Manager Sales
Resume:
Anthony Castellamare
Woodland Park, NJ 07424
Home: 973-***-**** Cell: 973-***-****
Email Address: ***********@***.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
April 2009 M. Rothman & Company, Inc. - Ramsey, New Jersey
To Present Credit Manager
• $100+ million dollar electronics distributor
• Manage 4,000+ accounts
• Supervised a staff of 8 people involved in credit, collections, billing, charge-
backs and cash application
• Implemented all policies and procedures
• Implemented a totally automated chargeback system to reduce unauthorized
deductions by 80%
• Reduced DSO by 25% to 38 days, creating 2.0 million in cash
Handled all legal matters
Credit and Collections Consultant – New Jersey
May 2006
To April 2009
• Worked for various companies involved in food distribution, freight
forwarding and textiles.
• Reduced charge-backs by 20%
• Supervised a staff of up to 10 people
• Worked closely with sales and management to increase cash flow and reduce
bad debt.
February 2000 Couristan Carpets, Inc. – Fort Lee, NJ
To May 2006 Corporate Credit Manager
• $100+ million dollar business selling carpeting to mass merchants, chain and
carpet stores.
• Handled the automation of charge-back policies and procedures for JC
Penney, Sears, Home Depot, Wal-Mart and others.
• Supervised a staff of up to 6 people involved in collections, credit, billing and
cash application
• Established all credit, accounts receivable and billing procedures
• Reduced DSO by 20% to 52 days, creating 1.8 million in cash
• Assigned credit limits to new and existing accounts
• Implemented performance measurements for staff
• Collection Agency correspondence and lawsuits
• Worked with sales representatives and management to be sure no sale was
lost
• Customer Visitations
• Attended association meeting to discuss like accounts with different
companies within the industry
• Company downsized in May 2006
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Credit and Collections Consultant – New Jersey
November 1995
To February 2000
• Worked for various companies involved in office products, freight
forwarding and textiles.
• Reduced charge-backs by 20%
• Supervised a staff of up to 10 people
• Worked closely with sales and management to increase cash flow and reduce
bad debt.
Haagen-Dazs (Div. Pillsbury Co.) – Teaneck, NJ
May 1995
To November 1995 Manager, Revenue Accounting and Control
• Reorganized the Revenue Accounting and Control organization, which
consist of the Credit, Accounts Receivable and Billing Department for sales
over a billion dollars
• Supervised a staff of up to 28 people
• Implemented new collection, cash application and billing procedures
• Improved DSO from 36 to 33 days and reduced the over 90 aging from 8.2%
to 4.9% of total accounts receivable
• Collected over 50% of unearned discounts producing $200,000.00 additional
cash
• Company merged with Pillsbury Co. and moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 1986 Zenith Laboratories (Div. IVAX Corp.) – Northvale, NJ
To May 1995 National Credit Manager
• Supervised a staff of up to 10 people involved in collections, credit and
billing
• Established all Credit, Accounts Receivable and Billing Procedures
• Reduced DSO by 15% to 58 days
• Assigned credit limits to new and existing accounts
• Collection Agency correspondence and lawsuit
• Attended association meeting to discuss like accounts with different
companies within the industry
• Company merged and moved to Miami, Florida
COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Cognos, and AS400
EDUCATION: Ramapo College – BA Business Administration / Accounting
Continuing Professional Education:
• Decker Communications, Inc. – Public Speaking
Dun & Bradstreet – Credit and Financial Statement Analysis
AFFILIATIONS: Member of the NACM of New Jersey Credit Association
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