Cheryl L. Flattery
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Sterling Heights,USA
Summary
Experienced with managing accounts receivable and ensuring timely collections. Utilizes exceptional analytical skills to reconcile accounts and identify discrepancies. Track record of maintaining accurate financial records and fostering productive client relationships.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Logicalis, Inc.
06.2021 - Current
- Collections.
- Reconciliation of customer accounts.
- Software is Great Plains (Dynamics)
- Customer relationship building.
- Processing statements.
Accounts Receivable Analyst
Continental Automotive Systems
09.2018 - 12.2020
- Responsible for FCA, Magna, Harley Davidson, and Volvo accounts.
- Collections, approvals, relationship building.
- Month end reporting.
- Cash application, problem solving, research of payment discrepancies.
- Use of SAP system.
Payroll Administrator/Accounts Receivable Specialist/Concur Travel Expense Administrator
Superior Industries, Inc.
02.2017 - 06.2018
- Prepare and process payroll using ADP Vantage and ADP Workforce.
- Cash application, problem solving, research of payment discrepancies.
- Involved in the implementation of Concur System for processing Expense Reports.
- Reconcile corporate American Express Statements.
Payroll Administrator/Accounts Payable
STG (Systems Technology Group)
09.2014 - 01.2017
- Gather all time data from contract employees for biweekly payroll.
- Enter time data into HRMS computer system.
- Prepare Excel spreadsheet for company’s gross pay amount.
- Enter new hires into Quickbooks.
- Amend data in Quickbooks as required.
- Enter gross pay amounts into Quickbooks by contract employee.
- Track and calculate all paid time off benefits.
- Enter 401k information in Ascensus and make monthly payment.
- Pay Biweekly Federal Taxes.
- Reconcile and pay medical, dental, and optional life insurance invoices.
- Prepare all payable invoices for payment through Quickbooks.
Credit and Collections / Accounts Receivable Supervisor
GKN Sinter Metals, LLC.
10.2007 - 01.2014
- Managed cash application associate posting up to $53m per month in cash; aided with all challenges.
- Specialized in collection of Receivables worth approximately $68m in monthly sales across ten GKN plants including resolution of all complicated receivables by working with controllers, buyers, requestors, and disbursement associates.
- Invoicing of price adjustments and mentoring of invoicing where needed. Prices of product changed due to market prices in metals.
- Managed and mentored two collectors.
- Prepared monthly bad debt reserve analysis.
- Ran monthly receivables meetings with plant controllers regarding status of all past due and problem invoices.
- Maintained continuous communication between sales associates and plant controllers as to challenging receivables.
- Monitored all accounts for credit worthiness, working with customers with cash flow issues. Working with collection agencies when required, and blocking poor paying accounts to eliminate and reduce any exposure.
- Worked on pulling documents for auditors and answered auditor questions when needed.
- Reviewed new customer applications for set up.
Credit and Collections / Accounts Receivable Manager
Total Filtration Services, Inc.
02.2001 - 09.2007
- Supervise up to eleven staff members, including interviewing, hiring and employee performance reviews.
- Manage the extension of credit, billing, and collection activities for a diversified customer base, including automotive companies.
- Approve or reject credit requests, establish credit limits and terms, and direct and review the use of outside sources of credit information.
- Collaborate with sales and accounting management teams.
- Oversee invoice processing, cash application, credit card processing, and a large volume of collections.
- Assist with month end reporting, including bad debt reserve calculations, and audits.
- Responsible for monthly contract and summary billings, reconciliation of problem accounts, and billing adjustments.
- Involved with collection attorneys, including bankruptcy case monitoring.
- Comply with all Sarbanes-Oxley, and external auditors, as appropriate.
Lear Corporation
02.1989 - 12.1998
- Specialized in accounts receivables including invoicing for automotive programs, prototype parts and tooling.
- Responsible for collection of receivables, including obtaining approvals, and processing cash receipts.
- Created and finalized sales reports and aging reports and prepared weekly receivable forecasts.
- Responsibilities also included bank deposits and reconciliation of bank statements, all aspects of accounts payable, weekly payables forecast, monthly processing of employee expense reports.
- Processed payroll for approximately 350 employees using ADP Payroll Services, and assisted in month end closings and accrual analysis.
Accounts Payable
Entech Services of Troy, Michigan. Contracted to General Motors Corporation - CPC Headquarters
01.1986 - 01.1988
- Matched vendor invoices to purchase orders, and posted payments to vendor accounts.
- Reconciled vendor statements against payment history, and prepared debit and credit adjusting documents.
- Responded to vendor inquiries and performed data entry.
Education
B.B.A. - Finance
Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration
Skills
- Computer skills: Excel, Word, SAP, Trend, Navision, Quickbooks, ADP, and numerous other accounting software programs
- Learn very quickly
- Self motivated
- Strong problem solving skills
- Natural Leader and experienced manager who accepts responsibility
- Willingness and ability to train others
- Reliable and dependable
- Project coordination and supervision
- Customer relationships
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteOn-SiteHybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceHealthcare benefitsPaid sick leave401k matchPaid time offWork from home optionCompany CultureFlexible work hoursWork Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
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Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Logicalis, Inc.
06.2021 - Current
Accounts Receivable Analyst
Continental Automotive Systems
09.2018 - 12.2020
Payroll Administrator/Accounts Receivable Specialist/Concur Travel Expense Administrator
Superior Industries, Inc.
02.2017 - 06.2018
Payroll Administrator/Accounts Payable
STG (Systems Technology Group)
09.2014 - 01.2017
Credit and Collections / Accounts Receivable Supervisor
GKN Sinter Metals, LLC.
10.2007 - 01.2014
Credit and Collections / Accounts Receivable Manager
Total Filtration Services, Inc.
02.2001 - 09.2007
Lear Corporation
02.1989 - 12.1998
Accounts Payable
Entech Services of Troy, Michigan. Contracted to General Motors Corporation - CPC Headquarters
01.1986 - 01.1988
B.B.A. - Finance
Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration
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