Ebony Bell
Skokie,IL
Fall seven times; stand up eight.
Japanese proverb
Summary
Supportive Accounting Assistant known for taking initiative to maintain best-in-class accounting services. Proven track record of helping streamline business processes while maintaining accurate financial record keeping.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
AP/AR Specialist II
Solera, Inc
Westlake (Remote), TX
03.2022 - Current
- Managed effective internal and external relationships to ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of open AR items
- Personally created Standard Operating Procedure manuals for 15+ entities to assist entire North American division with an outsourcing initiative
- Trained domestic and outsourced new hires on Standard Operating Procedures
- Streamlined cash posting process for the company by working with our ERP provider to create a custom payment import module
- Reconciled and reported on daily, weekly, and monthly cash collections from banks and credit card processors
- Processed and applied payments - including USD and CAD - ACH/EFT, credit card, and check
Collections Specialist
The Sourcing Group
Aliso Viejo, CA
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Managed payments via ACH, check, credit card, and online portals; created detailed receipts
- Collected on invoices and managed aging reports for several divisions of nationwide company
- Polite and persistent communication with clients to ensure timely payments
- Established and maintained effective and cooperative relationships with account reps
- Have general knowledge of manufacturing and sales processes for B2B
- Skills: GAAP, Data Analysis, ERP Software, Attention to Detail, Communication, Critical Thinking
Returns Specialist (Temp)
Medline Industries
Northlake, IL
12.2019 - 02.2020
- Ensure the accurate distribution of vendor rebate and tracing files on a weekly/monthly basis
- Manage discrepancy files and ensure timing guidelines are followed
- Prioritization of tasks in a constantly changing environment
- Reconciliation of large-scale data
- Contribute to the improvement of team processes.
Billing Specialist (Temp)
IPC, USA (NOW: Tac-Energy)
Santa Ana, CA
03.2019 - 10.2019
- Analyzed contracts to confirm pricing and term
- Managed costing and pricing, freight charges, and fuel delivery documentation
- Timely invoicing to nationwide customers
- Daily reconciliation of open orders, invoices, and fuel deliveries
- Managed and organized company files and financial records.
Junior Billing Specialist
Malcolm Cisneros, A Law Corporation
Irvine, CA
03.2017 - 12.2018
- Analyzed financial legal documents to monitor cases
- Compiled financial data for loan borrowers and attorneys
- Composed payoff/reinstatement letters for clients
- Reconciled invoicing via email, mail, and online
- AP/AR; Managed ACH, online payments, cash and check deposits, maintained accurate cash receipts and initiated collections on past due for several attorneys.
Education
B.A. Humanities -
- First Place in Pitch Contest for my original pilot judged by VP of ABC-Disney Comedy Development
- GPA: 3.6
Skills
- ERP Systems: Sage Intacct & 100, Great Plains, Microsoft AX, Microsoft SL, Oracle, QuickBooks
- Advanced Microsoft: Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, OneDrive/SharePoint, Teams
- Credit Card Processors: eBill Express, PayPal, PayPal , CyberSource, NVoicePay, BusinessTrack, AMEX
- Banking Systems: Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, Chase, CitiDirect
- Managing Relationships w/ internal and external contacts
- Problem Solving
- Account Reconciliation
- Data Reporting
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
AP/AR Specialist II - Solera, Inc
03.2022 - Current
Collections Specialist - The Sourcing Group
03.2020 - 03.2021
Returns Specialist (Temp) - Medline Industries
12.2019 - 02.2020
Billing Specialist (Temp) - IPC, USA (NOW: Tac-Energy)
03.2019 - 10.2019
Junior Billing Specialist - Malcolm Cisneros, A Law Corporation
03.2017 - 12.2018
University of California, Irvine - B.A. Humanities,
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