Beverly Ahumada

Experience

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  Romero Contracting

  Mar 2003 - Aug 2006

  Office Manager

  Managed office staff of (8). Oversee billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable and purchasing. Implemented standard of work for both AR and AP. Provide job training for all new hires. Reduce DSO and provide focus on collections of overall AR balance with multiple general contractors and developers. Secured discounts on outstanding payables. Created standard purchasing format for job specific needs. Filed preliminary notices and provided appropriate lien releases for projects.

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  Capital Drywall LLC

  Aug 2006 - May 2007

  CONTRACTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ASSOCIATE

  Obtain purchase orders against job contracts for work performed outside of the scope of the contract. Working directly with job superintendents, general contractors, sales and job foreman. Ensured that all “extras” were valid for generating additional billing.

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  EMSL Analytical, Inc

  Jun 2007 - Oct 2009

  SENIOR PORTFOLIO REPRESENTATIVE

  Manage collections of 500 accounts with AR balances of $8M. Implemented Bad Check Restitution plan within Accounts Receivable. Processed credit review for new customer accounts being established for payment terms and credit limits. Prepared monthly account statements. Liaison to internal and external customers, senior management and sales. New hire training. Established forecasted collection targets and metrics.

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  Beckman Coulter

  Oct 2009 - Feb 2020

  Lead Credit & Collections Specialist GLOBAL SHARED SERVICES NACO

  Commercial account collections. Manage portfolio of 800 accounts and estimated AR balance of $18M. Strategize and mitigate contractual obligation commitment issues for revenue recovery, resulting in $8M. Account credit assessment of customer financial reports and bank statements, Dun & Bradstreet reports. Reconciliation of accounts, short payments and payment arrangements. Review customer orders for credit release and credit holds, as well as credit worthiness. Direct lead to US territory credit representatives for forecasting and crediting collection targets. Training of new employees and cross-training of other departments to AR functions and processes. Verification of data integrity and accuracy for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Evaluating and processing accounts for In-house Legal status, bankruptcies and litigation. Developed performance success plan on returned customer mail hindering collections, resulting in reduction of monthly overhead cost and increased collection recovery by $2M per month. Resolving customer disputes for resolution to increase monthly collections. Creating action plans to reducing DSO. Show less