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RENEE WILLIS

Elizabeth City,NC

Summary

Meticulous Analyst with expertise using Excel, SAP/Oracle suites. Successful at keeping accounts/files current and accurate for compliant financial recordkeeping. Well-organized, diligent and focused professional.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

AR Specialist

ZILLOW
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
03.2021 - Current
  • Contacted clients with past due accounts to formulate payment plans and discuss restructuring options.
  • Closely managed monthly reconciliation schedules of all assigned accounts.
  • Tracked contracts, proposals and waivers to keep billing accurate and current.
  • Researched and resolved customer claims related to shortages, discount violations and returns.
  • Managed efficient cash flow reporting, posted cash receipts and analyzed chargebacks, independently addressing and resolving issues.
  • Performed targeted collections on past due accounts aged over 60 days.
  • Made outbound calls to vendors and customers to discuss and resolve account needs.

Reconciliation Analyst

Jacksonville Health
02.2021 - Current
  • Jacksonville Health -HWS.
  • Maintains knowledge of agency programs, grants, and state and federal requirements for doctors, nurses, and pharmacist and techs for credit or debit to agency or government accounts.
  • Extract reports, hiring contracts/reports to analyze the accuracy of pay details against sign on agreements.
    Prepares, analyze, manage and maintain reports utilizing Covid-19 Rapid Response System, Excel and Access.
    Coordinates with managers on locations personnel availability vs. facility schedules.
    Handles correcting employee payroll and other day-to-day financial transactions while maintaining long-term goals.

AR III

Xylem Tree Experts
, Norfolk
01.2020 - 02.2021
  • Invoiced and collected on a portfolio of 8M.
  • Handled discrepancies and settled disputes based on customer’s contracts and pricing matrix.
  • Works as a liaison between customer’s forestry and accounting teams, as well as Xylem’s estimators and crews: working out discrepancies on work performance vs.
  • Pre planed invoicing and expectations.
  • Participates in weekly meetings with the Controller and COO to compare expectation vs.
  • Results on government accounts.
  • Learning the operations side of purchasing and leasing equipment (ex.Heavy equipment trucks, , and bucket lifts.).
  • Other new duties as assigned.

Customer Subsidiary Accountant

The Haulotte Group
Virginia Beach, VA
11.2018 - 09.2019
  • Manage credit risk exposures across an assigned portfolio of commercial and agribusiness clients.
  • Completes the daily deposit and various financial reports – with summaries and monthly receipts.
  • Maintains Petty Cash funds ensuring all funds are accounted for and disbursed according to GAAP.
  • Arrange inner company cash transfers for local and corporate offices.
  • Prepare sales tax and inner company reports for all locations through month end.
  • Reconcile daily cash, credit card and Pay Pal accounts through month end close.
  • Develop credit memorandums for D&B reports for new and increased lending.
  • (100k+).

AR Manager

Virginia Beach, VA
04.2014 - 04.2018
  • Managed 10 team members for a 50M portfolio.
  • Achieved and exceeded corporate targets for 120+ days.
  • Balanced the GL at month end.
  • Point person for Audits.
  • Developed and documented procedures for accounts receivable; credit & collections department.
  • Analyzed D&B reports determining eligible credit worthiness.
  • Reconciled AR to GL for month and year end.
  • Performed bank deposits and reconciliation / replenishment of petty cash.
  • Crossed accounts with AP for eligible deductions /chargebacks against claims submitted by DFAS.
  • Audited claims based on contracts for AAFES USCG, DFAS.

Procurement Specialist

Zim American Integrated Shipping
Norfolk, VA
08.2011 - 04.2014
  • Audited process flows, collaborating with cross functional teams.
  • Improved employee engagement by conducting logistics training classes.
  • Calculated, prepared and delivered invoices and account statements per contracts and pricing terms.
  • Source vendors for ships, container and chassis repair (skilled and nonunion).
  • Analyzed transportation yards (depots & rail) of various sizes, determining financial impact for investments.
  • Primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups, ensuring project goals were achieved by deadlines.

Key Account Manager

DB Schenker USA
Chesapeake, VA
03.2010 - 06.2011
  • Created metrics to track bi-monthly billings, vendor proposals, contracts subcontracts and subcontractor licenses.
  • Responsible for hiring and managing a team of twenty-five customer service team members.
  • Monitored monthly cash flow totals, ensuring day sales outstanding ratio remained within company standard.
  • Implemented collection methods to increase and achieve cash flow goals.
  • Implemented productivity standards to improve teams’ productivity.
  • Researched and resolved customer problems concerning supply chain issues, shortages and product development from overseas vendors.
  • Collaborated with field and sales management to resolve customer billing disputes, collection assistance and credit decisions based on customer contracts; (Walmart, Target, Best Buy, QVC).
  • Maintained responsibility of sales, contracts, negotiations and reporting for account worth over $100M
  • Elevated account management by predicting potential competitive threats and outlining proactive solutions.

Logistics Manager

HAYNES FURNITURE
Virginia Beach, VA
05.2008 - 02.2010
  • Managed office staff of 4 and 12 container drivers.
  • Managed day-to day shipping and receiving.
  • Collaborated with buyers and freight partners to source goods from Asia / Vietnam, stocking goods oversees when state warehouses were unable to accommodate inventory.
  • Coordinated supply chain needs for cost effectiveness.
  • Maintained all DOT documentation and vehicle property records on 10 drivers and 15 trucks.
  • Responsible for RFP and RFQ’s through award.
  • Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes.
  • Directed logistics operations, including shipping and receiving of wide range of products daily.
  • Negotiated with different freight companies and received annual contracts resulting in cost savings of 14M to 10M.
  • Managed annual freight budget.

Intercompany

U.S. Foreign, Third-Party AR Manager • CMA CGM America
Norfolk, AR, VA
02.1999 - 04.2008
  • Partnered with third-party – outside law firms for 200 day past due invoices.
  • Arranged imports and exports for the port of Norfolk and New York.
  • Succeeded incentive / rebate contract program from 1.2m to 4.8m; creating an additional revenue source for the organization.
  • Developed monthly and annual expense forecasts; including action required to manage costs.

Education

High School Diploma -

Needham Broughton High School
Raleigh, NC

Skills

Financial Management/Reporting

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Software

MICROSOFT OFFICE-STRONG EXCEL USING PIVOT TABLES/V-LOOKUPS/CHARTS AND GRAPHS

EIPCORE /M3

FOUNDATION/SAP/ORACLE

ADOBE AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

SALESFORCE

Timeline

AR Specialist

ZILLOW
03.2021 - Current

Reconciliation Analyst

Jacksonville Health
02.2021 - Current

AR III

Xylem Tree Experts
01.2020 - 02.2021

Customer Subsidiary Accountant

The Haulotte Group
11.2018 - 09.2019

AR Manager

04.2014 - 04.2018

Procurement Specialist

Zim American Integrated Shipping
08.2011 - 04.2014

Key Account Manager

DB Schenker USA
03.2010 - 06.2011

Logistics Manager

HAYNES FURNITURE
05.2008 - 02.2010

Intercompany

U.S. Foreign, Third-Party AR Manager • CMA CGM America
02.1999 - 04.2008

High School Diploma -

Needham Broughton High School

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