David Williams Email & Phone Number

Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada

Remote

* Since September 15, 2023, assumed a key roll in the small team (7 individuals) responsible for working with the court assigned monitor to take the company through the CCAA protection process and then the post sale process to liquidate the inventory and assets, settle vendor accounts and collect any monies owed, ultimately winding-up the company.* Assumed.

Kanata, Ontario

In a nascent, highly regulated, rapidly evolving industry: * Assumed a leadership role in developing standardized processes and controls to support timely and accurate customer invoicing as well as accurate revenue recognition.* Reorganized numerous processes to better leverage system capabilities/tools to dramatically improve the efficiency and accuracy.

Maxville On

• Amid significant corporate change and growth:
• Assumed a leadership role in creating an environment of accountability and metrics-driven performance, integrating the concept of “Credit as a Team Sport” throughout the entire organization, lowering DSO from 60 days.
• Defined standardized policies and procedures
• Managed a team of 4 direct reports and provided metrics/feedback/coaching to the operating divisions and sales team
• Developed individual targets and… Show more Amid significant corporate change and growth:
• Developed individual targets and goals for credit team of 4 direct reports and 12 operations/division managers. Held regular meetings with each stakeholder to review their progress and develop “SMART” action plans

Halifax, Canada Area

• Delivered a superior customer experience by assisting customers to:
• Maximize the customer’s cash flow by unlocking working capital from their receivables Manage their risk
• Reduce the number of accounts going to third party collection
• Reduce bad debt
• Ensure the customer’s credit team has the resources and training to allow them to effectively and efficiently manage the responsibility
• Approve new applications with acceptable risk in a timelier fashion Ensure their… Show more Delivered a superior customer experience by assisting customers to:

Dartmouth, NS

• Ensured that the Credit/Collections and Accounts Receivable functions operated within the guidelines and requirements of the company’s credit policy
• Provided advice, guidance and counsel in the Company’s credit policies
• Managed a team of 40 individuals, with 6 direct reports
• Successfully managed Bad Debt Expenses, within budgetary guidelines for all divisions
• Employed a targeted team approach, in co-operation with geographically diverse members of the sales and operations… Show more
• Employed a targeted team approach, in co-operation with geographically diverse members of the sales and operations teams, to balance the need to maximize cash flow achieve the sales growth, EBITDA, and cash flow.

Saint John's N.L.

• Ensured that the Credit/Collections and Accounts Receivable functions operated within the guidelines and requirements of the company’s credit policy
• Provided advice, guidance and counsel in the Company’s credit policies
• Managed a team of 12 individuals
• Successfully managed Bad Debt Expenses, within budgetary guidelines
• Employed a targeted team approach, in co-operation with geographically diverse members of the sales and operations teams, to balance the need to maximize… Show more
• Employed a targeted team approach, in co-operation with geographically diverse members of the sales and operations teams, to balance the need to maximize cash flow achieve the sales growth, EBITDA, and cash flow.

Moncton N.B.

• Ensured that the Credit and Collections function operated within the guidelines and requirements of the company’s credit policy
• Provided advice, guidance and counsel in the Company’s credit policies
• Successfully transformed a department that was internally toxic and had confrontational relationships with most other departments to an efficient harmonious team which had the respect and trust of the entire organization
• Provided advice, guidance and counsel in the Company’s credit… Show more
• Managed a team of 5 individuals
• Successfully managed Bad Debt Expenses, within budgetary guidelines

Saint John, N.B.

• Ensured that the Credit/Collections function operated within the guidelines and requirements of the company’s credit policy
• Provided advice, guidance and counsel in the Company’s credit policies
• Managed a team of 3 -4 individuals
• Successfully managed Bad Debt Expenses and DSO within budgetary guidelines
• Provided guidance and coaching to all staff, to empower them to obtain key individual and organizational metrics and targets
• In 1998 assumed additional responsibility… Show more