CLIFFORD PATE

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Collegeville, PA 19426

610-***-**** acgxe5@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Collections / Customer Service Professional with 15+ years’ experience in all aspects of the Accounting

field, most recently with emphasis on credit and collections. Experience in start-up operations, providing

expertise and management of collections operations systems. Background includes partnership in paper

company. Proven ability to persuade and achieve results through drive. Trained in ASR 400 distribution

system.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LINDENMEYR MUNROE PAPER COMPANY, King of Prussia, PA 2001-2014

Lead Cash Applications Analyst (Accountant) 2012-2014

• Posted more than 1,000 payments weekly to customer accounts.

• Corrected mispostings and researched and reposted corrected entries.

Credit and Collections 2001-2012

• Contacted approximately 1,000 customers in the Lancaster and Philadelphia areas to solicit

payment of overdue accounts and invoices.

• Followed up consistently and promptly on customer payment commitments.

• Lowered the DSO from 55 days to 40. Maintained this average per month over the other 19

divisions and stayed #1 for entire time at the company.

UNISOURCE PAPER COMPANY, Ft. Washington, PA 1995-2001

Manager, Accounts Payable and Price Book

• Established, staffed and trained a department of 7 associates.

• Tracked all purchases ensuring all invoices were entered by staff and paid within the discount

period.

• Updated the price book system which ensured customers were getting accurate pricing by quantity.

This was published and sent to each customer.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

G.A. RINN PAPER COMPANY, Allentown, PA

Bookkeeper to Partner

Managed all accounting aspects including payroll. Became partner.

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree, Business Administration, Alvernia, Reading PA

Associates Degree, Accounting, Churchman’s Business College, Easton, PA

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Knowledge of Lotus notes, Excel, Word, SAP.

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