SUMMARY

Articulate, resourceful and autonomous accounting professional experienced in accounts

receivable/payable escalations, commercial collections, account reconciliation and archiving, with experience in commercial bank GL research and legal assistance providing supporting background. Proven compliant and discrepancy-free at audit and as primary Receivables/Payables intelligence reporting to management.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Successfully incorporated receivables functions for three remote operations into own workload.

• Collected approximately 80% of valid receivables >210 days old in one season, as contractor.

• Processed aged debit claims, shrinking open balance from approximately $1.5 million to $65,000 within four months, as contractor.

EXPERIENCE

2/2022 – 11/2022

DeTemple Company, Inc. – Portland, OR

Sole accounting functionary for small service provider. Primary duties were collection of aged/disputed accounts, invoicing, cash reconciliation and AP support. Reported directly to owner/CFO of company. 8/2013 – 2/2022 [two stints as contractor, hired by company 7/18/2016. Net seniority date 10/18/2014] Power and Sensing – Milwaukie, OR (previously known as OECO, LLC) MEGGITT Airframe Systems

Accounting Coordinator / Escalations

Lone clerk in Finance Department of five accountants. Daily reconciliation and reporting on revenue vs. shipments. Site troubleshooter researching issues blocking payment to vendors, working closely with procurement. Screens all payment proposals and clears exception blocks to payment runs, weekly. Sole back-up for A/R accountant in cash reporting and approval of shipments’ release based on account status. Reconciles and accrues monthly use of facilities’ credit card accounts. Researches and recommends clearing of aging GR/IR (goods receipt/invoice receipt) entries. Data entry of all month-end journal entries for staff.

{My focus as contractor was on collections and customer account reconciliation prior to transition of in- house operations of all AP/AR processing functions to financial shared services center.] 2/2012 – 10/2012

InFocus Corporation – Portland, OR

Contractor: Claims Management, Commercial Collections Resolved and processed aged debit claims for an electronics manufacturer distributing internationally. 8/2010 – 12/2011

DeTemple Company, Inc. – Portland, OR

Credit and Receivables

• Solely responsible for Accounts Receivable, including invoicing, cash application, monitoring and charting daily cash position, initiating account transfers, data archiving and month-end reporting to management. Covered for other accounting department staff, as needed. Page 1 of 2

THERESA STAHL

Milwaukie, OR 97222 • 503-***-****

adyj1e@r.postjobfree.com

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6/2009 – 5/2010

Nautilus, Inc.; CalPortland Company – Vancouver, WA; Portland, OR Contractor: Accounts Receivable, Commercial Collections, Account Reconciliation

• Created fresh customer contacts and payment plans; located misposted payments, proofs of delivery and claim documentation. Collection of aged receivables in United Kingdom. 08/2006 – 2/2009

Blount International, Inc. – Milwaukie, OR

Accounting Technician II - Credit

• Senior/Lead of four staff responsible for international collections, order release, account reconciliation, claim processing and cash application (via online lockbox images and bank reports of all payments).

• Trained all temporary and newly hired staff in departmental functions (ongoing, five staff over 19 months), maintaining own workload while overseeing trainees’ work product.

• Prepared all related audit schedules for department and corporate management. 10/2005 – 08/2006

Knowledge Learning Corp.; The Benson Hotel; Blount International, Inc. – Portland, OR Contractor: Treasury – transition project, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Claims Management 2/2000 – 10/2005

Richards Packaging Inc. / USA – Portland, OR

Credit and Collections

• Managed credit assessment and collections for six of ten national branches.

• Prepared related reports and spreadsheets on month-end statistics, past-due accounts, inter- company transactions and audit schedules for controller and corporate management.

• Full responsibility for cash application via online lockbox imaging (prior to cash outsourcing, created all deposit batches).

• Effectively collaborated with sales staff on issues effecting payment and continued sales. Notary Public - State of Oregon

Commission No. 455540, Expiring January 15, 2015

EDUCATION

Judgment Enforcements in Oregon, Lorman Education Services Avoiding Bad Debt in Oregon: Credit & Collection Issues, Lorman Education Services State University of New York – Buffalo, NY

Portland State University – Portland, OR

"She has an enjoyable sense of humor. Her style runs to the philosophical and the artistic which can be a welcome addition to the workplace."

Donald R. Letourneau, Circuit Court Judge

Washington County, Oregon