LAURA BENNETT Murrieta, CA

Phone: 702-***-****

Email: abikf0@r.postjobfree.com

Seasoned Accounts Receivable Professional with 20+ years' experience in

corporate finance with strong analytical proficiencies and excellent

organizational/time management skills.

Achievements

Recipient of the corporate Lowry honorable mention award for reduction of

DSO for 2008 and 2009

Recipient of the 2009 Senior Credit Analyst of the year

Recipient of the 1998 and 2002 BMS Presidents Award and the 1999, 2000 and

2001 BMS Excellence Award.

Converted A/R to Oracle.

Reduced DSO from 74 days to 39 days.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. 20+ years' experience working with 4 fortune 500 companies with proven

results.

. Reduced DSO variances to less than 1.84 days

. Limited bad debt exposure to less than 1% of receivables

. Experienced in Accounts Receivable, Collections, Loss Mitigation,

Interim Mortgage Processing, Foreclosures, Bankruptcies, Billing, Cash

Receipts, Short Sales, Payroll, Bank and G/L Account Reconciliations

. Multi-tasking, self-directed pro-active professional who achieves

quality results through attention to detail

. Strong interpersonal, communication, and cross-functional teams skills

. Excellent analytical and organizational skills utilized to solve

problems and improve operational efficiency

. Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, Ten Key, Great Plains, Mortgage

Servicing Software, Great Plains, Oracle

. Excellent management skills

WORK HISTORY

Sysco Las Vegas Inc. Las Vegas, NV 10/07- Current-Sr. Credit Analyst

. Responsible for the set up and account tracking of all Corporate Multi

Unit accounts

For 50% of the current aging. Handle inter-company collections.

. Accountable for collection calls, account reconciliation's, account

adjustments, processing check by fax, credit cards, review accounts on

credit hold, review of account terms, set up of new activation of

accounts, review accounts with the sales department, sales tax

reviews, account financial reviews, month end corporate/finance

reports, to include: DSO report, corporate tracked accounts, bad debt

accounts, monitor our web site for account payments, file UCC's, run

credit reports (D & B, Experian) and back up the credit manager. Ad-

hoc as needed

Temporary Agencies Las Vegas, NV 8/06-10/07

Nevada Power-Credit Analyst

Bally Technologies. Credit Analyst

Meridias Capital -Henderson, NV 06/05 - 08/06 Asset Manager

. Processed high volume of borrower payments matching and coding

invoices and payments, journal entries, credit memo's, general ledger

account reclassification.

. Prepared, coded, and processed daily wires.

. Directed the posting of daily lockbox cash, bank deposits, processing

monthly statements, past due letters, and account research.

LAURA BENNETT Murrieta, CA

Phone: 702-***-****

Email: abikf0@r.postjobfree.com

. Handled high volume of collection calls and generated month-end aging

report for collection analysis.

. Researched and resolved customer account discrepancies

. Responsible for completing interim and annual performance reviews and

recommend employees for salary increases, promotional opportunities

and other personnel changes.

. Analyzed foreclosure properties for profit or loss using Excel

spreadsheets.

. Managed bankruptcy and foreclosure properties using project management

software and Excel.

. Prepare bids and reinstatement paperwork, communicated with

foreclosure attorney and CFO.

. Reviewed and prepared loans for purchase to outside secondary markets'

. Research discrepancies on post-closing loan issues and resolve.

. Daily communications with Investors, CFO, and all levels of Sr.

Management of outside servicing companies and Internal Post-Shipping

Department on status of all loans.

. Implemented a new mortgage tracking system.

Oncology Therapeutics Network-Bristol Myers Squibb-San Francisco, CA

04/1995-03/2003 Manager, Financial Services/Client

Relations

. Responsible for the day-to-day work activities of the collection

department. Priorities including coaching, developing, training and

motivation of staff; monitoring calls for quality and adherence to

company strategy and effectiveness.

. Analyze and forecast capacity requirements; prepare presentations and

reports for senior management; maintain departmental budget,

participate on systems and/or end-user task force committees to ensure

successful execution collection, A/R and new account set-up, system

changes, and other special projects, as required.

. Identify process improvements and procedural changes, recommending

appropriate solutions. Responsible for completing interim and annual

performance reviews and recommend employees for salary increases,

promotional opportunities and other personnel changes. Perform

specialized and complex projects independently.

. Directly reported to Bristol Myers Squibb headquarters and OTN's CFO.

Negotiated re-payment plans. Worked directly with internal/external

collection attorneys and represented OTN-BMS in court appearances.

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