Rhonda Gil Email & Phone Number

Asolo, Treviso, It

Lead the Credit and Accounts Receivable department for all domestic accounts and international distributors. Annual revenues over $40M.Responsibilities Include:• Review monthly orders on hold for in house credit approval• Set up new accounts including running DNBi reports - set and monitor credit limits• Work with factor on credit concerns, daily disputes, deductions and assignments• Manage all international distributors, create statements, proforma invoices and negotiate letter of credits• Manage Accounts Receivable aging including all vendor violation disputes• Turn accounts over to collections for past due balances including NSF balances • Train and supervise AR Temp and Accounting Intern• Prepare monthly Sales Rep commission statements and wire request• Cash application – Factor cash, wires, credit cards and process manual deposits thru check scanner• Reconcile cash application to the GL• Review monthly write offs including bad debt with management team, process credit memos• Run month end reportsAccomplishments:• Re-negotiated domestic factor agreement resulting in significant savings and quicker payment remittance• Wrote the Company's credit and collection policy• Reduced the bad debt from 40% to 20% in less than 1 year• Successfully obtained letter of credits to eliminate credit risk and quicker payment from international distributors• Implementation of new employee purchase procedure reducing hours of manual work

Managed the AR department for a division with annual revenues in excess of $100M, Responsibilities Include:• Worked with Controller to establish and implement credit, collection and chargeback processes to maintain low DSO • Assisted with annual audits and monthly bank reconciliations • Researched and resolved compliance charge backs including returns and shortages – charge backs collected $300k+• Processed summarization of payments due for co-op and advertising allowances based on annual sales for major retail accounts• Lead weekly update meetings• Managed in house key accounts • Retrieved bank deposits including wire payments via online banking (lockbox and factor deposits), reconciled all cash deposits• Monitored and assisted with lockbox cash application, processing of factor payments and wires, credit card payments, credit card reversals and credit memos• Reconciled factor agings • Implemented new account sign off process, changed and updated account terms, placed accounts on hold based on the severity of their past due history, maintained customer master

Manhattan Beach, California, Us

Global Footwear, $2 BillionResponsibilities Include:• Managed and reconciled major retail accounts (Federated, May Corp, Marshalls, Kohl’s) 90% Charge backs, 10% invoices• Validated / Disputed all charge back types, shortages, freight, pricing, EDI, returns, compliance violations, markdowns and advertising allowances • Total charge backs collected $600k+• Addressed compliance issues with management• Negotiated settlements• Interfaced with customers, internal staff and management in resolving issues

Mineola, New York, Us

Accent Furniture, $50M Responsibilities Include:• Credit approved 75+ orders daily• Placed accounts on credit hold, followed up with collectors on past due accounts• Set up new accounts, performed trade references, set credit lines & terms based on D&B • Updated and maintained customer master file and customer credit ratings• Additional duties involved A/R, collections and EDI invoicing