You are on page 1of 2

MARCY WEISS 112-15 72nd Road, #308 Forest Hills, New York 11375 718.544.1592 / marweiss@verizon.

net SUMMARY Credit and collection professional, highly experienced in publis hing, advertising and networks. Strong analytical and decision-making skil ls. Independent credit and collection responsibilities for large and small corpo rations. Highly organized, excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills, a ttention to detail, ability to meet deadlines, excellent follow up skills and ex tremely proactive. .Reduced A/R balances through aggressive collection efforts. Reduced write-offs to bad debt substantially and reliance on collection agencies . Effective in dispute resolution.

Employment 2006 VELOCITY EXPRESS, New York, NY 2009 Credit and Collection Analyst Credit and Collection management for a national same day courier service providing a b road range of courier services to Fortune 500s and smaller companies. Recreated the department, including all credit and collection systems, substanti ally reducing agings. Sole responsibility for all collection issues. Effective in resolving disputes on outstandings involving rates, service types a nd other billing problems. Produced a major reduction in A/R balances. Produce weekly credit reports on the weekly status of collections and cash proje ctions. Reduce A/R balances through aggressive collection efforts, which includes all ty pe of correspondence. Reorganized the department. 2005 TIME, INC., New York, NYCredit AnalystCollection, customer service and d ispute resolution for assigned print advertising receivables encompassing all Ti me, Inc. titles. Collection responsibility for all on-line advertising. Interact ed with advertisers, agencies and sales. Resolved disputes on outstandings (rates , production charges and other billing issues) for all TIME, Inc. titles, domest ically and abroad. Reviewed and reduced A/R balances through diligent colle ctions efforts, to include all types of correspondence and follow up practices t o ensure timely payments. Reviewed and commented on weekly and monthly credit repo rts for top management. 2003 2005 OGILVY & MATHER ADVERTISING, New York, NYAssistant Credit and Collection ManagerCredit, collection and customer service for $50 million in A/R, monthly. Resolved disputes with Fortune 500 and smaller companies. Problem solving proce es required extensive research, follow-up and liaison between clients accounts paya ble staff and top management at Ogilvy. Independent responsibility in conflict r esolution, resulting in successful collections of receivables; utilized the SAP system in a collections capacity. Trained others in all areas of the colle ction and customer service process. 1996 2003 CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS, New York, NYAssistant Credit ManagerCredit and collection responsibility for $30-40 million in accounts receivable, monthly. C ustomer base: advertising agencies and direct advertisers. Company publishes 18 magazines with diversified rate structures, domestically and internationally. S upervised an administrative staff. Effective in resolving disputes on outst andings involving rates, production charges and other unique billing problems. Reduced agings through negotiation and settlement of outstanding issues. Liaison between customer, sales representative, production and other departments. Reduced write-offs to bad debts substantially. Approved credit on new accounts and revi ewed existing credit status on an ongoing basis. Well versed in the use of credit reporting agencies, credit associations and other industry sources. 1988 1995 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NETWORK, New York, NYCredit and Collection Manager

Accounts receivable management responsibility for advertising revenues in the ei ght-figure range. Prepared monthly status reports on advertising agencies/affiliat e station outstandings and miscellaneous billings. Made adjustments on affi liate station subscriber counts on a monthly basis and monitored accounts receiv able. Responsible for all accounts receivable collections for Madison Square G arden Network. Liaison between the account representative and media buyer in th e resolution of billing discrepancies. Monitored cash receivables and coded inc oming payments to the proper departments. Substantially reduced outstandings throu gh the introduction of an aggressive collection system; reduced reliance on coll ection agencies. Education Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY Skills DataTrac, Admarc, SAP, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, PeopleSoft, Excel, a nd Gateway 36.

You might also like