Christine Chandler
Chicago,IL
Summary
Professional with 25 years experience in managing accounts receivable processes. Proficient in invoice processing, payment tracking, and resolving discrepancies. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving financial goals. Reliable and adaptable to changing business needs. Skilled in using accounting software and maintaining effective communication.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Cash application Analyst
Randa Accessories
Rosemont, IL
08.2018 - Current
- Pull and file E bank statement/customer remittance from portal or inbox
- Applied lockbox checks and wire transfers/audio cash application/ update check list and balance to month end GL balance
- Notify collections analyst of short payment and worked deduction analyst to post deduction correctly
- Pull and post PayPal, Amazon and Shopify E-commerce cc payments. Update v-look-up excel spreadsheets
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Connect Search (FOODA)
Chicago, IL
02.2018 - 05.2018
- Applied lockbox checks and wire transfers
- Prepared weekly billing reports for snappea(POS) billing system to invoice channel partner in QuickBooks
- Applied all wires/ research in snappea for correct billing information
- Worked with Senior Accountants to resolved, reject and correct billing uploads.
- Ran Dun and Bradstreet reports for credit applications
- Posted monthly bank statement to the share drive in the cloud inbox
A/R Specialist
Hub International Limited
Chicago, Illinois
08.2014 - 12.2017
- Applied employee benefit commission payments with accuracy and in a timely manner. Processed $600k commission payments monthly in 2014, $8mil for the year of 2014, and $12mil of $40 mil for the year of 2016.
- Prepared and maintained emails with detail spread sheet of unapplied payment /action need and account managers until resolve.
- Sent monthly follow up emails to operations regarding renewals, new client, and split set up still not update in the system.
- Prepared check requests, filed detailed statements and completed work
- Unapplied detail in image right, updated the clearing spread sheet, trained and assisted co-worker on work functions/reaching department goals.
- Persistently worked with Carriers to get the Excel spreadsheet of large commission statements and mastered formatting them for uploads in pivot tables.
- Developed working relationships with carrier contacts for setting up or resetting website access to commission statements/PDF copy/ change mailing address/ etc.
- Reconciled the clearing spread sheet $3.7 mil against benefit point statement of posted revenue and the lockbox checks/wire transfer on bank statement deposit with little direction.
A/R Coordinator/Collection
Levy Restaurants
Chicago, Illinois
10.2008 - 04.2014
- Prepared billing detail for upload at month end, balanced suite 1205 accounts weekly, emailed invoice numbers to manager, and completed the progress logs.
- Prepared charges and credits requested for upload, processed charges/credit for the day.
- Emailed all declined charges/credits to Manager, printed all documentation for charge application / credit G/L posting and posted all charges and credits receipts to company website.
- Processed invoice adjustments, lockbox checks, charge receipts, wire payments, refund checks request daily. Assisted the manager with any A/R related procedures, Excel spreadsheet request forms or billing issues.
- Prepared monthly missing Executive Summary Report and Racing Aging Reports and posted to the share drive.
- Reviewed monthly Executive Summary Report and guided Manager on how to clear up their 61+ totals on the aging per the A/R collection policy. Researched all open credit memos and suggested solutions to manager on how to resolve them. Completed the summary log of action plan.
- Provided customer service to internal and external customers. Resolved unidentified charges and customer statement and email receipts.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL05-2026
Skills
- Receipt Application, A/R experience and demonstrated solid accounting skills by reconciling aged account and bank statements
- Knowledgeable of Benefit point, Sagetti, Oracle, SAP Accounting Systems
- Proficient within Word, Excel, Date Entry, Outlook
- Analytical mindset
- Strategic planning
- Performance improvement
- Financial data reconciliation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
Timeline
Cash application Analyst
Randa Accessories
08.2018 - Current
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Connect Search (FOODA)
02.2018 - 05.2018
A/R Specialist
Hub International Limited
08.2014 - 12.2017
A/R Coordinator/Collection
Levy Restaurants
10.2008 - 04.2014
Associate of Arts -
Harold Washington College