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Giselle Escobar Berrios

Giselle Escobar Berrios

Winter Park,Florida

Summary

Competent Accounts Receivable Specialist bringing 5 years of experience carrying out all accounts receivable functions in high volume environments. Proficient in tracking payments, resolving billing issues and preparing account statements. Recognized as dedicated professional driven to meet team targets and enhance bottom-line performance. Knowledgeable about preparing invoices, processing payments and pursuing past-due balances. Team-oriented, dependable and performance-driven.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Receivable/ Collection Specialist

Realtime Services
10.2021 - Current
  • Currently handle 300+ accounts.
  • Successfully contact and collect on customer accounts and past due invoices based on Net terms
  • Follow up on overdue payments and payment plans from clients to establish good cash flow.
  • Client account reconciliation, including collections calls and emails, documenting, and working with clients on any past due invoices
  • Assist in adjustments (within eligible guidelines), including misapplied payments, overpayments, customer reconciliations, etc
  • Process credit memos/ cash application
  • Generate monthly accounts receivable reports to submit developments for management review.
  • Prepare and send invoices to customers, process payments, and document account updates.


Accounts Receivable Specialist

Top Build
08.2021 - 10.2021
  • Contact customers for payment; demonstrate a high-level of judgement in collecting - balance the need to collect and secure with sales goals and relationships
  • Negotiate and secure arrangements for payment with delinquent accounts within limits of authority
  • Process payments including check, ACH and credit card transactions
  • Initiate Notice to Owner (NTO) and lien documents as necessary; monitor and maintain Lien/Bond rights, properly execute lien waivers and file Lien/Bond Claims as necessary
  • Prepare and send statements, invoices (maintain High Radius/Oracle distribution records as required)

Premium Billing Specialist

Manhattan Life Insurance
09.2020 - 03.2021
  • Review and respond to billing and receivables.
  • Research and process accounting transactions related to internal or external customer requests.
  • Process accounting transactions on financial subsidiary systems and the general ledger.
  • Provide information and prepare adjusting entries as needed.
  • Communicate discrepancies to policy owners, administrators, field force and internal contacts.
  • Daily processing of incoming wires, providing backup to other areas as needed on wire payments.
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with policy owners, list bill administrators, brokers, Master General Agents, field force, and home office staff.
  • Process and manage stale dated checks and premium waivers as directed.
  • Scan, document and image completed batches and billing changes.


Accounts Receivable/Payables

The Woodlands Financial Group
09.2018 - 09.2020

Accounts Receivable

  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
  • Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
  • Assist with distribution of internal and external mail related to cash receipts
  • Open, Scan & Input all incoming checks before distribution to other departments
  • Apply/post daily cash receipts and balance reports
  • Resolved payment reconciliations and other AR accounting issues
  • Prepare and enter monthly and routine journal entries/ GL
  • Assists with month-end close and run monthly reports as required/ bank recons
  • Recorded and balanced all cash transactions
  • Maintain cash balances daily & reconcile bank accounts monthly

Accounts Payable

  • Input financial data and produced reports using EAS.
  • Review & process high volume invoices from different direct bill, vendors, agents
  • Manage the accounts payable process including check generation
  • Process checks to be signed and sent to vendor, mortgage company, claim checks, insured etc
  • Maintain and follow up for any past due payments
  • Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.

Education

High school diploma -

Cypress Woods High School

No Degree - Criminal Justice

University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX

Skills

  • Bilingual
  • ERP (Oracle, High Radius, AS400)
  • Microsoft Office
  • Database Maintenance
  • Spread sheets (v-lookup, graphs, pivot tables)
  • 60 WPM
  • Account Monitoring
  • Payment Processing

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Accounts Receivable/ Collection Specialist

Realtime Services
10.2021 - Current

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Top Build
08.2021 - 10.2021

Premium Billing Specialist

Manhattan Life Insurance
09.2020 - 03.2021

Accounts Receivable/Payables

The Woodlands Financial Group
09.2018 - 09.2020

High school diploma -

Cypress Woods High School

No Degree - Criminal Justice

University of Houston - Downtown
Giselle Escobar Berrios