Lisa Bersot

Accounting Professional with extensive experience supporting general accounting, reconciliations, billing, accounts receivable, financial reporting, and month-end activities.

Strong

Excel and systems skills with a track record of researching variances, resolving discrepancies, improving processes, and working across functions to maintain accurate financial information. Analytical and detail-oriented, with a practical approach to using systems and data to streamline recurring work and improve reporting.

SENIOR BILLING SPECALIST/STAFF ACCOUNTANT at PDI Technologies (Formerly Nuspire) (2013-10 – Present)

Support order-to-cash and accounting operations while maintaining accurate customer, billing, and transaction data across multiple systems.

• Perform accounting and billing activities supporting high-volume transactions, ensuring accurate financial records and timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Research and resolve billing, account, and transaction variances by analyzing supporting data and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare and maintain recurring Excel-based reports, schedules, and analyses used to monitor financial activity and identify exceptions.
• Reconcile accounts and investigate differences between systems to maintain data accuracy and integrity.
• Process and review high-volume financial transactions, including more than 200 checks monthly, while maintaining accuracy and appropriate controls.
• Partner with IT and business teams to investigate system issues, improve workflows, and resolve recurring transaction and reporting problems.
• Use NetSuite, Salesforce, Stripe, Concur, ServiceNow, and Excel to manage financial information, research transactions, and support reporting and operational processes.
• Identify opportunities to streamline recurring processes, improve data quality, and reduce manual work through better use of systems and standardized procedures.
• Support audit-related requests and prepare documentation and financial information as needed.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK at Universal Truckload Services (2010-02 – 2013-10)

Responsible for processing and maintaining accounts payable records for 11 companies.

• Developed expertise and ability to train personnel in 3 accounting systems: IES, AS 400, and Great Plains.
• Improved processes to reduce past due invoices and late charges.
• Processed daily revenue reports.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT at Hantz Group (2006-05 – 2010-02)

Responsible for processing payroll, managing accounts receivable and payable, administrating employee benefits, maintaining general ledger, and preparing month-end reports.

• Collaborated with IT team as the subject expert to develop a new ERP system to integrate all multi-company accounting/payroll systems.
• Processed payroll including benefits administration and report setup for over 600 employees across 16 companies in multiple states using ADP system.
• Managed accounts receivable and accounts payable for 3 different companies.
• Reconciled department cash accounts and conducted movement of funds through ACH and wire transfers.
• Maintained general ledger and reconciled accounts.
• Prepared weekly and monthly financial reports.
• Trained new employees in ADP and Report Smith systems.
• Defined processes for creating payroll journal entries to upload to ERP system.

Bachelor of Science in Accounting – Oakland University (2006-05)