Leah Klecko
Coatesville,PA
Summary
Analytical Accounts Receivable Manager with successful career supervising 4 personnel, including training, work allocation and problem resolution. Skilled in financial statement preparation, general ledger activities, accounts receivable processing and collections. Effective leader with 20+ years of hands-on experience in Finance industry.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounts Receivable Supervisor
AmerCareRoyal
10.2018 - Current
- Supervise accounts receivable office personnel of 4, which include work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluate performance, completed annual reviews and make recommendations
- Met objectives and was assigned larger responsibilities successively
- Improved communications across finance departments and with customer and sales representatives
- Continuously look for efficiencies and improvement in business processes, resources and sharing of best practices
- Manage the largest account receivable portfolio of approximately 190 accounts with emphasis on reducing overall aging ($15M)
- Process freight claim payments and prepare journal entry for write off of balance due and overpayments to freight claim and miscellaneous GL
- Manage all ACR outstanding receivables for accounts outside of assigned portfolio that exceed 60 days past due
- Made long-lasting impact on issues impacting recurrent account delinquency by giving management regular feedback on front-line collections trends and propose payment plans in writing
- Rescued accounts receivable delinquency with good customer relations skills and expert knowledge of available payment options
- Analyzed accounts to discover discrepancies & resolve all variances promptly
- Responsible for training new team members and support them on a daily basis
- Manage and resolve open IT invoicing issue and completed set up of automated invoicing for all Customers requesting invoices via email
- In charge of reviewing and posting all cash batches to A/R
- Responsible for approving A/R teams credit requests for up to $2500
- Complete journal entries for Intercompany transactions
- Process daily cash receipts accurately in a timely manner
- Apply ACH and lockbox deposit payments to orders
- Run 0.00 pricing query and process pricing credit and rebills to correct billing errors
- Process billing only non-adjusting invoices and credits
- Print customer invoices out of I-navigator and mail invoices out to customers
- Cleared the A/R clean up report for all freight accounts
- Assist Rebate team with resolving and clearing old OAC's from open A/R
- Work proactively with other departments in identifying & resolving A/R related issues and with IT to diagnose and correct ERP systematic issues.
Senior Credit and Collections Representative
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. Company of Johnson & Johnson
05.2002 - 12.2017
- Manage a portfolio of approximately 800 customers with emphasis on outstanding receivables ($28M)
- Research accounts and work closely with Sales, Contracts and Customer Service to resolve discrepancies on invoices
- Worked directly with Customers A/P, Purchasing and Surgery departments to resolve problems and gather payment status
- Responsible for releasing customer orders
- Maintained quarterly clean up reports by deadline dates
- Review current balance sheet and income statement in order to assign and or increase customer account credit limits
- Run account queries and create excel spreadsheet listing full statement of customers open receivables
- Placed accounts on credit hold for non-payment and slow paying customers
- Worked with customers to improve their DSO to reflect Depuy Synthes payment terms
- Submit account adjustments, credit claims, and refund check requests
- Identify and execute small projects to improve teamwork and refine internal processes
- Complete all required training to be 100% SOX compliant.
- Developed and maintained positive customer relations and coordinated with team members to properly handle requests and questions.
- Assisted in training new hires and offered ongoing support to help them reach their full potential.
Cash Application Specialist
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. Company of Johnson & Johnson
05.2002 - 12.2017
- Ensured timely and accurate processing of all payments received by DePuy Synthes, including lockbox, ACH, Wires, Credit Card and backup for all other payment applications
- Balanced receipts, reconciled daily work batches, and prepare audit trail reports
- Processed all account adjustments, refunds, and monthly write offs
- Researched and completed monthly transfer for unidentified payments received by JJHCS for Depuy Synthes open invoices
- Uploaded detailed excel spreadsheet listing all matched payments set up to be transferred into SharePoint for audit trail
- Created miscellaneous invoice and PO requisition form and submitted to management and intercompany transfer department for approval
- Assisted credit and collections team in researching unapplied payments
- Responsible for monthly close duties.
Education
High School Diploma -
West Chester East High School
West Chester, PA06.1998
Skills
- Strong Communication and interpersonal skills
- Account reconciliation
- Team leadership and collaboration
- Detail oriented
- Complex problem solving/ Implementing effective solutions
- Staff training and development
Timeline
Senior Accounts Receivable Supervisor
AmerCareRoyal
10.2018 - Current
Senior Credit and Collections Representative
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. Company of Johnson & Johnson
05.2002 - 12.2017
Cash Application Specialist
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. Company of Johnson & Johnson
05.2002 - 12.2017
High School Diploma -
West Chester East High School
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