Experience

The Columbus Dispatch

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Advertising Accounting Manager

  • 2011 年 4 月 - - 目前

  Perform diversified financial, sales, and management tasks. Audit paper daily, ensuring accurate billings, queue management of pending orders, credit application approvals and collection of past due balances. Balance aging accounts receivable system reports. Perform month end closing including preparing Journal Entries, record reviews, cash receipt and account reconciliations, expense accruals, and aging information for variance analysis. Also, handle bad debt reserve calculations, compile corporate A/R reports,Serve as company liaison with local law office. Worked with office filing suits to collect on past due accounts when necessary. Process Proof of Claims forms for bankrupt accounts.Supervise four direct reports and one indirect report. Interview and hire candidates to fill open positions, present annual performance evaluations, and train employees. Training involves sales department issues such as advertising orders, billings, new and existing clients, and resolving issues with sales managers/administration and sellers. Provide policy/procedure guidance used to remedy client disputes and billing/payment issues.► Saved company about $800,000 over four-year period by reducing bad debt through strict auditing procedures. Also, saved money through reduction of unnecessary employees. ► Developed online credit application and client contract forms, improving sales staff efficiency and workflow. Also, reduced time needed to store forms since automatic storage used for e-forms.► Created uniform process for queue management of pending orders. Cleared confusion of each employee using individual process and improved efficiency. ► Reduced past due and bad debt accounts, incorporating revised credit policy and training staff on compliance with new policy. Also, assisted with developing online payment system for advertisers. Resulted in reducing staff.► Re-evaluated staff duties and cross trained staff enabling complete coverage in times of staff reductions.



Clear Channel ~ Columbus, OH (1999-2011)

• Credit Manager

  • 1999 年 4 月 - 2011 年 4 月

  Managed A/R credit collections. Approved credit for new clients, collected on past due accounts, managed online credit card processing, reconciled monthly credit card statements, and resolved billing/payment issues with clients and sales staff. Assisted attorney filing civil suits for nonpayment including filing proof of claims for bankruptcy cases.Interviewed, hired, and trained new employees. Supervised two accounting clerks and performed annual performance evaluations. Reported to management team, presenting sales information, client requests, and year-over-year comparisons. Implemented electronic invoicing system. Reduced costs for payroll, printing, paper, postage and document storage and retrieval. ► Implemented electronic invoicing system. Reduced costs for payroll, printing, paper, postage and document storage and retrieval. ► Assisted with implementation of new order/entry/traffic/billing system, improving workflow and helping sales staff with start-ups. Led training sessions for staff.► Enjoyed consistent reduction of annual bad debt expense. ► Led team crafting new, formal credit policy. Worked closely with market, finance, and sales managers to discuss issues and presentation of policy. Explained new policy to sales managers and staff.