George Bennett Email & Phone Number

St Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for all aspects of general accounts receivable and administrative support functions. Assist in utility billing and general accounting functions. Provide general administrative support and exceptional customer service for inquiries related to utility billing and accounts receivable. Essential Duties and Responsibilities1. Utility billing • Primary processor for monthly commercial billing cycle. • Assist in annual certification process. • Provide support and coverage for utility billing specialist. • Ensure accurate meter readings for billing. • Open, close, and monitor customer accounts as needed. Research, analyze, and adjust customer accounts as needed. • Maintain daily balancing of utility billing system and control sheet. • Process NSF payments. • Backup for processing residential billing cycles. • Process final billings. • Process refunds. 2. Customer service • Provide excellent customer service at the counter, over the phone, and via email. • Assist customers with online payments and account management. Assist customers with garbage, recycling, organics, and yard waste inquiries and cart changes. • Respond to utility billing and accounts receivable inquiries. • Provide information and reports as requested to other city departments. 3. Accounts receivable • Process all department requests in a timely fashion. • Track and process all periodic invoices in accordance with contract, lease, and loan agreements. • Issue monthly statements to customers. • Provide information to cash receipting for proper posting of payments and maintain accurate filing system. • Reconcile the general ledger to the aged trial balance monthly. • Certify outstanding invoices to Hennepin County. • Prepare related audit work papers. 4. General • Provide general administrative support to administrative services staff, including process and procedure coordination and other duties as apparent or assigned. • Enter and record journal entries.

Thousand Palms, California, United States

Accounting TechnicianPrimarily administered the Accounts Receivable and cash handling processes for the Agency. Collaborated with the sales and marketing department to provide customers specialized invoice programs for various advertising campaigns. Created new customer profiles in the accounting system and prepared appropriate contracts. Prepared and entered various journal entries for AR, Fixed Assets, Fuel Consumption, Banking, and Grants for monthly closings and annual audit. Reconciled revenue, fixed assets, credit card, and multiple bank accounts. Managed Agency bus pass inventory and sales both internally and through independent retail outlets. Assisted in fixed asset inventories, placing items into service, and updated master property listings. Provided additional documents and support during annual audit.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Special Project Accountant assigned to an entertainment company to reconcile, record, and report all activities related to Super Bowl LII. The company had 4 separate venues with multiple revenue and expense streams including food, beverage, entertainment, and space rentals.

Miinneapolis, Mn

As an association management company, provided complete financial services to 19 separate501c6 and 501c3 associations with revenue from $10,000 to $10,000,000. The organizationprovided staff management services to non-profits that did not have the constant business orrevenue to need a permanent office. As Financial Controller my department provided allaccounting services from Accounts Payable, Receivable, monthly reporting, Annual reports,audits, and other financial duties as required depending upon the organizations needs.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of all financial and support systems to provide timely, complete, and accurate internal and external financial reporting and staff support for a 200+ member Business Association with an annual budget of $3 million. Major events included the Holidazzle Parades, Minneapolis Aquatennial, and numerous event activations in the downtown Minneapolis area.