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Tammy Freeman

Lakeland,FL

Summary

Dynamic Accounts Payable Specialist with a proven track record at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, excelling in payment processing and vendor relationship management. Achieved significant reductions in invoice processing time through meticulous data entry and effective communication, fostering strong partnerships with suppliers while ensuring timely payments and accurate financial reporting.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting- Accounts Payable Specialist

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2022 - Current
  • Ensure timely payments for all invoices, maintaining strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.
  • Reduce invoice processing time with accurate data entry and timely vendor communication.
  • Reach out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Facilitate dispute resolution between company departments and vendors regarding payment issues or discrepancies in invoicing.
  • Determine what invoice accruals are needed for end of month closing.
  • Update a transportation log to capture charges to and from the hospital.
  • Upload charges in the outside service log to capture the services provided from our 3rd party vendors.
  • Facilitated contracts with outside vendors.
  • Preceptor for multiple employees in accounts payable procedures at other hospitals, increasing overall department efficiency of their hospital.

Payroll Specialist

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2022 - Current
  • Assisted employees with inquiries regarding their paychecks, deductions, and other related issues, providing clear and concise communication.
  • Provided customer service to employees regarding payroll inquiries and issues.
  • Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
  • Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing.
  • Preceptor for multiple employees in payroll procedures at other hospitals, increasing overall department efficiency of their hospital.
  • Reduced payroll errors by conducting thorough audits and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
  • Maintained strict confidentiality of all payroll information and records.
  • Oversaw accurate processing of special payroll situations, such as bonuses, terminations, and leaves of absence, maintaining strict adherence to policies.

Business Office Manager

Compassionate Care Hospice
02.2019 - 10.2022

Ensure timely payments for all invoices, maintaining strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.

  • Reduce invoice processing time with accurate data entry and timely vendor communication.
  • Reach out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Facilitate dispute resolution between company departments and vendors regarding payment issues or discrepancies in invoicing.
  • Auditing: to eliminate write offs
  • Facilitated contracts with skilled nursing facilities.
  • Goal to obtain 5% of NIFO for our financials.
  • HR Manager-75 employees
  • Onboarding-maintained high retention
  • Payroll-maintained timecards, monitored overtime
  • Intake-referrals to admission process

Medical Records

Compassionate Care Hospice
06.2015 - 01.2019
  • Improved patient data accuracy by meticulously reviewing and validating medical records and diagnoses.
  • Ensured client trustworthiness by maintaining comprehensive medical records and observing strict confidentiality protocols.
  • Maintained accurate medical records, ensuring timely documentation of assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
  • Scheduled 20 CNA's with their case load.
  • Answered multiple phone lines and filing
  • Processed death records
  • EMR

Marketing

Compassionate Care Hospice
02.2014 - 04.2015
  • Engaged in 10 cold calls a day.
  • Participated in health fairs, community events, ALF events and SNF events.
  • Worked referrals from referral to admission process
  • Conducted informational meetings with families
  • Spoke at church and civic organizations
  • Participated in the Alzheimer's Walk

Volunteer Coordinator

Compassionate Care Hospice
09.2011 - 01.2014
  • Recruited, trained and supervised volunteers
  • Audit volunteers documentation and schedule monthly supervisory visits to visit the patients.
  • Charted for IDG meetings
  • QAPI reports-presented quarterly
  • Lead monthly regional coordinator calls
  • Meet 5% Medicare Requirement
  • Played the piano and sang in ALF's, Memory Units, and SNF's.
  • Engaged with the patients by hosting parties and crafts.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
05-2012

Skills

  • Payment processing
  • Entry verification
  • Data inputting
  • Invoice processing
  • Accounts payable auditing
  • Expense tracking
  • Vendor relationship management
  • Vendor relations

Timeline

Accounting- Accounts Payable Specialist

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2022 - Current

Payroll Specialist

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2022 - Current

Business Office Manager

Compassionate Care Hospice
02.2019 - 10.2022

Medical Records

Compassionate Care Hospice
06.2015 - 01.2019

Marketing

Compassionate Care Hospice
02.2014 - 04.2015

Volunteer Coordinator

Compassionate Care Hospice
09.2011 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

University of South Florida