Results-focused Finance Professional and M.B.A. Candidate eager to offer 14+ years experience in steering billion-dollar accounts receivable / payable operations toward supporting an employer in optimizing critical bottom-line performance.

 

 

         Top performer who excels in customer billing and collections, cash management, account analysis, and reconciliations, along with contributing expertise in cost accounting and reporting, operations analysis, financial closings, and due diligence.

         Integral leader who demonstrates solid experience throughout employment tenure with SAS 70 and Sarbanes-Oxley audits.

         Excellent communicator who seamlessly interfaces with all business representatives and clients through to executive level.

         Out-of-the-box thinker who determines cost-effective improvement processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

 

 

         Successfully led the seamless transitioning of a 10-month integration of individual and team responsibilities in coordination with the organization-wide consolidation of the company s finance department and permanent elimination of several positions.

         Identified and collected aged pharmacy overpayments of $3 million+, and maximized revenue of $50,000 per year through diligent communication with 3^rd party payers to prepare and file class-action claims on payers behalf.

         Coordinated control testing and issuance of the company s 1^st SAS 70 Type II report with no relevant exceptions.

         Assisted in the design of a proprietary financial system to meet user needs for customer invoicing and pharmacy and rebate payables.

         Audited pharmaceutical manufacturer rebate contracts which resulted in the collection of $9.9 million in unrecorded receivables and lost cash, along with generating $800,000 annually in revenue via audits of customer contractual obligations.

         Identified 1.5 years of accounts receivable embezzlement totaling $100,000+ for RxAmerica and recovered losses via settlement.

 

 

 

Finance Manager (2004 C 2010)

         Applied dynamic leadership and analytical talents toward managing $4 billion in accounts receivable / payable for pharmacy benefit management and Medicare Part D operations, including promptly and accurately issuing invoices, handling payables and cash applications, managing unclaimed property activities, controlling disbursements, and reconciling balance sheets.

         Drove business growth by recruiting, training, mentoring, and supervising a top-performing 8-member financial support team.

         Directed month-end and year-end closes, and reviewed accounts receivable write-offs and reserves.

 

Accounts Receivable Manager (1999 C 2004)

         Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge to manage the $2-billion collection of pharmacy benefit management accounts receivable via invoicing and cash application; customer reconciliation, review, and issues resolution; and write-offs minimization.

         Led a results-focused 2-member team in ensuring effective and efficient companywide accounts receivable operations at all times.

 

 

Owner / Operator

         Played a vital role in building and sustaining successful business operations by performing targeted consulting and contracting services for high-profile clientele, including preparing and analyzing financial statements and setting up accounting systems.

         Retained RxAmerica as a full-time client, audited and collected accounts receivable, and resolved issues to allow an external audit.

 

~ Additional Accountant Analyst & Accounts Receivable Management Roles Held Prior to 1996 ~

 

 

M.B.A. (Projected 2011 3.7 GPA), Weber State University                          B.S., Accounting, Brigham Young University

 

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