Karen Alvarez Email & Phone Number

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Rochester, New York

New Ysork, NY

• The goal of the Parent Advocate is to offer parents support and advocacy during Initial Child Safety Conferences.Duties of a Parent Advocate include:
• Familiarizing parents with child welfare policies and procedures.
• Providing information about viable neighborhood-based resources.
• Empowering parents to fully understand the process in order to articulate concerns.
• Engaging with parents to listen to their concerns about issues that place their child at risk of foster placements.

New York, NY

Establish billing protocols and practices for all business segments following customer contracts and purchase orders resulting in increased accuracy of over 200 invoices monthly and improved collections turnaround.Develop and implement a comprehensive sales commissions reporting and payment database enabling prompt and accurate disbursement of earnings on.

New York, NY

Re-engineered the order entry, billing, collections and customer care workflow system and database in conjunction with the IT Department including testing, troubleshooting, user training and acceptance.Prepared and monitored monthly reporting including cash forecasts, write off forecasts and monthly A/R roll forward for tracking current business trends and.

New York, NY

Designed and implemented procedures to facilitate reporting of accounts on hold and accounts requiring additional assistance.Negotiated settlement and payment plans to reconcile past due and disputed items as necessary.Managed and directed collections of accounts receivable and resolved all outstanding client issues in conjunction with the warehouse.

New York, NY

Reviewed and analyzed financial statements through spreadsheet and ratio evaluation and established appropriate credit lines to minimize financial risk.Secured bad debt write offs by negotiating requirements including UCC filings, guaranties, and letters of credit for new and existing accounts.

Long Branch, NJ

Represented the Accounts Receivable Department on the financial information system team to research and recommend a new accounting software package for the company.Acquired documentation and supplied all relevant information to sales and use tax auditors relating to a state investigation.

Somerset, NJ

Forecast receivables on major accounts on a monthly basis with a 5% variance.Applied customer payments, including deductions and charge backs, to accounts using an automated accounts receivable system.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: President and Executive Treasurer - Graduate Business Student Association

Bachelor'S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies