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Veronica Hall

Powder Springs

Summary

Dynamic Credit Manager with extensive experience at Cumulus Media Inc, excelling in accounts receivable management and effective communication. Proven track record of improving collections and resolving discrepancies, utilizing strong negotiation skills and attention to detail to enhance cash flow and customer satisfaction. Adept at generating invoices and implementing collection strategies.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

A/R Specialist

Cumulus Media Inc
Atlanta
11.2022 - Current
  • Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external stakeholders through effective management of the Accounts Receivable email mailbox
  • Prepare and process daily credit card, lockbox, Ach transactions
  • Ensure logs are reconciled, then generate invoices, inclusive of coop.
  • Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
  • Assist with month-end accounts receivable closing and reconciliation of the receivable sub-ledger
  • Create and maintain customer profiles
  • Monitor aged receivables and assist with collection efforts
  • Approve sales orders for appropriate revenue recognition
  • Ensure compliance with FCC reporting
  • Perform other accounts receivable duties as required
  • Assist with ad hoc projects as needed
  • Utilize credit reports to establish creditworthiness for clients.
  • Maintained accurate records of customer payments and account status.

Credit Manager

RNDC
Atlanta
09.2022 - 11.2022
  • Process credit adjustments
  • Daily collection calls
  • Pull aging monthly
  • Inbound calls
  • Maintain Cash spreadsheets and Journals
  • Assisting with cash
  • Maintain daily and monthly AR spreadsheet
  • B2B Collections
  • Cleaning up accounts to merge into one system
  • Working with internal customers to get all AR applied correctly
  • Worked on Credit Hold accounts
  • Worked on releasing credit holds
  • Worked on obtaining payment for pre-paid accounts
  • Contact customers to determine and address what they need to execute the payment
  • Explain to internal customers (e.g., salesperson) why an order can't ship, why

RNDC can't reach the customer, reasons for lack of payment

Credit Manager

ALLIED CRAWFORD STEEL
Mableton
04.2022 - 09.2022
  • Review orders for purchase
  • Review accounts to make sure client is not over credit limit
  • Call each client that is near credit limit for payment
  • Daily Collection calls
  • Review accounts daily to make sure client is still credit worthy
  • Call client for updated credit application and bank information for account review
  • Maintain Non Credit spreadsheet daily
  • Maintain daily and monthly AR spreadsheet
  • Process mail, manage daily, weekly and monthly cash, and handle all billing including sending and mailing out invoices
  • Responsible for locating and notifying customers of delinquent accounts by mail or telephone to solicit payment
  • Utilize credit reports to establish credit worthiness for clients new and existing clients
  • Process credit adjustments
  • Process refunds
  • Research and pull documents for discrepancies

Credit Manager

Dickey Broadcasting
Atlanta
06.2014 - 03.2022
  • Pull deposits from lockbox daily, process checks by posting payments in system, and work with individual aging reports for each sales representative
  • Process mail, manage daily, weekly and monthly cash, and handle all billing including sending and mailing out invoices
  • Responsible for locating and notifying customers of delinquent accounts by mail or telephone to solicit payment
  • Utilize credit reports to establish credit worthiness for clients

General Manager

Integrity First
Powder Springs
06.2014 - 03.2022
  • Oversee day-to-day operations including credit, collections, inbound and outbound calls
  • Manage business operations such as billing, daily and weekly reports, negotiations, notary responsibilities and credit repair

Collections Specialist

The Washington Post
Washington
11.2007 - 05.2012
  • Improved collections on a daily basis by reconciling accounts, allocating payments, and ensuring all fees were prepaid prior to newspaper ads being published
  • Worked closely with customers to arrange for payment or establish payment schedules based on customers' financial situations
  • Researched and tracked past due and short pay accounts to develop solutions to meet both customer and organizational needs

Credit/Account Manager

Afro American Newspaper
Baltimore
06.2005 - 11.2007
  • Reconciled and balanced A/R and cash balances on a monthly basis to recover outstanding balances owed and ensure cash was on hand to fund operations
  • Generated and submitted invoices, monthly statements, and general ledger / aging reports in accordance with operations
  • Located and notified customers of delinquent accounts by mail or telephone to solicit payment

Credit Manager

Baltimore Jewish times-style magazine
Baltimore
04.2001 - 06.2005
  • Processed advertising orders and credit card transactions for each publication as well as created and submitted profit / loss reports to management that recorded all bad debt clients
  • Reviewed aging reports for collections on a weekly basis to determine which customers were past due and need to be contacted
  • Developed and implemented a spreadsheet tool to track and manage accounts receivable, cash balances, and checking accounts $10+ million

Collections account Manager

Baltimore behavioral health
Baltimore
02.1999 - 03.2001
  • Provided collection and account support for a local healthcare facility
  • Accountable for posting payments, processing medical billing (UB92), and making collection calls to insurance companies
  • Collected aged accounts 3-5 years old with 80% of debts collected

Education

B.S. - Business Communications

University of phoenix

Skills

  • Filing & Recordkeeping Practices
  • Office / Clerical Administration
  • Accounting / Credit Operations
  • Billing / Credit Collections
  • Administrative Policies & Procedures
  • Resource / Workflow Management
  • Accounts receivable management
  • Invoice generation
  • Credit analysis
  • Cash application
  • Collection strategies
  • Financial reporting
  • Customer reconciliation
  • Data entry accuracy
  • Problem resolution
  • Effective communication
  • Time management
  • Month-end closing
  • Invoice processing
  • Bank deposits
  • Payment posting
  • Credit memos
  • Attention to detail
  • Negotiation skills
  • Payment plans

Timeline

A/R Specialist

Cumulus Media Inc
11.2022 - Current

Credit Manager

RNDC
09.2022 - 11.2022

Credit Manager

ALLIED CRAWFORD STEEL
04.2022 - 09.2022

Credit Manager

Dickey Broadcasting
06.2014 - 03.2022

General Manager

Integrity First
06.2014 - 03.2022

Collections Specialist

The Washington Post
11.2007 - 05.2012

Credit/Account Manager

Afro American Newspaper
06.2005 - 11.2007

Credit Manager

Baltimore Jewish times-style magazine
04.2001 - 06.2005

Collections account Manager

Baltimore behavioral health
02.1999 - 03.2001

B.S. - Business Communications

University of phoenix
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