Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Hobbies and Interests
Timeline
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Heather Bays

Pulaski,VA

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Receivable Representative

R1 Rcm
07.2022 - Current
  • Streamlined billing processes for improved efficiency and reduced errors.
  • Assisted clients with outstanding service.
  • Supported financial forecasting efforts by providing accurate data on expected collections and potential bad debt writeoffs.
  • Fully compliant with HIPPA regulations and understanding how to handle sensitive information and topics.
  • Provided assistance to managers as needed by assisting with training newly onboarded employees.

Co-Owner

Forest Foundations
10.2018 - Current
  • Manage all financial aspects of business, design and maintain multiple business pages, curator of product line and packaging, Marketing, responsible for timely shipping to customers, proudly reviewed consistently 5 Stars

Property Tax Manager

County of Del Norte, California
10.2008 - 12.2021
  • Front Desk Customer Service, Property Tax Manager, Accounts Payable, Grants, purchasing agent for my department, Safety liaison, cash handling, auditing, supervisor over front desk and more! I was always used as the Annual Audit liaison because of my ability to work well under pressure with the State Auditors
  • I also performed other duties as requested/required.

Freelancer

Del Norte County Fairgrounds
07.2016 - 07.2019
  • Counted cash received during the fair and made bank deposits, accounted for receipts and audited the financials as well as basic bookkeeping as requested
  • Consulted the board members in sensitive issues.

Bookkeeper, Payroll

Pelican Bay Evangelical Free Church
05.2009 - 05.2010
  • Payroll was my main function but I also kept the books balanced and accounted for, tracked all revenues and expenditures, prepared reports for the Board members and attended meetings

Accounts Receivable Manager

Crescent Ace Hardware
06.2003 - 10.2008
  • Customer service, Billing manager, cash handling, account balancing/reconciliation, credit/account decision making, cold calling and other duties as required.

Education

General Studies, Accounting, Typing, Writing, Music -

College of the Redwoods
12.2006

Early Childhood Development, Music, General studies -

Sierra College
12.2000

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Grants administration
  • Accounts receivable
  • Accounts payable
  • Property tax management
  • Intuit Quick books
  • Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Sage software
  • Epic software
  • Medical billing

Hobbies and Interests

  • Hiking
  • Foraging wild food/medicine
  • Reading
  • Gardening
  • Personal Growth

Timeline

Accounts Receivable Representative

R1 Rcm
07.2022 - Current

Co-Owner

Forest Foundations
10.2018 - Current

Freelancer

Del Norte County Fairgrounds
07.2016 - 07.2019

Bookkeeper, Payroll

Pelican Bay Evangelical Free Church
05.2009 - 05.2010

Property Tax Manager

County of Del Norte, California
10.2008 - 12.2021

Accounts Receivable Manager

Crescent Ace Hardware
06.2003 - 10.2008

General Studies, Accounting, Typing, Writing, Music -

College of the Redwoods

Early Childhood Development, Music, General studies -

Sierra College
Heather Bays