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Edgerton, Kansas, United States

*Audit dealer financials along with onsite audits*Determine financial health of dealerships*Partner with finance team to control risk to business*Assess dealer financial performance

Kansas City

Teach following courses:Accounting, payroll, Total Quality Management, Microsoft Office 2010, QuickBooks, Customer Service, Introduction to Business, Business Communication, Network Security and Marketing. Serve on MBA committee.

Overland Park, Ks

*Responsible for credit, collections, chargebacks, fraud, new accounts and cash applications*Manage credit teams in both US and Canada*Utilize High Radius system for collection, cash app and payment portal functions*Driving DSO*Working with High Radius to streamline/enhance processes*Minimize bad debt*Update create SLA's/SOP's*Won the dotOne Finance Visionary Award with High Radius for forward thinking with system and automation.*Created customer Aging reporting for SLT along with sales team.*Segmented accounts based on customer to help drive collections.*Speak at High Radius conferences to share best practices

Lenexa, Kansas

*Responsible for credit and collections for site*Ensure collections of past due accounts*Run month end A/R reporting*Work closely with other departments within site*Monitor, track & enforce corporate and department policies, procedures & goals*Transitioned department to global office in Costa Rica

Omaha, Nebraska

•Manage fraud team, create fraud thresholds, and minimize fraud charge backs.•Review all fraud orders to ensure fraud thresholds are set correctly; provide detailed report to executive team on a monthly basis.•Created custom reports to break order down to the individual SKU along with category, based on this information established SKU and category rules.•Responsible for reviewing all business sales orders and setting correct credit limits while minimizing risk.•Responsible for all Accounts Receivable, perform all month end reporting and processes.•Ensure collection process is completed in a timely manner and meets department SOP.•Create system rules to minimize risk to business and ensure department meets PCI compliance.•Work with multiple vendors on a daily basis including collection agency, credit card companies, card processor and new fraud software provider.•Utilizing new fraud software system to minimize fraud and reduce chargebacks.•Collaborate with all areas of business including legal, Customer Care, A/P, IT, Marketing and Business Sales.

*Oversaw all phases of credit management process*Oversaw the accuracy and timeliness of bad debt allowance and write off.*Supervised and monitor credit associates.*Handled customer inquiries.*Created monthly credit reporting.*Managed credit limits while controlling risks. Balanced sales needs while meeting credit objectives.*Ensured accounts were collected in a timely manner. October DSO 39.91 days.*Promoted customer service to help increase sales.*Worked with both external and internal customers on an ongoing basis. *Supported company global initiatives, ensured department meets objectives.*Worked all 100k plus accounts, along with Distributor and Agency accounts.*Reviewed all financials for department and ensure financials are updated on an annual basis.*Handled escalated calls and provide necessary feedback to associates.*Ensured new marketing/sales promotions meet credit requirements.*Ensured policies and procedures are followed in accordance with SOX guidelines*Utilized SAP system.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

*Aggressively managed budget to come in $738,000 under budget. *Created new fraud work process that resulted in department becoming 30% more efficient.*Responsible for preventing and limiting debit, credit and commercial card losses to the bank.*Managed a multi site of 12 fraud investigators in 2 different locations.*Acted in a work force capacity to manage work between sites to create optimum efficiency.*Streamlined reporting to focus on key metrics.*Utilized TSYS system.

*Developed an incentive program for Team members permitting increased spending with minimal additional Credit Losses. This resulted in $24,000,000 in additional annual spending.*Acquired and enhanced an online fax system and managed all incoming and outgoing faxes on a daily basis resulting in annual operating expense save of $100,000 and a reduction of 3.5 FTE.*Analyze financial statements and customer payment history to determine Credit worthiness to drive spends. *Led a team of 15 associates.*Work with other Departments such as Fraud, Customer Service to help exceed customer requests.*Worked with internal audit group to ensure department met all areas of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.*Utilized TSYS system.Fraud Team Leader *Worked with analysts and risk partners to identify fraud rings resulting in reduced Fraud losses in excess of $4,000,000.*Analyzed accounts to determine potential fraud and prevent future losses. These detailed account/purchase reviews resulted 17% reduction in the American Express Fraud loss rate. *Led effort with Fast Data/First Pursuit Verification Company to renew contract and meet company objectives. *Created macros to reduce work efforts and increase efficiency which resulted in higher contact rate while preventing future loss. *Created new procedures along with training for department. Team Leader*Increased productivity in the Credit Administration group by 25% with a net savings of $134,000. *Proposed and implemented Right Fax system enhancements for the Credit Administration group that resulted in an $119,000 in annual savings. This affected the entire Department and drove positive bank process feedback from customers.*Created system rules to reduce unnecessary work efforts through both automation and elimination of work resulting in an $85,000 annual savings.

Masters, Organizational Management

Completed Organizational Management masters degree

Bachelor, Interpersonal Communication

Focused on Interpersonal/business communications.

Associates, Business Administration

Completed business administration associates degree.