Chauncey (CJ) Whitehead
Camarillo,CA
Summary
Dedicated and results-oriented financial professional with over 15 years of extensive experience in Accounts Receivable, Credit, Collections, and Order-to-Cash operations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Credit Manager
Dole Packaged Foods
Westlake Village, CA
06.2022 - Current
- Assessed the creditworthiness of new customers, and approved or declined net credit terms
- Assessed the creditworthiness of established customers with the company
- Collaborated with Billing Operations and the Accounting department to ensure seamless transaction flows from order initiation to cash collection and posting in SAP
- Approved and released sales orders daily
- Led and motivated cross-functional teams to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and optimize revenue recognition
- Worked with the sales team to identify and resolve problems that may slow down payment of invoices
- Designed and implemented processes to mitigate credit risk, approve credit terms, and resolve deductions, chargebacks, and overpayments
- Managed the collections team to ensure the goal of our collection was reached weekly
- Managed the deductions team to ensure our deductions goal was reached monthly.
Credit and Collections Supervisor
The Trade Desk
Ventura, CA
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Supervised the day-to-day activities of the credit/collections and cash application team
- Ensured that all cash was posted accurately per the internal process
- Worked with my team to resolve prepayment issues, and payment discrepancies
- Ensured that all credit applications were processed quickly and thoroughly as per the credit policy
- Processed credit requests via D&B, financials, and trade references to assess creditworthiness for all new customers, as well as established customers seeking credit increases.
Accounts Receivable Manager
Mission Produce
Oxnard, CA
03.2012 - 10.2021
- Directed the entire order-to-cash process, and managed an AR aging of $100 million while consistently maintaining a Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) of under 30 days
- Mitigated credit risk to approve or decline customers for credit terms ensuring the terms approved were within the protection of PACA (Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act)
- Managed a team of collectors and cash application reps
- Identified and resolved deductions on customers' accounts such as Walmart, Target, Costco, and Sam's Club
- Provided leadership and support on projects to ensure goals were being achieved
- Created and distributed weekly reports to the Controller, VP of Finance, VP of Sales, and the Director of Sales detailing the company's accounts receivable exposure, as well as write-offs, sales adjustments, and accounts receivable metrics
- Provided ongoing support and training to my team
- Assisted with cash and collections forecast by creating and submitting reports to the Corporate Controller.
Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist
Power-One
Camarillo, CA
04.2008 - 01.2012
- Collected past due receivables on an aging with an average of $100 million
- Posted wires, ACH payments, Checks, and credit card payments
- Reconciled deductions, chargebacks, overpayments, and short pays
- Reported on accounts receivable aging weekly to the Controller, assisted with month-end and year-end closing.
Credit Analyst
EMI Music
Camarillo, CA
04.2005 - 03.2008
- Assessed creditworthiness of new and established customers
- Collected on past due balances
- Resolved deductions, short payments, and overpayments.
Education
Computer Science -
ITT Technical Institute
03.2003
Skills
- Management
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Organizational Skills
- Fraud understanding
- Investigations
- Performance Improvements
- Credit evaluations
- Credit Reports
- Risk Assessments
- Credit analysis
- Risk Mitigation
- Portfolio Management
- Mentoring and training
- Policy Implementation
Certification
Accredited Receivables Manager, The Institute of Finance Management, 07/01/20
References
- Damian Rickets, Mission Produce, Inc., dricketts@missionproduce.com, 805-981-3650
- Bryan Giles, Mission Produce, Inc., bgiles@missionproduce.com, 805-981-3650
Timeline
Credit Manager
Dole Packaged Foods
06.2022 - Current
Credit and Collections Supervisor
The Trade Desk
10.2021 - 03.2022
Accounts Receivable Manager
Mission Produce
03.2012 - 10.2021
Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist
Power-One
04.2008 - 01.2012
Credit Analyst
EMI Music
04.2005 - 03.2008
Computer Science -
ITT Technical Institute
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