Credit & Collections Analyst, Team Leader, Manager
Resume:
ABOUT
Corporate Trade Finance/AR Leader Business & Accounting Manager
** ***** *** ******** ** cash and account management experience in global aerospace, chemical/energy and retail/consumer product industries. A developed business leader and team player that leverages a passion for continuous improvement and principled leadership qualities to achieve high impact results.
SKILLS
Credit & Collections; Team Leadership; Credit Control & Risk Assessment; Financial Reporting & Auditing; Financial Accounting; Corporate Strategic & Change Management; International Finance and Business Management; Expertise in leading ERP (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, D365) and CRM
(Salesforce, Dynamics); Six Sigma Green Belt Certified; Kaizen Certified. EXPERIENCE
Corcentric 1/2025 - 7/2025
Collections Consultant for a leading 3rd part AR service/portal provider within the transportation industry. Performed best-in-class AR collections and working capital improvement to reconcile and collect on a $10M bad debt risk portfolio across 947 accounts. In 4 months 30-day DSO reduced from 197 to 68 and total PD/AR from 38% to 11%
Milhouse Engineering & Construction 3/2024 - 7/2024 Accounts Receivable Manager responsible for total company AR leading a team of Collections Specialists reporting to COO to forecast weekly cash flow for C-Suite business decision making. Lead efforts to identify all invoicing issues and drive process improvement to fix and deliver invoices to clients, escalate with business leaders to collect on all possible due in receivables and build relationships to leverage for the most accurate payment info and expedited payments when possible. Maintained compliance audits, reconciled unapplied cash receipts and provided weekly reports to company financiers on collections and invoicing progress. Circana (Information Resources Inc) 5/2022 - 10/2023 Credit & Collections Manager responsible for $400M+ company Trade AR portfolio; partnered closely with Senior Business Leaders and Consultants while building a team of 5 Analysts to lead a
$22M past due reduction and working capital value add to the firm via extensive credit control, cash collections, and cash applications improvements. Lead the department throughout large scale change management including total CRM and ERP transitions and intensive auditing and company M&A activities.
UOP, LLC 1/2015 - 5/2022
Senior Credit Analyst controlled a $50M+ monthly portfolio for UOP’s North America Trade AR: Minimized bad debt risk and slashed past dues >50% YoY through implementation of advanced tools and strategic collection procedures. Approved appropriate payment terms with high stakes
$20M+ credit limits and exceptions recommended and strictly monitored. Compiled cash forecast and weekly financial reports with high accuracy of +/- 5%. Partnered closely with Senior level leadership to resolve sensitive customer disputes and drive complex account reconciliations. Brandon S. Sanders
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Chicago, Illinois
Honeywell Aerospace 1/2011 - 1/2015
Regional Sales Account Manager leading a Customer Core Teams of 7 personnel towards rapid emerging market growth of new aircraft parts and aftermarket maintenance contracts for Honeywell’s avionics, auxiliary power unit and wheels & brakes OEM business. Earned strong YoY growth in sales, revenue and gross margin with $15M+ in new contract wins. Implemented change strategies to build relationships in the field and leverage distributor networks through creation of new channel partnerships while travelling weekly to customers in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Received multiple corporate achievement awards in recognition of outstanding performance and customer support.
Honeywell Aerospace 1/2007 - 1/2011
Senior Credit Analyst responsible for credit & risk assessment, account reconciliation and collection efforts for a $30M+ monthly receivables portfolio. Drove strategic efforts to achieve working capital targets and drastically reduce past dues for key OEM channel partners GE and Airbus, airlines customers including British Airways. Received 3 corporate achievement awards for historic reduction in past dues.
US Army/KBR, Inc. 9/2004 – 9/2006
Rescue Operator and Firefighter first responder to a variety of emergency situations including direct and indirect attacks, medical emergencies and structural fires in Baghdad, Iraq during the Iraq War. Served as Airport Firefighter and Driver Operator at International (Green) Zone Washington Airfield. As certified Emergency Telecommunicator coordinated USMI emergency response for the IZ. Awarded FEMA certifications and Dept. of Homeland Defense Emergency Response to Terrorism award. US Air Force/Dyncorp International 4/2002 – 4/2003 Rescue Operator and Firefighter flight line crash rescue operations at USAF forward operating base facilities in Manta, Ecuador. First response to multiple emergencies around DOD aircraft and facilities. Certificate of training awarded for Emergency Response to Terrorism from the National Fire Academy in 2002
US Army 1998 - 2002
Enlisted Service (Specialist Rank)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, International Business Management Teesside University, UK
Graduated in 2015 with 2nd Class Honors
3.75 GPA
U.S. Air Force Technical Degree
Louis F. Garland Fire Academy
U.S. Army graduate: Firefighter II, Airport Firefighter, Driver Operator, Telecommunicator, Hazmat Technician
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