Professional AR/Credit & Collections
Collin Lyon
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CAREER SUMMARY:
Quality-driven, results-focused professional with a track record of delivering tangible results. Experience in analysis of small, medium, and large size domestic and international companies. Possess strong multitasking and service skills, with dedication to company goals. Excellent communication and people skills including development of relationships with customers, sales and various groups and departments. Personal qualities include adaptability, autonomy, drive and strong work ethic.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL AREAS:
? Credit Operations ? Financial Analysis ? Accounting and Finance
? Account Management ? Customer Relationships ? Negotiation Techniques
? Cash Applications ? Account Reconciliations ? DNBi, NACM, Equifax, other reporting
? Deductions Analysis ? Oracle, SAP, JDE, Other Systems ? Journal Entries
? Accounts Receivable ? Billings Processing and Analysis ? ACH, Lock Box, Check Processing
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Siemens Industry ? Hayward, CA ? 06/2016 - Present
Senior Credit & Collections Analyst
• Responsible for the timely collection of the accounts receivable aging using SAP.
• Generate various reports for co-workers and managers.
• Process credit card payments to the customer's accounts receivable.
• Process and sign customer release or waiver of liability
• Recommend further action for very delinquent accounts.
• Generate various department performance reports to managers.
Contract Office Group ? San Jose, CA ? 11/2015 – 06/2016
Accounts Receivable and Billing Specialist
• Collections of customer’s accounts on the accounts receivable aging.
• Invoicing of the completed projects and proposals to the customers for payment.
• Coordinate the Backlog reporting with Project Coordinators for timely invoicing to our customers.
Securematics, Inc. ? Santa Clara, CA ? 09/2014 – 07/2015
Credit Risk Analyst
• Responsible for the due-diligence credit review of the new and established customers.
• Establish and maintenance of the credit lines of said customers.
• Organize alternate credit-means for customers via credit insurance, tooling, end-user billings, assignment of funding, and other means.
• Continuous working with Sales to generate a more proactive reporting of the customer’s credit-worthiness.
• Reconciliation of accounts to show customers item(s) on account are owed and payable.
• Coordination of placing accounts with outside collections, or legal action.
Siemens Industry ? Hayward, CA ? 04/2012 – 09/2014
Senior Credit & Collections Analyst
• Responsible for the timely collection of the accounts receivable aging using SAP.
• Generate various reports for co-workers and managers.
• Process credit card payments to the customer's accounts receivable.
• Process and sign customer release or waiver of liability
• Recommend further action for very delinquent accounts.
• Generate various department performance reports to managers.
Alps Electric ? Campbell, CA ? 07/1999 – 05/2010
Senior Credit and Collections Analyst
• Responsible for the timely collection of the accounts receivable aging.
• Reduced past-due receivables from approximately 20% to less than 1%.
• Identified order entry and billing errors, resulting in more accurate billing and faster collections.
• Designed and revised company's credit applications and invoices.
• Served as coordinator for North American affiliated group companies for external training (i.e., Dun and Bradstreet).
• Reviewed new reporting and credit analysis tools and critiqued such products for senior management.
• Revised and implemented credit procedures and forecasting, resulting in no new bankruptcy exposures since March, 2007.
• Coordinated with IT department to electronically send invoices to customers (EDI, and other interfaces).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Sawyer College of Business ? Santa Clara, CA ? Accounting Degree (Associates)
Collin Lyon
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CAREER SUMMARY:
Quality-driven, results-focused professional with a track record of delivering tangible results. Experience in analysis of small, medium, and large size domestic and international companies. Possess strong multitasking and service skills, with dedication to company goals. Excellent communication and people skills including development of relationships with customers, sales and various groups and departments. Personal qualities include adaptability, autonomy, drive and strong work ethic.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL AREAS:
? Credit Operations ? Financial Analysis ? Accounting and Finance
? Account Management ? Customer Relationships ? Negotiation Techniques
? Cash Applications ? Account Reconciliations ? DNBi, NACM, Equifax, other reporting
? Deductions Analysis ? Oracle, SAP, JDE, Other Systems ? Journal Entries
? Accounts Receivable ? Billings Processing and Analysis ? ACH, Lock Box, Check Processing
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Siemens Industry ? Hayward, CA ? 06/2016 - Present
Senior Credit & Collections Analyst
• Responsible for the timely collection of the accounts receivable aging using SAP.
• Generate various reports for co-workers and managers.
• Process credit card payments to the customer's accounts receivable.
• Process and sign customer release or waiver of liability
• Recommend further action for very delinquent accounts.
• Generate various department performance reports to managers.
Contract Office Group ? San Jose, CA ? 11/2015 – 06/2016
Accounts Receivable and Billing Specialist
• Collections of customer’s accounts on the accounts receivable aging.
• Invoicing of the completed projects and proposals to the customers for payment.
• Coordinate the Backlog reporting with Project Coordinators for timely invoicing to our customers.
Securematics, Inc. ? Santa Clara, CA ? 09/2014 – 07/2015
Credit Risk Analyst
• Responsible for the due-diligence credit review of the new and established customers.
• Establish and maintenance of the credit lines of said customers.
• Organize alternate credit-means for customers via credit insurance, tooling, end-user billings, assignment of funding, and other means.
• Continuous working with Sales to generate a more proactive reporting of the customer’s credit-worthiness.
• Reconciliation of accounts to show customers item(s) on account are owed and payable.
• Coordination of placing accounts with outside collections, or legal action.
Siemens Industry ? Hayward, CA ? 04/2012 – 09/2014
Senior Credit & Collections Analyst
• Responsible for the timely collection of the accounts receivable aging using SAP.
• Generate various reports for co-workers and managers.
• Process credit card payments to the customer's accounts receivable.
• Process and sign customer release or waiver of liability
• Recommend further action for very delinquent accounts.
• Generate various department performance reports to managers.
Alps Electric ? Campbell, CA ? 07/1999 – 05/2010
Senior Credit and Collections Analyst
• Responsible for the timely collection of the accounts receivable aging.
• Reduced past-due receivables from approximately 20% to less than 1%.
• Identified order entry and billing errors, resulting in more accurate billing and faster collections.
• Designed and revised company's credit applications and invoices.
• Served as coordinator for North American affiliated group companies for external training (i.e., Dun and Bradstreet).
• Reviewed new reporting and credit analysis tools and critiqued such products for senior management.
• Revised and implemented credit procedures and forecasting, resulting in no new bankruptcy exposures since March, 2007.
• Coordinated with IT department to electronically send invoices to customers (EDI, and other interfaces).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Sawyer College of Business ? Santa Clara, CA ? Accounting Degree (Associates)