I manage a team of billing specialists, create and maintain billing policies and procedures, and ensure compliance with regulations. I'm also responsible for the billing process for client accounts, ensuring that invoices are accurate and that all operations related to invoicing and payments go off without any hiccups, which ensures smooth cash flow throughout the company.

• Work with Brand Team to identify media activity to be billed, from planned budgets to original buys to final reconciliation• Work with all activation teams and media flowcharts to ensure all client buys have been captured and accounted for• Reconcile SBMS with the media plan to ensure all activity is entered• Monitor SBMS input includes all necessary information to successfully invoice the client• Clarify any discrepancies with Brand Team and or Media Buyers• Prepare client billing packet and any supporting documents that are required• Work positively and constructively with others serving as liaison between Finance/Operations/Activation/Planning and Brand Account Group in preparation of client billing. • Support facilitation of audit needs • Facilitate reconciliation billing so that it is completed within contractual terms, as needed• Prepare monthly forecasting docs for finance• Prepare monthly burn rates docs for EVP, Managing Partner• Prepare monthly reports such as: Diversity Spend, Budget Roll-up, Spend by media, etc.• Managing files/process such as:• Prepare ATB or PO requests and manage the approval process• Tracking cumulative billing against ATBs or POs• Work closely with Brand Team to manage all necessary budget files• Facilitate processing billable travel expenses, as needed• Work with Digital Activation team to stay up to date on new buying methods• Serve as liaison between Operations and Brand/Digital Activation teams on billing system developments and to troubleshoot unique issues as they arise

• Work with Brand Team to identify media activity to be billed, from planned budgets to original buys to final reconciliation• Work with all activation teams and review media flowcharts to ensure all client buys have been captured and accounted for• Use SBMS & HMI Web to pull and review relevant reports (financial summaries, client activity reports, insertion order summaries, estimate log reports) to identify all media activity is accounted for; follow up with activation where necessary• Establish and reinforce timelines related to billing and media reconciliation• Clarify any discrepancies with Brand Team and or Media Buyers• Approve client billing packet, including cover memo and any supporting documents that are required by client• Facilitate communication between activation and the billing team to ensure timely reconciliation in compliance with Horizon policies and contractual obligations• Support audit needs• Provide client with budget breakout charts• Review managers' budget proposals for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with laws and other regulations• Combine all the program and department budgets together into a consolidated organizational budget and review all funding requests for merit• Help the chief operations officer, agency head, or other top managers analyze proposed plans and find alternatives if the projected results are unsatisfactory• Monitor organizational spending to ensure that it is within budget• Inform program managers of the status and availability of funds• Direct contact with client about all budget related questions and accruals

• Work with Brand Account Group to identify media activity to be billed, from planned budget/buys/schedules and/or flowcharts• Use PSS/SBMS & HMI Web to pull and review relevant reports (financial summaries, client activity reports, insertion order summaries, estimate log reports) to identify all media activity is accounted for• Check system against buy activity • Review soft/draft bill and hard bill client buys• Clarify any discrepancies with AG/Buyers or Planning groups• Prepare and provide client billing packet, including cover memo• Created billing log to better accommodate client needs• Provide quarterly breakouts to the Brand Team• Direct contact with clients to facilitate resolving discrepancies

• Supervise print production, competitive analysis and global budget coordination• Gather competitive spending numbers for client’s competitors • Assist in preparation and conduction of focus groups, media planning/placement, advertising, preparing client presentations and day-to-day maintenance of a variety of client projects• Act as a liaison with clients, creative, media, production and vendors• Track and manage global budgets for various clients within 13 different countries• Manage and maintain PO numbers to coordinate prompt payment through client’s electronic billing system• Review and process domestic invoices, including all third-party vendor invoices, to insure billing is within the scope of the contract• Process international wire payments and manage year-end close out and accrual period • Reconcile reports from four different billing systems• Manage accounts receivable to insure prompt payment from clients• Assist the account team in preparing competitive reports for clientsExtra Curricular Project• Developed and conducted Billing Seminars with the Louisville Billing Office for new and recently promoted Budget Coordinators/AAE/AE’s

Administrative Assistant 11/98 – 6/02 • Assisted the Senior Vice President and Group Account Director with administrative duties • Processed travel arrangements, assisted with telephone coverage while providing clients with excellent customer service, mailed packages via fed-ex for over night delivery, burned CDs to distribute marketing plans, formatted animated PowerPoint presentations, and faxed documents to clientele • Assumed Budget Coordinator duties for Avis account