Hands-on accounts receivable manager with experience creating and implementing comprehensive billing and credit policies, preparing and distributing financial reports, and performing reconciliation and analysis duties. Accurate and hardworking with several years of experience in the field. Proficient in industry-standard software tools.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Receivable Assistant Manager
Corsearch Inc
Dallas, TX
04.2018 - Current
Manage and streamline billing and collections process for over $300M in annual revenues
Oversee order to cash and remittances, ensuring timely and accurate application and reporting.
Working with the Billing team and Billing Support, provide support to customers regarding billing queries and timely invoicing.
Evaluates collectability of unearned cash discounts, finance charges, small dollar invoices, etc.
And performs and approves write-offs of uncollectible amounts within their level of authority.
Prepares and submits reports on the results of audits, and recommends improvements in policies and procedures.
Adhere to monthly closing deadlines and responsibilities.
Implement best practices, standard service level agreements, and KPIs.
Obtains backup documentation for open deductions, promotions, and inventory/order returns open on A/R aging and requests repayments from customers, where appropriate.
Communicates the status of open items on the aging report and any other issues to the Accounting Manager, CSM, CRM.
Compiles daily, monthly, and annual reporting statistics to meet department and/or government requirements.
Supervise team of 10, including offshore.
Train new hires.
Credit Analyst
Commercial Metals Company
Irving, TX
02.2017 - 04.2018
Texas liens, bonds, and waivers for the Houston area.
Collections
Answer Customer Service Hotline.
Responsible for 250 accounts.
Administered company’s credit policy and practices to achieve maximum targets for DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), Currency and bad debt
Review Credit Holds, Increase Credit Limits.
Reconciled accounts and assisted with month-end close.
Process credit card and check-by-phone payments.
Review, increase, and release pick tickets based on credit history.
Rental Equipment.
Bad debt
Credit and Rebills.
Reconciled past-due balances.
Work closely with branch managers and outside sales.
PCard Administrator
JP Energy Partners
Irving, TX
03.2016 - 02.2017
Program Administrator.
Primary responsibility is managing the company's purchasing card.
Analyze and report on monthly transactional data, and manage KPI reporting around purchasing card and report processing.
Process Improvements.
Enforce strict compliance to internal controls and adherence to company policies.
Work strongly with Amegy Bank to reduce fraud and data compromises.
Monitor Purchasing Card usage for 500 Cardholders.
Work closely with upper management and executives.
Conduct training and webinars as needed for new cardholders.
Journal Entries.
PCard audits.
Vendor Setup.
Posting purchase orders.
Post Drafts & Wires
Batch Posting and Check Voids.
Review and Post Rent/Lease Payments
Back up for Disbursements.
Senior Purchasing Card & E Payables Administrator
Lehigh Hanson
Irving, TX
01.2015 - 03.2016
Primary responsibility is managing the company’s purchasing card and ePayables programs with Bank of America (Approximately 2,000 active purchasing cardholders for US and Canada)
Analyze and report on monthly transactional data, and manage KPI reporting around purchasing card and ePayables report processing.
Work closely with the entire Shared Service Center A/P Group to improve performance and increase automation.
Standardize efforts of key processes within purchasing card and ePayables transactions, including monthly upload and reconciliation processes.
Back-up department supervisor during absences ensuring the day-to-day activities of the team (staff of 4 FTEs) is met
Conduct Internal Audits.
Drive a customer service mentality throughout the AP Department, motivating the employees to exceed current performance levels.
Enforce strict compliance to internal controls and adherence to company policies.
Credit Services Coordinator
Lehigh Hanson
Irving, TX
01.2009 - 01.2015
Assist a team of 8 on day-to-day lien functions.
Works cross-functionally with sales, operations, finance, contract administration, and customer master administration teams to review documents, including purchase orders, credit applications, etc.
Processed Preliminary Notices, Waivers, Bond Claims, Mechanic's Liens, and Release of Liens for all regions and e-filing for all states.
Prepared Preliminary Notices for the State of Texas in accordance with the statutory requirements.
Work closely with Litigation, preparing files and documents.
Trained new hires.
Submit payroll for all contract employees.
Reported month-end KPI reports to management.
Coordinate training with attorneys.
Implement process improvements and streamline processes.
Credit Analyst
Coca Cola Enterprises
Dallas, TX
02.2004 - 12.2008
Received numerous incentives for maintaining a portfolio at 90% currency.
Managed a portfolio over 6 million dollars.
Administered the company's credit policy and practices to achieve maximum targets for DSO, Currency, and bad debt.
Reconciled accounts and assisted with month-end close.
Reconciled all debit card payments and past due balances.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management -
Kaplan University
Skills
EBilling
SharePoint
NetSuite
Salesforce
Month-end close
Credit management
Invoice Processing
Journal Entries
Audit Support
Microsoft Excel
Research skills
Aging report creation
Staff Management
Customer Relations
Cash Management
Payment reviewing
Account updating
Collections expertise
Transaction Processing
Notary Public
Timeline
Accounts Receivable Assistant Manager
Corsearch Inc
04.2018 - Current
Credit Analyst
Commercial Metals Company
02.2017 - 04.2018
PCard Administrator
JP Energy Partners
03.2016 - 02.2017
Senior Purchasing Card & E Payables Administrator
Lehigh Hanson
01.2015 - 03.2016
Credit Services Coordinator
Lehigh Hanson
01.2009 - 01.2015
Credit Analyst
Coca Cola Enterprises
02.2004 - 12.2008
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management -