Erin M. Middleton
Palmetto,GA
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills, currently working as an Accountant III. Adept at managing budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. 19+ years' experience working in the financial management environment and dedicated to providing accurate financial information. Possess strong problem-solving and analytical skills, providing the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Seeking to leverage expertise and accomplishments to contribute to the success of an organization.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant III -Full-Time 40 Hrs Per Week
Georgia Department Of Community Health
Atlanta, GA
03.2022 - Current
- Prepare and process payroll wires semimonthly for 3,000+ state employees.
- Process wires totaling over $1 billion (annually) for state insurance premium invoices for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in recording financial activities in accounting systems and subsystems.
- Monitor and review daily bank activity to ensure accurate financial transactions.
- Utilize appropriate procedures and judgement to perform monthly Accounts Receivables reconciliation and bank reconciliations in a timely manner.
- Review and reconcile general ledger accounts daily, identifying and resolving any discrepancies.
- Minimize aging accounts by monitoring daily, open balances and pending payments.
- Monitor various spreadsheets for tracking financial data activity.
- Record various revenue collection deposits to government accounts.
- Analyze and validate recorded transactions timely.
- Monitor and review expenditures of funds for numerous federal grants.
- Process State Health Benefit Plans (SHBP) invoices and record payments into Peoplesoft Financial Systems.
- Ensure revenue department is updated with quarterly and yearly state and federal rate changes.
- Perform year-end reconciliations and handle closing processes.
- Provide world class customer service to internal and external customers.
Payment Services Sr. Rep-Full Time 40 Hrs Per Week
Deluxe Financial (formerly Synchrony Financial)
Atlanta, GA
04.2010 - 03.2022
- Applied 10,000+ payments daily to customers' accounts using Vision Plus database system.
- Processed bank deposits daily.
- Monitored and reviewed daily and monthly banking activity.
- Worked diligently to ensure monthly billing and contractual service level agreements were met.
- Reviewed and verified accuracy of billing data and resolved any discrepancies as needed.
- Researched discrepancies and applied analytical approach to tracing and resolving billing challenges.
- Recorded, organized and stored billing information using Oracle software.
- Exceeded daily expected productivity and quality standards.
- Delivered exceptional customer service to all internal and external customers.
Senior Data Analyst-Full-Time 40 Hrs Per Week
Synchrony Financial (Formerly GE Consumer Finance)
Atlanta, GA
06.2004 - 04.2010
- Encoded large volume of account information daily using high level of accuracy.
- Entered financial data and customer account information daily by utilizing multiple platforms such as IMS, Alpha Search and FDR.
- Identified and resolved discrepancies with automated uploads.
- Kept upload errors low by carefully reviewing database for errors daily.
- Achieved daily production quotas through consistent workflow prioritization.
- Met and exceeded production requirements in speed and accuracy.
- Organized data and documentations daily to support accurate business forecasting based on work volume.
- Provided exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Education
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Atlanta, GABBA - Business Administration And Management
Strayer University
Washington, DC06.2021
Skills
- MS Office Suite
- Financial Statements
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Oracle Financial System
- Financial Management
- PeopleSoft
- QuickBooks
- GAAP Accounting Practices
- Payroll Management
- General Ledger Accounting
- Critical and Analytical Thinking
- Superior Attention to Detail
Timeline
Accountant III -Full-Time 40 Hrs Per Week
Georgia Department Of Community Health
03.2022 - Current
Payment Services Sr. Rep-Full Time 40 Hrs Per Week
Deluxe Financial (formerly Synchrony Financial)
04.2010 - 03.2022
Senior Data Analyst-Full-Time 40 Hrs Per Week
Synchrony Financial (Formerly GE Consumer Finance)
06.2004 - 04.2010
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Strayer University