AR, Collections Manager

Posted on: 2006-11-16

Catherine Bevins 3872 Mt. Abraham Avenue San Diego, CA 92111 Cell phone: 619-944-0935 I'm seeking a challenging position in accounting, where 21 years of experience and success (11 of those years as a principal in a successful advertising firm) will contribute directly to a company’s bottom line. I like a challenge and learning. Experience: Accounts Receivable /Collection Manager Dalrada Financial, Inc. 2005-Present Duties: AR collections, cash deposits, application and forecasting, reconciliation of accounts receivable, suspense and bad debt reserve, preparing check and write-off requests. Interfaced with all departments, of the company, to obtain results in light of company goals. Trained others through three conversions within a seven month period. Built and maintained good relationships with customers. Resolved issues in short order. Accounts Receivable/Cash/Collection Supervisor Titan Systems Corp. 2001- 2005 Duties: AR collections, cash deposits, application and forecasting, reconciliation of accounts receivable, suspense and bad debt reserve, pulling of Dun & Bradstreet reports, preparing check and write-off requests, tracking of rents owed, and management of staff and long-term temp employees. Experience as a secondary biller for government billing and government closeout billing. Assisted the general accounting department on open issues for period close. Performed research of short pays, non-pays, and rejected invoices. Interfaced with the contracts, billing, general accounting departments, and the project managers to resolve invoice issues. Exceeded cash flow goals on a regular basis. Have written procedures and worked with auditors on Sarbanes Oxley, and through the audit process. I build and maintain good relationships with customers in order to resolve issues in short order. Accounts Receivable and Billing Goodsell & Company 2001 Duties: Accounts receivable and billing. During tax season worked on individual tax returns for our clients. Other duties included bank reconciliation and general bookkeeping. Personally responsible for improving the company’s cash flow by 40%. Accounts Receivable Kreative Inc./WelchAllyn 1998-2000 Duties: Collections, processing of cash deposits, credit card payments and refunds, cash posting, producing AR trial balance, cleaning and maintaining the AR, suspense account and processing of refunds. Credited with reducing the AR from 4.5m to 1.5m in just over one year. Personal Time off 1996-1998 Two years spent enjoying the fruits of our labors over the last eleven years. These two years were spent traveling, moving our family back to California, and setting up our new home in San Diego. Principle and Chief Operations Officer The Strata Group 1985-1996 Managed the day-to-day running of two offices, scheduled travel, meetings, and trade shows. Additionally managed a staff of seven employees and up to 50 vendors and suppliers. Other duties included, but were not limited to: proposal writing, new business development, customer service, client relations, project management, filing, word processing, creating and maintaining databases, creating spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Skills and Strengths Backed by Experience Collections Multi-tasking Accounts receivable Problem solving Dispute resolution Phone skills Billing Dun & Bradstreet Government billing Staff management Research Supportive team player Proficiency in These Professional Computer Programs Outlook MS Office Excel MAS500 Impromptu SLS Education: I have completed 2 years of college coursework in pursuit of a Bachelors Degree. References: Upon request.