LYNETTE SCHIERLITZ
West Seneca
Summary
Detail-focused Accounting Clerk known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialized in financial reconciliation, ledger maintenance, and accounts payable/receivable management. Excel in time management, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring smooth financial operations and support to team members.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director of Student Accounts
D'Youville University
Buffalo
02.2023 - Current
- Works closely with Controller to keep up to date on billing policies, Federal Collection polices and Federal Aid Regulations.
- Student Billing includes constantly updating all the billing rates.
- Collections both in school and out of school students. Work closely with Collection Agency’s and Attorney’s once accounts are forwarded to them.
- Student Refunds-monitor to ensure that all excess loan funds are sent out in a timely and accurate manner.
- Receives and accurately applies payment to student accounts.
- Payment Plans-assist students and parent on setting up a payment plan and monitoring all payment plans monthly to make sure the payments are made as scheduled.
Accounting Clerk
Lactalis American Group
Buffalo
07.2020 - 10.2021
- Daily responsibilities included all AR & AP functions
- All AR functions included, but not limited to billing, applying payments to the appropriate customer accounts, reconciling accounts, and researching all discrepancies and collections.
- AP functions include verifying vendors invoice for accuracy against the purchase orders before entering them in the system to be processed for payment.
- Reconciled bank statements to ensure accuracy of financial records.
- Resolved customer inquiries regarding bills and payments.
- Reviewed banking activity regularly to identify any irregularities or unauthorized transactions.
- Performed daily general ledger entries to record financial transactions accurately.
Sr. Business Office Supervisor
Bryant & Stratton College
Orchard Park
11.2011 - 07.2020
- Supervised and managed daily operations of the business office, including all the account receivable, account payable, payroll, banking, and billing responsibilities.
- Reconciled bank statements monthly to ensure accuracy of account balances.
- Reconciled discrepancies between accounts receivable general ledger account and accounts receivable trial balance account.
- Balanced monthly general ledger accounts to accurately record cost and month end accruals.
- Created daily and weekly cash reports for accounting management.
- Reconciled vendor statements and handled payment complaints or discrepancies.
- Reviewed all expense reports for accuracy and proper expense disclosure.
- Handled all Petty Cash transactions and reconciled petty cash at month end.
- Trained new employees on accounting processes, procedures, and software applications.
- Performed payroll functions such as calculating employees’ hours worked, overtime pay and deductions.
- General H/R duties include presenting all new hires with all the necessary applications to complete to enroll in the benefits, collecting the application’s and submitting them over to the Corporate Office.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Bryant & Stratton
Orchard Park, NY01.2018
Skills
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Bank reconciliation
- Payment processing
- Customer invoicing
- Regulatory compliance
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Vendor management
- Debt collection
- GL reconciliation
Timeline
Assistant Director of Student Accounts
D'Youville University
02.2023 - Current
Accounting Clerk
Lactalis American Group
07.2020 - 10.2021
Sr. Business Office Supervisor
Bryant & Stratton College
11.2011 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Bryant & Stratton
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