Suzanne Hough

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Waukesha, WI 53188
suzannehough7_uda@indeedemail.com
+1 847 894 7599

To leverage my 40+ years of office administration and accounts receivable/payable into a full-time
position.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Perlick Corporation - Milwaukee, WI
March 2022 to Present
• Daily posting of ACH, Wire, Credit Card and Lockbox payments
• Responsible for daily invoicing
• Manage and coordinate all activities of the Accounts Receivable Department
• Daily collection calls
• Communicate effectively with customers to guarantee accuracy on account and order data
• Work directly with customer service to ensure accuracy of outgoing invoices

Account Administrator
Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC - Elgin, IL
January 2019 to March 2022
• Daily posting of customer checks from Lockbox.
• Work directly with our Canada affiliate posting checks, credit cards and ACH payments. Help reconcile
accounts ensuring that all credits are applied correctly.
• Daily posting of US credit cards and ACH payments.
• Post NSF checks with direct contact with the branch manager ensuring the accounts are reconciled
correctly.
• Mail checks received in corporate office and directed to the lockbox.
• Reconciliation to ensure that we balance at months end.

Accounting Clerk
Fortune Growers - Elgin, IL
July 2017 to January 2019
• Manage and coordinate all activities of the Accounts Receivable / Collection department
• Made bank deposits, reconcile bank statements, and post deposits to A/R accounts
• Review A/R aging of delinquent accounts and perform necessary steps to recover receivables
• Daily reconciliation of checks and cash apply as needed
• Communicate effectively with customers to guarantee accuracy of account information and order data
• Apply daily wire transfers
• Work with salesman on a daily bases to clear up short payments and overpayments
Accounting Clerk
Adesa Chicago - Hoffman Estates, IL
September 2016 to July 2017
• Managed and coordinated all activities of the Accounts Receivable/Collection department
• Perform bank deposits, reconcile bank statements, and post deposits to A/R accounts
• Reviewed A/R aging of delinquent accounts and perform necessary steps to recover receivables
• Daily reconciliation of checks and cash applied
• Communicated effectively with customers to guarantee accuracy of account information and order data
• Daily wire transfers and floored vehicles from bank deposits
• Stop payments on checks that were lost or misprinted/reapply after error is corrected
• Daily scanning of credit card purchases to be applied to corporate accounts

Typesetter/Office Manager
Majestic Mills Engraving Company - Chicago, IL
April 1981 to July 2015
• Managed and coordinated all activities of the Accounts Receivable / Collection departments
• Invoiced customers, reviewed and filed invoices
• Researched and reconciled customer deductions
• Applied cash application to accounts clearing invoices
• Processed credit card transactions
• Communicated effectively with customers to guarantee accuracy of account information and order data
• Maintained all equipment and office supplies to ensure efficient office operations
• Prepared bank statements for deposits of checks
• Organized and maintained files

Education

Harper College
1980 to 1982

Graphic Design
Schaumburg High School
1976 to 1980

Skills
• ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (10+ years)
• COLLECTION (10+ years)
• CREDIT (10+ years)
• Quickbooks
• SOX
• Billing
• Microsoft Word
• Outlook
• Accounting
• Typesetting
• Cash application
• ACH
• Account reconciliation
• General ledger reconciliation
• Bank Reconciliation
• Auditing
• 10 key typing
• Microsoft Excel

Additional Information

SKILLS
• Image Now, Peoplesoft, AMS, Famous
• QuickBooks
• Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable/Collection Department
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Great Plains
• NetSuite
• Epicor