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Gresham, OR *****

acqe7f@r.postjobfree.com

971-***-**** Cell

503-***-**** Office

Jennifer Sherman

QUALIFICATIONS:

8+ years as Company Credit Manager

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Management experience current and past

Provide for ongoing training of credit staff.

Manage relations with collection agencies.

Manage relations with the sales department and branches.

Maintain a department organizational structure Sufficient to meet all goals and objectives.

Properly motivate department staff.

Professional Team Player

Strong Organization skills and problem solving

General accounting, human resources experience and Payroll

EMPLOYMENT:

2007-Present Credit Manager, Tarr LLC Portland, OR

Management

Maintain a department organizational structure sufficient to meet all goals and objectives.

Properly motivate department.

Manage relations with collection agencies.

Manage relations with the sales department and branches.

Credit Operations -60 million

+ in sales

I have experience in developing and maintaining a written corporate credit policy related to credit and account setup and maintenance procedures.

I do and have credit decision parameters for granting personal and commercial credit terms including assignment of authority limits.

Manage activities of credit/customer set up to ensure file reviews are completed timely/accurately.

Personally investigate the largest customer credit applications.

Negotiate documentation and payment terms with customers to ensure transactions are properly secured.

Monitor and review status of accounts turned over to collection agencies; ensure appropriate progress is being made with accounts.

Review and approve legal actions taken to collect accounts either via company or collection agency counsel.

Resolve credit issues with customers.

Monitor and conduct periodic credit reviews.

Monitor, review, and report credit/re-bills and other deductions being taken by customers.

Posting cash receipts.

Initiate process improvement and quality reviews to simplify and improve productivity.

2003-2004 Credit Assistant Manager, Ferguson Enterprises D.B.A. Familian NW, Portland, OR

Duties include but are not limited to: responsible for 30 million in accounts receivable. Call past due customers, negotiate re-payment schedules, invoicing, conduct credit investigation, determine credit worthiness, set credit limits up to 100k, prepare and mail 10 day demand letters to past due clients, research misapplied payments and invoice discrepancies, fax invoices, NSF Checks turn accounts over to outside agency, cash application, prepare and mail pre-lien and lien paperwork.

2000-2002 Credit Manager/Human Resources Assistant, Edgewater Cabinets, Boring, OR

Duties included but were not limited to: Called past due customers, negotiate re-payment schedules, invoicing, conduct credit investigation, determine credit worthiness, set credit limits, prepare and mail 10 day demand letters to past due clients, research misapplied payments and invoice discrepancies, fax invoices, turn accounts over to outside agency, billing, cash application, prepare and mail pre-lien and lien paperwork, inventory proofing, order and data entry, maintained personnel files, trained and managed personnel, gave reviews, payroll, vacation accruals, tracked sick time, garnishments.

1999-2000 Administrative asst/Human Resources, Cascade Rubber Products, Portland, OR

Duties included but were not limited to: Accounts receivable, payroll, benefits administration, vacation and sick accruals, daily deposit, dispatch, called past due customers, negotiate re-payment schedules, invoicing, conduct credit investigation, determine credit worthiness, set credit limits, prepare and mail 10 day demand letters to past due clients, research misapplied payments and invoice discrepancies, fax invoices, turn accounts over to outside agency.

EDUCATION:

2012-2013 NACM National classes in: Accounting taken and passed, taking Credit Business Principals, and Financial Statement analysis currently

1993 Columbia College of Business, Clackamas, Or, Executive Administration/Accounting

COMPUTER SKILLS:

I have strong Experience of the following: Excel, MS Office, MS Word, MAS 200, Oracle, AccPacc and Paychex. I have Knowledge of: Axys, Mosaix, Wintergrate/Trilogy, Mincron, Sierra Lien Writer 2, Quicken.

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