Eric Benson Email & Phone Number

Universal City, Ca

Universal City, Ca

Responsible for all billing of vehicle rentals, as well as fuel, damage of vehicles and service calls of golf carts. Researched and resolved all production and departmental customer issues with billing and issued credits as needed. Entered payroll for department employees and drivers.Handled all DMV renewals for department vehicles.Issued renewal checks of departmental vehicles to Department of Motor Vehicles as well as tracking due dates, making sure smog checks were performed and appropriate paperwork (heavy use tax and smog certificates) were included with payments.Created deals for new customers in Sphere. Coded incoming payments and forwarded to cashier’s office for deposit. Troubleshot rental scheduling errors preventing customer credits. Enacted change in billing program Fleetmaster by having credits be issued for individual days rather than weekly, ensuring less customer confusion.Pushed for and established system for automated billing of out of state rentals with correct state tax codes. Won GEM award (going the extra mile) for work in the department.

Burbank, Ca

Responsible for financial analysis, cost monitoring and final billing of all ongoing projects for Construction, Scenic Art, Paint, Metal, Staff Shop, Sign Shop and Hardware departments. Entered purchase orders and flat bid billings for various departments in SAP. Met with department heads and advised them on job cost status and potential problems in meeting budgetary goals and departmental deadlines while ensuring company’s policies and needs were met. Worked with Real Estate department to keep them apprised on project status. Maintained close relationships with vendors by negotiating to resolve disputes in a mutually beneficial manner. Performed payroll duties for six different departments. Analyzed and provided project financial information to department financial manager to complete monthly and yearly cost projections and status reports.Implemented system where all billing documents were delivered by email rather than to department printers, saving countless hours lost by re-tracking and manually re-sending documents. Tracked all expenses for building of Warner Brothers Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England project.