Kimberly Foster
Queens,NY
Summary
Bookkeeper/Accounting Specialist with over 15 year of experience in managing finances and customer accounts for renowned companies. Adept at providing administrative and clerical support. Collaborative communicator with the ability the strengthen and grow relationship with clients by establishing and maintaining relationships with customers as well as vendors regarding financial accounts. Skilled financial specialist notable for improving business processes by streamlining and developing accounts receivable process using effective strategies.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Bookkeeper/ Accounts Receivable /Credit and Collection Officer
Lion Enterprises Of New York
11.2017 - Current
- Reconciled credit card statements and bank statements for accuracy in accounting process. Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
- Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols.
- Processed credit card payments daily, and reconciled credit card statements for accuracy in accounting process with over 1.5 million revenue monthly.
- Reconciled accounts, managed audits and updated financial records with remarkable accuracy.
- Listened to customers and negotiated solutions that met creditor and debtor needs.
- Generated and distributed monthly customer statements.
- Responded to customer inquiries and provided detailed account information.
- Posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with corporate protocols.
- Reconciled and corrected issues with financial records.
- Developed monthly, quarterly and annual profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Recorded daily deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Effectively communicated with clients with a database of over 500 customers about payment needs and kept updated, detailed and accurate ledgers.
- Generated 2500 invoices per month upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
Bookkeeping Administrative Assistant
Mennizzi
07.2009 - 11.2017
- Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
- Processed daily credit card payments and reconciled credit card statements for accuracy in accounting process.
- Developed monthly, quarterly and annual profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
- Generated daily invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
Accounts Payable Manager
Direct Distributions Enterprises
07.2008 - 07.2009
- Partnered with finance team to complete month-end accruals and account reconciliations.
- Built strong relationships with vendors to enhance cost offerings and accomplish favored customer status.
- Developed reports for senior management to outline expenditures, vendor spend and forecasting.
- Observed strict confidentiality regulations to maintain data security.
- Coordinated accounts payable functions and improved workflow for 50 staff members.
- Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
- Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
- Closely monitored accounts to post timely payments and resolve billing discrepancies.
- Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
Education
GED -
LaGuardia Community College of The City University of New York
Long Island City, NY08.1998
Skills
- Bookkeeping Software
- Client Communication
- Financial Reporting
- Quickbooks
- MS Office expert
- SAP
- Slack
- Reconciliation
- Xero
- NetSuite
- Microsoft Power BI
Timeline
Bookkeeper/ Accounts Receivable /Credit and Collection Officer
Lion Enterprises Of New York
11.2017 - Current
Bookkeeping Administrative Assistant
Mennizzi
07.2009 - 11.2017
Accounts Payable Manager
Direct Distributions Enterprises
07.2008 - 07.2009
GED -
LaGuardia Community College of The City University of New York
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