Beth Francis

4045 Dellman Drive Cell (210) 269-4192

Roanoke, Texas 76262 Home (682) 502-4366
bf1c1dce@westpost.net

Business professional with extensive experience in the accounting field, dynamic

training and management abilities; continually recognized with positions of inc
reased responsibility

Expertise
* Review and establish customer credit limits * General Ledger Reconciliations
* Month end and year end close procedures * Fixed Asset Management
* Payment Negotiations * Exchange rates
* Balance Sheet & Income Statement preparations
Results
* Streamlined the month end procedures to allow closing to be performed with in
two business days for accounts receivable with minimal overtime required by enfo
rcing deadlines and establishing formulas in excel to allow for reports to be fo
rmatted more efficiently. Previous procedures often required up to 4 to 8 or mo
re hours of over time per month.
* Reconciled over thirty general ledger accounts monthly to ensure accuracy in a
ll accounts and correct mistakes via journal entries
* Developed procedures to grant credit lines to new customers in an efficient an
d effective way for the customers by streamlining the process. This reduced the
middle man allowing quicker results and faster turnaround time for approval and
pending orders to be processed.
* Successfully negotiated payment plans with customers that allowed them to pay
off debt while still taking orders, to benefit of the customer and the client si
multaneously
* Monitored exchange rates for seven currencies on a daily basis to ensure the c
orporate rate was within five percent of the daily rate to verify accuracy to bi
lling to customers
* Streamlined the prepayment procedure to allow all involved parties to be able
to view the status without having to ask another party or send an email.
* Successfully reduced days outstanding on accounts receivables for two companie
s by working with customers on payment plans, collection agencies, and/or insura
nce agencies daily.

Recognized For
* Exceptional communication skills * Strong presentation * Excellent Time Mana
gement Skills * Organization skills * Enjoying new challenges * Decisiveness
* Adapting to change * Motivating employees * Conscientious * Strong work et
hic
Experience
CONDUMEX,INC, Grand Prairie, Texas 2007-Present
Condumex, Inc is the U.S. commercial arm of Grupo Condumex, an industrial corpor
ation engaged in the manufacture and supply of a broad range of superior product
s and services for the automotive, construction, electrical, telecommunications
and energy industries.
CONDUMEX, INC
Credit and Collection Manager Nov 2008-Present
The Credit and Collection Manager for Condumex, Inc is responsible for the credi
t limits for all customers as well as releasing shipments related to new sales f
or customers that are on credit hold. In addition the Credit and Collection Man
ager is responsible for the sales to the affiliates companies. The sales for thi
rd party customer for Condumex Inc are $5-$6M per month. Sales for the affiliat
es are $16-$30M per month.
* Supervise one full time accounts receivable associate
* Work closely with the Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Sales, and
President daily on various projects such as reviewing financial statements, work
ing on customer accounts, and preparing and reviewing for corporate accounts rec
eivable meetings.
* Assist in month end and year end close procedure to include creating and enter
ing journal entries. This includes the complete closing of the AR module.
* Review credit applications for all new customers and approve credit lines afte
r reviewing Dun and Bradstreet information and credit reference information rece
ived.
* Review accounts receivables aging on a weekly basis and make follow up calls f
or all delinquent accounts over 15 days past due, negotiate payment plans with c
ustomers if applicable for third party customers
* Release shipments for customers that are 45 days past due based on negotiation
s
* Work closely with collection agency and insurance company for accounts that we
re uncollectable
* Create trial balance and income statement for Adventure Tile, Inc monthly
CONDUMEX, INC
Staff Accountant May 2007 to Nov 2008
The staff accountant works directly with the assistant comptroller daily to ensu
re accurate financial details.
* Review and revise accounting procedures to create efficiency and effectiveness
* Work closely with the treasury department in Mexico to assure payments to supp
liers and receipts of payments from customers
* Manage fixed assets for six locations and over 1100 assets using FAS to includ
e monthly depreciation journal entry
* Research differences between sales order prices and purchase order prices to r
eclass differences to correct accounts
* Perform general ledger reconciliations monthly
* Assist in month end and year end close procedure to include creating and enter
ing journal entries
* Review accounts payable expenses weekly for proper income statement coding
* Review all accounts receivable debit and credit memos to customers for accurac
y
* Perform 1099 reporting
* Monitor exchange rates daily for seven currencies and change the corporate rat
e as needed
JOERIS GENERAL CONTRACTORS, San Antonio, Texas 2004 - 2007
Joeris General Contractors is one of the top five general contractors in San Ant
onio. They are known for their solid team of project managers, superintendents,
and estimators. While focused on a philosophy of building relationships they h
ad tremendous growth in the commercial construction industry.
Accounting Assistant 2004-2007
* Managed lien waiver resolutions for over 30 jobs
* Managed new vendor set up and maintenance
* Processed accounts payable for over 100 vendors and suppliers
* Processed subcontract and owner contracts to include set-up and coding for ove
r 30 jobs
* Prepared employee reimbursements for up to approximately 165 employees as need
ed
* Performed employee time card coding and entry for approximately 165 employees
* Managed bank reconciliations of 4 accounts
* Managed fixed asset set up and reconciliation on excel for about 50 vehicles a
nd equipment
* Performed 1099 reporting
* Performed journal entries as needed
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting 2007

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

* MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) * Microsoft Outloo
k
* Microsoft Publisher * Oracle
* Microsoft Access * Solomon

References available upon request