Accounting Accounts Receivable

Location:

United States

Posted:

May 07, 2015

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Resume:

Linda Wong

Seal Beach, CA *****

714-***-**** / email: **********@***.***

Career Objectives Seeking a challenging Accounts Receivable position

that can fully utilized my knowledge, experience, and multi-

lingual skills to reduce customers 'outstanding balance,

increase in revenue and sales of products/services, and

collection of cash/payments.

Credit and Financial Analysis/Credit Risk & Risk Assessment /Receivable

and Collections/Corporate Affairs and Litigation/Customer Relations/ Credit

Information Software and Systems / Policies and Procedures/Credit and

Collections Rules, Regulations, Laws, and Statutes/Credit, Collections,

Accounts Receivable Analysis & Metrics/Fraud Detection/ Case Management &

Calendar/Legal Research & Document Filing

Summary of Qualifications

. More than ten years of experience in accounting, credit, collections,

and legal within various industries.

. Computer literate; hardware and software. Accounting softwares:

Oracle, MAS90/200/500, SBT/CYMA, JD Edwards/OneWorld, Dynamic

formerly Navision/Axapta, GreatPlains, COGNOS, QuickBooks, SAP, Dun &

Bradstreet

. Understanding of California Law (i.e. Code of Civil Procedure,

California Civil Code), FDCPA, FCRA UCC, Federal Bankruptcy Code,

construction law (i.e. mechanics lien, notices), judicial system (i.e.

small claims, civil, criminal), fraud detection, SOX

. Good written and oral communication abilities in English and Chinese;

fluent in Chinese, and some Spanish .

. Membership/Affiliation (past & present): CCMA, CMA, NACM-Tampa

Chapter, Lexis Nexis, Dun & Bradstreet, Riemer, MEMA, SEMA

Professional Experience

2014 to present Amtran Logistics/ASEV/AVC, Irvine, CA (Parent

Company: Amtran Technology, public traded in Taiwan)

Manufacturer of display products (i.e. Vizio, Sharp, JVC,

LG, Roku)

Accounts

Receivable/AccountsPayable/Credit/Collections/Legal

. Accounts Receivable: generate invoices under the brand

Vizio, Sharp, JVC to various accounts such as Target,

Wal-Mart, Costco, D and H and such. Sent invoices

and/or statement of accounts to customers;

daily/weekly/monthly,

. Credit: credit analysis for new and existing accounts by

obtaining credit reports, perform financial analysis,

obtain bank and trade rating/verification, obtain credit

insurance coverage,

. Collections: contact customers on past due, returned

payments, unauthorized deductions, claims,

. Legal Support: monthly/quarterly/annual royalty

reporting for brands. Contract and agreement

draft/review/execute. Liase with outside counsel on

pending matters,

. Accounts Payable Support: match/reconcile freight bills,

shipping documents to accounts payable entry in to SAP.

2003 - 2007, KCI, Seal Beach, CA ~ Self Employed/Consulting

2012 - 2014 Past and Present Clients: A & B Hongda Group, Furniture

of America California Inc., The Wheel Group/Wheel-1

Accounts Receivable/Credit/Collection/Legal

. Credit and Collections: credit analysis/risk

assessment, policies and procedures, receivable and

collections on all payment terms on all domestic and

international accounts: LC, TT, Net Terms, COD, factor,

credit insurance

. Accounting/administration/operations support: A/P -

matching receiving to enter vendor invoice to payable as

well as reconciliation of expenses and enter in to

payable, A/R - order to invoice to account statement to

collection to cash receipt.

. Legal Affairs: litigations (small claims, civil

matters, bankruptcy preference & non-dischargeability

matters, interface with various counsels on pending

litigations), legal documents (draft contract,

agreement, guarantees, case files & management),

calendar; upper management & outside counsels, negotiate

and settlement of claims for various clients in the

giftware/home d cor, automotive manufacturing, and

consumer electronics industry, bankruptcy matters (7,

11, or 13: proof of claim, reclamation, adversary,

contest dischargeability, working with trustees,

preference matters). Skiptrace/locate and collection

legal proceedings. Royalty calculation for brands (i.e.

Sharp, JVC, Roku, Hitachi, Pioneer)

. Supervised A/R credit and collections department, daily

order approval/release, client service for key retail

mas-retailer accounts (i.e. WalMart, Kmart, Target, Best

Buys, Fry's Electronics, Costco), coordination with EDI,

factoring (i.e. GE Capital, CIT) and credit &

receivable insurance (i.e. EulerHermes)

. Daily cash receipts, adjustment for clients'

unauthorized deductions (i.e. pre-return deductions,

unauthorized co-op and price adjustments). Credit card

audit, dispute resolution, chargeback rebuttals, fraud

detections

. Client relations with retail chain stores, sales reps

relation, and document review (i.e. consignment

agreements, special program coordination, vendor

agreement)

. Soft collection calls on key clients for payment

reminder and account reconciliation, reduction of DSO

. Full cycle A/R, month-end closing; A/R adjustments, post

to G/L

. Special accounts; bankruptcy ch 11 accounts (i.e. Kmart,

Circuit City), pre-bankruptcy accounts,

. Claim process, appeals, follow through until full

recovery(i.e. legal, freight & trucking, short pays from

key accounts)

. Coordinate with freight/trucking/ocean lines on domestic

key accounts & all international accounts, export and

import documents

2007 - 08/2008 TTM Technologies, Santa Ana, CA ***acquired by

Meadville- a Hong Kong based company ***

Corporate Credit Manager - for all 11 divisions and plants

Accounts Receivable/Credit/Collections, Policy and

Procedures, Legal and Credit Analysis, Customer Relations

With Key accounts, weekly/monthly/quarterly AR reportings,

10K & 10Q, SOX

. Corporate Affairs: Draft and review legal documents (on

pending litigations, contracts, agreements, guarantees,

minutes, articles of incorporation, UCC, judgment

liens).

. Special accounts; bankruptcy ch 11 accounts (i.e. Kmart,

Circuit City), pre-bankruptcy accounts, skiptrace/locate

and collection legal proceedings

. Created/implemented/maintained credit and collection

policy, procedure, function to ensure adherence to TTM

policies, GAAP, SOX for all 11 divisions/plants

(Redmond to Shanghai).

. AR reports and consolidation of weekly and monthly

reports on customers/divisions/companywide.

. Credit risk portion for 10Q & 10K filings. Global credit

review of top 50 customers at divisional/companywide

level; Flextronics/Solectron, L3, Motorola,

. Credit reports/public record, SEC reports and tools to

investigate existing and new customers to evaluate

credit risks, approve or decline or recommend changes

to customer's payment terms or terminating/or placing on

credit hold

. Obtained/maintained/updated working knowledge of all

state/ federal laws/regulations/statues pertaining to

the management and collection of AR including not

limited to: Anti-Trust, Liens, Bankruptcy, Bonds, FDCA,

ECOA, Record Retention, Sec 404, SOX, & UCC.

Collections litigations/bankruptcy matters/NSF checks

01/98 to 08/00 Micro Technology Concepts, Inc., MTC Worldwide

Corporation, City of Industry, CA (high tech)

Director of Corporate Affairs

. Corporate Affairs: Draft and review legal documents (on

pending litigations, contracts, agreements, guarantees,

minutes, articles of incorporation, UCC, judgment

liens).

. Interface with various counsels globally, expert

witnesses, consultants, engineers, architects,

contractors on 20-something pending litigations that

involved breach of contract, construction defects,

intellectual property, and such of alike.

. Supervised credit & receivable department; credit

discretion on new customers, quarterly review on

existing customers, risk assessment, collections and

legal support on past dues and delinquent accounts

including, litigation proceedings to collect delinquent

accounts.

. Provided support to accounting department; on year end

audit, coordinate with CPA and auditors, obtain new

credit facilities through various lending and financial

institutes, A/R & A/P reconciliation.

. Provided support to every department within each

distinct entities wholly owned by the same principle,

Mr. Roy Han.

. Provided support to operations and administrations on

day-to-day issues.

. Provided support to sales department; on customer

relations, credit discretion issues, resolve customer

disputes,

. Reviewed and administered commercial insurance policies;

general liability, cargo, workman's compensation, health

benefit, employment practice, AR/credit insurance, Claim

process, appeals, follow through until full recovery

11/95 - 01/98 ACI, Cerritos, CA (furniture/giftware/novelty items

manufacturer)

Credit and Legal Analyst, Accounting Support

. Credit/Legal Analyst: on-going legal matters, filing of

preparation/research/discovery of legal proceedings,

credit rating for new accounts, quarterly existing

account review (domestic and international accounts),

collections/small claims, and market research.

. Accounting Support: establish, develop, and start-up the

accounting department. Provided assistance on month-end

closing, fill in during accounting staff absence or

leave, daily A/P and A/R support, internal/external

audit, and install/set-up accounting software.

01/93 - 09/94 CC & Associates Inc. dba New Technologies, Santa Fe

Springs, CA (hightech)

Assistant Controller/Accounts Payable Manager

. A/P: check issuance in according to term and receipt,

inventory receiving and adjustments, month-end closing,

bank reconciliation, and cash flow management.

. Worked closely with inventory financing services.

. Negotiated RMA arrangements with vendors. Day-to-day

administrative and operation duties.

10/85 - 1/90 Richfield Builders, Inc., Alhambra, CA (general

contractor, architecture, real estate development)

Accountant

. A/R, A/P, P/R, W-2, 1099, construction fund

management/job cost/billing and draws

. Preliminary notices, bonds, liens, releases (progress &

final; conditional & unconditional)

. Project coordination (i.e. fund request, progress phase

reports, bids/estimates)

Education Fullerton College - ABA Approved Paralegal/Pre-Law Studies

University of Southern California - Leventhal School of

Accounting

Pasadena City College - major in Accounting/minor in pre-

law

San Marino High School

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