SUMMARY
To have the opportunity to utilize my customer service experience. Having the ability to use different computer programs and systems. Streamlining administrative processes, developing and sustaining partnerships with customers and sales.
EXPERIENCE
2018-present Heska Corporation
Providing superior customer service by answering phones, taking one time credit card payments and helping customers with questions regarding billing and online access.
Providing information about customer accounts and routing more complex questions to the appropriate individuals or department
Responding to emails including account activations, faxing, emailing invoices or account statements and online password reset requests
Communicating with sales to resolve account and contract issues
Accurately creating credit and debit memos and refunds as well as being familiar with account coding
Analyzing accounts to see if testing samples can be run
Outbound calls to customers for delinquent accounts.
Filing, scanning, folding and stuffing invoices and statements
Helping with projects
2011-2017 Animal Health International
Diligently and accurately applying payments
Posting write offs, NSFs and refunds
Un-applying, reapplying and transferring payments
Working with credit reps to reconcile accounts
Matching payments that are put on account
2007-2009 WhiteWave Foods Company
Communicating with customers on credit, collections and payment issues
Addressing customer issues and escalating if needed
Conducting credit reviews by analysis of financial statements and past customer payment performance
Assigning credit lines up to $25,000 for approval
Investigating discrepancies, issuing credits or recommendations for write offs
Maintaining customer account records
Identifying customers at risk for delinquency
Reviewing account activity and aging reports
Personal portfolio of $15 million
2003-2007 Level 3 Communications, LLC
Responsible for collecting revenue, researching accounts, applying payments and working with sales and billing on billing and collection issues
Successfully maintaining customer accounts and tracking customer payments
Diligently applying payments on a timely basis
Assisting billing and sales with disputes
Making recommendations on delinquent accounts and initiating service disconnects
2002-2003Penner’s Appliance
Responsible for maintaining the Accounts Receivable books, scheduling appointments and performing sales analysis
Manually posting payments, created spreadsheet to mechanize the AR process
Creating and tracking invoicing on a monthly basis as well as contacting customers for payment
Providing detailed sales analysis to management
Interacting with customers and being responsible for selling appliances and furniture
2000-2001Complex tooling and Molding
Responsible for collecting revenue, researching accounts, applying payments and working with sales and billing on billing and collection issues
Successfully maintained customer accounts and tracked customer payments
Diligently applied payments on a timely basis to reach days outstanding goals
Resolved billing disputes
Assisted the accounting department with monthly book close
1988-1999AT&T/Lucent Technologies
Collected revenue working directly with Qwest. Other positions as a Financial and Data Analyst.
Successfully maintaining customer accounts and tracking payments
Diligently completing internal and external credits, re-billing and initial billing
Completing supplements to increase Purchase Orders
Responsible for creating plan numbers, inventory metrics while analyzing and providing explanations for fluctuations
Performing book close which included large journal entries, reconciling adjustments and a results package that was delivered to upper management
Performing on site physical inventories in excess of $100M
Tracking and analyzing monthly budgets
Interfacing with systems organization to create ADHOC reports upon demand
Performed audits and negotiated contracts with outside vendors
Computer Skills
Excellent proficiency with Microsoft applications, specializing in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook. Also other word processing and spreadsheet programs
Exposure and experience to a variety of mainframe systems including Great Plains, EPAY, SalesForce, SAP and Oracle. Quickly proficient
EDUCATION
B.A., BUSINESS ADMINISTRACTION, EDUCATION AND RECREATION
1986 William Penn University, Oskaloosa, IA