PropertiesValley View, Ohio
Fannie Mae Bid Desk Specialist
Job overview
- During this position, there was extensive training on working with Fannie Mae and their guidelines
- Looked through more than 100 loans a day with quality, quantity, and effectiveness always being checked
- Researched each loan from start to finish and reported to Fannie Mae with their system with everything new with each loan they are responsible for
- Provided photos and any documentation provided by the vendors in order to raise money for the property
- Worked with strict guidelines to get the property from foreclosure to short sale or beyond.
Key BankCleveland, Ohio
Specialist Three
Job overview
- Responsible for monitoring editing and verifying function for two processing sites simultaneously while managing the keying resources
- Performed daily alphanumeric data entry for approximately 250 Lockbox Services clients, while maintaining an excellent error ratio at 14,000 to 16,000 kph
- Prioritized/coordinated daily data entry work flow, to ensure client service level agreements are consistently met
- Coordinated with system controller the verification of accurate data reporting
- Balanced client transactions, quality verification, and meeting service levels
- Audited new associate work to ensure superior client service quality and provide feedback on how to improve efficiency as well as assisting the Functional Facilitator in transitioning from initial training to the production floor.
Education
Cuyahoga Community CollegeCleveland, OH
Associate of Applied Science from Accounting And Finance
Skills
- Invoice Processing
- Account Reviewing
- Payment Processing
- Vendor Relations
- Transaction Reviewing
- Entry Recording
- Data Entry
- Petty Cash Management
- Account Reconciliation
- Quickbooks
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist II
Cross Country Mortgage
07.2022 - 03.2023
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Northern Haserot
09.2018 - 07.2022
Client Specific Bid Specialist
Safeguard Properties
07.2013 - 09.2018
Property Preservation Specialist
Safeguard Properties
Fannie Mae Bid Desk Specialist
Safeguard Properties
Specialist Three
Key Bank
Cuyahoga Community College
Associate of Applied Science from Accounting And Finance
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