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North Bergen, Nj, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Arizent (formerly SourceMedia), is a leading business information company serving the financial and professional services industries. I was promoted to Accounts Receivable Manager in January 2020 after serving as Collection & Credit Manager for over four years. This promotion came at a pivotal time in the company’s history, coinciding with SourceMedia’s corporate rebranding as Arizent. In this highly autonomous leadership role, I manage a wide range of special projects assigned by the CFO and Controller and directly manage cash applications, billing, and sales monitoring for three business lines (Subscriptions, Events, Advertising). Additionally, I continue to maintain the Collection & Credit Manager responsibilities outlined below. While managing a team of Billers and Collectors, I champion a customer-centric approach to collections.• Ensure transactions from lockbox deposits, checks, credit cards, ACH, and wire transfers are applied correctly on a daily basis and close out batches; created a forecast report and update daily• Collaborate with the CFO/Controller to create/alter payment terms and analyze customer behavior patterns• Admin and manage billing portals Ariba, Bill.com, Coupa, Jira, Tipalti, and other vendor portals • Perform bank reconciliations, forecasting, and comparisons between AP disbursements and cash receipts

New York, New York, Us

Vendome Group, LLC is the leading publisher of magazines, books, and websites for commercial and residential real estate professionals, their attorneys, healthcare providers, and related businesses. Reporting directly to the CFO and Controller, I managed a team of seven Billers, Collectors, and a Cash Application Clerk. I prioritized the reduction of accounts receivable through client collaboration and used my extensive background and knowledge of operational efficiency in the accounts receivable industry to properly invoice within standard policies reflective of customer and organizational requirements. Major projects included leading a transition from MSG to Great Plains, digitizing invoicing, automating processes, and launching a new payment portal.• Worked with Sales team and customers to resolve discrepancies and disputes, reducing DSO by 30% • Generated reports including tracking AR for webinars, conferences, and advertising (print and web) • Calculated sales commissions, cashed application management (checks, credit cards, EFT), and created credit and debit memos for revised invoices • Centralized invoicing and collections from satellite offices into one system in the New York office • Reviewed credit applications and approved credit limits using information from Dunn & Bradstreet• Negotiated payment plans with customers, placed delinquent accounts on credit hold, and worked with a third-party collection agency on collection placements• Issued monthly reports on invoicing and cash receipts by publication/event

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Accounts Receivable Analyst (Temporary) - GFI Group Inc.Accounts Receivable Manager (Temporary) - Moody’s Investor Services – Structured Finance• Reduced DSO from 222 to 120 days while recovering $1.2 million in receivables over 90 days • Settled billing on delinquent accounts and secured payments for open balances while amending trades for brokers; sustained relationships with top-tier domestic and international financial institutions and processed invoices for trading desks

New York, Ny, Us

A valued team member, I supported senior management through the operations of accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliation, credit application, and A/R journal entries averaging $1.8 million.• Tabulated and assessed commissions and expenses for over 30 Sales Representatives and retained the Base View accounting system while creating progress reports • Demonstrated an excellent ability to resolve a wide range of client, staff, and departmental issues applying diplomacy, empathy, and assertiveness

New York, Ny, Us

In 2003, I joined AM New York Newspaper as their Credit Manager. Hired during their infancy, I was a member of their original seven-employee team and was afforded my first management-level opportunity. Working in such a high-impact position in a start-up, entrepreneurial environment with tremendous access to customers allowed me to hone my approach to collections.

In this role, I distributed credit limits and adjustments and negotiated payment plans with last resort accounts resulting in thousands of dollars saved on legal and collection fees. • Reconfigured credit, collections, and billing departments through procedure initiation while communicating with counsel and collection agencies• Checked credit histories and surveyed payments• Acted as the liaison to monitor progress with the in-house counsel and collection agencies• Maintained contact with top advertising companies including Grey Global, Media.com, Burrell Communications, and UniWorld Group• Utilized strong project management and mentoring skills with a continuous drive to improve operations

The CIT Group provides business loans, financial services, and financing solutions worldwide. Initially hired in an entry level mailroom position, I was offered an opportunity in collections after demonstrating initiative, a solid work ethic, and an ability to take on higher-level assignments. I managed domestic and international portfolios up to $20 million while building key relationships and overseeing the collection queue of $200 million.

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