Accounts Receivable Receivables

Carmen M. Cepeda-Medina

Gramatan Ave Mount Vernon, NY 10552

Mobil 914-***-**** Email: ad1uu8@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-cepeda-medina-73479a163/

Experienced and technically skilled Accounts Receivables Specialist. Trained in prioritizing projects and work independently, while maintaining a strong working relationship with co-workers, supervisors and clients/customers. Strong knowledge and understanding of credit & collections policies. Many years of experience in manufacturing, retail, the nonprofit sector and other industries.

Highly adept in QuickBooks, AS400, Acowin, SAP, Traverse,Accpac(Sage), Booker, Goldberg, and other accounting software. Excellent computer skills, Heavy internet research. Fluent in Spanish.

Credit Management

Vast experience in Accounts Receivable factoring.

Resourceful and successful in the preventing and refute of charge backs, creating and following a vendor compliance capability, avoiding hundreds of thousands, even millions, in lost profit.

Skilled in evaluating creditworthiness of retailers to reduce the risk of non-payment, and safer business growth.

Understanding of credit insurance policies. Used AIG’s online tools and access for credit insurance and global risk management on AR accounts.

Professional Employment

Proenza Schouler, New York, NY

02/28/22 to Present

Accounts Receivable coordinator (Part Time)

Oversee cash receipts, ACH and credit cards payments, online submission on client’s portal downloading payment and dilution documents. Customer account set up and maintenance.

Disputes and analyzes billing errors, communicating with appropriate parties, via emails daily.

Create invoices and credit memos for their Green Street store division.

Responsible for Charge backs research of all outstanding customers’ deductions to ensure timely resolution and reversal of claims.

Creates monthly pivot tables and analysis reports on all charge backs and resolutions.

Answer all customer queries related to invoicing, credit memos, invoice and statement discrepancy and request.

Created and generate statement for all US division customers.

Elite Models Management LLC, New York, NY

11/28/2018 to 08/30/21

Accounts Receivable-Credit & Collection Manager

Daily monitoring of accounts receivable, identifying areas of concern and working to a resolution. Performs office process pursuant to agency guidelines.

Responsible for AR aging, credit and collection of five divisions, NY, Miami. LA-Pretty_LA and Toronto. This includes addressing past due accounts, skipped invoices, bounced checks and short payments. Disputes and analysis of billing errors, communicating with appropriate parties, via emails and phone calls daily.

Oversee cash receipts; ACH and credit cards payments, online submission on client’s portal. Customer account creation and maintenance.

Prepare required A/R analysis of past due balance; aging schedule, payment history, and model's booking reports using various tools such as the ERP and excel pivot tables.

Work with customers to reschedule, rewrite, or extend payments when necessary.

Develop action plans to cure delinquency while following proper methods and procedures.

Utilizes discretion in extending credit to customers, including reviewing existing account status, payment history, accounts to be placed on credit hold, deposits request.

Send clients, payments history, or special spreadsheets when requested. Generate monthly collection package for the client sending their statements and open invoices, and back up receipts maintaining project productivity and momentum.

Support finance staff with special projects, or administrative tasks where necessary.

Angelique Import, (Garments-) North Bergen, NJ/New York, NY

2/2011 to 07/2018

Accounts Receivable- Credit and Collection Manager

Handled heavy daily collection work, reconciliation and determination of delinquent accounts or with past due balance. Over 300 in house account and the majors USA retailers.

Supervised 3 assistants; responsible for cash application, data entry, Factor’s remittance, and Bank reconciliation (Weekly, monthly sales and cash report. Charge backs reports, Pivot tables on charge back by Customers, and reasons).

Researched and analyzed financial statements and customer’s reference for credit decision on credit limits. Checked credit and established limits according to their D&B Reports and rating.

In charge for Maintenance of entire computer system, (Accpac) (Performed the daily and monthly operational maintenance, Month end and Yearly Closing, system backup.

Concept One Accessories (Accessories Company) New York, NY

06/2007 to 12/2010

Chargebacks’ Manager

Handled daily A/R processes; supervised one A/R clerks.

Managed customer relations, and oversaw the timely, accurate processing of invoices, credit memos, and payment posting transactions.

Responsible for Charge backs research of all outstanding customers’ deductions and factor’s charge-back to ensure timely resolution and reversal of claims.

Created pivot tables and analysis reports on all charge backs, and provided to upper management on a Weekly/ monthly basis.

Education

Wesley Business School (TCI) NY, NY Certification on Computer Science

City College New York, NY Associate of Science in Accounting

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