FAREKA LAING
Clifton Heights,PA
Summary
Experienced Financial Analyst with a demonstrated history of success in financial analysis, cash management and risk mitigation. Possesses strong analytical skills and attention to detail, combined with a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and drive process improvements. Committed to supporting the team in optimizing cash flow, mitigation risks and achieving financial objectives. A collaborative team player with strong communication skills, dedicated to delivering measurable results and driving organizational growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
FINANCIAL ANALYST
PMA COMPANIES
03.2018 - Current
- Performing bank reconciliations
- Executing monthly journal entries
- Daily funding and monitoring of all of PMA Companies’ bank accounts
- Execute Investment Trades for all of the Investment Trade Accounts
- Daily execution of payments to vendors via wire or ACH Credit payments
- Developed RFP with vendor negotiations and cost analysis
- Collaborating with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial data
- Reconciling account transactions with the general ledger
- Managed all Record Management vendors and users in order to decrease companies’ storage cost expense
- Spearheaded the cost assessment of all Mail Machine vendors for each office location based on usage and efficiency of the machines.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
PMA COMPANIES
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices
- Comparing system reports to balances and verifying entries
- Charging expenses to accounts and cost centers, as well as controlling petty cash spending
- Verifying vendor accounts, paying vendors, and resolving purchase order, invoice, or payment discrepancies
- Issuing purchase order amendments and stop payments
- Monitoring payroll expense claims, including salary advances and overtime payments
- Keeping informed of regulatory requirements and best practices in accounting.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & COLLECTIONS
MERION MATTERS
08.2015 - 03.2017
- Outbound and inbound calls to customers to collect past due payments
- Perform cash application, credit card payment, reconcile payment disputes, make manual adjustments/process refunds as needed.
CREDIT & COLLECTIONS
CANNON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
03.2012 - 03.2015
- Collect on delinquent government accounts, compose written documents & negotiate payment arrangements
- Apply payments/credits/adjustments to accounts in order to keep delinquency/bad debt to a minimum
- Prepare supporting documents for collection agency/attorneys for delinquent accounts
- Update & maintain files/records in Cannon’s Microsoft based systems; Oracle, Cash Pro, LORI, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Word.
Education
ASSOCIATES OF ACCOUNTING -
University of Phoenix
08.2021
Skills
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Cash Management
- Bank Relationship Management
- Bank Reconciliation
- GL account management
- General ledger accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- Document Management
- EAS
Timeline
FINANCIAL ANALYST
PMA COMPANIES
03.2018 - Current
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
PMA COMPANIES
03.2017 - 03.2018
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & COLLECTIONS
MERION MATTERS
08.2015 - 03.2017
CREDIT & COLLECTIONS
CANNON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
03.2012 - 03.2015
ASSOCIATES OF ACCOUNTING -
University of Phoenix
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