1. Jessica L Brunston
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WORK HISTORY:
Nov 2007 – Present Nice Systems Inc
Sr. Credit & Collection Analyst for Corporate Finance in the Americas (Commerical)
• Maintain a portfolio for “Major Accounts” as well as all of the Western Region
consisting of over 1500 accounts.
• Work closely with the sales team to help build and expand the customer’s
portfolio while keeping their receivables in positive standing.
• Work to establish a great business rapport with our accounts and help to
research and resolve any technical or service issues they may have.
• Utilize Dun & Bradstreet reports as well as the customer’s most updated
audited financials including P&L and Balance sheets in order to establish their
credit worthiness.
• Submit suggested credit line requests and increases into our corporate credit
center database.
• Set credit lines and payment terms in our Oracle system.
• Successfully and constantly achieve corporate target objectives for my
territory that averages more than $20M a quarter.
• Maintain the legal contracts for our accounts creating easy accessibility for
the finance/credit team.
• Handle the ACH wire payments on a daily basis, advising the accounting
department of the payment distribution in order to insure accuracy of the
application.
July 2006 –Nov 2007 Robert Half International, Paramus, NJ
Recruiting Manager
• Responsible for marketing to companies, building a rapport and presenting
well qualified candidates to these clients to assist in filling open positions
within the organization.
• Reviewed Resumes submitted by candidates and worked with them to help
find them permanent positions in the Accounting field
• In conjunction with reviewing submitted resumes, I was responsible for
recruiting candidates with a strong Accounting background on all levels in
order to help improve their current position and/or place them in a better
career opportunity.
• Managed this candidate/client portfolio using my strong negotiation skills to
put in place contractual agreements that would be most beneficial finically for
myself and the company.
Dec 2000 - May 2006 Long Beach Acceptance Corp. Paramus, NJ
Sr. Credit and Collections Analyst (Consumer)
• Successfully generated over $170 million in automotive contracts in the sub-
prime to non-prime markets.
• Built and maintained relationships with an extensive dealer base in several
different territories.
• Utilized dealer relations to structure fair and collectable loans.
• Traveled out of state to various dealerships to support their sales for "on the
spot financing"
• Established a portfolio while maintaining loss ratios below regional
requirements.
• Ran the 3 National Credit Bureaus depending on the coordinating state, to
analyze credit files and establish credit lines.
2. May 1997 – Dec 2000 Ikegami Electronics, Maywood NJ
• Handled CCTV and Broadcast Accounts ranging in credit lines of $100 - $25M dollars.
• Researched Dun & Bradstreet reports in order to process substantial credit lines.
• Managed delinquent accounts and arranged for payment schedules.
• Responsible for cash applications and researching and resolving Chargeback
deductions.
• Would attend trade shows in NYC to support the presentation of our Security and
Broadcast Equipment.
• Build and maintain customer relationships within the industry by promoting our
product and building good rapport.