Credit Manager / Accounts Rec Resume Example

Reported month end figures to corporate, inventory reconciliation, all aspects of accounts receivable, cash application, and credit. Primary Steel was acquired by Kloeckner Metals in 2010.

• Oversaw all reporting, documentation and recordkeeping requirements for department.
• Monitored accounts for signs of fraud and non-payment issues.
• Investigated and evaluated customers for creditworthiness and potential risk factors.
• Developed strategies to expedite payments and customer resolutions.
• Attended ongoing professional training to facilitate accurate and productive credit management.
• Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
• Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
• Performed semi-annual account credit limit reviews and credit increase review requests from financial service and sales teams.
• Obtained and reviewed credit reports, credit references, credit insurance and financial statements to establish credit limits for new accounts.
• Recognized across organization for diligence, accuracy and contributions toward maintaining positive cash position through problem resolution.
• Work cross-functionally with sales, management and other departments to maintain effective operations.

Started as data entry clerk entering work orders and production. Learned every aspect of steel business from receiving material to shipment. Moved to accounts receivable and credit. Worked closely with controller on all day to day business including month end closings and inventory reconciliation. Promoted to Controller and was attending Wilmington College (one year) until tuition reimbursement was discontinued when this branch of Feralloy was acquired by Primary Steel in July 2002.

• Managed documents by organizing forms, making photocopies, filing records, preparing correspondence and creating reports.
• Entered numerical data into databases with speed and accuracy using 10-key pad.
• Corrected any data entry error to prevent later issues such as duplication or data degradation.
• Scanned documents and saved in database to keep records of essential organizational information.
• Evaluated source documents to locate information needed for each data entry field.
• Obtained scanned records and uploaded into database.
• Verified accuracy and validity of data entered in databases
• Entered client information into databases quickly and with minimal errors.