HOWARD SCHULTZ
Prairie View, IL 60069
adgthg@r.postjobfree.com
Phone: 224-***-****
SUMMARY
Proficient in SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Microsoft Excel and Word.
7+ years in credit/collections field
Reduced average >90 balance of $1.9 MIL, which had been in effect for 6 years, to $100K, for A.M. Castle’s largest account, in 14 months
EXPERIENCE
4/19 – current Job-seeking, and short-term temporary role
I spend four hours a day, seven days a week, searching for jobs using Indeed, Google Jobs, Linked In, Monster, and Career Builder. Recently held a short-term temporary role, working through a recruiting agency.
4/17 – 4/19 Sysmex America, Inc. Lincolnshire, IL
Credit Analyst
Credit review, collections, setting of credit limits, account reconciliation, deduction resolution, sales contact, and customer service for approximately 900 accounts in the medical diagnostic equipment industry, with a portfolio of approximately $19 MIL. Software used: SAP, MS Office.
8/14 – 3/17 Stepan Company Northbrook, IL
Credit Analyst
Order review/releases, financial statement analysis, credit write-ups/reviews, collections, deduction resolution, account reconciliation. Software used: SAP, Lotus Notes, MS Office.
3/14 – 7/14 Leica Microsystems Lincolnshire, IL
Credit/Collections
Credit review, collections, deduction resolution, account reconciliation. Software used: SAP, Lotus Notes, MS Office. Working as a temp for the Job Giraffe agency.
6/11 – 12/13 Sysmex America, Inc. Lincolnshire, IL
Credit Analyst
Credit review, collections, setting of credit limits, account reconciliation, deduction resolution, sales contact, and customer service for approximately 900 accounts in the medical diagnostic equipment industry, with a portfolio of approximately $12 MIL. Software used: SAP, MS Office.
4/09 - 6/11 Job-Seeking/Temp Assignments/Part-time job
During my full-time job search, I was registered with eight temporary agencies, and had temporary assignments for Ajilon Finance, Jackson Wabash, and Aerotek, among others. I also worked part-time for Home Depot in Schaumburg, from September, 2010 – June, 2011.
8/06 - 4/09 A.M. Castle & Co. Franklin Park, IL
Project Manager/Credit Analyst/Collections
Project manager for Castle Metals' largest account, Hamilton Sundstrand.
Reduced average >90 day monthly balance from $1.9 MIL to $100K
Managed, and responsible for, collection of a portfolio of >1000 accounts
Set credit lines, prepared credit analysis of existing customers, using D & B
reports, past payment history, and financial statements
Reviewed and released approximately 100 orders daily
Reconciled and resolved deductions, assisted in A/R forecasting, prepared
monthly bad debt report
Software used: Oracle, Microsoft Excel and Word, VAI and PROD
7/02 - 7/06 Houghton Mifflin Co. Geneva, IL
Credit Analyst
Setting credit limits, collections, deductions, reconciliation
Business to business credit/collections in publishing industry
Software used: Peoplesoft, MS Office
1999 - 2002 A.B. Dick Company Niles, IL
Credit Analyst
Collections and credit analysis for printing industry accounts.
Regularly led department in outbound contacts
EDUCATION
B.A. Communications DePaul University Chicago, IL
INTERESTS
Playing guitar and singing (I have had a regular singing gig at a restaurant/bar).
Avid reader of American History and biography.
SOFTWARE
SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Microsoft Excel and Word.