Netria Blair
Summary
As a highly motivated Accounting specialist with over two decades of experience in the industrial, banking, and utilities sectors, my expertise encompasses processing A/P invoices, coding and entering timesheets, applying payments to customer accounts, handling credit card payments, issuing customer refunds, and investigating unapplied or unidentified cash, among other accounting responsibilities. I am skilled in MS Outlook and Word, and have an intermediate proficiency in Excel. My strong background includes working with various databases such as Deltek, Oracle, JD Edwards, AS400, Cybersource, Card Connect, Elevation, Billtrust, and Open Scan. As a dependable professional with a proven track record in the field, I am detail-oriented and proactive, always seeking ways to enhance processes and workflows for the benefit of the team. I am diligent, hardworking, and adept at managing multiple tasks in dynamic environments.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
A/R Reconciling Specialist
Clayton County Water Authority
Morrow, GA
02.2023 - Current
- Maintained accounts and tracked revenue to identify and rectify any inconsistencies.
- Performed in-depth investigations to identify and correct all discrepancies.
- Generated and analyzed diverse reports for month end balancing.
- Efficiently resolved reconciliation discrepancies.
- Worked closely with the billing department to identify and resolve billing discrepancies.
- Maintained multiple spreadsheets to track monthly earnings.
- Communicated promptly with manager and team members to report any relevant issues.
Accounting Administrative Assistant/AP Analyst
THE GINN GROUP
Peachtree City, GA
04.2018 - 10.2022
- Accurately enter payable invoices
- Audit and enter credit card invoices
- Setup new vendor
- Prepare and enter journal entries
- Enter Davis Bacon timesheets for weekly pay
- Code and enter bi-weekly timesheets
- Order and do inventory on office supplies
- Mail out vendor checks.
Cash Applications Specialist
THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
Kennesaw, GA
08.2006 - 10.2017
- Accurately apply all cash receipts in a timely and efficient manner
- Posting 100 – 125 daily lockbox exceptional items to the customer’s accounts
- Process Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) payments to customer’s accounts
- Enter daily credit card payments submitted by Account Reps into POS system & apply to customers’ accounts
- Enter “Construction” remote deposit into AR systems
- Maintain monthly “Auto Credit Card” customer database (processing into POS & apply payments into appropriate AR System
- Process bad debt write-offs to AR as well as short pays and deductions
- Apply inter-company transactions to AR and GL account
- Process bank adjustments (credit card chargeback’s, return items, lockbox misapplies, wrong payees)
- Process customer refunds submitted by collection department into AR system
- Maintain spreadsheet of customer refunds for GL reconciliation
- Responsible for ensuring all AR systems are balance for month-end cut-offs
- Perform research of unidentified/unapplied cash by contacting Account Reps and/or customers via phone and/or mail
- Provides cash related support for the National Accounts and Accounting departments
- Provides cash related support for 100+ branches (account reconciliations, check copies, adjustments, etc.)
Proof Operator
WACHOVIA BANK
Atlanta, GA
01.2006 - 06.2006
- Duties includes processing checks by entering micro line portion to ensure balancing and posting on a daily basis.
Customer Resolution Assistant
ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY
Riverdale, GA
09.1997 - 04.2005
- Duties included debiting/crediting accounts, deleting derogatory information from customer’s account (through Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian) Mailing out satisfied debt letters
- Paying commission to collection agency and handling other customer related issues.
Check Processor
WACHOVIA BANK
Atlanta, GA
04.1990 - 08.1997
- Tasks included receiving and balancing incoming accounts, entering transactions using a NCR 10-key encoder, and verifying accuracy Duties also included editing and correcting complex documents.
Education
Skills
- 10-Key
- AS400
- JD Edwards
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle
- SAP
- Problem Resolution
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Cash Management
- Strong organizational, problem solving and intrapersonal skills
- Excellent knowledge of applying credits and debits, returns and wire transfers
- Outstanding of handling cash application in a business environment
- Ability to process large volumes of payments daily
Professional Development
- Ethical Training – Certificate
- Diversity Training
References
- JOI SIMMONS, DELTA AIR LINES, SUPERVISOR, 770-940-0688
- KIM FARMER, THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR, MANAGER, 770-799-0495
- ERICA MOORE, THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR, A/P CLERK, 404-747-3074
- Winston Cook, The Ginn Group, Controller, 770-815-3701
Timeline
A/R Reconciling Specialist
Clayton County Water Authority
02.2023 - Current
Accounting Administrative Assistant/AP Analyst
THE GINN GROUP
04.2018 - 10.2022
Cash Applications Specialist
THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
08.2006 - 10.2017
Proof Operator
WACHOVIA BANK
01.2006 - 06.2006
Customer Resolution Assistant
ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY
09.1997 - 04.2005
Check Processor
WACHOVIA BANK
04.1990 - 08.1997
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