Michael Martinez

Houston, TX *****

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+1-832-***-****

• Extensive experience of over 30 years in Credit, Collections, Accounting and Accounts Receivables Management.

• Business experience in a series of progressively responsible roles leading the collection function in organizations with a technically complex, multi-client and multi-site environments.

• Excellent results in providing companies with superior debt management skills, hands on work ethic, customer service solutions, efficient processes and procedures that lead to minimized company losses while increasing return on investment.

• Ability to collaborate with executive management, collection relationship managers, finance managers, business unit managers and sales managers by providing proactive credit, collection and accounts receivable risk assessment, analysis, mitigation and control in assuring companies maintains revenue and profit generating transactions and relationships

• Leader in the development of policies, systems and procedures that facilitate effective analysis, reporting, decision-making and overall administration of the credit, collection and accounts receivable management functions.

• Core competencies, Qualifications, Achievements and hands-on experience in areas including:

• Dynamic leader who supervises, trains and mentors staff and direct reports in the importance of cash flow.

• Develops and implements collection and accounts receivable strategies and goals to drive results that will improve cash flow metrics.

• Proven ability to understand and interpret financials with the additional ability to effectively analyze risk through financial analysis, fact finding and interpretation of the financial position of customers.

• Strong Accounting, financial, cash flow, analytical, organizational, management and problem solving skills.

• Accounts Receivables Management for Companies and Corporations with Over $1 Billion in Revenues

• Leadership and Management of small to large departmental staff with up to 30 direct reports.

• Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives management to maintain compliance with governmental regulations.

• Responsible for the reduction of DSO by 45 days in a one year period.

• Experience with MAS500, A/S 400, Eclipse, Macola, JD Edwards financial software packages.

• Diverse Receivables Management within the Construction Supplier, Banking, Service, Manufacturing, Distribution and Media Industries.

• Experienced in Analysis of Financial Statements, Profit & Loss Statements, Balance Sheets and Reconciliations, Preliminary Notices, Mechanics Liens, Stop Notices and Releases. Work Experience

Director of Credit and Collections

NATIONAL TRENCH SAFETY

February 2006 to Present

Construction Equipment Supply Company

• Management of the Accounts Receivable, Collections, Billing and Cash Flow of the company.

• Manage daily collection of all revenue cash flow streams for all business units within each market area

• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly cash flow projections for each business unit.

• Make Collection Calls to high profile customer delinquent accounts.

• Manage and maintain all Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance requirements as it relates to each financial function.

• Management of the cash receipt and payment application process for all accounts.

• Manage the collection of commercial accounts by coordinating and developing daily work flow plans.

• Manage and ensure that the monthly billing and revenue journals for all business units are prepared accurately.

• Worked with internal and external sources to ensure accounts receivable and collection policy adhered to overall corporate risk management strategy.

• Conducted weekly collection and accounts receivable meetings with all sales staff and executive management and distributed collection reports to ensure all resources were utilized in the collection of all receivables.

• Provide all sales representatives and management staff with financial analysis of advertising revenues and trend analysis. Work directly with attorneys and law firms to ensure legal remedies are utilized in the collection process.

• Evaluate creditworthiness of current and potential customers. Assign specific credit limits and credit terms on rental, lease and purchase

Director of Credit and Collections

SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICA - Santa Fe Springs, CA 1998 to 2006

1998 to 2006

Steel Supplier

• Management and administration of the credit, collections and accounts receivable departments.

• Developed and implemented credit and collection policies and procedures that ensured collection calls were conducted and reviewed on a timely basis.

• Performed analysis of customer accounts in order to reduce risk of loss bad debts and protect company assets.

• Acted as informational source on accounts for collection through document retrieval, investigating missing information which allow collectors to collect and reduce receivables

• Prepared monthly cash collection forecasts and drove accountability within team to achieve outlook.

• Achieved no bad debt write-offs during four year period.

• Established reporting to senior management on collection performance and activities to arrange corrective collection action with respective managers when deviation occurs from standards.

• Managed the cash receipts and payment application process for the company.

• Responsible for credit and financial analysis, assignment of credit lines, monitoring of credit lines and risk management of all receivable portfolios.

• Provided detailed financial statement analysis, prepared financial projections and written analysis of new and existing customers based on guidelines for approval.

• Successful in maintaining 92% of all accounts receivable to fewer than 60 days from date of invoice. Managed corporate credit, collection and accounts receivable staff of between 25

FAMILIAN PIPE AND SUPPLY CORPORATION - Van Nuys, CA 1998 to 1998

Van Nuys, California

Corporate Credit and Collections Manager1991 to 1998 Pipe and Construction Supplier

• Managed corporate credit, collection and accounts receivable staff of between 25-30 direct reports depending on needs.

• Responsible for granting of credit and managing the efficient collection of between $50 Million of receivables monthly.

• Exercised prudent control and judgment to increase the sale potential of the company while protecting its investment.

• Monitored all standards of performance of all collectors and performed coaching and counseling where appropriate.

• Prepared and complied reporting data on the status of the accounts receivable investment while conducting periodic reviews with the Executive Finance Committee.

• Held bi-monthly collection reviews with sales representatives, sales managers and customer account executives to ensure all collection efforts were communicated with internal customers in order to increase cash flow.

• Provided training and encouraged development of all collection team members to ensure financial goals of the department were being maintained.

Education

Fullerton-Business Administration

California State University

Skills

• ExcelWordOutlookA/S 400QuickBooksMacolaEclipse

MAS500Moody'sCrystal ReportsReconciliationsFinancial Statement AnalysisCash Flow Forecast Income Tax Return AnalysisCollectionsCreditAccounts Receivable ManagementSupervision Experian Credit ReportsDun & Bradstreet ReportsRisk Assessment ReportsExperian Reports

• GAAP

• QuickBooks

• Accounting

• Bookkeeping

• Leadership

• Salesforce

• SOX

• Financial Analysis

• JD Edwards

• Account Analysis

• General Ledger Accounting

• Analysis skills

• Communication skills

• Negotiation

• Account reconciliation

Languages

• English - Expert

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