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ERICA WASHINGTON
ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
Detroit,MI
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Thomas Jefferson
Summary
Detail-oriented accounting professional with over 16 years of experience, specializing in accounts payable, reconciliation, and bookkeeping. Recognized for increasing operational efficiency and saving an average of $50K annually on support costs
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Rental Assistance Counselor
United Community Housing Coalition
Detroit, MI
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Worked in remote environment
- Directly interacted with clients and stakeholders and demonstrated excellent customer service.
- Increased efficiency by 10%Assisted with audit fieldwork for both financial and operational audits
- Conducted counseling sessions, collected and analyzed client financial information, and maintained organized, compliant files
- Determined eligibility for various payment assistance programs by evaluating client eligibility
- Documented all counseling and file management activity
- Maintained sensitive financial information and documents confidentially
- Built and maintained valuable partnerships with community partners including lenders, realtors, attorneys, and landlords
Vendor AR Coordinator/Accounts Payable Coordinator
Sysco Food Services
Canton, MI
01.2012 - 04.2019
- Generated and submitted 300+ invoices per day based upon established accounts receivable schedules and terms.
- Monitored and maintained vendor accounts.
- Maintained petty cash transactions and ledgers.
- Resolved purchase orders, contracts, invoices, and payment discrepancies.
- Maintained general ledgers; monthly, quarterly, and yearly close processes, and performed account analysis and reconciliations.
- Researched vendor questions and concerns in timely and accurate manner, and grew vendor relations.
- Performed 3-way match of PO order before processing invoices for payment.
Bookkeeper
The Merritt Insurance Group, SEIU
Detroit, MI
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Researched and solved payment discrepancies
- Handled all bookkeeping - financial journals and ledgers, A/R and A/P, bank reconciliation, etc
- Verify, balance, adjust, reconcile and audit all accounts
- Maintain company credit cards as well as usage restrictions and reconciliations policies using QuickBooks
- Oversee and monitor all contracts/guidelines to assure timely and accurate reporting
Bookkeeper
RL Color Graphics
Detroit, MI
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Received orders and prepared invoices for customers & payments on invoices
- Prepared and distributed weekly and monthly financial reports
- Answered phones, took messages, forwarded calls to appropriate personnel
- Set up QuickBooks account & maintained general ledger
Accounts Payable Clerk
Pazzaz LLC
Bloomfield Hills, MI
01.2007 - 01.2007
- Handled accounts payable for Midwest pizza franchise with 13 stores and over 50 accounts
- Received and verified invoices
- Maintained confidential employee files
- Entered data from invoices for payment and managed weekly check run
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
08.2010 - 06.2012
Skills
Invoice Processing
Vendor Account Reconciliation
Accounts Payable
Bookkeeping
Strong Attention to Detail
Expense Report Verification
Excellent Communication Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
GL and journal entries
Vendor relationship management
Month-end reports
Invoicing and collections
Audit Support
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software
Quickbooks
Microsoft Office Suite
Slack
Asana
Trello
SAP
Timeline
Rental Assistance Counselor - United Community Housing Coalition
07.2022 - 03.2023
Vendor AR Coordinator/Accounts Payable Coordinator - Sysco Food Services
01.2012 - 04.2019
Bookkeeper - The Merritt Insurance Group, SEIU
01.2011 - 01.2012
Wayne Community College - Associate of Arts, Business Administration
08.2010 - 06.2012
Bookkeeper - RL Color Graphics
01.2007 - 01.2010
Accounts Payable Clerk - Pazzaz LLC
01.2007 - 01.2007