Deidra Hallman
Eatonton,MI
Summary
Professional accounting leader with focus on financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, and team collaboration. Skilled in payroll processing, financial reporting, and process optimization. Reliable team player adaptable to evolving business needs and committed to achieving organizational goals. Strong analytical abilities and strategic mindset enhance decision-making and performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Manager
Putnam General Hospital
Eatonton, GA
08.2022 - Current
- Develops, implements, and maintains general accounting systems; supervises and participates in the review and analysis of accounting records.
- Analyzes data and proposes methods for tracking and reporting financial information to various external agencies.
- Assist in preparation of reports and financial statements for Board Meetings
- Investigate, gather information, and answer routine queries arising from CFO, Administration and Directors.
- Prepare statistical reports and create standard and ad hoc reports for CFO and other departments as requested.
- Responsible for allowance summaries, reconciling 8 bank accounts, including main operations account
- Works as Hospital Liaison with Draffin and Tucker accountants on audits and cost reports
- Assist the CFO and Administrator with special projects reports as requested.
- Oversees all payroll duties and tax reports
Business Office Supervisor
Putnam General Hospital
Eatonton, GA
01.2021 - 07.2023
- Oversees billing, registration, scheduling, and ER department registration staff
- Assist with the hiring of the Business Office, Train and Evaluate all employees in the business office
- Troubleshooting and problem solving on day-to-day operations within the business office
Hospital Billing Specialist
Putnam General Hospital
Eatonton, GA
11.2018 - 03.2021
- Oversee Medicaid Contract Billing
- Post insurance and patient payments
- Responsible for revenue reporting to include a payment received report daily, early report weekly, bad debt and indigent reports monthly
- Responsible for CRNA credentialing through Medicaid
Hospital Scheduler
Putnam General Hospital
Eatonton, GA
11.2016 - 11.2018
- Responsible for Scheduling Surgeries and Radiology Procedures
- Responsible for registering the patients into the hospital system
- Responsible for obtaining precertifications for procedures. This included working closely with physician offices to coordinate patient care. Worked diligently with insurance companies to ensure the procedure was covered before the patient presented to the hospital.
Hospital Registrar
Putnam General Hospital
Eatonton, GA
01.2016 - 11.2016
- Hospital Registration
- Responsible for pasting payments to patient accounts
- Responsible for weekly deposit reports and handled hospital deposits
Education
Master of Science - Health Care Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
New Hampshire05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs
University of Georgia
Athens, GA05.2010
Some College (No Degree) -
Georgia Military College
MilledgevilleSkills
- Microsoft Office
- Quadax
- Gammis
- Lease Crunch
- Journal entries
- Financial reporting
- Bank reconciliation
- AP and AR management
- Account reconciliation
- General ledger accounting
- Financial auditing
- Payroll management
- Closing procedures
- Revenue recognition
- Month-end closing
Certification
- 2015 Certificate in Book Editing (Georgia College and State University)
- 2016 Certificate in Fundamentals in Accounting (Georgia College and State University)
- 2018 Certificate in Billing and Coding (Ashworth College)
- 2023 Certificate in Financial Accounting (Harvard Business College)
Timeline
Accounting Manager
Putnam General Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Business Office Supervisor
Putnam General Hospital
01.2021 - 07.2023
Hospital Billing Specialist
Putnam General Hospital
11.2018 - 03.2021
Hospital Scheduler
Putnam General Hospital
11.2016 - 11.2018
Hospital Registrar
Putnam General Hospital
01.2016 - 11.2016
Master of Science - Health Care Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs
University of Georgia
Some College (No Degree) -
Georgia Military College