**** ******** **** ***** . *******, FL *****
Phone 941-***-**** . abh8qt@r.postjobfree.com
Nilda Torres
Education
August 2007 - Current Florida State College of
Jacksonville
Business Administration
Professional experience
March 2006 - September 2010 Smurfit-Stone Container
Corporation Bradenton, FL
Regional Accounts Receivable Clerk Florida/Puerto Rico
Business Unit
Responsible for collecting monies on past due accounts.
Member of a Corporate Cash Initiative with the objective
to reduce past due payments and help solve problems
resulting in payment delays to increase cash flow.
Maintain frequent and direct contact with customers,
sales representatives, customer service, and plant
personnel. Compile and analyze DSO, pre-payments and
ineligible receivables reports. Provide prompt and
accurate credit information to regional plants for the
effective control of credit limits and special terms. Run
Duns & Bradstreet reports and monitor bad debt.
Human Resources Representative/Senior Accounting Clerk
(Mar. 06 - Jan. 10)
Responsible for human resources and labor relations at
Bradenton Container. Consultant to operations and sales
management teams to proactively provide solutions to
business issues and the attainment of goals and
objectives in the plant, as it relates to human resources
and labor best practices and policies. Responsible for
proactively seeking out problems, opportunities and
aggressively providing sound solutions. Consultant with
Area Employee Relations Manager and plant steering teams
on H.R. and labor relations issues. Provide advice and
counsel personnel on labor matters including labor
contract application and interpretation, grievance
handling, attendance programs, drug testing policy, etc.
Responsible for ensuring performance management process
including performance evaluations and employee
development plans are done effectively and on-time.
Process a variety of human resources forms, maintain
personnel files, policy and procedures manuals. Process a
variety of applications for employment, enrollment, pay
changes, information and other confidential forms. Serve
as the primary contact for pension, medical and life
insurance inquiries, enrollment and administration.
Perform duties involving employee communications, such as
pre-employment screening, responding to routine questions
on human resource policies and procedures. Investigates
and resolves benefit claims.
Perform a variety of routine and some non-routine
clerical/ accounting functions in accordance with
standard procedures in one or more of the following
areas: general accounting, accounts payable, accounts
receivable or related financial areas. Resolve most
questions and problems, and referred only the most
complex issues to higher levels. Work under minimal
supervision. Responsibilities include posting information
and balancing general or subsidiary ledgers. Process
payments and compiled segments of monthly closings,
annual reports, etc. Contact other departments and/or
outside agencies to resolve problems. Prepare invoices to
customers reviewing quantity and price for compliance
with orders. Process invoices for accounts receivable
including: cash receipts, claims, and overdue invoices.
Input data from time sheets to computerized payroll
system. Reconcile and process hourly plant production
data and payroll. Maintain open A.R. and collect on
balance over 30 days.
October 2005 - February 2006 SMR Farms Bradenton, FL
Administrative Assistant
Provided high-level administrative support by preparing
statistical reports, handling information requests, and
performing clerical functions such as preparing
correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference
calls, and scheduling meetings. Coordinated and
implemented office services such as purchasing, records
control, and projects. Analyzed unit operating practices
such as record keeping systems, forms control, and
created new systems or revised established procedures.
Located and compiled information and formatted reports,
graphs, tables, records and other sources of information.
Operated personal computer to access e-mail, electronic
calendars, and other basic office support software. Used
various software applications, such as spreadsheets,
relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics
packages to assemble, manipulate and/or format data
and/or reports.
January 2005 - September 2005 Delphi Packard El Paso, TX
Outside Sales Customer Service Representative
Contracted to Delphi Packard through Randstand Temp
Services then Penske Logistics. Ensured customer
requirements were communicated and verified so Mexican
operations could build quality product in a timely
manner. Maintained effective liaison between distribution
center, manufacturing and customers. Carried out customer
service activities such as responding to inquiries,
processing orders, and handling complaints in a prompt
and courteous manner to support an efficient operation.
Coordinated new part number changes with sales and
engineering. Capable of handling high maintenance
customers. Worked from customer contact or from
interpretation of customer requirements per computerized
scheduling system; identified material shortages or
production problems related to an individual order or
part. Communicated with customer, Mexican manufacturing
facilities, Production Control, Quality and Traffic
departments to identify where problems originate and
worked with these and other groups to resolve
requirement/scheduling problems. Negotiated issues with
customers and other supporting groups within the
organization. Researched problems and requirement issues.
Coordinated with manufacturing, Production Control and
Traffic to track/expedite/allocate critical material or
to obtain material releases. Maintained appropriate
document files and prepared reports pertinent to customer
accounts. Complied with company, client and governmental
policies and regulations.
Languages
Fluent: Spanish and English
Application Knowledge
MS Office, SAP, HRMS, WorkBrain, HCM
Objective
Growth and advancement with an organization that will
provide an opportunity to enhance my skills in order to
make a significant contribution to the organizations
objectives and goals.
References
Judy Horton Human Resources Manager
Smurfit Stone Container Corporation Fernandina Beach, FL
Brian Leonard Finance Manager
Smurfit Stone Container Corporation Fernandina Beach, FL
William C Eriken Director
Eriksen Chiropractic Centers Elizabethtown, KY