WILLBERTHA TISHA ALLEN
Brookshire,TX
Summary
Results-driven Accounting Professional with strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. Comprehensive background in diverse areas of accounting and finance. Proven track record of success in industry, balancing team performance, accounting targets, and business objectives. Dedicated to maximizing productivity and optimizing procedures through close collaboration and comradery.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
BILLING/AR MANAGER
WORLD CINEMA, INC./WORLDVUE CONNECT INC.
01.2019 - 09.2024
- Managed team of 6
- Manage Collections Personnel
- Responsible for end of month closing duties including making sure all cash is posted accurately, and all contracts have been invoiced and posted
- Resolved all customer escalations due to billing discrepancies and payments application errors
- Optimized DSO and implemented effective management of delinquent accounts
- Hands-on approach to the entire collections cycle
- COVID19 Response Team Lead
- Enlisted the efforts of sales and operations personnel regarding customer accounts when necessary
- Communicate and followed up effectively and timely with customers regarding account escalations and questions
- Maintained effective and cooperative working relationships with customers, coworkers and senior management
- Responsible for monthly reporting to upper management
- Processed credit memos and corrected billing discrepancies
- Led and participated in weekly team meetings
- Met and defined department goals and activity metrics
- Audit, quarter-end, month-end and year-end duties as assigned
BILLING/AR MANAGER
AMERICAN MAT AND TIMBER COMPANY
10.2016 - 08.2018
- Managed team of 4
- Prepared accurate and timely monthly and year-end close AR reports
- Coordinated and executed all month-end close activities based on close schedule
- Accumulated and validated customer billing prepared and posted invoice transactions
- Assisted controller with profit analysis and expense reviews
- Prepared journal entries, reconciliations and revenue accrual reports monthly
- Prepared supporting documentation and explanations for monthly financial reporting and analysis for senior management interface with management in various divisions
- Collaborated with other finance department managers to support overall department goals and objectives
- Assisted in development and implementation of new processes and procedures as well as features to enhance the workflow of the department
- A key component in the implementation of Navision for new and established
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
ST. CHRISTOPHER HOLDINGS
06.2015 - 10.2016
- Coordinated and executed all month end close activities based on the close schedule
- Accumulated and validated customer billing and prepared/posted invoice transactions
- Accumulated and validated job cost data, prepared costing entries and reconciled accounts
- Assisted corporate controller with profit analysis and expense reviews
- Prepared journal entries, reconciliations, revenue, commissions and operating accruals
- Prepared/gathered supporting documentation and explanations for monthly financial reporting
- Prepared/gathered supporting documentation for budgeting, forecasting and analysis to support department managers in various divisions
- Collaborated with other finance department managers to support overall department goals and objectives
- Assisted in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department
- Assisted with quarterly and year end audits
- Assisted with year-end close reconciliations
SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT
DORF KETAL
03.2014 - 05.2015
- Company Overview: (CONTRACT)
- Daily reconciliation of expense reports and credit card statements
- Reconciled cash management applications for accuracy
- Responsible for bank reconciliation
- Credit Management
- Maintained detailed records for metrics, tracking and reporting
- Participant in automated workflow management
- Monitor and perform general ledger accounting analysis reconciliation on a monthly basis
- File and maintain general accounting and journal entries records with substantiating documentation
- Filed AR and AP accruals monthly to meet month end close deadlines
- Assisted with other accounting duties as assigned
- (CONTRACT)
CAPITAL AP ACCOUNTANT
TALOS ENERGY
05.2013 - 02.2014
- Entered invoices into the accounts payable system, checking their accuracy, and coding them to the correct cost center
- Reconciled payable reports to confirm that all payments were accurate
- Prepared and processed employee expense reports and reimbursements
- Assisted with month end closing processes
- Supported internal and external audits
- Worked closely with vendors to resolve payment issues or discrepancies
- Managed and maintained supplier records
- Prepared and posted journal entries as necessary
- Prepared and posted monthly accrual entries
- Prepared and interpreted all outstanding payables via aging reports
- Assisted with other accounting duties as assigned by the accounting manager
BILLING/AR MANAGER -WESTERN HEMISPHERE
RIGNET INC/VIASAT
08.2006 - 05.2013
- Managed team of 4
- Ensure a high level of accuracy on invoices created for customers
- Reconcile billings with accounts receivable ledger
- Reconciled invoices to signed customer agreements/contracts
- Trained local and regional employees how to use and operate Navision Revenue/Cash Accounting modules within the accounting database
- Continued to support this function throughout my time at RigNet
- A Key component in implementation of Navision to Landtel users
- Prepare monthly revenue accrual entries as needed
- Responsible for revenue month, quarter and year-end closes
- Assisted Finance Managers with leading analysis of Eastern/Western Hemisphere operations including collections
- Point person for quarterly and annual audits related to billing, cash, revenue, and collections
- A strategic partner with other functions (ops, tax, legal, treasurer) to help ensure regional success
- Played a key role in year-end audit activities
- Sales tax compliance
- Integral part of committee to reengineer the revenue and collections process and participated in training for all users
- Introduced process improvements and system enhancements that helped develop data integrity as well as efficiency
- Ensured the accuracy and integrity of all revenue related reports
Education
BA - Business Management
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
10-2025
Associate in Science - Accounting
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
12.2023
Skills
- NAVISION 2016
- QUICKBOOKS
- MICROSOFT OFFICE
- ORACLE
- SAP
- DIGITAL OILFIELD
- ADP
- CORTEX
- BOLO
- DOCVUE
- DOCUWARE
- ARMADA DYNAMICS
- ARIBA
- BUSINESS CENTRAL
Timeline
BILLING/AR MANAGER
WORLD CINEMA, INC./WORLDVUE CONNECT INC.
01.2019 - 09.2024
BILLING/AR MANAGER
AMERICAN MAT AND TIMBER COMPANY
10.2016 - 08.2018
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
ST. CHRISTOPHER HOLDINGS
06.2015 - 10.2016
SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT
DORF KETAL
03.2014 - 05.2015
CAPITAL AP ACCOUNTANT
TALOS ENERGY
05.2013 - 02.2014
BILLING/AR MANAGER -WESTERN HEMISPHERE
RIGNET INC/VIASAT
08.2006 - 05.2013
BA - Business Management
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
Associate in Science - Accounting
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
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