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ANA BARAJAS

Carol Stream

Summary

Accomplished Operations Supervisor with 6+ years in production oversight and team management. Specializes in problem-solving, resource optimization, and production scheduling to meet strict deadlines. Strong organizational and communication skills drive personnel training and process improvement, while experience in staffing, client relations, and quality assurance enhances operational efficiency.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

ADDISON GROUP - TEMP ASSIGNMENT
Oak Brook, Illinois
12.2024 - 05.2025

Posted and balanced daily cash receipts, ensuring accuracy from manual and automated uploads.

Reconciled cash receipts with daily deposits and balanced batches accurately.

Matched customer payments to accounts through detailed reconciliation, enhancing account accuracy.

Investigated historical cash postings and offsets to align customer accounts, improving overall account integrity.

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

AGI - AG GROWTH INTERNATIONAL
Naperville, IL
04.2024 - 10.2024
  • Executed monthly bank reconciliation to ensure accuracy of general ledger balances.
  • Secured revenue by verifying and posting receipts, effectively resolving discrepancies.
  • Recorded customer payments, including cash, checks, and credit card transactions, ensuring accurate financial tracking.
  • Recorded customer payments, including cash, checks, and credit card transactions.
  • Completed month-end closing duties to ensure accurate financial reporting.

ACCOUNT ASSOCIATE

MITSUBISHI HC CAPITAL AMERICA
Itasca, IL
06.2022 - 01.2024
  • Managed cash application and reconciliation for complex customer accounts, including reversals and refunds, ensuring accuracy and resolution of discrepancies.
  • Investigate short/over payments from customer accounts and reconcile discrepancies.
  • Compiled and analyzed statistical data to track unapplied cash, batch posting, suspense accounts, and refunds, supporting financial oversight.
  • Reconciled monthly bank activity with the general ledger.
  • Investigated and reconciled short/over payments from customer accounts, resolving discrepancies and improving account accuracy.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE COORDINATOR

EMBROKER INSURANCE
West Dundee, IL
04.2021 - 06.2022
  • Apply customer payments received via check, wire and ACH in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Researched and resolved receipt and invoice discrepancies to ensure accurate financial records.
  • Analyzed and reconciled customer accounts, enhancing clarity of financial status.
  • Reviewed daily aging report to monitor and identify payment irregularities, facilitating timely follow-up on outstanding balances.
  • Managed special projects and additional responsibilities.

AP/AR SPECIALIST

WR BERKLEY INSURANCE
Naperville, IL
08.2018 - 09.2020
  • Verified unpaid invoices prior to processing, ensuring timely and accurate payments.
  • Managed daily accounts payable and receivable for multiple clients, maintaining financial accuracy.
  • Verified that all invoices remained unpaid before processing.
  • Performed daily postings and downloads for bank accounts and credit cards.
  • Reviewed credit card expenditures for documentation and approval compliance before payment.

CASH APPLICATIONS SUPERVISOR

COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGIST
Northfield, IL
07.2017 - 07.2018
  • Processed all payments with accuracy and timeliness, ensuring compliance with financial policies.
  • Monitored processing volumes and allocated tasks among team members to maintain workflow balance.
  • Reconcile bank accounts and inter-company transactions to the general ledger.
  • Oversee both incoming and outgoing inter-company transactions.
  • Balanced daily and monthly credit card processing transactions.
  • Coordinated preparation of billing statements across the department, ensuring timely delivery to clients.

CASH APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR

NATIONAL MATERIAL
Elk Grove Village, IL
07.2014 - 10.2017
  • Validated check dates and verified payee details to ensure accuracy of cash receipts.
  • Conducted reconciliations of customer accounts and monthly statements.
  • Reviewed remittance details to assist in identifying unapplied or unidentified cash.
  • Resolved issues related to customer accounts and sorted daily cash transactions efficiently.
  • Reviewed remittance details to identify unapplied or unidentified cash for timely resolution.
  • Resolved customer account issues and organized daily cash transactions to streamline processing.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS
Schaumburg, IL
07.2011 - 10.2014
  • Reviewed invoices for documentation and approval, facilitating accurate payment processing.
  • Processed all invoices promptly, ensuring timely payments to vendors.
  • Established check runs and managed online banking tools for streamlined operations.
  • Assisted in month-end closing activities, contributing to accurate financial reporting.
  • Assisted in month-end closing activities to ensure accurate financial reporting.

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

PNC BANK
Itasca, Illinois
09.2008 - 11.2010

Supervised cash flow management, leading staff to ensure accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.

Oversaw cash-related functions, ensuring timely banking deposits and accurate data entry reconciliation.

Resolved payment discrepancies promptly and reported findings to management.

Reconciled cash transactions through preparation of daily cash logs to maintain financial accuracy.

Conducted research to follow up on discrepancies related to cash receipts.

Maintained and adjusted unapplied items on customer accounts for accuracy.

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

JP MORGAN CHASE
Chicago, IL
01.2004 - 10.2008
  • Supervised a team of 15-20 full and part-time transaction processing employees including team leaders to assist in executing workflow and personnel management tasks.
  • Guided team leaders and transaction processing associates in skill development to enhance overall team capability.
  • Responsible for shift operations, escalating all process delays or breakdowns, and for resolving obstacles impacting production and/or quality.
  • Monitored and tracked the team’s performance levels and managed personnel to meet all throughput targets.
  • Managed shift operations, escalated all process delays or breakdowns, and resolved obstacles affecting production and quality.
  • Identified and resolved barriers to improve production quality and output.

Education

Basic Certificate - Accounting

Spanish Coalition
Chicago, IL

Associate of Arts -

Escuela Normal
Leon, Mexico

Skills

  • Financial account administration
  • Bank operations management
  • Detailed account reconciliation analysis
  • Effective team leadership
  • Analytical problem-solving
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Conflict resolution expertise
  • Strategic implementation
  • Employee training
  • Team leadership
  • Project coordination
  • Policy implementation
  • Operational performance tracking
  • Workforce engagement
  • Employee training
  • Effective interpersonal communication
  • Process improvement
  • Employee performance evaluation

Timeline

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

ADDISON GROUP - TEMP ASSIGNMENT
12.2024 - 05.2025

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

AGI - AG GROWTH INTERNATIONAL
04.2024 - 10.2024

ACCOUNT ASSOCIATE

MITSUBISHI HC CAPITAL AMERICA
06.2022 - 01.2024

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE COORDINATOR

EMBROKER INSURANCE
04.2021 - 06.2022

AP/AR SPECIALIST

WR BERKLEY INSURANCE
08.2018 - 09.2020

CASH APPLICATIONS SUPERVISOR

COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGIST
07.2017 - 07.2018

CASH APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR

NATIONAL MATERIAL
07.2014 - 10.2017

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS
07.2011 - 10.2014

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

PNC BANK
09.2008 - 11.2010

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

JP MORGAN CHASE
01.2004 - 10.2008

Basic Certificate - Accounting

Spanish Coalition

Associate of Arts -

Escuela Normal
ANA BARAJAS