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Certification
Awards
Student of the Month
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Tina St. Germain

Sunnyvale,Ca

Summary

Knowledgeable accounts receivable and collection with proven background in managing accounts receivable processes. Adept at streamlining billing operations and improving cash flow, consistently ensuring timely collections and minimizing outstanding debt. Demonstrated ability in utilizing financial software and fostering productive team collaboration.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Global Accounts Receivable Manager

Druva Inc
09.2018 - Current
  • Managed a team of 2 and 5 countries selling entities
  • Manage portfolio of 65M per quarter and reduced 60+ to less than 2% within 1 1/2 months from 8%
  • Upkeep collection by maintaining portfolio at l
  • Implemented FIS dunning module for automated dunning
  • Inherited Cloud Ranger project when acquired by admin to
  • Onboard 100 plus customer portals and managed 115 different portals
  • Projects: Drafted & executed AR and month close process, created MDF & AWS revenue shared reimbursement process
  • Created and executed an automated SOA for partners and distributors weekly
  • Created and executed weekly sales reports to help upkeep and improved faster payments from customers.
  • Crated an AWS reconciliation and improved collections for AWS to help company get reimbursed faster.
  • Self-taught the following systems and received admin access to Avalara, Recurly, Stripe and FIS and upkeep the these accounts
  • Handle month end closing routines and posting final AR recon and reports
  • Assist in quarterly and annual audits

Accounts Receivable Supervisor

Peninsula Components
12.2017 - 07.2018
  • Written two SOP for two new acquired company and trained team
  • Responsible for shipments transfer from Paradox (shipping tool) into Sage for US, SNG, MX and UK to capture revenue
  • Work closely with Purchasing and Sales for PO and SO accuracy for intercompany drop shipments
  • Assist collector to reconcile 2016 receivables and collected 30% of uncollectible
  • Improved AR process to improve monthly close from 15 days to 5 days
  • Handle the testing and migration from Paradox to Sage
  • Complete month end closes and audits

Credit and Collection Manager Interim

Medallia
01.2017 - 04.2017
  • Created cash reconciliation process to minimize errors and improved efficiency
  • Resolved billing errors to reduce DSO
  • Assist with annual and quarter audit
  • Drafted recommendation on system improvements to help better and improve collection process to reduce receivables
  • Create collection forecast reports
  • In charge of payment applications and expense credit write offs
  • Provide all cash forecast and collection forecast
  • Create estimation for bad debt reserve by creating JE

Accounts Payable Manager Interim

Stitch Fix
04.2016 - 11.2016
  • Managed a team of 7 and hired 3 contractors that had outstanding performance at Stitch Fix
  • Resolved outstanding issues of returns that are occupying warehouses space and increased access to return credits toward outstanding amount owed
  • Improved workflow and communication with buyers to help resolve pricing and shortage dispute from 7 days down to 2 days
  • Leading AP to convert from bill.com to Oracle cloud until execution
  • Worked closely with Supply Chain team and warehouses to avoid over inventory stocks

Sr. Financial system experts

RetailNext
12.2014 - 04.2016
  • Improved automation usage of system from 25% functions to 90%
  • Created approval work flow for AR, AP, Purchasing and Journal entries
  • Created and wrote shipping process and trained warehouses across US
  • Launched and train all employees to use mobile app expense modules
  • Created Dashboards for Ops, Project Managers, Revenue and Sales to have visibilities on project completions

Acting AP Manager and Consulting for Netsuite Conversion

MongoDB
03.2014 - 12.2014
  • Improved T&E process and payment turnaround time
  • Reconciled GL from predecessor errors prior to system for system conversion
  • Extended payment term from Net 30 to Net 60 by 55% of accounts
  • Took on journal entry tasks for month end accrual and reclass to help alleviate Sr. Accountants work load during month end

Acting as Accounts Payable Manager

Splunk Inc
03.2013 - 03.2014
  • Utilizing box approval process to improve bill approval for payment to be sox compliance
  • Worked with System Admin to improved vendor master records for easy payment type dissection
  • Reconciled and retrieved $100K prepaid to vendor back in January of 2012
  • Responsible for full AP cycle

Netsuite System Admin

Uncommon
06.2012 - 01.2013
  • Used Netsuite Software
  • Re-modified all systems generated forms to improve documentations being send to customers and vendors
  • Implemented processes and trained team to process consignment billing, auto invoicing, credit generation and included electronic distributions
  • Improved order processing time from 20 minutes to 5 minutes per order
  • Fixed errors on GL impacts on returns

AR & Credit and Collection Manager

Speck Products Designs
05.2007 - 01.2012
  • Used Netsuite
  • Reconciled all errors caused by system conversion in 2006 included customer data migrated to the incorrect customer in new system
  • Saved 500 on postage monthly by converting invoices to electronic invoicing instead of mailing
  • Trained new hire on order processing and Netsuite
  • Improved daily consignment billing from 3 hours daily to 5 mins
  • Created and wrote credit card and cash reconciliation, then trained new staffs to take over monthly cash recon
  • Improved DSO from 75 days to 35 days

Sr. Collection Team Lead

Google
01.2007 - 05.2008
  • Used Oracle
  • Trained over 20 members on system and collection process
  • Promoted to Team Lead from Specialist less than 6 months after start date
  • Assist team on maintaining their goal by maintaining their portfolio no more than 5% on 60 plus
  • Assist in bad debt accrual during Collection Manager's absent for 8 months
  • Decreased debt write off from 10M to 2M
  • Managed a team of 15 and leading portfolio totaling 450M per month

Credit and Collection Analyst/Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist

Monster Cable Product
11.2003 - 01.2007
  • Reconciled and collected unused prepaid travel advances
  • Created method on corporate credit card reconciliation and corporate Amex for faster payments
  • Improved travel expense reimbursements from 3-4 weeks down to once a week
  • Lower customer outstanding balances from 75% to 30%
  • Collected short payment of 50K on term discount that was paid past allowance date
  • Wrote and finalized travel expense policy
  • Helped AP manager converting Merlin to Peoplesoft

Accounting Associate

Vicinity Corporation
05.2001 - 01.2003
  • Received “President Award” (highest award) for collecting faster than Sales and achieving all time record for quarterly cash collection in Q3 FY2002
  • Trained purchasing department how to use purchasing module in Solomon
  • All AR functions and amortizing prepaid accounts
  • Implemented weekly and monthly sales analysis reports to Sales to help decrease receivables

Education

High School Diploma -

Chico Sr. High School
Chico, CA
06-1994

Master of Science - Integumentary System

Aveda Institute
San Francisco, CA
06-2013

Skills

  • NetSuite, Salesforce, Avalara, Stripe, Recurly, Ariba, AWS financial platform, Tipalti, Confluence, Floqast, Taulia, Tradeshift, PWC India, Openinvoice, Billcom, IBM, Jaggaer, SAP-Taulia, Coupa, Amazon payee central, Oracle Cloud, Sage, Intacct Sage
  • Excel, Words, PowerPoint, PDF Pro
  • System/portals integrations and enhancements
  • Technical writer for standard operating procedures
  • Created approval processes for AP, AR, Cash Application and Collection Team
  • Created Chicago tax process as Avalara doesn't support city tax
  • Collections expertise
  • Financial records and reporting
  • Transaction processing
  • Cash management
  • Payment negotiations
  • Invoice processing
  • Account reconciliation
  • Account analysis
  • Statement preparation
  • Account updating
  • GAAP compliance
  • Research skills
  • Employee training oversight
  • Prioritizing and planning
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Multitasking
  • Reliability
  • Critical thinking
  • Organizational skills
  • Excellent communication
  • Active listening
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Team building leadership
  • Team building
  • Goal setting
  • Client relationship management

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 3 in the development of FIS.
  • Achieved manual time from reduced by introducing FIS for collection dunning notices. Average 2-5 minutes per email reduced to 500 emails being sent within 10 seconds.
  • Achieved reducing from manual work to automated by using Netsuite for weekly statement reconciliation. Created customer statements by customer to auto sent weekly with external notes on status of transactions. This improved turnaround time payment from customers.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop a training manual for the accounting team to assist in day to day operation.
  • Achieved less credit memo creation through effectively helping with tax team to upkeep avalara with customers tax exemption.
  • Documented and resolved licensing and pricing which led to faster payments from customers.
  • Achieved accurate cash forecasting by introducing Netsuite collection notes to track customers promise to pay weekly recon.
  • Supervised team of 2 staff members and as high as 15.

Certification

  • Licensed CIDESCO - From 2013, does not expire

Awards

Received 2 Druva Star awards for excellent workingman ship and was nominated by Marketing and Operation Team, Received Outstanding performance at Peninsula Components for automating workflow and minimizing manual tasks, Received President award for beating sales goal with collection total received, 5 Certificate of excellence, 5 Certificates of Outstanding Achievement

Student of the Month

Received 9 months of student of the month and graduated with honor. 

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional Working
Vietnamese
Limited Working

Timeline

Sr. Global Accounts Receivable Manager

Druva Inc
09.2018 - Current

Accounts Receivable Supervisor

Peninsula Components
12.2017 - 07.2018

Credit and Collection Manager Interim

Medallia
01.2017 - 04.2017

Accounts Payable Manager Interim

Stitch Fix
04.2016 - 11.2016

Sr. Financial system experts

RetailNext
12.2014 - 04.2016

Acting AP Manager and Consulting for Netsuite Conversion

MongoDB
03.2014 - 12.2014

Acting as Accounts Payable Manager

Splunk Inc
03.2013 - 03.2014

Netsuite System Admin

Uncommon
06.2012 - 01.2013

AR & Credit and Collection Manager

Speck Products Designs
05.2007 - 01.2012

Sr. Collection Team Lead

Google
01.2007 - 05.2008

Credit and Collection Analyst/Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist

Monster Cable Product
11.2003 - 01.2007

Accounting Associate

Vicinity Corporation
05.2001 - 01.2003

High School Diploma -

Chico Sr. High School

Master of Science - Integumentary System

Aveda Institute