Damian D. Coombs
Hempstead
Summary
Seeking a Finance and Accounting Management position.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Receivable Manager and Credit Manager
TOTAL FIRE PROTECTION
Woodbury
11.2013 - Current
- Manage and oversee the receipt and accurate recording of customer payments
- Manage customer/vendor requests and maintain strong relationships
- Manage the Accounts Receivables team
- Oversee and manage the year-end customer statement requests
- Make recommendations for improving the quality of the collection procedure
- Collection calls and correspondence in a fast-paced, goal-oriented collections department
- Provide customer service regarding collection issues, process customer refunds, process, and review account adjustments, resolve client discrepancies, and short payments
- Responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned accounts- Customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write off, customer reconciliations, and processing credit memos
- Accountable for reducing delinquency for posted accounts
- Enlist the efforts of sales and senior management when necessary to accelerate the collection process
- Communicate and follow up effectively with Sales Department regarding customer accounts on a timely basis
- Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with dealers and sales
- Train and supervise the A/R Team development and implementation of department goals, policies, processes, and procedures
- Prepare comprehensive weekly accounting reports for biweekly presentation
- Perform other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support the Accounts Receivable Department
Accounts Receivable / Collections Supervisor
ALM MEDIA
New York
08.2005 - 08.2013
- Posted customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions
- Posted revenues by verifying and entering transactions from the lock box and local deposits
- Updated receivables by totaling unpaid invoices
- Maintained records by microfilming invoices, debits, and credits
- Verified validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from Sales Trade Promotions, Customer Service Department, and from Customers
- Resolved valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries
- Resolved invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedures
- Resolved collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, credit line; coordinating contact with Collections Department
- Summarized receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing reports
- Protected organization's value by keeping information confidential
- Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
- Accomplished accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed
Accounts Receivable Supervisor
DUANE READE Corporate Office
New York
01.1997 - 01.2004
- Processed all checks and prepared bank deposits
- Copied all deposited checks and attached them to the deposit ticket
- Ran unapplied cash receipts monthly and reconciled them to the bank statement
- Maintained journal of deposits daily
- Rebate processing – maintain filing systems for rebates
- Ensured that all rebates were entered in the systems correctly and invoice numbers were placed on each claim and files in that numeric order
- Transferred rebates from Accounts Receivable to Accounts Payable system
- Maintained follow up on rebate aging
- Requested all payments on credit memos in Accounts Payable system
- All credit card payments processing – Reconciled credit card payments daily with sales report
- Maintained files on credit payments
- Reconciled monthly open balances
Education
Master of Business Administration - Operations Analytics
Stony Brook University
07-2027
B.A. - Business Administration and Management
State University of New York College at Suny Old Westbury
08.2022
A.S. - Business – Administration
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY12.2020
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite XP
- Excel
- Word
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Adobe Photoshop
- Opera
- PeopleSoft
- Quick Books
- Atex
- Maestro
- Protobase
- IQware
- SAP
- Financial analysis
- Customer relationship management
- Strategic planning
- Payment reviewing
- Accounts receivable
- Account updating
- Collections experience
- AR reporting
- Invoice processing
- Statement preparation
- Auditing support
- Financial records and reporting
- Invoice statements
- Aging balance management
- Cash management
- Debt collection
References
Furnished Upon Request
Timeline
Accounts Receivable Manager and Credit Manager
TOTAL FIRE PROTECTION
11.2013 - Current
Accounts Receivable / Collections Supervisor
ALM MEDIA
08.2005 - 08.2013
Accounts Receivable Supervisor
DUANE READE Corporate Office
01.1997 - 01.2004
Master of Business Administration - Operations Analytics
Stony Brook University
B.A. - Business Administration and Management
State University of New York College at Suny Old Westbury
A.S. - Business – Administration
Nassau Community College