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