Pia Leon

Cliffside Park, NJ • 201-***-**** • ad0srk@r.postjobfree.com

Webster Bank, New York, NY

Credit and Compliance February 2023 – Present

●Maintain Portfolio Due Diligence

●Perform updated searches when required (OFAC, Lit & Lien and UCC Search)

●Credit approval process by assembling credit reviews packages. Gathering signatures as required by policy and ensuring final approval is entered into the system of record.

●Reviewing new business initial information received from the prospect and providing a list of requirements need to move forward in the application process.

●Onboard new clients into the commercial service portfolio.

●Filing UCC1 and confirm that it is the 1st (only) security interest

●Ensure company is compliant with all the state & federal reporting requirements. (Good Standing certification)

●Prepare initial Credit File according to policy. (FS/Field Exams/Applications/Due Dligence)

●Prepare initial Legal file according to policy (Original signature contract & guaranty}

Cliffside Park Public School, New Jersey

Lunch Aid/ Teacher’s Aid December 2021 – June 2022

Teacher’s Aid September 2022 – January 2023

●Greet students as they come in.

●Provided support to the teacher to ensure a safe and stimulating educational environment.

●Assisted in preparing the students for the day.

●Assisted in meals, hand washing, and using restroom.

●Run all binders of each student’s progress showing their names, numbers, alphabet, colors and shapes.

●Conducted educational activities/table top toys with students until circle time.

●Maintained a log of all student’s personal belongings.

●Maintained daily clean healthy and organized classroom.

●Encourage all students to voice their concerns and create relationships with classmates

●Write daily reports on the student’s daily progression.

●Run direct teaching instruction on each individual student.

Merchant Factors Corp New York, NY

Account Executive Support Team October 2017 – February 2021

●Promoted to this front office position to assist in the daily responsibilities of a team of account executives, business development officers and key level senior managers, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

●Responsibilities Include:

oTo generate daily and end of month trend reports for the Account Executive team using the factor ledgers, loan and interest statements and borrowing base certificates.

oManage the preparation of contracts and any amendments to contracts insuring that all rates and fees were properly addressed and reconciled to the proposed and agreed upon term sheets.

oTo confirm all legal documents were in place and fully executed before any approved funding.

oPreparation of a monthly tickler report for the account executive team, which highlighted any/all documents or policy requirements that were up for renewal.

oTo provide Account executive team with all credit / collection notices for client approval

oProvide all reports needed by the field examination department

oDaily interaction with clients to provide support in the use of the factoring and ABL lending systems

oDirect correspondence with the cash application department of the factoring group and all clients to reconcile unidentified customer payments

oEntered all client provided end of month inventory reports into the factor and ABL system (i.e. Stucky)

Accounting Associate February 2014 – October 2017

●Worked alongside the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the company's staff accountant

●Daily responsibilities include:

oProcess daily advances and wire transfers for CFO approval prior to remittance to the bank group.

oProcess of all factoring and ABL fees as well as any adjustments to the clients daily ledgers

oManaged all Letter of Credit Activity to insure the proper posting between company and bank group, inclusive of all bank fees and commissions

oReconciled all daily bank deposits and disbursements

oProcess the company’s accounts payable and prepared company checks for CFO signature

oAssist the accounts receivable department in check application and deposits

Haier America, New York, NY January 2012 – November 2013

Account Receivable Associate

●Daily responsibilities include:

oContact with customers to collect open invoices (factor or non-factor accounts) and charge backs. Major customers handled included Best Buy, PC Richards & Gregg’s Appliances)

oHeavy contact with internal departments i.e.; Sales, EDI, Billing, Shipping/Receiving and Pricing

oPrepared and distributed unauthorized deductions/chargeback’s notices utilizing the vendor portals.

oIdentify, categorized and research the validity of charge backs and paybacks.

oPrepared Credit and Debit memo, letters of delinquency and disputed items and sent to customers.

oPrepare credit memos with supporting documentation for management approval (i.e. Returns, Allowances and Markdowns.)

Li & Fung USA New York, NY October 2003 –December 2011

Cash Application Associate

●Daily Responsibilities include:

oVerification and posting of the daily electronic pay files issued by the factor (CIT)

oManual posting of non- factored customer payments

oPosting of all reconciling items and applications

oValidation and posting of all chargebacks and debit memos within all of the company’s eighteen (18) divisions

oProcess Wal Mart Canada deposits & reconcile checks by clearing invoices and creating charge backs

oPreparation of month end reporting for management review

oLiaison with the factor (CIT) to reconcile unidentified payments

oAssist team members with work flow

Kids Headquarters, New York, NY (Acquired by Li & Fung USA) October 2003 – May 2010

Accounts Receivable/Credit & Collections

oContact with all major US chain and department stores to collect open invoices and charge backs.

oValidated all customer chargebacks and submitted approval forms for management approval.

oPrepared settlement packages for resolution of charge backs

oPrepared monthly reports and meet with upper management to discuss open and unresolved charge backs.

Education:

Albert Merrill School, New York, NY

Date Entry

Word Processing

Skills:

GUI, SAP, WorkFlow, MAS 90, MS office, & Excel,

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