David W. Owens
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Experience
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Nesuto Stadium Hotel and Apartments
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New Zealand
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accounts Receivable Specialist
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Dec 2022 - Present
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Nine
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Australia
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Accounts Receivable Specialist
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Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
o Managing Regional ledger – Direct Advertising & Sundry Portfolio’s o ImplementingStrictPolicies o Dailybanking&allocationofreceipts o Enteringadhocbillingentries o Resolving invoice disputes & queries o Documentingdetailedhistoryofoutstandinginvoices o Distribution of invoices & monthly statements o Approve/decline increases in credit limits o Completion of Month End and associated tasks o Liaising with internal & external customers o Providing accurate and timely information for Accounts Receivable Management Reports o Monitor payment performance of Customers and take necessary actions o Complex Account Reconciliations o General housekeeping of the AR ledgers – Credit, rebills, adjustments Show less
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Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Limited
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Australia
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Construction
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300 - 400 Employee
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Accounts Receivable Specialist/National Credit Controller
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Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
o General Help desk for In-House & MS applications. o Liaising with internal and external customers o Liaising with Multiple Branches o Complex Account Reconciliations o GeneralhousekeepingoftheARledgers o Maintaining Standard Operating Procedures o Monitor payment performance of Customers and take necessary actions o Processing Banking o Implementing Strict Policies o Requesting Credits and Adjustments o Creating Daily Banking Reports and sending to management & other AR Staff o Controlling release hold points for New, Modernization & Repair projects Show less
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Ambition
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Australia
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Staffing and Recruiting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Accounts Receivable Manager
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Apr 2019 - Dec 2020
o Facilitating regional collection meetings and ensuring an update is provided on action itemso Liaising with internal and external customerso Following up on legal customer, ensuring all outstanding items are followed upo Maintaining less than 2% of the ledger over 60 days. o Reducing ledger from less than 5% over 60 days to less than 2%o Managing staff of 2 people based in Malaysiao Facilitating & motivating offshore staffo Facilitating regional debtor’s meetings for Australia & Asia o Managing commercial insurance for current debtors o Liaising with Dunn & Bradstreet (Illion) for background checks on customerso Ensuring an update is provided on action items for regional debtor’s meetingso Liaise with internal and external customerso General Help desk for In-House & MS applicationso Creating Correspondenceo Maintaining Standard Operating Procedureso Monitor payment performance of Customers and take necessary actions Show less
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Senior Accounts Receivable Officer
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Feb 2019 - Apr 2019
o Maintaining less than 5% of the ledger over 60 days. o Reducing ledger from 17% over 60 days to less than 5%o Liaising with internal and external customerso Managing commercial insurance for current debtors o Liaising with Dunn & Bradstreet (Illion) for background checks on customerso Training and staff development on In-House applications and Procedureso General Help desk for In-House & MS applicationso Overseeing Bankingo Implementing Strict Policieso Liaising with Multiple Brancheso Complex Account Reconciliationso Monitoring and Adjustmentso General housekeeping of the AR ledgerso Producing Weekly Management Reports for Multiple Australian & Asia Brancheso Creating Correspondenceo Maintaining Standard Operating Procedureso Monitor payment performance of Customers and take necessary actions Show less
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Accounts Receivable Officer
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Aug 2017 - Feb 2019
o Maintaining less than 5% of the ledger over 60 days. o Reducing ledger from 17% over 60 days to less than 5%o Liaise with internal and external customerso Following up on legal customer, ensuring all outstanding items are followed upManaging commercial insurance for current debtors o Liaising with Dunn & Bradstreet (Illion) for background checks on customerso Training and staff development on In-House applications and Procedureso General Help desk for In-House & MS applicationso Processing Bankingo Implementing Strict Policieso Liaising with Multiple Brancheso Account Reconciliationso Monitoring and Adjustmentso General housekeeping of the AR ledgerso Producing Weekly Management Reports for Multiple Australian & Asia Brancheso Creating Correspondenceo Maintaining Standard Operating Procedureso Monitor payment performance of Customers and take necessary actionso Creation of weekly & fortnightly temp invoiceso Ad Hoc creation of invoices for Permanent, Fixed Term & Temp to Perm Placements o Weekly creation of Manual Invoices to Customer’s requirementso Uploading of invoices and documentation to Third-Party Portals Show less
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Otis Elevator Co.
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Consumer Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accounts Receivable Officer
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Apr 2008 - Apr 2017
o Training and staff development on In-House applications and Procedures o General Help desk for In-House & MS applications o Regional Accounts Receivable Credit Officer for multiple braches o Process Banking both AUD & PNG Kina o Implementing Strict Policies o Liaising with Multiple Branches o Account Reconciliations o Monitoring and Adjustments o Allocations o Producing Weekly Management Reports o Creating Correspondence o Maintaining Standard Operating Procedures o Administrator of Internal Electronic Credit/Debit System o Monitor payment performance of Customers and take necessary actions o Attendance at regional collection meetings and provide update on action items o Liaise with internal and external customers o Facilitating & motivating offshore staff Show less
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Expeditors
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United States
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accounts Receivable Officer
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Aug 2002 - Apr 2008
o Training and staff development on In-House applications and Procedures o General Help desk for In-House & MS applications o Regional Accounts Receivable Credit Officer for multiple braches o Preparation of Legal Files to Clients and Solicitor o Process Banking both AUD & USD o Implementing Strict Policies o Liaising with Multiple Branches o Account Reconciliations o Monitoring and Adjustments o Allocations o Producing Weekly Management Reports o Creating Correspondence o Maintaining Standard Operating Procedures o Processing Credit Applications and Maintaining existing client information Show less
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Mine Site Technologies
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Purchasing Officer/Accounts Payable Officer
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Aug 2001 - May 2002
o Checking Supply Requisitions and processing of Purchase Orders/Goods Received Notices. o Processing of Supplier Invoices and matching to existing documentation o Processing of Sales Orders, Delivery Notes and Sales Invoices. Ensuring that all documentation matched and filed. o Processing of Inventory Journals including stock take figures, transfers and manufacturing. o Checking of reports to ensure the system integrity and that all accounts personnel are entering information correctly o Ensuring that tasks relating to the accounts department are performed on a regular basis. o Accounts receivable functions including invoicing, banking and reconciliations o Updating and checking of all batches entered by staff in other branches. o Filing and collating of all account documentation. o Basic relief admin duties. o Development and continual improvement of internal procedures relating to account department. o Preparation of reports. Show less
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Australian Consumer Association
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Test Research Coordinator
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Oct 2000 - Aug 2001
o Arranging and installing equipment for testing o Reporting results from tests. o Writing reports for Publication in Choice Magazine o Attending meetings for magazine articles o Liaising with other ACA personnel o Receipting and Issuing Equipment o Maintaining Test Equipment o Reporting of costings for test o Arranging and installing equipment for testing o Reporting results from tests. o Writing reports for Publication in Choice Magazine o Attending meetings for magazine articles o Liaising with other ACA personnel o Receipting and Issuing Equipment o Maintaining Test Equipment o Reporting of costings for test
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Department of Defence Navy
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Purchasing Manager
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Jun 1990 - Jun 2000
o Selecting, training, counseling and supervising staff and managing underperformance o Overseeing purchasing procedures – identifying customer needs; negotiating with suppliers on quality, quantity and delivery; checking invoices on arrival and authorizing payments o Liaising extensively with customers, suppliers, warehouse, freight forwarders, management, overseas navies and solving problems o Forecasting supply needs, formulating and negotiating budgets, managing allocations and ensuring no expenditure overruns. o Sourcing suppliers, inviting and assessing tenders, recommending “Best Value”, managing contracts. o Preparing reports on supply issues and budget performance. o Providing a help-desk on in-house and MS software o Designing local databases to meet specific requirements o Undertaking desktop publishing for important reports and submissions o Contributing as a member of the management team to overall organizational directions. Show less
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Education
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Macquarie Fields High School