Cherolyn L. Shawe-Stratton
Freeport,USA
Summary
Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with experience in accounting systems as well as accounts receivables, accounts payables, audits, credit and collections. Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make well thought out decisions. Highly trustworthy, ethical and discreet.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CREDIT CONTROLLER
Purple PR
06.2022 - Current
- Primary Function is to bring down the DSO for the United States accounts
- Reduce bad debts
- Handle all disputes and billing issues
- Maintain and follow-up with the Vice Presidents of Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle
- Prepare reports for the VP of Finance in the UK
- Created new procedures and forms for a new credit process
- Created a new procedure to assist with legal collections using Lyons Collection Services
- Assist Human Resources (job fairs, health insurance, 401k)
CREDIT MGR & AR MGR
Adesso Inc
03.2001 - 08.2021
- Primary Function is to assign credit to new vendors, and maintain those lines of credit, which includes reducing or increasing lines of credit as needed
- Maintained and followed-up on credit insurance for insured accounts
- (COFACE)
- Prepared any accounts for third party assignments
- (ALTUS)
- Prepared bi-weekly reports for Sales
- Worked with Sales obtaining new customers
- Collected on all delinquent accounts that were 45 days delinquent
- (Roughly 1100 clients)
- Processed all payments
- Handled all reporting for Collections, and new credit accounts
- Processed & dispute all chargebacks
- (Amazon, Costco, Target, Walmart, etc.,)
- Processed letters of Credit
- Followed up & update Credit Policies & Procedures
- Assisted in preparing commissions
- Assisted in audit process
- Prepared Bad Debt Reports
- Managed certain HR functions i.e., timesheets, payroll
- Multiple Company Responsibilities
- Other various projects i.e., Credit and Collections Manual, Trade shows
Education
B.A. - Communications Arts
Molloy College
01.1989
M.A. - Labor Relations
New York Institute of Technology
02.2025
B.F.A. - Fine Arts
New York Institute of Technology
01.1993
Skills
- Sage 100
- Mas90
- Excel
- Word
- SAP
- MAS 90
- Peoplesoft
- Great Plains
- ADP payroll
- Skip tracing
Accomplishments
Successfully decrease DSO's by 10%.
Certification
- NY Driver's License
- Notary Public
- NY State REALTOR License
Timeline
CREDIT CONTROLLER
Purple PR
06.2022 - Current
CREDIT MGR & AR MGR
Adesso Inc
03.2001 - 08.2021
M.A. - Labor Relations
New York Institute of Technology
B.F.A. - Fine Arts
New York Institute of Technology
- NY Driver's License
- Notary Public
- NY State REALTOR License
B.A. - Communications Arts
Molloy College
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