Accounts Receivable / Credit Manager

Runa Ragoo **-** ***th Street – *js, Jamaica, NY *1432

PH:929-***-**** *********@*****.***

Professional Experience

Interpublic Group - 1/2024 - Present

Administrative Assistant

Provide all Administrative support to a legal team of 16

Schedule and coordinate meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements domestic and international

Manage travel and expense reports for team members

Coordinate communications, track and follow up on requests, and identify those of importance which require immediate attention

Review and approve invoices pertaining to the legal department with a threshold of $2.5K+

Manage calendar of appointments, file expense reports, compose and prepare confidential correspondence

Organize meetings and their logistical elements (scheduling, preparing the facility, organizing handouts and/or binders for attendees, etc.)

Manage office organization and general workflow from supporting staff members

Perform data entry for various standard forms

Order and distribute office supplies while adhering to a fixed office budget

Greet numerous visitors, including VIPs, and vendors

Obtain signatures for financial documents and internal and external invoices

Made copies, sent faxes and handled all incoming and outgoing correspondence

Organize files, develop spreadsheets, fax reports and scan documents

The William Carter Inc. – Skip Hop Inc.

3/2016 – 10/2023

Credit Manager

Manage 3 direct reports in the Credit/AR department of 7 people

Analyze financial information and determine credit worthiness for all wholesale customers

Approve payment terms and credit limits for all wholesale customers

Develop and implement process improvements to credit procedures

Analyze accounts receivable aging on a weekly basis

Monitor all collection activity

Communicate effectively with internal and external partners

Provide weekly AR aging to VP Controller and CFO, including detailed analysis of high-risk customers

Present quarterly credit analysis of the top wholesale customers to the finance and sales leadership teams

Review and release orders that are on credit hold for both US and International

Network with peers in the credit industry via monthly credit group meetings

Collaborate with the IT Team to resolve EDI issues causing payment delays

Partner with IT and Corporate Finance teams to manage, coordinate and implement financial system initiatives to meet business needs

Completed the ERP system transition from Skip Hop to Carter’s while ensuring SOX compliance

Perform ad hoc duties as requested by the Senior Director of Shared Services and VP Controller

Gabriel and Co.

11/2011 – 8/2015

Senior Credit Analyst / Accounts Receivable Specialist

Supervised an Accounts Receivable department of three people

Processed credit card payments and made daily bank deposits

Handled all daily cash application functions

Provided updated credit analysis of all customers to the credit manager and made credit limit recommendations

Monitored all collection activity

Developed credit procedures to improve efficiencies in the credit review process

Traveled to the Caribbean for collections, reconciliation of accounts, and build relationships with customers

Analyzed accounts receivable aging for past due balances

Made daily collection calls and negotiated payment arrangements

Reconcile accounts receivable against the General Ledgers and bank statements; submitted necessary journals entries

Researched all chargebacks to ensure validity; disputed all invalid claims

Acted as back up to the Credit Manager for specific functions. Approved orders and payment terms for all customers

David Yurman

04/2010 – 10/2011

Gemstone Purchasing Coordinator

Created sales orders for vendor product

Assisted the Senior Director of Purchasing. Duties included phone, calendar, expense, travel, emails typing documents, setting up appointments

Processed credit invoices

Maintained spread sheets of arrival dates for all incoming merchandise

Updated open sample reports for color stones and diamond products

Corresponded daily with local and international vendors

CV Starr Co

03/2008 – 11/2009

Administrative and Underwriting Assistant

Coordinated, maintained and updated day to day calendar itinerary for VP and AVP through Microsoft Outlook

Developed and updated corporate calendars for the entire underwriting department

Handled all travel arrangements and expense reports for VP, AVP and underwriting department

Maintained and updated attendance report and time keeping system

Acted as liaison between division executives and CEO, assisting in other departments as needed

Distributed underwriting policies to clients

Submitted CAT info for all new and renewal accounts in RMS System by deadlines

Cantor Fitzgerald, LP

12/2006 – 03/2008

Fixed Income Purchase and Salesclerk

Compared all fixed income trades, including treasuries and government agencies

Entered and modified trade tickets in Phase3 and GSCC system

Investigated and resolved any trade fails by communicating with settlements department, sales, and middle office

Generated profit and loss statements for corresponding clearing clients

Confirmed positions and marks with traders and controllers

Managed daily risk report, including updating collateral values, capital requirements, realized and unrealized P/L

Produced trade confirms and month end report activity statements for customers

Provided daily updates of trade information to Senior Managers and VP’s

Skills

SAP, Omnia, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, QAD Software, Outlook, Concur, Microsoft Excel & Word, Proficient with Vlookups and Pivot tables

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