Susan Ernst
Susan Ernst



SUSAN L. ERNST
1901 Augusta Dr. ------------
Houston, Texas 77057 E-Mail: ------------


SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

A results oriented treasury analyst with six plus years of treasury and cash management experience and a proven ability to handle significant levels of responsibility. My demonstrated technical strengths include:


FINANCIAL ANALYST
TPC Group LLC, Houston, TX October 2006 - October 2012

Worked as treasury analyst for $2 billion dollar global chemical and petroleum products company with the following responsibilities:

Responsible for setting the Company’s daily and monthly cash position.
Responsible for the treasury department reporting including: daily cash position, investment portfolio, borrowing base, and cash forecasting for senior management.
Manage a $135 million investment portfolio in a way that maximizes the Company’s returns on excess cash.
Oversee the Company’s $175 million revolving line of credit, and other net working capital facilities.
Responsible for the daily cash reconciliation and funds movements including all wires transfers, investments, revolving line of credit requests, loan payments, etc.
Primary banking liaison for the Company’s banks when various banking related issues must be resolved.
Ensure the accurate maintenance of bank accounts, banking guideline.
Oversee the Credit Department with responsibilities including assessing customer and supplier credit levels/approvals, reviewing Dunn & Bradstreet reports, credit models, trade and bank references.
Maintained full documentations of treasury management activity, development of desk manual to ensure continuity of its critical function
Oversee the Collections Department with responsibilities including ensuring all accounts receivable is collected in a timely fashion, comprehensive monthly review of A/R portfolio, and clean-up old past due balances through collection activity or write-off.
Interact with sales, customer service, billing department, and customers to promptly resolve billing disputes or discrepancies and any other billing related issues. Ensure that payments are processed or received in a timely manner.
Responsible for proper application of customer payments against customer’s outstanding A/R balances including on netting with customers.


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OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
4 Seasons Inc., Houston, TX September 2002 – October 2006

Trained and supervised crew members in all aspects of store operations
Maintained supplies inventories
Resolved customer problems
Managed all cash and credit card transactions as well as cash deposits


EDUCATION:


BA Degree: University of Houston, Houston, TX, May 2005
Summa Cum Laude GPA: 3.9
BBA: Finance