Kathy Nicholas

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Conroe Texas *7304

Home ***- ***-**** **** 936-***-****

Business Education

Credit/Accounts Receivables - Southern California Institute of Credit. Westminster CA. (CMAC)

Advanced Credit and Financial Analysis - National Association of Credit Manager (NACM)

Credit and Financial Analysis - Dun & Bradstreet

Network Skills

SAP Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel, Lotus Notes, Act, Synaptics, Tolas, Neds, Tiny Term, Reflections. Oracle, Access and Great Plains. Corp 400, Gemini, Kronos, HR Plus, ADP

Industry Experience

Oil & Petrochemical, Paper, Plastic & Corrugated Mfg, Packaging, Banking & Legal.

Vistar Corporation: Administrative Accounting / Credit Manager 2008 - Current

101 Esplanade Blvd #100 Houston Texas 77060

Manage all areas of Accounting / Credit functions within the company. Manage DSO reduction, account reconciliations. Commission and chargeback’s. Develop scorecards and KPI metrics to better set objectives. Daily communication with customers and suppliers. Negotiate sales with past due accounts. Negotiate payments, Monitor, approve, and release orders placed. Month end accruals. Manually calculate and bill and collect from suppliers and brokers for deviated deals. Month end close. Journal entries and accruals. Implement new policy and procedures to stay competitive. Create revised reports & spreadsheets where needed by all levels of management. Sales tax reconciliations. Generate and distribute weekly AR & Sales reports. Manage AP & AR distribution reports. Analyze financials. Approve new accounts on open credit and set terms. Department budgets. On-Boarding new hires. Bi-weekly Payroll. Medical, 401K Workman’s Comp Claims and Osha Reporting. 70 Indirect warehouse and transportation employees, 6 administrative direct.

A/R Collection Manager 2006-2008.

U.S. Legal Support, Inc. 363 N. Sam Houston Pkwy Houston Texas 77060 832-***-****

Oversee Collection department. Establish collection policy and procedures. Manage DSO for all Divisions. Develop score cards, trend analysis and other measurement tools. Generate and distribute monthly financial reports. Create new reports to communicate electronically for faster returns on revenue with clients. Implementing and releasing credits holds... Staff training on analysis and DSO reduction. Establish weekly collection meetings with division Presidents and collectors. Reconciliation of national accounts. ADP Payroll. Month-End Close. Managed 8 AR Collection Specialists.

Credit Manager 12-2002 to 7- 2006 (Relocated to Texas)

Xpedx an International Paper Company. 7500 Amigos Ave. Downey CA. 562-***-****

Annual Revenue $300 Million

Oversee all aspects of the Credit and Collection department. Financial statement analysis. Granting credit limits and setting terms. Establishing credit procedures. Managing DSO and the A/R aging for four regional divisions. Heavy reconciliation of problem accounts. Implementing and releasing credit holds. Negotiate payments and pay schedules for delinquent accounts. Generate and distribute monthly financial reports. Create reports such as potential charge backs and disputed short paid items for the sales staff. Implement scorecards and A/R Analysis for the purpose of tracking the progress of the collectors. Development of monthly trend analysis. Annual credit limit revisions. Hire and train new employees. ADP Dept Payroll. Heavy coaching. 5 direct reports.

Senior Corporate Credit Analyst 4-2000 to 8-2002 (Extensive Travel)

Ropak Corporation La Mirada, CA. 714-***-****

Annual Revenue $250 Million

All avenues of Credit and collection functions. The centralization of nine divisions throughout the US and Canada. Responsible for 2500 accounts and 4 divisions. Reduced the DSO from 65 days to 38 days. Work closely with the

IT department to create new reports. Financial statement analysis. Granting and establishing credit limits and terms. Supervised nine direct reports in five divisions. Attend industry credit group meetings. Heavy travel.

Credit Manager 4-1997 to 4-2000 (Company sold to Tharco Mfg. )

Thacker Container Company 562-***-****

Annual Revenue $300 Million

Oversee Credit and Accounts Receivable department. Granting credit limits and terms. Establishing credit and collection procedures. Servicing approximately 1150 accounts. Resale certificates. Communicate with bank and trade references. Communicate with attorney and collection agencies. Legal processes. UCC filings. Collection reports.

Credit Administrator 1990 to 1997

Edgington Oil Company

Revenue $500 Million

Process daily accounts receivables. Cash receipts journal. General ledger. Daily and month-end close. Credit and collections. Generate reports such as sales analysis, cash forecasts, commissions and charge backs & inventory.

Revisions of accounting systems online. Billing. Customer service. Reconciliation. Supervised 5.