Matthew Smrz
Wheaton,IL
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Manager AR Process Excellence
Smurfit WestRock
08.2018 - Current
- Implemented an aged credit policy ensuring compliance with states' escheatment laws and leading to recovery of $55M of previously written-off AR balances
- Created a multi-ERP Invoice to cash (I2C) data model with focuses on AR and credit management for use in daily reporting, cash forecasting and collections trending allowing centralization in reporting and elimination of discrepancies
- Assisted in the creation of C-Suite reporting to allow for quicker and more accurate production of monthly metrics
- Reorganized the collections department to better align with multiple operating segments allowing for standardization of processes and decreasing duplication of effort
- Project lead on Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) implementation and transition
- Updated processes to account for varied technical capabilities of users
- Implemented refund monitoring to ensure completeness, record progress and capture approvals of refunds
- Created email logging and routing to ensure emails received into a shared email were routed appropriately
- Managed AR employees responsible for various (I2C) projects and system maintenance
Accounts Receivable Manager
KapStone Paper & Packaging
12.2016 - 08.2018
- Company Overview: Acquired by Westrock
- Manage three cash application and four collections employees responsible for entry of receipts into and collection of past due AR from Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Created reporting model used for accounts receivable and credit analytics
- Reduced past due AR from 12.3% to 5.9% reducing DSO by six days
- Reconcile receipts totaling $325M in check, credit card, ACH payments and electronic wires between system of record and payment source on a monthly basis
- Acquired by Westrock
Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Pivotal Home Solutions
Naperville, IL
09.2011 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: Formerly known as Nicor Energy Services Company
- Manage five employees responsible for entry of receipts, credits and refunds into Oracle R-12 and Prime Accounting
- Change management lead for Accounts Receivable department
- Reconcile 10M receipts totaling $250M in check, credit card, ACH payments and electronic wires between system of record and payment source on an annual basis
- Led redesign of online credit card/ACH processing system including switch from Authorize.Net to Bank of America HRP
- Eliminated redundant entries and reduced the number of forms required by completing a redesign of forms necessary to reconcile payments between systems of record and supporting documentation
- Developed flexible reporting through NoetixViews improving reporting accuracy and eliminating redundant reports
- Ad hoc reporting through SQL
- Review, approve and reconcile customer refunds
- Formerly known as Nicor Energy Services Company
Sr. Accounts Receivable Representative
09.2005 - 09.2011
Summary
Versatile Senior Manager specializing in Order to Cash and skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Wisconsin River Falls
River Falls, WI 08.1999 - 06.2004
MBA - Accounting
Southern New
Hooksett, NH 08.2015 - 06.2017
Skills
- Business performance management
- Reporting oversight
- Operations management
- Innovation management
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Talent development
- Organizational improvement
- Data-driven decision making
- Reporting management
- Data analytics
Timeline
Sr. Manager AR Process Excellence
Smurfit WestRock
08.2018 - Current
Accounts Receivable Manager
KapStone Paper & Packaging
12.2016 - 08.2018
MBA - Accounting
Southern New
08.2015 - 06.2017
Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Pivotal Home Solutions
09.2011 - 12.2016
Sr. Accounts Receivable Representative
09.2005 - 09.2011
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Wisconsin River Falls
08.1999 - 06.2004
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