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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 accounts receivable by implementing campus and overall goals each quarter.• 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.