Manager Human Resources

Rose M. Zizzo

*********@*****.***

SUMMERY:

Dynamic sales professional reflecting pioneering experience and record-breaking performance in Executive Search and Financial Services industries.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Access Staffing LLC, Melville New York 4/2010- Present

Senior Executive Recruiter

• Effectively recruit candidates through Internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, networking, and other strategies.

• Provide coaching and mentoring (Mock Interviews) for candidates to address upcoming interviews.

• Responsible for the recruitment of all staffing including: Executives, Information Technology, Engineering, Accounting/Finance, Mortgage/Loans, Pension, Branch Management, Branch staff, insurance, and Human resources.

Solomon Page LLC, Hauppauge New York 1/2008 – 4/2010

Vice President Accounting & finance:

• Responsibilities included Executive Recruitment of top level Accounting and Finance Executives across multiple industry verticals.

• The ability to rapidly and easily assimilate job requirements, to understand the vagaries of various industries, work environments and products.

• Successful in building and maintaining relationships with key corporate decision makers (CFO’s, Controllers, Senior V.P.’s) and establishing strategic partnerships to increase revenue.

Ajilon Finance, Hauppauge New York 5/2007 – 1/2008

Recruiter Manager

• Managed the development of comprehensive recruitment strategies for all senior level talent .

• Hands on experience with recruiting techniques such as networking, internet recruiting, direct sourcing, associations, and extended database.

• Responsibilities included sales development, relationship building and recruitment for Senior Executives in Finance and Accounting.

Robert Half, Hauppauge New York 6/2005 – 5/2007

Executive Recruiter

• Streamlined the recruitment process and minimized the time to fill a position utilizing the most cost effective manner, opening lines of communication with line managers and Human Resources.

• Managed the pre-hire process including package negotiations, offer letter preparation, etc.

• Responsible for sourcing and closing out candidates, creating offer letters and full life cycle recruiting.

• Successfully re-established relationships and developed business with former clientele.

• Sourced, recruited, and interviewed highly skilled Accounting and finance professionals.

Shorewood Packaging (Division of International Paper) Hauppauge,New York 3/2000 – 6/2005

Credit & Collections Manager

• Overall responsibility for accounts located in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. Customer base consists of mass retailers, distributors and export dealers. Accounts receivable exceeded $300MM at peak periods.

• Reviewed financial analysis and provided recommendations for credit facilities above signing authority of $2.5MM.

• Review financial statements, negotiate terms, conditions, procedures, set up and negotiate Letters of Credit and ensure compliance within company guidelines.

• Orchestrated and maintained monthly management meetings between sales, financial services and divisional personnel to discuss and resolve open issues and develop solutions.

• Actively involved in work-out accounts and participated in unsecured creditor meetings. Coordinated the development of risk assessment criteria utilizing financial and non financial information to formulate a scoring and rating system.

Participated in multi-million dollar preference action and settlement negotiations

• Proven track record of managing simultaneous projects and successfully meeting deadlines.

Tran source Plastics, Hauppauge New York 8/1993 – 3/2000

Credit Manager (4/96 – 04/98)

• Reviewed formal proposals for the extension of credit. Presented findings to management and credit committee.

• Developed policy and procedure manual and credit watch report for high risk account Overall responsibility for credit department, vendor management team (AKA Managed Service Providers), third party collection and back office branch collection activities.

• Developed cash flow forecasts on a monthly basis utilizing terms of sale and anticipated cash receipts.

• Compiled monthly chargeback reports and analysis for presentation to Senior Management.

• Managed staff comprised of credit and collection professionals.

Credit Analyst (8/93 – 4/96)

Accomplishments:

• Actively involved in the set-up of the new computer system which supported the credit and accounts receivable module.

• Structured back office operations to adhere to bank guidelines for securitization, consistently passed all internal and external audits satisfactorily.

• Lead a department of credit professionals which resulted in less than half percent in bad debt write-offs.

• Performed due diligence for a $5MM Canadian receivable acquired from a prior distributor. Set up and monitored an Assistant Credit Manager to oversee this portfolio from a Canadian office.

• Coordinated transfer of Latin America and Caribbean accounts receivable function from satellite office to New York based headquarters.

EDUCATION:

LEONARD N. STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science in Business Management & Finance

RELATED SKILLS:

Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, SAP, Oracle 10.7, Oracle 11i, J.D. Edwards, Chicor Deduction Management System, PeopleSoft, Agility, Get Paid, Outlook

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