Savitri Taneja
***************@*****.***• **** Beltsville Rd., Beltsville, MD 20705 • 301-***-****
Objective:
Experienced, dedicated, and knowledgeable Financial Information Representative with a proven track record of developing profitable sales through managing division activity, cash flow, account management, training, and cradle to grave Accounts Receivables management, seeks a position in a Corporate Financial Department that will utilize her skills, experience and passion for Finance success. Professional Experience
Sherwin-Williams 10406 Tucker Street; Beltsville, MD 20705 Financial Information Representative, Finance Department June 1994 – Current Overarching responsibilities:
Development of profitable sales through judicious and timely credit extension.
Enhance Division cash flow through timely and effective follow up of store collection activity and direct customer contact.
Actively participate in controlling and limiting potential bad debt losses.
Education of stores personnel in accounts receivable management functions.
Development and maintenance of credit file information to substantiate extension of credit.
Maintain open sales channels for existing accounts by coordinating and assuring collection follow up procedures are implemented professionally. Specific day to day duties include but are not limited to:
Responsible for the approval process for all new and existing credit accounts, monitoring store collections efforts, adherence to financial policies & procedures, and providing timely, accurate system maintenance to customer account information.
Direct customer phone contact to resolve discrepancies or disputes and effect collection of delinquent or over limit balances.
Handle placing and monitoring of delinquent accounts with collection agencies.
Responsible for visiting assigned stores, provide training sessions as needed, and handling of customer visits.
Create “Report variances of credit policies or procedures” for the regional manager, Financial operations and District Financial Manager.
Handle incoming credit reference inquiries.
Provide financial and customer support to store management and District Financial Managers.
Maintain acceptable delinquency results, while keeping open as many sales channels as possible.
Provide the store with timely credit limit decision on new and existing accounts. while maintaining the accuracy and quality of that decision.
Handle lien waiver/bankruptcy proofs of claims.
** Became a Sherwin-Williams employee during the 2004 acquisition of Duron. Savitri Taneja
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New York Tax Department
Tax Compliance Agent, January 1986 – April 1992
Summary of my daily duties included but were not limited to:
Enforcement of legal tax compliance policy and procedures.
Contacted tax payers (or) appropriate power of attorney representatives by phone, mail or personal visits. Responsible for handling liens and levying bank accounts.
Requested and enforced income execution and seized the business, if needed.
Responsible for inventory of merchandize and made appropriate judgement on tax payer’s target for auction.
Skip trace tax payer with techniques.
Responsible to handle cases wherein tax payer was in bankruptcy: visited bankruptcy court; investigated bankruptcy status; enforce collection with appropriate techniques. First Fidelity Bank
Payroll Assistant, April 1983 – January 1986
Summary of my daily duties included but were not limited to:
Data management including enter the IDs of terminated and retired employees to terminate medical benefits.
Responsible for opening new accounts for employees.
Ensured all Bank employees (approximately 7,000) got paid and arranged to deliver pay stubs and resolve any discrepancies.
Created program reports and solved check errors by running reports Skills: Highly proficient in the Windows environment; MS Office Suite Status: US citizen
Education and Military Service:
Kean College New Jersey
Twelve Non-Matriculated Credits in Accounting
Bombay Institution, Mumbai, India
Diploma in Accounting and Bookkeeping
Bombay University, Mumbai, India
Major in Economics and Minor in Politics
(U.S. Education equivalence: three years of college) US Army: Private First Class