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West Fargo, ND, US

West Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Wahpeton, North Dakota

Wahpeton, North Dakota

Wahpeton, ND

Fargo, North Dakota Area

• Built and remotely supervised an Accounts Receivable team of seven from the ground up. Overhauled and simplified the process of tracking and submitting accounts to third party collection agencies.
• Transitioned the collections process from two systems and numerous manual procedures to one system and a more automated process.
• Created policies and procedures in order to accurately track active and past due accounts, improve timeliness of working accounts, decrease errors and provide guidance to employees.
• Determined criteria for when to submit accounts to third party agencies and maintained relationships with those agencies.
• Set goals for the team in order to get the past due accounts receivable under control, which resulted in the lowest numbers in over two years.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

• Centralized and managed the Student Accounts department in order to streamline processes and ensure accuracy of posting to accounts. Worked closely with the whole Student Financial Services department to decrease.
• Operated the Student Accounts duties for four campuses plus was a backup for those out of the office and posted tuition for over six campuses before centralizing the department.
• Created and revamped policies and procedures to aid in training Student Accounts Managers while demonstrating dependability and patience.
• Led bi-weekly conference calls to reinforce current processes and provide updates and gave presentations on new and current policies at various quarterly Student Financial Service leader meetings.
• Established relationships with other departments, including Accounting and Finance, in order to assure processes ran smoothly.
• Honored by receiving the Harlan Employee Recognition Award and being selected to sit on the tuition and CampusVue committees.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

• Given stricter goals due to maintaining some of the lowest current and past due accounts receivables across the system. Accomplished these metrics by counseling students on being accountable.
• Balanced time between month end, accounts receivable, accounts payable, deposits and other responsibilities while being detail-oriented.
• Proved to be self-reliant by researching questions and revising an outdated Student Accounts manual, which resulted in a system-wide use.
• Sat on the diversity committee and initiated sending emails to students, staff and faculty in order to get students only taking online classes involved.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

• Performed private accounting duties for customers along with answering the phones and greeting customers at the office.
• Processed multiple clients’ payrolls and deposits while showing the ability to multitask.
• Entered purchases and sales and balanced bank statements for clients using Peachtree.
• Attained effective communication skills while assisting clients get ready for their appointments.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

• Verified accuracy of application information in order to process financial aid for students. Prioritized time in order to quickly meet deadlines and get ahead of the game.
• Displayed strong attention to detail while accurately entering verification forms, screening and completing files, typing loan applications and filing.
• Contributed time to coworkers’ projects when caught up on assigned duties.
• Executed excellent teamwork while processing students’ financial aid in a timely manner.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

• Completed tax returns for businesses and individuals while providing outstanding customer service skills by listening attentively to clients’ concerns and questions.
• Acquired public accounting experience by preparing business and individual tax returns.
• Investigated questions regarding clients’ stocks and other tax-related items by gathering relevant information from various sources.
• Updated depreciation schedules while properly classifying fixed assets using Depreciation Solutions.