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Heather Johnston

Lincoln,NE

Summary

Motivated accounting associate with 15 years of experience. Proven ability to establish and maintain excellent communication and relationships with clients. Adept in general accounting and finance transactions. Dedicated to identifying customer needs and delivering effective solutions to all problems. Excellent time management skills combined with a knowledge of the accounting/finance industry.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Accountant, Accounts Receivable

Allo Fiber
04.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for Accounts Receivable process for accounting department
  • Daily AR process to ensure customer payments are posted/applied correctly
  • Research customer requests and advise of resolution
  • Monthly general ledger reconciliations for revenue accounts
  • Creation of customer invoicing and followup to ensure timely payments for other departments
  • Maintain data for aging report, bad debt allowance, and deferred revenue

Associate Accountant III

Nelnet
10.2014 - 04.2024

• Daily/monthly bank account reconciliations for both cash and general ledger
• Wire/Check/ACH processing - incoming & outgoing
• Accounts Receivable experience on Work Day and Great Plains
• Outstanding/stale dated check resolution
• General Ledger/Bank Transaction coding in various systems
• Positive Pay item resolution
• Research request processing with recommendations of resolution
• Backup for all team members and manager as needed

Accounting Associate

Dell Technologies-Insurance Services
08.2013 - 10.2014
  • Posted incoming checks and create daily deposits
  • Research of returned payments with recommendations of resolution
  • Scanning of payment documentation/check copies
  • Daily bank account balancing

Accounting Assistant

Arbor Day
10.2012 - 08.2013

• Daily deposits of checks/cash with credit card processing
• Research of return checks with recommendations of resolution
• Sort incoming mail
• Verification of corporate credit card transactions - transactions posted to general ledger

Revenue Specialist II

State Of Florida Department Of Revenue
07.2011 - 10.2012

• Review/research of client cases to determine modification of child support cases

• Update client accounts with updated incoming mail/faxes
• Front office reception - greeted/logging in of clients and ensured if proper
paperwork/documentation for child support cases

Production Research Specialist-Op Finance

Sallie Mae Servicing
04.2000 - 10.2010

• Departmental research of issues with recommendations of resolution
• Daily monitoring of all bank accounts for quality assurance and transaction validity
• Quality assurance of all team daily work
• Monthly reconciliation of all bank accounts
• Data Entry of loan applications
• Loan Distribution for both students and colleges
• Origination and Servicing of student loan accounts

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration

Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE
09.2015

High School Diploma -

Bay High School
Panama City, FL
05.1997

Skills

  • Journal Entries
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Credit Card Reconciliation
  • Payment Scheduling
  • Invoice Processing
  • Data Entry
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Statement Reconciliation
  • Process Improvement
  • Transaction reviewing

Timeline

Accountant, Accounts Receivable

Allo Fiber
04.2024 - Current

Associate Accountant III

Nelnet
10.2014 - 04.2024

Accounting Associate

Dell Technologies-Insurance Services
08.2013 - 10.2014

Accounting Assistant

Arbor Day
10.2012 - 08.2013

Revenue Specialist II

State Of Florida Department Of Revenue
07.2011 - 10.2012

Production Research Specialist-Op Finance

Sallie Mae Servicing
04.2000 - 10.2010

Associate of Applied Science - Business Administration

Southeast Community College Area

High School Diploma -

Bay High School
Heather Johnston