Experience

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  Karen Brockington and Associates, LLC

  • Business Owner

    • Aug 2015 - Present

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  Karen Brockington & Associates, LLC Accounting Services

  • Business Owner

    • Feb 2015 - Present

    My responsibilities include professional income tax preparation services, full cycle accounts receivable and accounts payable, payroll and financial statement preparation.

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  Durrett Sheppard Steel Co., Inc.

  • Accounting Group Leader

    • Oct 2013 - Aug 2015

    Oversee the Accounting Department for Durrett Sheppard, which includes managing 3 sub-departments, completing financial reports for corporate review, and other duties as assigned.

  • Accountant

    • Feb 2012 - Aug 2015

    • Reconcile bank statements monthly• Prepares month-end journal entries for month-end closing• Prepares monthly account reconciliation report for corporate reporting• Prepares monthly and quarterly schedules for fixed assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory • Evaluates credit applications for new customers• Files monthly sales tax reports to MD, VA, PA, and NJ • Completes all documents for ACH requests, sales tax applications, W-9, etc.• Other duties as assigned (billing, credit release & approvals, etc.)

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  Centric Business Systems & Becker Group

  • Balto.

  • A/R Manager ( Temp Positions)

    • Feb 2011 - Oct 2011
    • Balto.

    Maintained temporary positions while attending college to complete B.S. degree• Applied various cash payments to customers’ accounts – average of 25-30 payments per day• Assisted project managers and credit analyst with customer account issues• Contacted customers with over 30 day account balances for payment • Performed month-end reconciliations and correcting journal entries (i.e. accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts, bad debt reserve, sales tax payable, deferred billing)

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  Vertis, 180's Outdoor Apparel, Neschen Americans

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Accounts Receivable Manager

    • Jun 2010 - Sep 2011
    • Baltimore, MD

    • Processed various cash payments to customers’ accounts – average 100 per week• Recorded all cash receipt journal entries from bank report• Completed daily A/R purchasing report for bank• Processed contractual deductions and other fees.• Reported weekly cash flow projections to the CFO• Trained two replacements on accounts receivable processes

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  Under Armour

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Accounts Receivable Specialist/Supervisor

    • Apr 2008 - May 2010
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    • Assisted management in combining the short-pays process with the cash posting process to provide fluency in resolving short pay issues• Increased automatic cash posting accuracy from 60% to 75% by creating payment remit forms for customers • By restructuring short pay processes communication increased between cash posting department, sales team, and warehouse team, which increased resolution of short pay issues • Led team in decreasing older short-pay issues from 800 to zero in three months • Held weekly team meetings to discuss work flow, completed daily cash report to management, and performed all month-end reconcilements of cash.

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  Bethel A.M.E. Church

  • Financial Assistant to the Senior Pastor

    • Jun 2006 - Jan 2008

    Responsible for maintaining all building permits, loan documents, and other church documentsResponsible for processing payroll and maintaining all payroll documentation.Responsible for processing all cash receipts for over 6 bank accounts.Responsible for collecting on all checks that are returned for insufficient funds.Submits monthly bank, and account reconciliations and reviews month end financial reports with overseeing accounting firm.Assists Steward Board Pro-Tems and Trustee Board Pro-Tems in maintaining church business and employing contractors for work needed to be performed around the church.Developed budgets for all worship events, and church operating budget ($5M

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  PFM

  • Volunteer

    • 2000 - 2007

    As a volunteer at PFM, I helped to organize a gift drive for kids of parents who are incarcerated. The gifts would be given to children as if their parent's gave them. I also starred in their new marketing dvd which aired in 2007.

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  Walden University

  • Accounts Receivable Coordinator

    • May 2004 - Jun 2006

    Processes daily student's payments by credit cards and checksResponsible for preparing deposit for courier serviceProvides assistance to the Customer Education RepresentativesResponsible for month-end accounts receivable reporting to the Finance DepartmentAssists collection team with customer account inquiriesTrack and reconcile daily cash deposit reportPrepare and submit accounts receivable month-end reporting package for six of the company's educational divisions.Established efficient purchase order systemEstablished the addition of electronic forms for easy submission to the Bursar officeInstrumental in the maintaining and debugging of Bankcard softwareReconciles various workshop rosters for billing accuracy to partner universities

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  United Way of Central Maryland

  • Senior Accounts Receivable Coordinator & A/P/ Specialist

    • Jul 2000 - May 2004

    Processes daily cash intake from corporations and individual donorsMaintains log sheet for daily cash transactionsReconciles all applicable account receivable accounts to the general ledgerAssists in cash management inquiries from Accounting ManagerProcesses over 400 invoices per month from coding to check printingMaintain vendor history files including setting up new vendors and requesting 1099 informationReconciles all applicable account payable and agency allocation accountsProcesses 1099s using Data-pro softwareVendor liaison for all payment and allocation agency inquiriesEstablished agencies on Electronic Funds Transfer system where 49 agencies out of 71 are participating