Collections Specialist Accounts Receivable

Professional Experience

Horiba AR Credit & Collections Specialist February ’23 – October ‘24

Performed credit analysis and review of financial statements for current or potential clients to establish credit limits

Maintained customer accounts and negotiated collection of overdue accounts

Created and implemented collection strategies to achieve operational cash flow

Documented account activity pertaining to payment arrangements and customer correspondence

Collaborated with Sales and Senior Management to accelerate the collection process

Mirion Technologies AR Credit & Collections Specialist May 2016 – July 2022

Monitored assigned accounts- customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write off, customer reconciliations and processing credit memos.

Oversaw collection activities through sustained contact with customers; minimum of 60 outbound calls per day

Managed and resolved aged accounts or accounts with no activity in accordance with company metrics

Maintain and submit monthly reports for the department

Database management of AR contact info maintenance and updated customer account information

Reviewed assigned accounts to verify requests such as Credit Hold, Trapped Dollars, Modified Invoices

Solutions2go AR Credit & Collections Specialist April 2015 – May 2016

Performed daily collections for assigned past due accounts

Maintained, updated, monitored & reviewed collections notes on collections systems

Worked with internal & external departments to resolve problems preventing payment

Researched aging and payment history for resolution & payment

Processed credit/debit requests from customer support

CCI (Temp Assignment) Accounts Payable October 2014 – March 2015

Reviewed requests for payment and ensured all required documentation was provided

Prepared and processed weekly check runs and uploaded EFT files on to bank sites

Communicated with vendors regarding invoicing and vouchers

Validated invoices and expense reports, along with match, batch and coding

Solutions2go (Temp Assignment - Robert Half) Credit Representative April 2014 – June 2014

Resolved invoice discrepancies and released orders based on credit lines

Calculated customer volume rebate programs; Researched coops and protections

Posted audit reviews, cash collections and customer returns

Partnered with sales and customer service to review new account routing guidelines

ICU Medical - (Temp Assignment - K-FORCE) Accounts Receivable April 2013 – March 2014

Produced billing Invoices in Oracle- ensured amount, PO Number, Ship Date were correct in order to invoice

Applied payments, debit and credit memos to customer accounts; collected outstanding accounts

Worked closely with customer service/rebate groups

Issued Credit and Debit memos; processed chargebacks.

Maruchan, Inc. (Temp Assignment – Pasona) Accounts Receivable July 2012 – February 2013

Reconciled and applied cash receipts daily from checks, wire transfer, & EFT

Created deduction in SAP to accommodate customer deductions

Interfaced with shipping on POD requests and telephone contact w/ vendors or freight carriers

Managed month end closing and provided weekly reports for distribution to internal departments

Schwarzkopf & Henkel Accounts Receivable – Credit & Collection Nov 2005 – October 2008

Updated and maintained the ODM and SAM systems for a complete record of advertising monies paid

Investigated and resolved customer deductions related to returns, promotions and damages

Prepared analysis and reporting providing recommendations for improvements

Autobytel (Temp Assignment) Accounts Receivable Specialist October 2004 – Jan 2005

Made cancellations/terminations; processed bad debt/write offs

Forwarded short pays and credit memos & researched all unapplied payments and cash applications

D-Link Systems October 2002 – June 2004

Performed coding in G/L account, matching, batching

Balanced credit accounts monthly and at closing; Investigated credit request for new vendors

Collected on overdue invoices, research deductions and process debit/credit & outstanding payments

Skills & Management Tools

Accounting, Finance & Credit Analysis in major accounting software programs

MS Office; Oracle, SAP, Dynamics, Baan, JDE, MFG - Pro, Great Plains

Microsoft Teams

Ring Central

Ability to adapt to change and handle multiple projects simultaneously

Strong analytical skills

Education

Bachelor of Arts – University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

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