Christy Wright Bacon, Mba Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Texas

*Currently contribute to a nonprofit with growth, organization, and training in the Finance Department as an Accounting Specialist at Our Community Our Kids/ACH Child and Family Services. *Facilitate Adoptions through Adoption Billings at OCOK/ACH, a nonprofit providing community-based care for children and families throughout this region.

North Richland Hills, Tx

*Saved the company $25,860.54 by deducting sales tax from an $871,196.48 invoice for a tax-exempt job that a supplier had incorrectly billed the company.*Assisted the company Controller with the preparation of the annual 1099 tax forms required by the IRS and achieved a 95% compliance rate with W-9 form collections from a prior state of low compliance.*Prepared and monitored the Accounts Payable Aging Report on a weekly basis for review by the company President and the Office Manager in order to ensure accurate check processing.*Reconciled monthly vendor statements with invoices in order to verify the accuracy of related documents as well as vendor accounts.*Analyzed incoming accounts payable invoices for discrepancies in sales and use tax, general ledger account number coding, vendor number, vendor address, amount, and document date.*Resolved accounts payable invoice discrepancies by communicating with management, internal clients, and vendors in order to control expenses.*Prepared the Payroll Time Keeping Spreadsheet in Excel and submitted the report to the corporate Human Resources Department on a weekly basis. Corrected discrepancies in the per diem payments and the pay rates upon review of the corporate reports from the Human Resources Department.*Settled accounts payable vendor problems with their account activity such as short payments, past due accounts, disputed items, refund requests, outstanding checks, and invoice payment status.*Researched customer accounts and supported client relations with vendors in order to resolve problems via phone, email, and in writing. Resolved vendor and internal customer questions about account status.*Generated pre-post reports and authenticated accounts payable transactions before posting account transactions to the general ledger in order to maintain account ledgers.*Reviewed supporting documentation for check preparation and ensured that credit was received for outstanding credit memos.

Grand Prairie, Texas

*Prepared daily bank deposits consisting of lockbox, direct deposit, wires, cash, checks, and credit card payments in excess of one million dollars.*Reduced returned refund checks by 50%, conducting online research of customer contact information. Managed the Customer Refund and Mass Merchant Rebate Spreadsheet in Excel.*Posted to the general ledger accounts receivable bank transactions and adjustments through the proprietary accounting software system with attention to detail.*Calculated customer discounts based on contract billing terms while preparing bank deposits.*Managed customer inquiries by phone, fax, and email in order to facilitate the collection of past due accounts as well as to resolve outstanding invoices.*Improved customer relations, mitigated customer disputes, and maintained accurate accounts receivable records by researching customer accounts in order to distribute information.*Distributed invoices, credit memos, and customer statements to corporate clients. Responded to customer needs with a sense of urgency.*Provided support to the sales team to ensure that customer accounts are current and to minimize bad debts, implementing multiple projects under pressure in a fast-paced environment.*Utilized strong oral and written communication skills to collaborate closely with the sales as well as the accounting team in the areas of billing, revenue collections, and bad debts.*Maintained effective working relationships with strong communication skills, listening skills, and interpersonal skills while working with cross-functional teams as a team player.*Allocated payments, conducted transactional management, recorded transactions, and monitored bank balances in order to maintain accounting records according to GAAP formats with knowledge of accounting principles.*Monitored Accounts Receivable Aging Reports in order to minimize credit risk and facilitate credit management decisions. Posted reports to facilitate monthly closings.

Lubbock, Texas

*Conducted a variety of accounting functions such as calculating ROI, preparing budgets, processing accounts receivable, processing accounts payable, reconciling bank statements, reconciling credit card statements, making bank deposits, posting to the general ledger and generating financial statements.*Renegotiated business insurance contract thus decreasing costs by 42%.*Innovative in developing and implementing solutions with enhanced sensitivity to cost and deadlines. Implemented a targeted marketing campaign based on the unique needs of individual customers, increasing sales by 30% in the fourth quarter.*Utilized every aspects of sales and marketing to promote this family retail business. *Researched and selected merchandise, maintaining inventory of products worth over $150,000.*Resolved customer issues and provided optimum customer service. Streamlined operations to improve efficiency.

Master Of Business Administration, Business Administration, Accounting, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: *Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business. *Alpha Chi, the National Honor Scholarship.

Bachelor Of Science, Human Development And Family Studies, Earlychildhood Education, 3.865 Gpa

Activities and Societies: *Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. *The Golden Key National Honor Society. *The President's Honor Roll. *The Dean's.