Accounts Payable Receivable

SABINA SIKAND

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To take charge of a finance leadership role in a dynamic and growing organization, with emphasis on strengthening all aspects of credit, collections, and receivables. Seeking managerial role in Accounts Receivables and Credit.

EXPERIENCE

NOV ’07 – MAR ‘23

DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL A/R & CREDIT CREDIT CONTROLLER, MUNCHKIN INC.

• Oversaw & responsible for $400 million in A/R globally

• Responsible for development & leadership of 7 team members

• Shared A/R exposure areas to management with strategies to mitigate in risk areas

• Implemented procedures for drop shipment channel as a new revenue stream

• Successfully reduced chargebacks regularly from customers and suppliers

• Determined credit limits for each customer and managed risk exposure

• Approved/denied bank instruments, including letters of credit, open revolving credit

• Implemented e-commerce payment methods, including PayPal, Shopify, PaySafe, Braintree

• Reconciled A/R to general ledger each month, and closing of A/R module

• Managed broker commissions

• Set up ACH and payment interfaces for customers

• Interfaced with auditors (E&Y) on a quarterly and yearly basis

• Key customers: Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon

MAY ‘06 – OCT ‘07

MANAGER, A/R & COLLECTIONS, STRAVINA OPERATING COMPANY, LLC (NASDAQ)

• Managed Accounts Receivable and Credit Department, oversaw staff of 14

• Strengthen collection ratio on receivables to 99%

• Effectively reduced average collection period from 75 days to 40 days

• Implemented Oracle systems

• Responsible for bank reconciliations, cash

• Extensively negotiated credit terms and resolves credit issues

• Customers: Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, K-Mart, CVS

NOV ‘04 – APR ‘06

MANAGER, A/R & COLLECTIONS, RSA / COOPER LIGHTING (NYSE)

• Reduced chargeback balance by 25% within first year

• Responsible for credit approval and terms for customers

• Prepared compliance reports for payroll and accounts payable for SEC requirements

• Customers: Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior

OCT ’00 – AUG ‘02

ASST. MANAGER, A/R & COLLECTIONS, 3-D SYSTEMS CORP, (NASDAQ)

• Prepared audit and inventory reports

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• Reduced company chargeback balance by $1 million over course of term

• Customers: Mercedes Benz, General Motors, Northrop Grumman, Mattel JUL ’98 – SEP ‘00

MANAGER, ACCOUNTING, REPRODUCTIVE IMAGES/CRONIES

• Oversaw A/R, A/P and payroll depts, managed staff of eight

• Reduced company’s chargeback balance from $2 million to $500,000

• Prepared cash flow analysis and budget variance reports for the President

• Customers: Sony Pictures, Tommy Hilfiger, Polo Sport, Donna Karan OCT ’94 – JUN ‘98

CREDIT & A/R MANAGER, DAKOTA SPORTSWEAR/BARTACK

• Responsible for credit approvals and collections for all accounts

• Reduced company’s chargebacks from $1.5 million to $200,000

• Customers: Limited, Macy’s, JCPenney

OCT ’90 – SEP ‘94

MANAGER, A/R & COLLECTIONS, RSA / COOPER LIGHTING (NYSE)

• Supervised A/R and payroll depts.

• Responsible for month end closing financial statements

• Reduced chargeback balances from $250,000 to $50,000 EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TX

SKILLS

• Oracle R12

• MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams

• Slack

• Apparel Information Management Systems

• Certifications: Tariffs, Incoterms (HTS)

• Data Load – check management

• FoxBase

• MFG Pro

• ADP Payroll

• Letters of Credit Issuance

• Quickbooks

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