Tai Smith

About Tai Smith

Sr. Revenue Cycle Manager with over 20 years of experience in day-to-day operations of Quality Control and Accounts Receivable. High ability to achieve results using independent thinking and judgement. Effectively collaborates with executives, sales, corporate/field management, IT, and external resources ensuring accuracy and consistency between contracts and billing. Possess an elevated level of analytical and organizational leadership skills with a proven record demonstrating a willingness to adapt to change quickly.AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Cash Management; General Accounting; Compliance & Regulation Mgmt; Verbal & Written Communication; Project Management; ERP Software; Financial Auditing and Reporting; Process Improvement; Contract Management; Account Reconciliation; Billing and Invoicing; Team Building.SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Responsible for managing full cycle accounts receivables Develop and manage staff Manage dispute resolution of customer invoicing and collections Provide necessary data for period financial reporting In-depth understanding of auditing and control practices High integrity and ethical standards Collaborate with senior leaders and project managers to ensure proper development and execution of contracts Identify opportunities to improve business processes and devise plans to implement changes Key resource on special projects, external audits, and continuous process improvements in such areas as internal control environmentKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Met required goal of reducing (+/-)$1 billion in aged receivables over 30 days past due to under 8% Created departmental policies and procedures for receivables and quality control improving the accuracy of invoicing, associate pay, and rebates Researched and identified large components for external auditing firm that resulted in 90% savings Identified and corrected over $500K in pricing errors through auditing and analyzing pricing and rebates Streamlined billing processes to reduce invoicing time from five to two days aling with key manager for High Radius implementation for billing and collections automation. Collaborated with IT resources to provide the AR team with an effective query tool which enabled the team to immediately access customer data and billing activities

Experience

1. Sr Manager Accounts Receivable

   Hapag-Lloyd AG

   Jan 2025 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

Education

• University of Phoenix

  MBA, MBA/Accounting Concentration

  2010 — 2012

• University of Phoenix

  BSB/ACC, Accounting

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Excel
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Internal Controls
• Billing
• Accounting
• Invoicing
• Forecasting
• Customer Service
• Payroll
• Analysis
• Great Plains
• Management
• Team Building
• Microsoft Dynamics Gp
• Accounts Receivable
• Account Reconciliation
• Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Great Plains Software
• Microsoft Excel
• Process Improvement