Leslie White
Lithia Springs,GA
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Cash Management Specialist
Focus People,Inc
Atlanta, GA
12.2024 - 07.2025
- Reduced manual errors in financial transactions through rigorous attention to detail and thorough reconciliation procedures.
- Supported business development efforts by identifying new client prospects and presenting tailored cash management solutions during sales pitches.
- Boosted operational efficiency by identifying areas for improvement and implementing best practices in cash management processes.
- Conducted regular audits of cash management activities, ensuring alignment with internal policies and external regulations.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by promptly addressing inquiries and resolving issues related to cash management services.
Sr Accounts Receivable/Collection Specialist
CulturaLink LLC
Norcross, GA
12.2022 - 12.2024
- Managing customers’ accounts, ensuring timely payments and accurate records, and monitoring overdue payments.
- Resolving issues, handling complex issues and discrepancies, and following up with other departments for information, creating invoices via excel spreadsheet and importing into QuickBooks online (3000 plus invoices monthly)
- Ensure compliance with GAAP.
- Generating and analyzing reports to identify trends and potential issues.
- Reduce total aging over 90 days by 93% and collect 8 million in past due invoices within the first 2 month of hire date.
- Implemented process and procedure allowing for increased efficiency, Created SOP’s
- Ability to execute complex bills in a timely manner, responding to customers inquiries regarding their accounts.
- Post AR Payment daily, Process Credit notes.
- Assist the Controller with journal entries.
- Processed 1099
- Prepared Month-end reconciliation of AR accounts
- Assist the Funding Company with understanding of invoices that are purchases
- Research and respond to inquiries regarding billing issues and problems
- Always ensure strict confidentiality
Staff Accountant
Instico Freight Management
Irving, Tx
07.2021 - 10.2022
- Analyze accounts to discover discrepancies and resolve all variance promptly
- Preparing journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations and assisting with monthly close processes Responsible for monitoring and billing 200+ accounts
- Ensure compliance with GAAP.
- Prepare accurate monthly billing adjustments to balance accounts
- Reduce total aging over 90 days by 95% within the first 4 months of hire
- Implemented process and procedure allowing for increased efficiency within the new system
- Appy retainer funds directed by Broker/Salesperson
- Ability to execute complex bills in a timely manner multiple discounts, split-party billing preparation
- Run accounts receivable reports to keep track of past due accounts and follow up on payments.
- Work with the client’s accounting department to resolve any billing inquiries.
- Apply incoming payment to the correct accounts and keep accurate financial records
- Assisting the director of accounting as needed
- Create new billing formats as needed.
- Create invoices from Sale Orders from task
- Apply payment from clients using SAAS
- Ability to handle high volume invoices per month
- Research and respond to inquiries regarding billing issues and problems
- Always ensure strict confidentiality
Senior Accountant
Humphrey & Partners
Dallas, TX
08.2010 - 11.2020
- Perform general ledger accounting duties through QuickBooks.
- Month end, journal entries, reconciliations, balance sheet, P&L statements, assist with accounts payables when needed and help review the current accounts payables work, as well as many other accounting functions within several sister divisions of Humphreys & Partner
- Prepares consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system and from departments.
- Review financial statements, expenses, and previous tax returns to identify the best strategy for organizing and monitoring
- Present quarterly and yearly financial reports to management
- Ensure all financial transactions within the company are accounted for and follow legal standards
- Analyze annual budget recording transactions in need of follow-up documentation
- Create personal and business invoices and request payment for services rendered
- Gather appropriate materials regarding yearly tax tables, instructions, and forms to accurately calculate taxes for clients
- Work closely with clients and businesses to obtain personal information regarding potential deductions, educational grants, or allowances
Staff Accountant
HKS INC.
Dallas, TX
08.2010 - 11.2020
- Month end reporting, bank reconciliation, journal entries, general ledger, P&L statements, and processed uploaded invoices from variance vendors
- Organizing and processing high volume invoices (1200 per week), 3-way match, along with purchase orders for all the offices within HKS locally and international.
- Verifying and reconciling vendor account statements and researched variances.
- Resolving transaction and invoice issues in collaboration with associates and forums.
- Prepared and distributed reports and provide analysis/support as needed monthly
- Prepared and analyzed balance sheet reconciliations on all assigned projects
- Reviewed and prepare variance analysis for monthly income statement and balance sheet
- Actively monitored labor and expenses charged to projects
- Managed FedEx account.
- Matching batches and coding all accounts. Setup Vendors (VMF) handle includes performing wire transfers and reviewing
- Prepare and communicate all previous day banking activity. Document all cash transaction activities.
- Responsible for performing various cash, disbursement, and cash accounting activities within the Corporate Treasury function. perform accounting functions within the various financial systems. and backup of other core treasury functions, e.g., cash position and electronic payments
- Responsible for researching tax laws and applying the appropriate tax to assigned construction projects in foreign countries
- Prepared annual 1099s.
Accounts Payable Specialist
PepsiCo/Frito-Lay
Plano, TX
08.2008 - 03.2010
- Assisted in the development of detailed work plans to determine resources and tasks necessary to exceed AP/HR goals and objectives
- Responsible for process various types of account payable transactions such as vendor invoices, employee expense report and manual check requests coding and batch invoices
- Knowledgeable of Oracles R12, ERP and SAP, process invoice at a high volume (6000 invoices per week 3-way match.
- Conduct analysis and provide bank account adjustments for outstanding check disbursements via check voids and stop payment administration
- Paid employees by calculating time worked into ADP and distributing checks according to regulatory laws and company guidelines
- Knowledgeable of international wire transfers
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting
Grand Canyon University
01.2020
Skills
- Bank reconciliation
- Microsoft office
- Transaction monitoring
- Payment processing
- Compliance
- Cash handling expertise
- Financial record keeping
- Willing to learn
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Effective communication
- Self motivation
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Cash Management Specialist
Focus People,Inc
12.2024 - 07.2025
Sr Accounts Receivable/Collection Specialist
CulturaLink LLC
12.2022 - 12.2024
Staff Accountant
Instico Freight Management
07.2021 - 10.2022
Senior Accountant
Humphrey & Partners
08.2010 - 11.2020
Staff Accountant
HKS INC.
08.2010 - 11.2020
Accounts Payable Specialist
PepsiCo/Frito-Lay
08.2008 - 03.2010
Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting
Grand Canyon University