Charles Chaltas

About Charles Chaltas

A results-oriented and forward thinking finance professional with domestic and…

Experience

1. Business Operations Specialist

   Bell Flight

   Feb 2012 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Responsible for analyzing credit requests for international and domestic companies, along with Federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies. Maintain and update credit analysis for future examination and make them available for internal and external audits. Maintain and update approved credit limits and provide reports for internal and external audits. Administer discounts as directed by contracts, price group classifications and client agreements. Initiate account establishment and ensure proper account linkage, classification and conditions. Interact with clients electronically, verbally, and in written correspondence to facilitate payments and resolve disputes. Manage orders on the exception report and provide management with evidence and explanations for oversight. • Developed and initiated a credit-scoring model for low volume accounts to facilitate the credit review process.• Assisted in the development and authored a Spare Parts Prepayment Program, which allows for account risk mitigation and improved cash flow through discounts and deposits.• Assisted is the development of an extended payment facility of spare parts to facilitate aircraft sales purchases.• Authored and developed Bell Helicopter’s Spare Parts Credit Policy.• Developed and manage the “Unsolicited Account Prospects” process for spare parts accounts. This process allows for improved visibility and qualification by sales management. • Implemented and developed Bell Helicopter’s credit structure in SAP to improve order flow while maintaining the integrity of established accounts credit limits and minimizing delinquency.• Developed and established credit processes, procedures and accounts for Bell Helicopter’s operations in Japan.

Education

• University of South Florida

  Bachelors, Economics

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Financial Risk
• Customer Service
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Risk Management
• Cash Flow
• Forecasting
• Business Process Improvement
• Sales Management
• Financial Accounting
• Budgets
• Process Improvement
• Finance
• Auditing
• Program Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Credit
• Financial Modeling
• New Business Development
• Credit Analysis
• Mortgage Lending
• Business Process
• Internal Controls
• Negotiation
• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Finance
• Relationship Management
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Internal Audit
• Financial Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Sap
• Analysis
• Due Diligence
• Change Management
• Credit Risk