Kim Cheesman
Irving,TX
Summary
Accounting Associate for over 4 years in Allstate's government tax unit administering the personal property tax, municipal tax, and fire tax programs. Previously a Billing and Collection Specialist with over 6 years experience invoicing for hauling and land applying natural fertilizers from industrial by-products and collecting on accounts. Background primarily in collection, billing, disbursements, and taxes.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Associate
Staffing Agency
Dallas , TX
2024.03 - 2024.07
- Contract assignment through recruiter
- Responsible for the Accounts Receivable Outlook Mailbox; reply/handle in a timely manner
- Receive, acknowledge, and bill all Accounts Receivable billing requests and contracts
- Proactively contact customers to resolve any invoicing or payment issues
- Complete weekly collection calls for all items 60+ days past due
- Maintain A/R Aging report workbook to track open AR and collection efforts
- Process cash receipts daily for Stripe, PayPal, Square, and bank deposits
- Review bank account daily and update Cash Requirements workbook
- Process Credit Card Transactions, when applicable
- Upload customer invoices to portals, when applicable
Accounting Associate
Allstate Insurance Co
Irving
2019.08 - 2023.12
- Assigned to the tax team to pay personal property taxes, municipal taxes and fire taxes
- Prepared, reviewed, and filed personal property taxes for 37 states that included all assets and supplies for Allstate locations
- Assisted third party in payment of all municipal taxes for multiple Allstate companies where a percentage of income earned in each municipality is taxed
- Paid for business licenses for Allstate locations and offices
- Maintained fire tax database that included all cities and tax rates
- Filed annual fire tax returns for multiple Allstate companies.
Billing Specialist
Staffing Agency
Dallas
2018.06 - 2019.05
- Contract assignments through recruiters as a Billing and Collection Specialist
- Duties included reviewing work orders, account reconciliation, invoicing using various data sources and formats, third party web payment processing, adjusting accounts as issues are identified, contacting customers for payment status, making credit determinations, reviewing contracts for billing information, and using multiple software systems.
Billing Specialist
Darling Ingredients
Irving
2013.02 - 2018.05
- Billing 100% of revenue for wholly owned subsidiary Terra Renewal using SAGE and proprietary software
- Billing 200 customers each week with weekly revenue averaging around $750K
- Oracle software experience assisting other departments with setting up vendors
- Providing great customer service internally and externally
- Setting up and making changes for all customer and vendor accounts
- Daily haul billing and specialized billing
- Reviewing sales orders and making manual adjustments to meet contract requirements
- Completing weekly billing and delivery of invoices to customers
- Posting all sales to the general ledger
- Issue credit memos or adjustments when needed
- Assist with collection efforts and less experienced coworkers
- Analyzing and resolving system or data issues with the IT department.
Management and Program Analyst
Internal Revenue Service
Dallas
2004.01 - 2010.12
- Responsible for testing RGS which is the IRS software for auditing and tax computations used by examiners
- Wrote test plans and prepared test cases for tax law changes enacted by Congress
- Year round maintenance and updates required
- Tested software before rolling out for each tax season
- Followed career ladder at IRS to this position from a long career that progressed through various roles.
Education
Accounting -
Dallas County Community Colleges
Dallas, TX01.2006
Business Analyst -
George Washington University
Irving, TX01.2006
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Multi-tasking
- Quick learner
- Analysis and problem solving
- Accurate
- Superior customer service skills
- Computer proficient
- Adherence to tight deadlines
- Exceptional communication skills
- Planning/organizing
Timeline
Accounting Associate
Staffing Agency
2024.03 - 2024.07
Accounting Associate
Allstate Insurance Co
2019.08 - 2023.12
Billing Specialist
Staffing Agency
2018.06 - 2019.05
Billing Specialist
Darling Ingredients
2013.02 - 2018.05
Management and Program Analyst
Internal Revenue Service
2004.01 - 2010.12
Accounting -
Dallas County Community Colleges
Business Analyst -
George Washington University
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