LaTunja Kendrick
Accounting
Sugar Land,TX
Summary
Experienced professional with 15+ years of experience in Commercial Investment Banking and Wealth Management. An excellent communicator with superior multi-tasking abilities and advanced knowledge of the principles of accounting. Currently seeking a position to enhance existing skills and develop new ones with a growing organization. Authorized to work in the US for any employer Knowledgeable about preparing invoices, processing payments and pursuing past-due balances. Well-versed in accurately coding different types of bills for clear recordkeeping and tracking. Team-oriented, dependable and performance-driven. Successful at efficiently handling client inquiries, billing and administrative tasks. Familiar with contracts and other documents affecting billing processes. Prepares professional, polished statements and business correspondence.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Billing Specialist
ABM Industries Inc
03.2022 - Current
- Review and Confirmation of all expected Customer Invoices to be billed
- Accurate and Efficient Billing Invoice Creation
- Resolve and/or communicate all Billing Invoice exceptions with intention to resolve for assigned customers
- Gain and retain working knowledge of all assigned Customer Requirements as it relates to billing and ensure thee requirements are met
- Ensure accurate Billing Invoice delivery through customers required method
- Communicate with internal operations stakeholders
- High volume printing and posting of invoices in JDE
- Manage and reconcile Pre-Bill process for assigned customers with FP&A analyst for a given market
- Effectively communicate and follow up with assigned FP&A Analyst to increase optimal solution regarding customer billing
- Upload invoices into vendor portals such as Coupa, Ariba and many others.
- Assisted with billing inquiries and provided timely responses to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Researched and resolved billing discrepancies to enable accurate billing.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Borden Dairy
03.2019 - 12.2021
- Respond to Internal/External emails
- Process payables for three business unit locations
- Process Invoices into SAP Ariba System with a feed to JD Edwards
- Process Invoices directly into JD Edwards 9.2 from Psigen feed
- Process PO and Non-PO Invoices
- Correctly code invoices for processing
- Process and cut weekly check run
- Lead a weekly rotated staff meeting
- Complete bank deposits when needed
- Research and reconcile invoice inquiries
- Daily bank reconciliation
- Process 75 to 100 invoices daily
- Two way and three-way matching of invoices
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
Accounting Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
01.2011 - 12.2017
- Managed Institutional Clients with a combined net worth of $384M
- Verified clients' authorized signers via Lotus Notes
- Processed 50-75 invoices per day, month end 1,000 per week
- Correct and post A/P entries against General Ledger
- Heavy contact with clients via phone and email
- Performed Onboarding/offboarding duties for clients via in person/conference calls
- Set-up third-party vendors
- Reconciled client lockbox deposits
- Created and verified daily billing invoices
- Calculated and processed daily ACH wires and check request
- Ran weekly check request reports and confirmed with comptroller payment allowances
- Process wage garnishments
- Cut and or signed weekly check request
- Generated daily reconciliation reports via MS Excel and MS Access
- Interacted with Fund Accounting, Client Services and vendors to ensure proper accounting
- Documented workflow procedures and updates in SharePoint for audit controls
- Performed monthly sample audit checks on internal processing
- Generated monthly reconciliation reports for upper management via MS Access
- Prepared 1099's
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
Trade Settlement Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
01.2000 - 12.2011
- Pledged and released collateralized securities
- Utilized Bloomberg to set up new Cusip and rate information
- Created new reconciliation procedures and system enhancements to reduce the monthly aged items by 60%
- Managed client inquiries via telephone and email promptly
- Monitored and funded daily cash balances through the depository
- Created, process and reconciled (NSCC) trades
- Created, process and reconciled (DTCC) trades
- Created and reconciled any outstanding trade issues
- Drove dispute resolutions using effective problem-solving and by guiding mutual understanding of opposing viewpoints.
- Advised parties on dispute resolution processes, policies and procedures, helping disputants make informed choices.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration
Strayer University
Cedar Hill, TXSkills
- General Ledger Accounting
- Bank Reconciliation
- Account Reconciliation
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Journal Entries
- Audit
- Accounts Payable
- Mainframe
- MS Office
- Quick Books
- Great Plains
- Invoicing
- Mutual Funds
- Customer Service
- Three-way Match
- 2BizBox
- GAAP
- SAP
- SQL
- JDE Edwards
- Forecasting
- Payroll
- Bloomberg
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Accounts Receivable
- Pricing
- ERP Systems
- Accounting Software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing
- Oracle
- SOX
- Office Management
- Analysis skills (10 years)
- Communication skills (10 years)
- ADP (4 years)
- Workday (3 years)
- Billing Systems and Software
- Colorectal Surgery
- Fiscal Reporting
- Information Updates
- Coding Proficiency
- Audit Procedures
- Billing Dispute Resolution
- Month-End Closing Procedures
- Accounts Receivable Expertise
- Monthly Billing Management
- Microsoft Office
- Monthly Reconciliations
- Billing Best Practices
- Customer Engagement
- Petty Cash Disbursement
- Health Information Policy and Procedure Development
- Customer Contact
- Invoicing Proficiency
- Billing Document Creation
- Benefits Verifications
- Adding, Calculating and Billing Machines
- Billing Data Verification
- Process Monitoring
- Account Posting
- Fixed Asset
- Accounting Functions
- Auditing Proficiency
- Verify Data
- Process Payments
- Discrepancy Reconciliation
- 10-Key Data Entry
- Correct Errors
- QuickBooks Expertise
- Account and Ledger Reconciliations
- Prepare Statements
- Organizational Management
- Accounting and Financial Management
- Review Documents
- Performance Plans
- Statement Itemization
- Signature Verification
- Work Coordination
- A/P and A/R Expertise
- Invoice Documentation Management
- Manual Processing
- Research
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
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Timeline
Billing Specialist
ABM Industries Inc
03.2022 - Current
Accounts Payable Specialist
Borden Dairy
03.2019 - 12.2021
Accounting Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
01.2011 - 12.2017
Trade Settlement Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
01.2000 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration
Strayer University
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