Terry Messick

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http://www.linkedin.com/pub/terry-messick/26/103/404

OBJECTIVE

Self motivated meticulous Accounts Receivable Specialist with 16 years of

experience in identifying problems and errors resulting in resolution.

Reconciliation of credit card transitions, and cash payments in different

business units within diverse industries. Work collaboratively in a team

environment with vendors and business partners to ensure organizational

goals are accomplished.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

GAIAM INC 6/2006 - 7/2009

Gaiam, Inc. is a leading producer and marketer of lifestyle media and

fitness accessories

833 W South Boulder Road, Louisville, CO 80027

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Responsible for an account base of over 600 accounts worth in excess of 10

million. Maintained Annual DSO at 58.354

. Knowledge of all shipping carries to resolve call tags, and RMA's

proof of deliveries

. Processed and posted all returned goods within account base such as

Target, Avon, Wal-mart, and Whole Foods

. Responsible for all charge-back research and reconciliation resulting

in a savings in excess of 5 million on a quarterly basis

. Utilized custom reports to identify pricing and billing error - then

reconcile

. Sole operator of Credit Card Advantage system to process all payments

and credits

. Worked with all purchase orders at order entry level terms and legal

conditions

. Tabulated Crystal-Great Planes Billing & Credit reports

. Partnered with IT to develop new reports to integrate with existing

company reports to retrieve financial data for Senior Level

Management

. Extensive knowledge of legal laws that surround 30, 60, 90 day

standards

. Knowledge of company compliance involving SOX, SAS 70, and DOT

compliance

. Expertise in credits, collections, bankruptcy, and outside

collections agency compliance

. Identified errors in payments and credits posted

. Extensive knowledge of all general collections

BUILDERS APPLIANCE CENTER 7/2005 - 2/2006

Colorado's leading provider of luxury appliances

4818 Lima St. Denver, CO 80239

Credit and Collection Specialist

Responsible for entire account base and all correspondence via verbal and

written communication.

. Established and increased credit accounts for new and existing

vendors

. Determined credit lines by analyzing company credit reports, pay

history reports, and previous high credit balances

. Managed weekly production of collection forecasts, providing accurate

results to Director level and above in Accounting

. Contacted clients to negotiate payment on past due accounts resulting

in 80% collection on clients called

. Initiated property leans, credit holds, and product shipment

suspension until past due accounts were resolved

PHARMERICA

PharMerica is the nation's most-respected leading institutional pharmacy

1900 S Sunset, Longmont, CO 80501

Billing and Collection Specialist 9/2001 -

6/2004

Collaborated with 200 plus medical facilities to provide resolution on

billing and collection issues

. Med-D reconciliation (monthly and quarterly)

. Cash Application and subsequent reconciliations

. Bad Debt Review and reserve assessments

. Run the PHREV queries to ensure the accuracy of the revenue and cash

at EOM

. Create Ad hoc queries for AS400 and BRIO when needed

. Assist with the compilation of the AR Review documents * Cash to

Revenue, AR Analysis, Specific Reserves

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING

Payroll, Human Resource Management, Employee Benefit Administration and

Other Services that Support Businesses of Every Size with Trusted Business

Services

12250 E Iliff Ave, Aurora, CO 80264

Accounts Receivable Analyst

10/1999 - 4/2001

Responsible for full life cycle of over 2,000 highly diverse client

accounts worth over $750,000

. Act as liaison to external Legal team on all assigned accounts

. Monthly reconciliation of the QS1 converted company's

. Maintained 80% and above collection rate - company stander 26%

. Managed bankruptcy restructurings and outside collections agency

compliance

. Executed end of year W-2 Production for terminated clients on a

national level

EDUCATION

Palo Verde High School 1983

667 North Lovekin Blvd, Blythe, CA 92225

Software Knowledge: AS400, Windows, Microsoft Office, RUMBA, Clarify, AIM,

TOPS, Crystal Reports, Great Plains Dynamics, Credit Card Advantage,

Citrix,Vangard, Gentran, and Diver.

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