1. Dawn A. Terry
Phone (618)514-7609
E-mail dawn.a.terry1@gmail.com
Experience Summary:
20+ years accounting experience with a strong emphasis in customer service. A/R experience to include billing,
collections, extending credit/credit lines, credit memos, forecasting, bank reconciliations, account management,
credit card processing and cash applications. A/P experience to include matching, batching, coding, purchase
orders and check runs. Payroll, commissions, deductions and taxes. Account reconciliation, bank deposits,
inventory and reporting.
Work experience:
12/2013-12/2014 Sunfarm Food Service – St. Louis, MO, Credit Manager
 Successfully collect on over 200 food industry accounts, process all incoming credit applications, maintain all
credit files, accounting reports and track all monies collected, monthly credit meetings, enter cash, process credit
card payments, inventory, month/year end closings.
07/2013-12/2013 – Rockwood Pigments, IL A/R Specialist
 Collections on national/international accounts, billing, cash applications, reporting, dispute resolution, customer
relations, credit card processing/reconciliation, short payments resolution, release orders, daily communication
with CSR, sales and management.
06/2010-11/2011 Circle Drive Self Storage – Colorado Springs, CO, Site Manager
 Managed entire facility and office, collections, accounts payables, creditcard reconciliation, tenant relations, retail
space management, advertising, marketing, sales, auction paperwork and preparation, sales reporting,
supervised employees, managed outside contractors, and ordered office/site supplies.
10/2008-01/2010 Davis Wholesale Electric Co. – N. Hollywood, CA, Credit Manager
 Approved/denied credit applications, collection calls on over 200 accounts, contacted customers via phone, fax
and email, maintained all credit files, accounting reports and tracked all monies collected, monthly credit
meetings, processed all lien releases, determined which accounts would go to collection agency.
04/2008-09/2008 South Coast Sea Foods, Inc. – Garden Grove, CA, Bookkeeper
 Full cycle A/P and A/R, payroll, payroll taxes,full benefit administration, interactwith insurance agents, CPA and
insurance companies, correspondence, order and maintain office supplies, responsible for petty cash,
administrative support to executive managers, MS Office, QuickBooks, CheckMark Payroll.
01/2007-04/2008 Ziegler Doors, Inc. – Santa Ana, CA, Bookkeeper/Office Manager
 Full cycle A/P and A/R in QuickBooks, strong collections, contract and custom billing, credit, payroll, insurance
certificates, lien releases, licenses, correspondence, purchase orders, order and maintain office supplies,
executive administrative support to president, sales, and service and production managers.
Skills: Construction, wholesale, distributor, manufacturing accounting, ACCPAC, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Sage,
Timberline, Oracle, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, job costing, contract administration,
bids/proposals, lien releases, preliminary notices, insurance certificates, 10-key by touch.
Education:
Hope International University – Fullerton, CA
Lewis and Clark – Godfrey, IL