Michelle Graybill

Experience

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  Pearl Izumi

  Jul 1997 - Jan 2000

  Accounts Receivable/Credit Supervisor

  Supervise AR and Credit personnel daily functionsProduce month end reports for management, including aging, cash receipts, past due percentages and statementsEstablish procedures for invoicing, returns, credit memo's, cash posting and collection of past due accountsCollect on past due accountsReview customer Credit applicationsAssign accounts to third party collection agencies

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  Sun Microsystems

  Jan 2000 - Feb 2010

  Financial Support covering the HQ functions for – Engineering, Marketing, Field Delivery and Product Management •Managed Fixed AssetsBudget, Forecast and variance reporting for assigned Global Services Delivery Portfolio's•Enhanced internal reporting and information sharing to assist management in making informed business decisions and drive improved margins using cube extracts and Essbase tools.•Used Bottoms up budget model to improve reporting and decision making.•Quarterly Balance Sheet Reviews with Senior Management.•Created Internal Web Site for Financial Services group.•Created information portal and collaboration site to drive standardized reporting and secure information distribution model with the view of eliminating ad hoc reporting requests Show less Credit - Managed a team of four Credit AnalystsHold and/or Release orders.Worked with Global Credit Department and provided bi-weekly reporting on active accountsPerform Credit reviews on new and active accounts to determine financial health RecoveryCreated and submitted weekly Bad Debt/Risk report to the Global Credit Centre of ExcellencePrepared and submitted Proof of Claims to the courtsWorked with Legal Counsel, third party Collection Agency, Controllers Credit Centre of Excellence AcquisitionManually tracked Accounts Receivable on Acquisitions portfolios via spreadsheet.Made collections calls on past due accountsWas part of the Integration team on acquisitions and provided feedback and processes regarding AR Show less Promoted to Supervisor – Managed a team of 10 Collection Analysts •Run weekly Accounts Receivable reports, review and analyze•Bi-weekly reporting to Senior Management for Forecasting and possible bad debt exposure•Monthly account reviews with each member to understand the reasons for past due balances. Escalated when necessary to Sales, Controllers and Booking center.•Monthly One on One’s to Mentor and coach team – Monthly Staff meeting•Provided backup to Manager when necessary Show less Promoted to Recovery Analyst (newly created department)The focus was Bankruptcy, Out of Business and Risk customers. The role was work in progress and required a self starter. Created and submitted weekly Bad Debt/Risk report to Manager and the Credit Department.Gained knowledge and experience of the financial impact relating to Bankruptcy's, Mergers, Out of Business and payment plans.Prepared and submitted Proof of Claims to the courtsCreated spreadsheets for PRE and POST and future exposure in Bankruptcy'sBuilt relationships with internal and external Legal Counsel, third party Collection Agency and Controllers Show less

  • Financial Analyst

    Jul 2007 - Feb 2010

  • Credit/Recovery Supervisor

    Nov 2004 - Jul 2007

  • Collections/ Recovery Supervisor

    Apr 2002 - Nov 2004

  • Recovery Analyst

    Nov 2001 - Apr 2002

  • Financial Services Representative

    Jan 2000 - Nov 2001
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  Oracle

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2010

  Financial Analyst

  Finance Lead for the integration of Sun Microsystems, Inc (SMI) processes and systems over to the Oracle systems of record.•Budget, Forecast and variance reporting for assigned Global Services Delivery Portfolio’s.•Set up finance team in Oracle systems such as OFA, Enterprise Reporting. Training Modules, PO Requisitions•Provided training sessions for Oracle Systems

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  Cochlear America's

  Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

  Commercial Collections Specialist

  •Run weekly AR agings – communicate to customers, sales, Controllers•Analyze accounts and correspondence on a daily basis•Responsible for portfolio of 252 customers totalling $600k•Research, resolve customer deductions and disputes•Reconcile and collect outstanding receivables on assigned accounts•Month end close for the US and Latin America•Reconcile A/R to General Ledger•Prepare Journal Entries•Maintain confidentiality of information

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  Trimble Inc.

  Dec 2012 - Sept 2023

  Effectively manage accounts receivable aging to ensure items do not become delinquent Investigate and analyze customer complaints via telephone or email and correct them by making account adjustments and/or engaging the correct departmentResearch and resolve discrepancies, short payments, over payments and un-applied cashProcess Credit Applications, determine credit worthiness and assign an appropriate credit lineLiason for 3rd party collections, which includes but is not limited to placing and reporting on accounts sent to 3rd party collections to senior managementTrack, prepare, and submit Bankruptcy Proof of Claims to the courtsProcess credit card payments – submit refund requests to accounts payableMonthly and quarterly analysis and recommendation’s on 33 entity accounts receivable aging’s outside Trimble's system of record (Oracle)Administrator for maintaining and troubleshooting Trimble’s accounts receivable (GETPAID) system toensure departmental goals are current Show less

  • Regional Credit Manager, North America

    Apr 2019 - Sept 2023

  • Credit/Collections Analyst

    Dec 2012 - Sept 2023
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  Trimble Transportation

  Apr 2021 - now

  Credit Manager, Transportation division at Trimble

  Trimble Inc. is an American software, hardware, and services technology company. Trimble supports global industries in building & construction, agriculture, geospatial, natural resources and utilities, governments, transportation and others.