Sheila Hurst
Tempe,Arizona
Summary
Highly creative Accounts receivable and payable with 20+ years in accounting and finance. Organized Excellent time management skills. Driven Payroll Specialist offering a career spent preparing journal entries and assisting with data auditing. Highly proficient in ADP payroll processing. Responsible employee known for solving problems and building interdepartmental relationships.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Corniche Travel
West Hollywood, CA
09.2017 - 03.2020
- Maintained general ledger and chart of accounts, performed complex accounting functions such as journal entry preparation, account analysis, balance sheet reconciliation and preparation of quarterly financial statements.
- Administered payroll for employees and independent contractors and oversaw corporate payroll reconciliation and tax activities.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable and developed quarterly and annual budgets.
- Reviewed account reconciliations and journal entries and resolved discrepancies to maintain record and account accuracy.
- Prepared consolidated financial statements at period end close including balance sheet reconciliations.
- Coordinated month-end closing process in order to meet tight deadlines.
Accounts Receivable
Travel Store, Inc
08.2000 - 03.2016
- Maintained accuracy in calculating discounts, interest and commissions for agents
- Posted receipts to appropriate general ledger accounts
- Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments
- Reconciled discrepancies between accounts receivable general ledger account and accounts receivable trial balance account
- Researched and resolved accounts payable discrepancies
- Coded and entered invoices each day into the in-house accounting software
- Created daily and weekly cash reports for accounting management
- Reconciled vendor statements and handled payment complaints or discrepancies
- Supervised invoice processing, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions
- Accounts receivable/cash receipts
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Hoffman Travel
Los Angeles, CA
04.1997 - 08.2000
- Prepared billing correspondence and maintained database to organize billing information.
- Compiled necessary documents for insurance billing packages.
- Identified and resolved client billing and payment issues.
- Interacted with providers and other insurance professionals regarding billing and documentation policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Processed posting and reconciling payments and addressed aged receivables.
- Researched customer billing issues and resolved problems to facilitate receipt of overdue monies and promote good customer relationships.
- Generated monthly statements for accounts receivable operations.
- Processed monthly payments and researched payment discrepancies.
- Entered, posted and scanned accounts receivable documents into accounting software.
Billing Clerk
Truman Van Dyke Insurance
07.1994 - 04.1997
- Prepared billing correspondence and maintained database to organize billing information
- Compiled necessary documents for insurance billing packages
- Identified and resolved patient billing and payment issues
- Interacted with providers and other medical professionals regarding billing and documentation policies, procedures and regulations.
bank teller
City National Bank
Santa Monica, CA
04.1988 - 04.1994
- Answered telephone inquiries on banking products including checking, savings, loans and lines of credit
- Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions
- Executed customer transactions, including deposits, withdrawals, money orders and checks
- Rapidly and efficiently prepared customer and ATM cash and change orders
- Processed exchange and foreign currency
- Organized, stocked and maintained the teller window area
- Executed wire transfers, stop payments and account transfers
- Sold cashier's checks, traveler's checks and money orders.
Education
Associate of Arts -
University Massachusetts Global
Irvine, CA05.2008
High School Diploma -
St. Monica High School
Santa Monica, CA06.1986
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Organized
- Excellent time management skills
- Fast learner
- Highly dependable
Timeline
Controller
Corniche Travel
09.2017 - 03.2020
Accounts Receivable
Travel Store, Inc
08.2000 - 03.2016
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Hoffman Travel
04.1997 - 08.2000
Billing Clerk
Truman Van Dyke Insurance
07.1994 - 04.1997
bank teller
City National Bank
04.1988 - 04.1994
Associate of Arts -
University Massachusetts Global
High School Diploma -
St. Monica High School
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