Chase H. Pless
Accounts Payable and Receivable Specialist, Medical device manufacturing
Minneapolis, MN · (612) 555 0141 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/chasehpless
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eight years in payables and receivables, five with both cycles at once
INDUSTRIES
Medical device manufacturing, commercial printing
SPECIALTIES
Vendor setup, payment runs, cash application, collections, aging review
SYSTEMS
Oracle NetSuite, Bill.com, Microsoft Excel, Concur
CREDENTIALS
Accredited Payables Specialist, Institute of Finance and Management
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in accounting, Minnesota State University
Results at a Glance
1,900
Vendor bills
52
Over six quarters
$68k
Early payment discounts
$14k
Duplicate payments
Executive Summary
Eight years running both sides of the ledger for a medical device manufacturer, from vendor setup and payment runs through customer invoicing and collections. Owns the weekly cash forecast the controller takes to the owner. Accredited through the Institute of Finance and Management.
Signature Achievements
- Handles 1,900 vendor bills and 700 customer invoices a month for a manufacturer with 240 employees.
- Cut average days sales outstanding from 52 to 39 over six quarters by calling accounts at day 35 rather than day 60.
- Captured 68,000 dollars of early payment discounts in one year by moving approvals into Bill.com.
- Found and recovered 14,200 dollars of duplicate payments across two vendors during a statement review.
- Collected 310,000 dollars of balances older than 120 days without sending a single account to a collection agency.
- Built the weekly cash forecast that now drives every payment run decision.
Professional Experience
Accounts Payable and Receivable Specialist
Kestrel Medical Devices, Minneapolis, MN 2021 to present
Sole specialist covering both cycles under a controller at a manufacturer with 240 employees and 60 million dollars in sales.
- Sets up vendors, verifies tax reporting information and prepares the weekly check and automated clearing house runs.
- Applies customer payments daily and researches short payments with the sales team.
- Reviews the aging with the controller each week and sets credit holds.
- Prepares payables and receivables accruals for the monthly close.
Accounts Receivable Specialist
North Loop Print Works, Saint Paul, MN 2018 to 2021
Receivables specialist for a commercial printer billing 400 business customers.
- Issued invoices from job tickets and resolved billing disputes with account managers.
- Ran collection calls on a 90 account portfolio and documented every promise to pay.
- Reconciled the receivables subledger to the general ledger monthly.
Licensure and Certification
Accredited Payables Specialist, Institute of Finance and Management, 2022
Member, Institute of Finance and Management
Education
Bachelor of Science in accounting, Minnesota State University, 2018
Core Skills
Vendor setup · Payment runs · Cash application · Collections calls · Aging analysis · Oracle NetSuite · Bill.com · Microsoft Excel · Cash forecasting · Dispute research