Tara Hopper Email & Phone Number

La Porte, Texas, United States

Remained current on all spreadsheets weekly including p-card reconciliation, sales accruals, deferred revenue, and cash applications (x3).Prepared and processed payments and documented account updates.Maintained the proposal log generated for proposals sent to clients and maintained purchase orders received from customers and generated invoices for billing clients. Also followed up on payment and past due customer invoices when needed. Oversaw accounting duties to ensure all tasks were completed timely and accurately.Process payroll weekly ensuring employees entered their time accurately.Researched and solved payment discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, specific division, and other departments within the organization.Ensured all payments both received from customers and made to vendors were coded to the correct accounts.

Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.Prepared and processed payments and documented account updates.Streamlined productivity by decreasing time-wasting tasks and helping supervisors. Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger each month.Oversaw bookkeeping and accounting systems and entered data into systems accurately.Assessed data and information to verify entry, calculation and billing code accuracy.Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.

Generated accounts payable reports for management review to aid in financial and business decision makingMultiple statement reconciliations and management to include 20 employee credit cards and various store accountsImproved accounts payable processes and achieved 90% reduction in late fees Verified payments were charged to correct accounts coinciding with annual budgetPaid vendors by monitoring discount opportunities and paid employees by receiving and verifying expense reportsEntered invoices requiring payment and disbursed amounts via check, electronic transfer or bank draftKept vendor files accurate and up-to-date to expedite payment processingUtilized talents and expertise to complete on-time and accurate monthly closing processes, journal entries and accruals

Prepared monthly receivable statementsUtilized Foundation Software to reconcile accounts, track income and generate invoices Calculated discounts, percentage allocations and credits and spearheaded process improvements to secure prompt and regular receipts for the organizationPosted a high volume of monthly payments, performed research and tracked misapplied payments, prepared monthly reporting and trained new associatesReduced time and costs by implementing new accounting procedures that increased efficiency Sent invoices via mail, email or online meansPrepared financial pages for presentation to senior management Utilized Job Costing Accounting method to track projects and jobs