Nereida Correa Resume-Final
- 1. NEREIDA CORREA 5402 Renwick Drive #1056, Houston, Texas 77081 correanereida@gmailcom 713.504.3836 ACCOUNTANT GAAP Guidelines Reporting Analysis PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Accomplished accounting, credit and collections professional offering over 10 years experience coupled with a recent Master of Accounting and Financial Management. Ability to learn and teach new concepts, easily adapt to change and manage numerous simultaneous tasks. Results-driven professional with outstanding quantitative, organizational and communication skills coupled with the capacity to assume increasingly significant responsibilities. Possess knowledge of GAAP guidelines. Expertise in MS Office Suite, SAP, Oracle, NACM, Experian and Great Plains. Superb ability to forge relationships with internal and external clients to gather detailed financial data to facilitate financial reporting. Performs as a key business partner and provides crucial financial knowledge to clients and the management team. EDUCATION MASTER OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GPA 3.58 Keller Graduate School of Management, Houston, Texas 2014 Relevant Coursework: External Auditing, Advanced Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I, II and III. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT DeVry University, Chicago, Illinois 2011 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants National Association of Credit Managers RELEVANT EXPERIENCE BMC Software, Houston, Texas 4/2014 to Present GLOBAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER LATIN AMERICA, MEXICO, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL Execute all duties related to managing accounts throughout territory. Oversee 600 invoices with a value of $220 million. Liaise between account representatives speaking three languages. Conducts biweekly team meetings. Monitor and reconcile short pay for third payer countries. Shrunk DSO levels. Escalate accounts over $25,000 as well as all that are more than 25% of account balance. Collaborate with Sales Order Services Team to address all account issues. Developed monthly reports on emerging markets in Latin America. Forecast quarterly bad debt figures. Gained in depth knowledge of collections laws. Facilitated the collection of bad debts prepared to be written off. Fox Television Stations, Inc., Houston, Texas 2/2012 to 4/2014 CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS MANAGER Responsible for more than 750 accounts worth close to $20 million. Analyzed, evaluated and approved credit applications. Delivered slow pay report to Sales Managers. Authored and distributed comprehensive reports to senior management. Rapidly resolved discrepancies. Developed month forecasts. Issued refunds to clients. Collaborated with Web Manager to guarantee accurate billing based on impressions. Instrumental in conducting internal and external audits. Monitored cash in advance payments. Member of month end close team. Prepared account reconciliations. Reduced DSO to a manageable level. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Northlake, Illinois 12/2008 to 2/2011 DSD CUSTOMER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE
- 2. Identified and investigated root causes and trends with assigned accounts. Shrunk working capital expenses. Conducted audits reconciliations and postings into SAP. Performed Vlookups, created pivot tables and macros in MS Excel. Cultivated and fostered relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Minimized days outstanding. Streamlined deductions management process. Contract work through NACM, AccounTemps, Robert Half, SNI Companies, Man Power, Chicago, Illinois 6/2002 to 12/2008 CREDIT ANALYST | COLLECTOR Conducted credit analysis, deductions analysis and collections for clients including Pactiv, Motorola, Culligan, Vita Food Products and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. Calculated creditworthiness of clients. Prepared month-end analysis. Reconciled accounts. Identified, suggested and implemented efficiency boosting policies and procedures. Utilized Dun & Brad Street, references, F&D reports and Cortera. LANGUAGES SPANISH FLUENT