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Cynthia Garcia

Allentown

Summary

Organized and detail-focused professional with an exceptional high level of motivation and tenacity to accurately handle functions in deadline-oriented environments looking for a successful and promising position that will encourage professional and personal growth.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Clerk

TBL, Inc
10.2024 - Current
  • Code, post and pay invoices accurately
  • Post deposits accurately
  • Maintain accurate account balance for multiple clients
  • Maintain communication with clients and vendors effectively
  • Bank Reconciliation for each client
  • Create weekly Cash Reports for each client

Medical Receptionist

Lehigh Valley Center 4 Sight
08.2018 - 09.2023
  • Registering new patients and updating existing patients’ personal and financial information
  • Facilitating flow of patients by notifying clinical staff
  • Responding to inquiries by patients and visitors and protecting patient confidentiality
  • Scheduling appointments for patients with ophthalmologists and optometrists
  • Answering the phone and maintaining a polite and consistent phone manner
  • Prepare patient charts to ensure insurance information was correct and active
  • Assist as an interpreter for Spanish speaking patients in office and on the phone.
  • Collect copayments, outstanding balance payments and report to Billing Dept.
  • Assist in scheduling consults from other physicians
  • Assist in rescheduling patients and Drs’ schedule when needed
  • Assisted Low Vision patients with services from Bureau for Blind and Vision Services (BBVS)

Finance Coordinator/Bookkeeper (Part-time)

City Limits A/G
01.2010 - 08.2018
  • Maintain accurate financial records for non-profit organization
  • Prepare monthly financial reports for presentation to the Board of Trustees
  • Perform all functions required to process payroll on time and accurately
  • Provide weekly financial priority reports to Lead and Associate Pastors
  • Support Lead and Associate Pastors with preparation of weekly expense reports and reimbursements.
  • Accounts Payable for organization
  • Maintain accurate records for designated ministry accounts.
  • Support and help ministry leaders with budgets.
  • Maintain Church Members contribution records & provide annual statements to members & donors.
  • Provide donation 501(c3) letters to contributors.
  • Administrative support for Lead & Associate Pastors

Receptionist

Dr. Berson & Dr. Martocci Family Eyecare
03.2015 - 07.2018
  • Greeted and welcomed patients in a friendly and courteous manner
  • Received telephone calls from patients and scheduled appointments with optometrists
  • Carried out all clerical work as and when required
  • Charged with the responsibility of sending and receiving all official mails for the clinic
  • Assisted the optometrist in explaining instructions regarding contact lens use and care to customers
  • Conducted stock inventory and reported to the chief optometrist when there is low supply
  • Ensured that the reception and conference hall are always neat and tidy
  • Called clients to confirm appointments and reminded optometrists of such appointments
  • Confirmed patient billing and insurance authorization
  • Collected cash payments from patients as well as facilitated POS payment
  • Applied accounts receivables payments in MVE System
  • Sent reminders of past due bills to patients

Project Administrator

Toll Brothers Inc. / City Living
03.2006 - 05.2009
  • Primary responsibilities include assisting the Project and Construction Managers and acting as a liaison for subcontractors and vendors.
  • Responsibilities include maintaining office files (vendor, contracts, and lot files)
  • Support and help other groups within the department in completing their reconciliations on the deadlines.
  • Match invoices / requisition invoices with receiving reports to check the quantity received with the quantity invoiced.
  • Verify invoice cost against purchase order cost before vendor payment.
  • Code and verify that the correct general ledger accounts are used.
  • Communicate with Sub-Contractors and Supply Management to resolve invoice discrepancies.
  • Ensure company policy and procedures are properly applied for payment processing.
  • Ensure proper review of check backup, payment authorization, and account coding.
  • Ensure proper reconciliation of vendor statements.
  • Follow-up and resolve vendor inquiries on a timely basis
  • Administrative support for Project and Construction Managers

Collections Specialist

P&O Nedlloyd Limited – Rutherford, New Jersey
08.1999 - 03.2006
  • Preparing and distributing customized statements of outstanding to Specific Global/Key clients.
  • Communicating/corresponding with Key clients and providing supporting documentation/invoices upon request.
  • Ordering reports and converting same into Excel spreadsheets based on each client’s requirements for distribution.
  • Ordering and distributing invoice copies upon request.
  • Acting as backup for department's administrative and reporting responsibilities.
  • Research payment discrepancies.
  • Prepare refund requests.

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Ernst & Young, LLP – Lyndhurst, New Jersey
11.1998 - 05.1999
  • Perform recurring transactional processing, and review and/or prepare coding on various accounting data related to specific functional areas in accordance with established policy and procedures and the Service Level Agreement.
  • Work in reconciliation and balancing controls pertaining to the processing of documents related to a specific functional area
  • Identify transactional errors and discrepancies, determine a course of action consistent with policies and procedures, and resolve them under the general direction of supervisory personnel.
  • Communicate accounting-related information to other departments and customers under the general direction of supervisory personnel.

Education

Accounting Fundamentals I & II

Lehigh Carbon Community College
Allentown, PA
05.2012

Business Communication / Computer Applications

Berkeley Business School
New York City, New York
03.1991

Skills

  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
  • Self-starter, Team player
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent computer skills Proficient with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
  • Ability to learn systems/applications quickly and easily
  • Knowledge of QuickBooks
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Bi-Lingual English Spanish

Accomplishments

  • Achieved a smooth transition for Dr.'s retirement / Office Closure by completing Financials with accuracy and efficiency.

Languages

English

Timeline

Accounting Clerk

TBL, Inc
10.2024 - Current

Medical Receptionist

Lehigh Valley Center 4 Sight
08.2018 - 09.2023

Receptionist

Dr. Berson & Dr. Martocci Family Eyecare
03.2015 - 07.2018

Finance Coordinator/Bookkeeper (Part-time)

City Limits A/G
01.2010 - 08.2018

Project Administrator

Toll Brothers Inc. / City Living
03.2006 - 05.2009

Collections Specialist

P&O Nedlloyd Limited – Rutherford, New Jersey
08.1999 - 03.2006

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Ernst & Young, LLP – Lyndhurst, New Jersey
11.1998 - 05.1999

Business Communication / Computer Applications

Berkeley Business School

Accounting Fundamentals I & II

Lehigh Carbon Community College
Cynthia Garcia